Thinking Basketball REACTS to Steph Curry’s Iconic 2016 Performance in OKC!

[@ThinkingBasketball]

Hey everyone! We're testing out this concept as a new series. Let us know what you think of it and what games you'd want to see going forward. Thanks!

[@Zolow385]

Klay game 6 Okc

[@austingreen1274]

This is a great idea! 2013 Game 6 Heat-Spurs.

[@davidzubkis7260]

Pacers/Knicks - Game 5 of the 1994 ECF - Reggie chokes out Spike

[@mattsteele489]

This is a fantastic idea! Can we get some Kevin Garnett? T Mac?

[@Reezy1Threezy]

i like it and i say blazers/nuggets 4 OT playoff game

[@alastairchong4824]

34 full minutes of watching classic games with Ben on the NBA official channel?! I WANT MORE!!!

[@claytonsutor3953]

Fr where is the 2.5 hr super cut it this

[@jakelogan4266]

The moment Steph changed basketball forever. The moment Steph became the Greatest Shooter Of All Time. The moment KD wants to join the Warriors.

[@thecanmanification]

I’m pretty sure KD was still “on” the Thunder until the playoffs. I think after that dude realised it’s too risky to rely on your team to put good pieces around you

[@AreYouFNQRAZII]

He actually stated himself he made his decision before the season😭

[@kevinandrewsphoto]

People in a few years won’t understand how much Steph changed. Because every team and PG copies him now. Nobody was taking deep 3’s, fast break 3’s. Championship teams HAD to have a dominate big man. “Jump shooting teams don’t win championships”. Steph changed everything

[@Juneth-ou7re]

Completely disagree on the feeling that teams HAD to have a dominate big man at this time. This was the era of the swingman, not the big man. You’re thinking more of the 2000s. At this point in time, the “championship” players were all 2-3s and the good men were just defensive anchors. The top tier big men today have more of an impact on their teams then the good big men had back then.

[@thenorthremembers728]

Also Dame was there shooting the deep 3 too. Just on a smaller market team so he didn't get the same recognition for it until later.

[@zacchvilla4008]

​@@Juneth-ou7rebut bigs that shoot 3s tho

[@josephrafferty6763]

​@thenorthremembers728 it wasn't just that he was on a smaller market team, but he also wasn't as good at it... (or anything else for that matter).

[@brianduru3753]

Just a correction..... It's 'dominant', not 'dominate'. Dominant is an adjective, while dominate is a verb. I see this mistake way too much on the internet. Also, the three point revolution predates Steph. He accelerated it for sure, but the Rockets in the 90s, the 7SOL Suns, the 2009 Magic and the Morey Rockets were already showing the world the direction basketball was heading towards.

[@jforester7]

Man, as a Golden State fan, rewatching a game like this, makes me VERY appreciative of just how pivotal Igoudala was for this GS team. Miss the hell outta that guy.

[@tanjiroushirogane690]

This game of Steph still looks unbelievable from every aspect.. the shot making, the quickness, the clutchness, the dribbling, the space.. everything

[@scatterthoughts]

I still found myself saying "no way he makes that" when he let the ball go on these shots 😂

[@cyberft]

Look at prime Klay Thompson, missed look after look from 3, but kept scoring with movement and playing excellent defense on Westbrook until the lid came off the basket for him. Dude was special.

[@maxng7211]

5:50 they called Livingston the 'Run Killer' at the time. Maybe not the best player on the floor, but his ability to just get a bucket when the team had nothing going was uncanny. So many comebacks started with a quick two from him.

[@jefferyrosario2144]

I was thinking imagine 2016 curry with 2021-22 curry’s strength and skills dude is unstoppable

[@yeatdagoat173]

Really wanted to see 21 Curry in a playoff run. Sucks

[@macxavier168]

Might be the best player in the league. He's already top 3 as he is now, in my opinion.

[@Michiiigring]

@@macxavier168 curry is neither top 3 rn nor all time im a curry fan but he is lucky if rn we consider him top 10 all time and top 7 rn

[@macxavier168]

@@Michiiigring I don't have him top 3 all time; I have him 7th. But you're crazy if you have him outside your top 5 when it comes to current players.

[@ronikoch722]

Love these. So many good games for you to review

[@foreverbMT]

2016 was a special season

[@colinanthony2011]

One of the best regular season games I’ve ever seen. Solidified Curry as one of the GOATs. Great work from Ben as always.

[@SSJRome]

BANG !!! BANGGGG !!! OH WHAT A SHOT FROM CURRY !!! Good times man 🥲 if you never watched this game live you missed a once in a lifetime moment .

[@tyreepowell8367]

Steph Curry's 2016 Season Was Incredible

[@ryankayombya7576]

those same shots bricked when it mattered the most

[@Dr._is_sleepy]

@@ryankayombya7576 True. I'd argue he was injured and tired. But man he was playing shit.

[@sar4806]

Bang! Bang! Oh what a shot by Curry!

[@rcarter236]

This was awesome. And I agree. This game is really when 3pt shooting changed in the NBA. No one was constantly pulling up for 3’s 5ft behind the 3pt line till this game. I also want to point out how great a coaching staff the warriors had. That’s really important when games are this tight and both sides are full of talent. Calling the right play, getting the right personal on the floor is so important and I don’t think the warriors at that time get enough credit for their coaching staff.

[@DenverIn4]

This was the night Steph officially became the greatest shooter of all time

[@nima451]

Nah the the Knicks game when he scored 54

[@eaternal790]

Knicks game 54 on shumps head haha

[@hawkname1234]

@@nima451 Nah. That was too early. That's just when he put the league on notice. This was the game where he told everyone he was changing the whole game forever.

[@DenverIn4]

@@hawkname1234 exactly 💯

[@iamjohnxu]

Ben Taylor the 🐐

[@healermobius]

I remember watching this game!! OMG it was intense and when Curry made that shot, I was like jumping all over my couch and shouting!!!!

[@Jaccobtw]

Unanimous MVP Steph was unstoppable

[@JjrShabadoo]

Bravo, NBA for partnering with Thinking Basketball! This is great content.

[@808bboarder]

What a nice video to wake up to as a Thunder Fan NBA 😊🫥

[@laniedmd1126]

Every team has been there bro, nothing to be sad about

[@powerchanger1015]

Watching these highlights made me remember why I couldn’t stand Harrison Barnes when he was with us

[@sakhile6460]

GSW defense was amazing back then

[@Romanus-]

Yep people forget how amazing Klay was on defense. Dude was incredible on ball defender

[@derricknicolas3986]

This just reminded me how scary the Steph + Klay + Dray during their prime! Definitely feared during that time!! Give us more, Ben @ThinkingBasketball!!! GREAT WORK AS USUAL

[@MrReeserox]

Ben Taylor commenting over this game is like a dream come true. I can still remember exactly where I was when I watched this game live. That shot is like a formative moment for me hahaha

[@Akadehmix]

It’s not even that he shoots it from so far out. Today people do that more commonly. But he does it moving forward off the dribble. He’s just insane

[@brianschwartz7937]

It's also the angle he shoots it from. Curry hit and made a lot of shots from the logo--as do Lillard and some others--but those deep logo shots are almost always straight on. Even given the distance, lots of players shoot buzzer beaters or practice/goof around with deep shots from the top of the key. NOBODY shoots from out there. Not in games, not in practice. From straight on the line of sight is cleaner, you have the backboard to work with, and your body motion is taking you straight at the hoop. The "elbow" 3's are always the lowest percentage makes (compared to the top of key or corner shots). Curry is dribbling down the court with his momentum leading outside the key, he's not square with the backboard, and he can't easily use the glass if it goes a little long long, And he does THAT. Insane.

[@jefft.7180]

I remember watching this in my living room pacing back in forth the whole game. What a nail biter

[@BigBoyDanny123]

Love to these Ben. Quality from the GOAT of basketball KZbin

[@rayndeigh]

This was great. Really accessible and informative. Excited for the next one

[@hawthornedouglas]

Watching this back, I'm astounded at how many layups the warriors missed in the 4th quarter and OT.

[@JeguePerneta]

You just had to watch it live, it was a masterpiece

[@IJudgeYou]

Thinking Basketball, so glad to see you working with the NBA. Love the content you provide

[@hackman88]

Wow everyone looks so young. Appreciate them while you can.

[@savonsanders8684]

Crazy watching Barnes and Verjao smoke easy looks from Steph lol

[@MrSonictheOtter]

This series gives a great perspective into these iconic moments in NBA history. I really enjoy this concept!

[@MysticShadow21]

WE NEED LEBRON GAME 6 2012 vs Celtics, BEN TAYLOR IS THE BEST

[@lookatcurryman8793]

This will forever remain my favorite Curry game

[@wyansas]

The shot at the end is one of the moments I remember where I was when it happened. It WAS ridiculous, as Ben says.

[@stolenshortsword]

I adore this type of conent, bring back Ben for more!!

[@Warrenbensel]

Love these videos man please keep making them

[@ddnsk3]

please do more of this, absolutely great!

[@DanieleInvernizzi]

The moment Steph joined the GOAT conversation

[@fortuneaniyi8601]

I remember watching this game!As an OKC fan it’s still burned in my memory. PTSD😂

[@Juneth-ou7re]

the reason why i like you, is bc you dont have any biases, or very little at least. Watching bball breakdown seems like a russ piece every time i watched analysis during these seasons.

[@Spawnamvs]

That's one of the reason I stopped watching bball breakdown. That and him bringing in Ronnie Nunn repeatedly

[@slickapparitionrhobx6101]

We need more of this than just highlights.

[@gash_box]

Holy crap both sides defense is so freaking good!

[@beanie5851]

Best regular season game ever. The stuff of dreams.

[@misterwierdo1916]

Love the content, would love to see more of this series.

[@badlybrowned]

As a Dubs fan, I still have no idea how Iguodala made both FTs to send it to OT

[@98R0791]

I think I remember a Celtics game during this season where it came down to Iguodala FTs too lol. I felt like we could always count on him to hit the 3, but not to hit FTs 😂

[@brianduru3753]

Because he's clutch. Don't ever forget that with the fate of the universe on the line and the Martians pointing the death beam at Earth, Iggy is making the shot.

[@Romanus-]

Ask Kellerman

[@ricosway3789]

Need more of this!!

[@baseballdude810]

6:38 oh Steph curry almost hit a half court shot I wonder if that will come up later in the video

[@HristoKirov1100]

Please never stop posting these

[@GustavoSilva-ny8jc]

Ben was officially hired haha, gonna make me subscribe here, damn

[@Silverado-pq6xe]

love this guy

[@Ashton30000]

the thing i think helped the GSW was Shaun Livingston being the complete opposite to curry being a tall mid range PG kinda throw off a lot of Def cause when they would sub for each other you would have to change your D up so much

[@Oioisavaloy]

What a game. And I like this concept

[@dimelo58]

I love these watch alongs

[@08mayleen]

Draymond Green's statline of 2 pts, 14 reb, 16 ast 6 stl and 4 blk were insane

[@Lloyd00]

I can confirm that shot was indeed nuts

[@SaGprodz]

Under 20 mins🔥🔥!

[@show-uchannel]

people don't talk enough about how cold those game tying free throws from Dre were, considering the circumstance

[@chasepalumbo2929]

Steph da goat

[@justinhardy5611]

Great breakdown Ben!

[@kabob21]

Still can’t believe Drsymond’s stat line from this game: 14 rebounds, 14 assists, 6 steals, 4 blocks… and 0/8 from the field 🫠

[@opolo704]

More Thinking Basketball content please!!

[@SnowLeopardG59]

I've heard this dude's voice for so long but this is my first time seeing what he looks like 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@olivermoon2538]

Steph is the GOAT. 🐐

[@Juneth-ou7re]

this is my favorite style of video

[@spacey6960]

20:22 "Thats a horrible shot" from the commentator in the background :)))))

[@alphanumericschemer]

March Jackson, he cocked the warriors for the first couple years of curry’s career

[@albus6130]

Loved this

[@AidanXavier988]

25:35 Coach Mark in the making!

[@mriidulbhatia]

if a time machine is invented the first place i'm going is 27.02.2016 to OKC to watch this in person.

[@callj8522]

Beautiful content keep it up

[@Shawnjohson1608]

This or the gsw vs cavs 2016 christmas game is the greatest regular season game ever.

[@fushumang1716]

Curry changed the game. Something LBJ can't say he did.

[@alex97alex]

More of these pls

[@tlxxlt4745]

Hey Ben, could you do Lebron’s game 5 2007 vs Pistons? That would be great!

[@InstagramReposting]

The game was like a finals game 7

[@chrisc1072]

wow i loved this

[@curt8002]

Goat

[@jetsbaby8205]

Yup!

[@InDepthBaseballYT]

How these dudes won 73 games with harrison barnes being a starter is unreal

[@StuntmanBeatz313]

23:09 with the fate of the universe, IGUODALA..

[@localneo-graphic4647]

Oh wow, two unstoppable adds. Y'all are pushing the limit.

[@nineofive.2573]

Crazy the amount of missed open lays in this game

[@Nazoto]

34:00 what are you talking about... fate of the universe on the line we know who we want

[@rage2637]

26:24 that pass wasn't meant for Steph. Didn't think you'd miss it,

[@eaternal790]

You've got to do Boston game 4 2022 NBA finals!

[@durantf4207]

Holy banger

[@DominionAnako-bb7ry]

Love nba

[@Yahgirl_Xia2]

2022 Championships ran of StephCurry

[@collegepennsylvania837]

"God can't give us peace and happiness apart from Himself because there is no such thing." CS Lewis

[@itzbreath6087]

I watched this live and I'm a massive curry fan but I have to agree that when OT starts they should get an extra foul. KD needs to play more passive there but still. I have to say if he doesn't foul out there, the warriors might have lost that game and not set the record for wins in a season.

[@HKasian]

draymond is DPOY material

[@edclee1997]

I remember my reaction at the time watching this game live. Wait, no, what the fuck! Is he nuts? Then, BANG, are you shitting me?

[@DaviGDS]

I still think he managed to be BETTER in the 2020s than he was in the unanimous MVP season.

[@brianduru3753]

In the playoffs, yes, but in the regular season no. His 2016 season was just unmatched. He was on fire from game 1

[@DaviGDS]

@@brianduru3753 you're right. But what he did in the 2020/21 regular season was AWESOME.

[@brianduru3753]

@@DaviGDS That's true. But two things put the 2016 season ahead of 2021 for me. The first is games played. 63 vs 79. I know it was a shortened season, but playing 16 more games and maintaining efficiency is ridiculously impressive. And the second is the efficiency relative to the league. His relative true shooting percentage was like 12 points higher than the league average in 2016, which is just bonkers. He led the league in scoring AND efficiency. That isn't supposed to happen; not from anybody, much less a 6'3 guard.

[@DaviGDS]

@@brianduru3753 i'm 100% with you. 2016 Curry wasn't supposed to be possible. Greatest offensive season ever.

[@hariypotter8]

More!

[@Dear_9000]

Bang!

[@jetsbaby8205]

Go Warriors, Go Curry forever!!! ⚡️✨💫

[@hapaXL]

was that like 10 commercial breaks on a 34 minute video? pretty tiresome YT

[@HarjotPannu-rk6ri]

why so many ads?

[@alphanumericschemer]

I’ve gotten no ads and I’m 27 minutes in😅 I don’t even have Adblock, their doin u dirty man

[@alphanumericschemer]

Update no ads the whole vid