Relive Final

On May 24, 2004, Tayshaun Prince made an unbelievable block to secure the Pistons' win in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
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[@bonemarrow286]

It is crazy that this is basically a half time score in the modern NBA

[@ChrisJoestarr]

I mean suns have 27 point starting the 3rd quarter game 7 🤣

[@KingJerbear]

This wasn't a typical score for these times either, these were just two defensive juggernauts as you saw

[@connorhutton4490]

That’s what happens when you don’t shoot 100 threes a game

[@ayeitsme3999]

Defense back in the 2000’s was something else

[@llogan4227]

Plus the pace back then is so much slower than today's nba

[@ihavemoney9437]

65-59 in the fourth quarter is just something you will never see nowadays

[@Terror832]

Game 6 of this series final score was 65-69

[@brianmcgill9662]

yeah and thank god

[@thrillwill5]

Seemed like Miami tried to make sure it happened again last night after that 1st quarter 😂

[@ChrisJoestarr]

Yeah thank God

[@Big_3000]

@@thrillwill5 why you gotta do that to us man 😂

[@WilsonSy]

Pistons had 19 total blocks this game compared to 23 made baskets. 5 from Sheed, 4 from Big Ben and Prince. The defense was on another level. And Rip Hamilton was a beast this monster

[@Terror832]

Absolute Travesty!!!!

[@superkjlive8307]

Goddamn

[@rafaelsantana4905]

Sheed had dpoy potential, he just didn't take the game serious enough

[@jeffreyzabawski4862]

@@rafaelsantana4905 with Larry brown he did.

[@chrisuncleahmad]

04 Pistons were a one trick pony: all defense no offense

[@Terror832]

4:11 to 4:32 some of the greatest late game defense in a game ever.

[@ItsMeRhei75XD]

That 4:32 , That was the og blocks before the Lebron James' block

[@Chaz1724]

More like one of the most lackadaisical efforts to tie the game late, what a weak layup by Reggie Miller

[@Jon.A.Scholt]

The best part of the block is the Pacer fan at the bottom of the screen who is cheering before Miller even goes up for the layup. He was literally courtside and thought Prince had not shot. Watching it in slow mo @4:48 is even better

[@chrisuncleahmad]

Or just really bad offense

[@MikeDuece666]

@@chrisuncleahmadok dummy

[@krabs1111]

That block by Tayshaun Prince 🔥

[@alberttershana8096]

Amazing

[@diondupreejr4941]

Reminds me of LeBron block of 2016 finals game 7 👌👌🤝

[@GBsavant]

@@diondupreejr4941 It's better

[@CLopez63]

HD from 2004 being preserved is pretty cool

[@timsmith1033]

These were 2 historically great Defenses going toe to toe. Pistons don’t win this series without Rip Hamilton.

[@bikr2381]

And Tayshaun

[@brianjacobs1886]

Pistons don't Win if Reg dunks it.

[@playdiscgolf1546]

They don’t win without Ben, they don’t win without Prince, they don’t even win without Hunter. Every guy on that team was instrumental.

[@jamesmarshall1567]

of course, he was one of their best players.

[@dariodawaten1420]

in NBA history that block by Tayshaun Prince is only topped by an another chase down block, but WOW 🤯 I watch this game before but that block still gets meet hype up.

[@elpeluca7780]

Which one?

[@brendonp.6644]

@@elpeluca7780 probably talking about bron

[@dustingoad7433]

Tayshaun block is crazier imo but both are amazing defensive plays.

[@dixonmixin10]

​@@dustingoad7433naw man love or hate Bron that was Game 7 of the Finals coming back from 3-1 it easily beats Prince's.

[@marclaporte3710]

People forget how good the Pistons were from 2003-2008. They made the conf finals or better in all of those years, won a championship and lost a heartbreaking Game 7 finals in 2005. That close to back-to-back. They were a fantastic team.

[@lifeindetroit8616]

The amount of effort on defense I love it

[@Terror832]

These are the final scores for this series 74-78 72-67 78-85 83-68 83-65 65-69 Probably the lowest scoring playoff series in the shot clock era.

[@jleww8959]

Defense

[@ImpliedVolatility704]

I watched this whole series. It was basically a game of football. After 2004 the NBA started changing rules to crackdown on physical defense. Which greatly benefitted guards and led to Steve Nash winning back-to-back MVPs.

[@samadagoat7769]

@@ImpliedVolatility704 facts

[@superkjlive8307]

Pistons got the chip this year too. This goes to show that the phrase "Defense wins championships" was actually true back then, at least more than it is now.

[@anonymoustangerine]

@@superkjlive8307 04 pistons were prob the best defensive team of all time

[@MazzaMedia_]

Two of the greatest defensive teams in basketball history.

[@Monaayy29]

72-67 is a college final score most times. Not in modern day nba.

[@r.a.6459]

72-67 is roughly like int'l basketball game (with 10 minutes quarters). With the today's NBA you need only 8 minute-, even 6-minute, quarters.

[@dissaver]

This is so much more enjoyable to watch than guys jacking up tons of threes, most of which are barely contested. If I wanted to watch guys score easy baskets I would watch practice. Stifiling defense is so much more fun to witness.

[@Terror832]

Indeed. Low scoring games >>> high scoring games.

[@cornelius8124]

@@Terror832 I mean without even looking at the score..you know nba back then was much more physical, fundamentally sound, and much much more competitive

[@Terror832]

@@cornelius8124 most definitely. Much less blowouts back then.

[@beatstick7600]

@@cornelius8124 LMAO you can say it's physical cos old school just focus clogging the paint. But today players are all talented shooter from perimeter to 3s. See how they forcing to score in the paint?

[@elpeluca7780]

@@beatstick7600 but guys are still getting easy layups

[@cigarette7741]

Rip criminally underrated

[@patrickaker4380]

Agreed!!!

[@bakugancm7]

WHAT A BLOCK PRINCE

[@randomperson2540]

People forget how good defense was back in 2000s

[@whereisthelambsauce7753]

Because offensive players sucked like pistons got 3 defensive players with 0 bag on the court and people wanna talk about their defense what they forgot is pistons got 0 offense lmao do U think pistons got a chance against current golden state warriors or modern teams ?????

[@triplegezzy3007]

@@whereisthelambsauce7753 bullshit the pistons had offense

[@keenannorris3309]

These two teams were great defensively, but for the most part offenses were just bad. Guys couldn't shoot, pace was way too slow.

[@mrsoftnessful]

​@Keenan Norris because look at how physical the defense in this game. Being physical on an offensive player literally drains the offensive player from doing anything. Jumping, running through screens, dribbling, and creating space. Look at KD in the Boston series in 2022. The refs in that series actually allowed defense to be a bit more physical (not to the extent of this game). You saw how much it affected KD's scoring and how he struggled to create space.

[@BBalllegend1000]

​@@whereisthelambsauce7753Exactly!! 💯

[@marigracericana4021]

Wow, can't we just talk about the video quality? HD broadcast in 2004? I wish we get more of these NBA endings in HD format, like D FIsh's game winning shot against the Spurs.

[@javianjohnson8746]

Pacers Pistons was a WAR in the mid 2000s! Last of a dying breed of defensive series

[@chrisuncleahmad]

It was all defense, 0 offense

[@pvlapa]

It's sort of a weird flash back seeing that not every possession starts off with a ball screen. And the paint is so packed. Nowadays if you keep you defense compressed, they'll bomb you with 3's. I've been watching since the late 80s. I'm still debating if the 3 point line, as is, is a good thing or not.

[@bakugancm7]

RIP Hamilton underrated

[@Sl4yDj]

people dont know man im 15 and i always watch old games to see how people played rip to a legend

[@GlennShook]

Whole team is most underrated ever!

[@gandolfito864]

When defense was the most important thing

[@SAMPADEE]

Unreal defense!

[@jeffreyzabawski4862]

These videos are the best on KZbin and I forgot about some of these games or didn't watch it Live. Keep them coming.

[@bjayso_wavy3025]

Miss when my pistons were like this. Soon thiugh💯💯

[@18Dnick]

Good times

[@ConnectionsStoriesofUs3903]

4:24 better than lebrons block

[@ricardobjj24]

This was probably Reggie's best chance to win a championship the Pacers were good that year and then Ron Artest happened

[@kb4231]

The next year was his best chance

[@jeffreyzabawski4862]

The following year Artest happend.

[@skyeslaton3435]

2005 if malice at the palace never happened

[@elpeluca7780]

Elite defence, miss this

[@keenannorris3309]

This game was horrible to watch. I remember watching it at the time. No bueno.

[@RocknRollDina]

this was the best NBA playoffs EVER!

[@chrisuncleahmad]

If you liked brickfests

[@kmacadaeg7]

One of my favorite series of all time!!! Go Pistons!!! 🥳🥳🥳 Deeeeeetroit Basketbaaaaaallll!!

[@marvinj1000]

I think tayshaun prince’s block was better than lebron James block

[@trutymeproductions5478]

That Tayshaun block though.......CRAZYYY....then they went on to demolish the lakers after this series.....best time to be a pistons fan....miss those days ....

[@Travdust]

Lebron started doing that block attempt after seeing Tayshaun do it here. That was the best block in nba history and basically won that series, can’t go down 0-2 to that Pacer team.

[@homerdough5389]

Lmao "Jamaal Tinsley is hurt" "But more importantly, Reggie Miller is fouled again"

[@aheadatime]

lmao

[@tirellv4938]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣yeah i was like wdf.

[@Joshua-fr1xp]

My childhood right here.

[@Pops3x]

Looking back, this team was stacked. Every starter was tall with long arms and can shoot. Besides Bes Wallace. And play defense. They were ahead of the times.

[@Pops3x]

@@chrisuncleahmad Rip Hamilton and Chanuncy Billups couldn’t hit a shot? What now? I’m not saying they were all-nba but they were damn good players that hit big shots. And their defense was stacked.

[@mohammadjafri1543]

Tayshaun GOAT

[@KingKobra49]

IT'S A SLOW PROCESS, BUT QUITTING WON'T SPEED IT UP. No matter how bad it is ,please keep pushing! It will all make sense ❣️🙏🏽

[@living_true3044]

clutch block prince 😤

[@nobodycares150]

prince block is one of the most iconic blocks of all time

[@FEDD]

Wow. Tayshaun's block is in the top 3 NBA history IMO I may be biased though as this was my favorite Pistons team. A heart and soul group made up of a bunch of 'castoffs' from other teams. They should've repeated, if only they drafted Melo.

[@snappapop3277]

melo would have been SF and just pushed Tayshaun out and Tayshaun was more important to the team than Melo ever would have been.

[@nathanmcconnell4536]

Back when teams played defense not the nba is unwatchable

[@megafan2000]

2004 college senior year, me and the guys had a private court we'd go to and play pickup once or twice a week after class. Probably a couple months before this really happened so probably January or February, I did the exact same Tayshaun block to someone who played on the varsity team and saved the ball from going out of bounds. He had caught the ball in the paint, takes 1 or 2 steps for a wide open layup and I'm coming full speed from half court behind him and block it, ran over to the sideline and save it from going out of bounds. After the play was over he came up to me and said great hustle or something to that effect. Without question it would lead my very short highlight reel of everything I ever did in 🏀

[@donjohnson2758]

This is basketball, right here.

[@The1TheBob]

I want a service like disney+ where I can just watch and study old nba games in full. Pick a season, pick a game, and tune in

[@KB8Killa]

The fact that they retained possession after the block so sweet

[@jakerojas4756]

People think this was ugly basketball but it was honestly so pure, so beautiful. Every point was truly earned. It was sensational. I honestly don't think a single modern star today could last 35 games in this era. Or reach 20 ppg

[@chrisuncleahmad]

That wasn’t basketball. It was wrestling disguised as basketball.

[@jakerojas4756]

@chrisuncleahmad na. It was "Everyone play like a man, and not cry over every little touch foul" it was beautiful. You felt it. Now it's 12% the substance with 800% the style. It's like the US gov off the gold standard.

[@chrisuncleahmad]

@@jakerojas4756 I felt it all right. It felt like a chore to watch. After the 2005 Spurs/Pistons Finals, I stopped caring about basketball for years.

[@jakerojas4756]

@chrisuncleahmad I feel you. Now it seems , seriously no joke--- like babysitting where you have to lie to yourself and say " oh they're so good" not to crap on the league... but it's not even real basketball It's who can stay focused and go through the motions as their "handlers" fight for/ finesse energy to keep the product going. It's so retarded

[@chrisuncleahmad]

@@jakerojas4756 The reason I ended up caring about basketball again? Dirk in 2011

[@sm0kyb0nez]

Peep that score tho 🔒

[@Sl4yDj]

wouldnt mind these typa games man tired of blowouts

[@denzbarzs7150]

One of the best rivalry back then. J. Oneal vs wallaces

[@kelancameron1625]

Watching Reggie and Rip chase each other around the court is like watching the blueprint in the making of Stephen Curry

[@snappapop3277]

people call the chase down block the Lebron block but a lot of people don't remember he learned it because of Tayshaun Prince who was known for it before Lebron

[@JuanRamirez-lm4vq]

'04 Pistons baby. Team of my life

[@mariodeleon4350]

One of the greatest blocks of all-time!

[@VandelayIndusties]

I fuckin LOVE the defensive tenacity by these teams back then.. these dudes today don’t even know what defense is

[@chrisuncleahmad]

Those dudes didn’t know what offense was

[@cabforwardooo9983]

I'll never forget this one! Gritty defense from both teams!

[@dariodawaten1420]

72 - 67 either this teams played God Level defense or both teams are shooting God- Awful at the same game

[@Terror832]

Great defense forces bad misses and uncharacteristic errors. Last night we saw the Heat score 52 points after the 3rd quarter and a lot of it was due to great team defense by the Celtics.

[@beatstick7600]

Nah its the team offense. Forcing to score in the paint. And players nowadays are too talented from perimeter and 3s shooting

[@patrickaker4380]

I remember watching this game like it was yesterday. What a fun summer that was in Detroit.

[@sj8201]

maybe phoenix was trying to recreate early 2000s basketball scores when they got eliminated

[@inexpugnabilis]

😂😂😂

[@r.a.6459]

irony, because phoenix in 2005 were tryin' to create today's NBA scores

[@Vino_Czar]

More HD throwback game highlights please!🙏🏽🔥🏀

[@user-lr1cq8fk3i]

1000 times I think I watched that prince block on miller one of the greatest block as a pistons fan and the second one was ben Wallace on shaq that shaq got knocked on floor that one was great and Ofcouse a bad one for us sheed left horry open 3 in the end of th game

[@Crs313]

The score is crazy. But watching the pistons lock in defensively no one was beating them. D wins championships

[@perrykaler2721]

Miss the old nba

[@chrisuncleahmad]

Not me. That was the NBA that I grew to hate.

[@andrewboudreau5279]

Loved these Pistons teams 💪

[@chesscomsupport8689]

Wow, 72-67! What a half!

[@chrisuncleahmad]

Back when games were a chore to watch

[@LansingJP]

Just watched the Knicks fans celebrate their game 1 victory over the Pacers outside the Garden… then I came here Breaks my heart man, I miss these days, I miss pistons playoff basketball I hope soon we get back to the playoffs man, so us Pistons fans can celebrate like the Knicks fans did outside of the LCA on Woodward baby!!!

[@marvincohen9290]

4:22 to 4:29 Tinsley to Miller, up for the layup ... OHHHHH BLOCKED BY PRINCE! Tayshaun Prince with the rejection!

[@marchollis5547]

That block is Iconic🔥🔥

[@stephencurry30258]

65-59 is like a halftime score

[@playdiscgolf1546]

Nowadays That’s what happens when nobody plays defense and everyone is afraid of getting in foul trouble

[@chrisruston3920]

The block heard half way across the world!

[@geraldgabad5153]

When NBA Eastern Conference Finals is a very low scoring Game but much entertaining and many Defensive Battles .

[@KB-im2dj]

When Ron Artest realize how furious he is

[@mwright_boomer]

Man I wish people still played defense like this. Unfortunately the modern NBA couldn’t care less

[@chrisuncleahmad]

Back then NOBODY played offense and couldn’t care less about actually scoring All defense, no offense: the least interesting time in NBA history

[@xobx5340]

What a game

[@bonez0014]

I still don’t understand how Tayshaun Prince got there that fast to Reggie wow

[@Autobotgta]

Ron artest looking like Jerome from snowfall 😭

[@nickelasso]

Miss the days when a team would use one court design all season, and had distinct home and away uniforms they stuck to. It's chaos these days, you can't even tell who is playing if you just happen upon a game.

[@Workingman22]

And that's why you dunk on the break not a layup

[@Jon.A.Scholt]

The best part of the block is the Pacer fan at the bottom of the screen who is cheering before Miller even goes up for the layup. He was literally courtside and thought Prince had not shot. Watching it in slow mo @4:48 is even better.

[@kto1201]

Undisputed greatest block until lbj

[@nikosvault]

greater.

[@ClassicallyChristion]

"If he did that in the early 2000s it's getting blocked by players like Jermaine O'neal." - Flightreacts

[@brandonmcfarland5200]

This Happens When I Was 10 Years Old In The 5th Grade When This End Of The Game Went Crazy Because Of Tayshaun Prince 🤴 Went Crazy On That Block Shot Reggie Miller Had It But He Was Running Like A Running Up Cheetah That Was So Crazy.Tayshaun Prince Was Good At Blocking Shots Though Amazing.

[@chaunceybillups5436]

Good times baby 🙏

[@GMQuay]

Underrated playoff series

[@eduardhuntergewan9060]

Intense!

[@SheckleRFan715]

This shows how weak today's NBA is.

[@bakerman10]

Back when you were allowed to play defense.

[@beegeebad3193]

In this era wouldve been 200 fouls

[@marclaporte3710]

4:22 WOW ! That was a championship play. If anyone thinks this isn't good basketball because of the low score, you don't know and appreciate REAL hoops ! This was just back when defense and driving to the basket instead of chucking up a bunch of 3s... so like, actual basketball was still a thing.

[@chrisuncleahmad]

Because apparently “actual basketball” = not actually scoring? Back then NOBODY shot 3s and games were a chore to watch

[@NaptownIndianimal]

Wow 67 points from the Pacers. Today’s Pacers and their high speed offense would blow this Pistons team out.

[@NickPR87]

Back when teams had to run half court sets and play defense to win in the playoffs.

[@Autobotgta]

Thank you bro this whole atmosphere and vibe was tough

[@aekaralagonisi]

Yeah because noone could shoot lol

[@paquinraino8180]

Man every era was playing faster than the early 2000's, that doen't mean it's "real" basketball just they didn't want to run fr whatever reason plus offensively the shooting was way poorer

[@trollkenobi6727]

@@aekaralagonisi nope More like because they actually hustled

[@jeffreyzabawski4862]

@@aekaralagonisi both these teams had mad shooters.

[@gorrow1990]

Nowadays that final score is a regular halftime score.

[@victorman8887]

Best block ive ever seen

[@okra3000]

Just dunk the damn ball Reggie.

[@keithnelson5554]

As a Piston fan that thought this was a good block at the time. Watching this video has changed my kind. Detroit was definitely the only team beating LA out of those two.

[@jaylenbah1009]

Ya just teasing us with this high quality ass video from 2004

[@tmoore4075]

Blocked shot saved the season.

[@LansingJP]

3:56 THIS, IS PISTONS PLAYOFF BASKETBALL!!! 😤😤

[@silverking8742]

Gosh I miss these pistons. If people could score over 70 on us it was a bad defensive game lol

[@user-jw5qj8kv2y]

The Pacers in the early 2000s didn't win the championship, but they were cool with all the attractive players like Miller and Artest and Harrington and O'Neal. If it hadn't been for the brawl that occurred on November 19, 2004, the Pacers might have won their first championship.

[@adampennell7840]

I disagree, I feel the 2003/2004 year was the year for the pacers, tayshauns block, and jermaine oneil getting hurt, killed chances. I honestly feel whoever won this series would win it all. I don't think the lakers would have beaten Pacers either.

[@adrian_5481]

im shocked about how many airballs there wer