The Sequel to One of the Greatest Playoffs Series Ever

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[@GoldenHoopsProduction]

Any other playoffs series you want me to edit?

[@ddb129]

celtics vs nets

[@nolimitkaos1890]

LAKERS VS MEMPHIS

[@jonmike399]

Blazers vs nuggets

[@TransKidsMafia]

My mom is trans

[@blackboyshighlightsproductions]

spurs vs nuggets underrated

[@theDanDeleon]

What a lot of people don't realize is that this is the only playoff series where EVERY SINGLE GAME was within 5 POINTS or less! That's crazy. Each game was that close. IMO the best series I've ever seen. What a time!

[@DLORandom]

Damn even I didn’t realize that.

[@jav8587]

Beautiful basketball was being played

[@trippinatormachine]

Wrong. Game 2 was 6 points.

[@DLORandom]

@@trippinatormachine Ok but it was still a close game. Thanks for the correction i guess.

[@sky3down367]

@@trippinatormachine please you want me to give you a medal now or later?

[@francisharryt9124]

'15 to '18 Rockets-Warriors rivalry is top-tier. Always fun to revisit

[@Ben-A24]

Not really a rivalry if one team never won😭

[@roswellquas9974]

@@Ben-A24 what he meants is best series to revesit

[@ripstanlee4447]

15-19

[@ShaadsComicsandBeers]

The last rivalry in the NBA

[@ShaadsComicsandBeers]

​@@Ben-A24nah. Just two teams that didn't like each other. The Rockets were close but just couldn't get over that hump vs GS

[@jacobwilcox6361]

I remember that game 6 steph had 0 points in the first half, then dropped 33 in the second half like that shits crazy.

[@samuelamankwa]

This series is underrated and it doesn’t get talk about enough Houston arguably should’ve beat them in game 5 and in game 6 to win the series since kd got hurt

[@VonKappallot]

The warriors were still a CRAZY good team without Durant so I expected them to win either way

[@samuelamankwa]

I know but at the same time Houston should’ve took advantage of that especially in game 6 when curry was off in the first half

[@VonKappallot]

@@samuelamankwa Okay nevermind I forgot this was the 2018 not 2017 series. The warriors weren’t all that deep and were mostly top heavy so yeah I could see why you say the rockets could’ve and probably should’ve won when KD went down

[@samuelamankwa]

@@VonKappallot yeah and also this series they went 7 games was in the 2018 WCF and this one was in 2019 Second Round

[@VonKappallot]

@@samuelamankwa Yeah my fault I got em mixed up

[@beastafc]

The fact Harden avg 35 this series always gets forgotten. Boy went 1v5

[@kaartier]

Right they sit there and say he doesn’t play defense like dude he has to score damn near all the points !

[@2izaya401]

@@kaartiercuz that’s how the offense is set up. He goes 1v1 while his teammates spot up and watch. Obviously he’s gonna have crazy stats

[@whatsyourname7898]

Ang 20FTA per game haha

[@LKS69]

@@whatsyourname7898 ok embiid

[@SpFlash1523]

As a Rockets fan, it hurts (a lot) looking back on our recent battles against the Warriors. We had SO many opportunities...

[@carnage3208]

It's painful fr. The amount of missed calls smh

[@DreFellOff]

@@carnage3208nah what’s painful is losing to them in 2019 when they had no kd or demarkus cousins but rockets fan used the excuse they didn’t have cp3 in 2018 hahaha

[@carnage3208]

@DreFellOff Idk where this narrative of "No KD" came from like they didn't have him all series save for 1 game. Not like the warriors weren't still championship level without him as they still made the finals without him, swept the Blazers. And CP was a shell of himself 2019 compared to 18. He was a liability in 19, he had no effect whatsoever in that series except maybe the last game

[@victorayala9541]

@@carnage3208the thing is the rockets were a great team that should’ve gotten it done they take the warriors 7 games the year prior with KD playing and cp3 out so the fact the next year warriors lose kd amd demarcus with a worser bench the next year and it was 2-2 with kd getting injured early game 5 they should’ve gotten it done considering the opportunity they finally had to beat them

[@SJ-di5zu]

@@victorayala9541See again you’re really trying to make the Rockets look worse lol KD didn’t get injured until the end of the 3rd quarter in game 5, and the Warriors were leading throughout the game on their home floor. Plus they still had prime Steph, Klay, Draymond, so it’s not like they couldn’t win 1 game and 1 quarter without KD. Just comes down to Steph and Klay had their best basketball of the series in those last 5 quarters which made Durant’s absence not matter much. For what it’s worth, Harden and CP3 combined for 60 in game 6. Edit: I mean look at those last three 3s Klay and Steph hit. All of them were heavily contested, first two were off the dribble. What are you supposed to do against that? Houston played a great game and kept scoring on the other end, and they consistently defended Steph well all series (look at his numbers). Warriors just got hot at the right time

[@iamrelic220]

This is my life in a nutshell crying towards different incredible sport moments i loved every bit of this what a game love your content🏀

[@art5300]

Loved game 3 from the block from capela to gordon poppin off to iguodala wit a clutch shot to hearing that “harden stepback 3.. BANGG!!” Js loved this game so much

[@moseshongangchang868]

Golden Hoops keeping it real and relevant before the season starts. I am a fan of Golden Hoops. 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@TheUncannyOne]

STEPH to CP3 “KICK ME OFF THE COURT AGAIN BOY!” 🔥😂

[@railyore57]

now they're teammates

[@TheUncannyOne]

@@railyore57 🔥🔥💪🏾

[@markgillis6356]

😆😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@Jamorant1]

Pacers vs Miami is a great series bc Paul George and lebron were going at it

[@SaluteTJ23]

Yea

[@sulwhale3171]

What about Miami vs bulls 2011

[@agustineduardosanchezjr.1550]

raptors vs pacers and miami in 2016 were great series too

[@LPjunemark]

East was boring. The only good series was Boston vs Miami. Others are awful to watch

[@oldthug2309]

Thank you for this video. such a great series. The Rockets would have been considered one of the best teams of all time led by Harden, if it wasnt for Golden State just being unbelievable and unbeatable offensively. Such great basketball. not much defense but just straight hoops

[@THEREALPA_19]

Eric Gordon is such an underrated shooter

[@hisokatoki8740]

People tend to crap a lot on James Harden for his playoff performances and I get that sometimes he under performs but he the only player to make the warriors go 7 fully healthy, you gotta respect that

[@carnage3208]

They don't hear you. Somehow his style "can't win" yet he was the only one to challenge the best, or at least most stacked, team of all time

[@jasonmoukala8909]

@@carnage3208he? Or the rockets? There’s a difference

[@jordancromwell]

@@carnage3208 And he his style couldn't beat the Trailblazers, Spurs, Lakers, Heat, and Celtics... his style can't not win and that's facts my guy lmfao.

[@carnage3208]

@jasonmoukala8909 Of course the Rockets, but he was the only lone star

[@carnage3208]

@jordancromwell Or maybe, they were just better teams than the ones he was on lol not to mention he was always by himself. His "style" was the only "style" that made the greatest team of all time get outta their bed and actually have to compete, were it not for a literal dynasty in his way he'd easily have a ring his MVP year, and that's facts "my guy" 😂.

[@DavidMartinez-wc5ke]

Rockets fan here, and I’ll always respect Golden State. They were the only thing standing in the way from us seeing a NBA ship in Houston.

[@KJBoss7]

we miss prime harden🥲

[@mandae5095]

I miss prime kd

[@orlandowilliamson691]

I miss prime Wade

[@orlandowilliamson691]

​@@mandae5095Kd still at the top.

[@joeku2004]

That last play the warriors did at the end of the video is my favorite warriors play

[@thatonekid5780]

Red against blue is just appealing to the eye💯

[@lionelsheja6381]

These series were EPIC. Referees were kind to Golden State in the first game. Harden got fouled multiple times while shooting the 3 in the first quarter.

[@markgillis6356]

😭😭😭

[@lionelsheja6381]

@@markgillis6356 You don't think so or what??

[@yeatdagoat173]

man i miss this Klay Thompson. He used to be such a bailout shooter

[@markgillis6356]

I do too. He was absolutely devastated by those two injuries, perhaps even more psychologically than physically. Pre-injury, he NEVER would have gone 0-10 in an elimination game.

[@themaverick_1937]

Idk if I'm the only one but I feel this series is better than the WCF. It's pure entertainment and emotions since all games are so close only to be decided by 6 pts or less.

[@carnage3208]

Yeah the Blazers were very inferior to the Rockets, they had 0 fight

[@themaverick_1937]

@@carnage3208 yeah also this. But I'm directly referring to their 2018 WCF series, I feel their 2019 Semis was better than their 2018 WCF

[@carnage3208]

@@themaverick_1937 Oh I see what you mean, I misread, that's an interesting take but I get why people say that since every game was decided by 5 points or less. Competitive series despite the Rockets being significantly worse than they were the year before, that series should've gone 7 too tbh

[@SJ-di5zu]

@@themaverick_19372018 had a lot more crazy moments imo, lots of tight finishes and tactics. 2019 game 3 was amazing though

[@markblue6464]

This and the Kawhi spurs were the only chances of stoping the dynasty right in the making.

[@SpFlash1523]

OKC in '16 as well.

[@CalebtheGreek03]

If KD didn't got injured, it would've been a 3 peat. They just don't have an answer for Kawhi on that 2019 finals. Plus Klay got injured on Game 6. Warriors had a lead before Klay got injured. It would've been a Game 7 too. But the Raptors deserved that championship.

[@murdamuzik9962]

i hate the warriors but yea they would've 3 peated

[@greggyalejo8875]

I harden had actual help y'all ain't making the finals kd klay and curry are just too much for harden and still he literally gives those warriors some legit problems

[@michaelhession2105]

Even as a Dubs fan, I'm not sure. Our flaws were laid bare during the Houston series, and I knew after when Toronto came back to beat the Bucks, that they would beat us in the Finals. We did not match up very well with them even if we had KD because they had guys who could defend Steph, and Klay endlessly for a 7 game series.

[@CalebtheGreek03]

@@michaelhession2105 Good point. But in my humble opinion, that series could've went diffirently. I mean the only thing that the Warriors struggle with is Kawhi. Old Iguodala can't guard Kawhi Leonard. Draymond Green is guarding Siakam. But the raptors are struggling to defend Steph. That's why if KD was there, there will be a hard fought Game 7 and the Warriors will win it. We may have our flaws but Steph single handedly beat the rockets on Game 5 and 6 that time. They had the experience. But Raptors deserved that title. That was a good title run.

[@jeremylaysbad6908]

Yea kawhi deserved it. As a warriors fan we hated lebron, especially when they started super teams with the heat but the spurs was the only team that stopped em besides dirk's mavericks

[@yvnggoat4739]

This series proves that CP3 getting hurt in 2018 would not change the result

[@ignaciglo5107]

Houston’s chemistry wasn’t the same this year. Harden and cp3 were going at it all year long and back in 2018 they were locked in all year to win a championship and they put there egos aside

[@yvnggoat4739]

@@ignaciglo5107 still shoulda beaten gsw with CP3 and without KD

[@IsaihTomic-lf8rm]

It’s not like the rockets got completely blown out every game, the winner would win by 3 or 2 points so the warriors weren’t better by a lot

[@paquinraino8180]

@@ignaciglo5107 harden was mostly choking in the 4th quarter of game 5 and game 6, it's like they were afraid to win now that KD was hurt

[@derrickhoward1543]

​@@IsaihTomic-lf8rmnobody cares. I remember everybody picking the Rockets and acting like the Warriors had no chance without KD. Take L forever. Steph & Klay came up big

[@Viqtor]

makes me sad that this Rockets team didnt win at least 1. It was literally only GSW in their way

[@SpFlash1523]

Ikr. The Rockets legit could've won back-to-back if it wasn't for GSW.

[@o.b.itwistedrose1091]

Durant in gsw was a blessing.

[@andreigoudala7575]

Prime Harden is such a different beast! I miss this year too!

[@jeffreyarmstrong413]

Yes! This series is wildly underrated!

[@masternerfmcgraw9961]

the fan bases make this so good there so loud it makes it hype af

[@IceMamba18]

KD in this playoffs was averaging 35 a game before he got injured, an underrated what if, I honestly thought KD was on his way to cementing his legacy by winning 3 straight Chips and FMVPS while doing the third one on an historical level

[@andrewlynch9586]

sure seemed headed that way. would have put himself with jordan and shaq as the only modern players to do that alas the injuries took him out.

[@theONE-ws8lh]

they really didn't need kd honestly klay was playing out of his mind in those playoffs if either one would've remained they would've vlosed the show

[@LeoThePieGuy]

Man I love yo edits and I loved this series❤

[@GoldenHoopsProduction]

Man, I love you too ❣️

[@sedlyholmes3722]

Curry owns the rockets and blazers

[@serinfaustino2149]

I think their battle in 2018 is much better

[@deliveryfn]

Probably the closest anyone has ever been to beating the KD, Steph, and Klay warriors in the playoffs other than kawhi

[@cameronniles849]

more forgotten but arguably the better series. Steph was also in the same situation Harden was the year before but was able to close out

[@Delaney.Howard]

This is when god mode curry stepped up for the warriors when Durant went down

[@derrickhoward1543]

That's why this series isn't talked about like that

[@yoitsSmitty2004]

@@derrickhoward1543I don’t know why it isn’t talked about enough💀 folks will talk about 2018 and the “missed foul calls” in that game 7 when houston chunked up 27 str8 bricks and cp3s injury even though they was up 15+ in both games 6 and 7 but doesn’t wanna talk about this series when KD got hurt in game 5 and curry scored 12 in the 4th and 33 in a single half the next game

[@derrickhoward1543]

@@yoitsSmitty2004 They are trying to erase it from the history books

[@ShowtimeMaury]

This 🔥 can u keep doing these

[@kwekuboateng1784]

Take me back to prime harden 😔

[@LPjunemark]

2019 they had no excuse. Durant and boogie were hurt and they still lose

[@ggsjamalnoon1267]

Act like the warriors r trash without kd😭

[@jh134mvp8]

@@ggsjamalnoon1267nah fr they really coulda won the finals too if klay stayed healthy that season 🤣🤣 that team was a little too OP lmfaooo

[@basketballstream456]

This rockets team was the only team that matches the warriors. I remember watching this 2019 rockets and every game feels like game 7. I really believe that if they ever won that series they could've easily swept the blazers and if they were healthy against the raptors they could have won the chip that year and even in 2018 where they met the warriors in the WCF If they won that series they could have swept the Cavs that year . This rockets team could have won 2 chips . and build a dynasty of their own . I really believed that.

[@samuelajt12]

This the best version of harden, one of the best offensive prime, bro gonna keep attacking you from every plot thats crazy

[@maxdurk4624]

This series was honestly better than the 2018 one

[@milesbatton5837]

I would argue this series was better than 2018. Just about every game was close. Epic moments. 2018 also had that and it went 7, but the Rockets huge choke and the games being not quite as close makes me believe 2019 was better

[@nba2k14-alteredsports9]

ROCKETS vs WARRIORS WAS THE BEST OF THE BEST PLAYOFFS SERIES EVER. AND BACK IN 2010s, SPURS vs GRIZZLIES IMO WAS THE GREATEST SEASON GAME WHEN THEY FACE EACH OTHER.

[@russell2046]

Never would have thought cp3 in gsw 5 years later

[@zombozzzo3721]

the good ol days😔

[@Rico510-j3l]

Makes me miss that roaracle arena atmosphere. That sf crowed in chase center be pissing me off.

[@ronalddechosa3048]

Revisiting the best moments,warriors&rockets definitely,a most views,on those days⭐⭐⭐☁️♥️♥️♥️

[@sying1616]

Either of these 2 team should've won the 2019 final low key

[@PrimeNBA]

you the goat 🐐

[@GoldenHoopsProduction]

Appreciate it

[@IXMBEANOS]

Rockets vs Warriors will always be the greatest series to revisit. Wish Harden was able to get it done in Houston

[@tannww]

Game 1 was a flop fest by houston I watched that live I was a casual back then all I remembered was Harden falling after every 3 attempt and KD dropped like 35 and Steph's dagger on nene😭😭

[@KingRussell]

I am a fan of Golden Hoops ❤

[@jimmy_6513]

the series before this was a good one as well

[@ParamoreFAV3]

That officiating in Game 1 was so damn bad. I felt so bad for Houston.

[@sedlyholmes3722]

Wiki needs to put a GSW - HOU rivalry, they are the second best opponent against warriors

[@AstroNomics23]

Bro simply refuses to miss

[@WallstreetHussle]

Best series in the playoffs in the last 15 years

[@martinssilis7174]

Ammm 2016 cavs vs warriors?

[@amarjohl2926]

@@martinssilis7174 too much controversy. Draymond suspension, Bogut getting hurt...

[@andrewlynch9586]

that 2009 bulls vs celtics is still the goat playoff series if you're just judging the competitiveness of the games obviously it didn't have as many storylines

[@martinssilis7174]

@@amarjohl2926 well thats why it was so great. It had everything: great performances, trash talk, storylines, lebron bringing a chip to cleveland, greatest team (record wise) coming back from 3-1 to okc and then cavs doing the same to them, game 6 masterpiece by kyrie and bron, and then the game 7.

[@amarjohl2926]

@@martinssilis7174 I prefer series without politics.

[@ReginaldPrice-bm7tv]

This series was epic

[@kobebryant_blackmamba]

Thunders vs Spurs 2012 WC Finals 💯

[@basketballstream456]

This was a fun rivalry as warriors fan. Really is a chess match.

[@michaelhession2105]

The Rockets like the previous year deserved to lose that series. When the Warriors are the more likable team in the eyes of the public, you know you're a team that everyone wants to see fail. Game 5 was pathetic for the Rockets. I'm still in shock that the Dubs won that game and the series. We were dead to rights after Game 4. Boogie Cousins out for the entire series, KD gets injured in Game 5, Iggy isn't 100%, Steph isn't 100%, Klay is inconsistent, Draymond fouls out in Game 5, and Kerr uncharacteristically is making boneheaded decisions, and the Rockets STILL end up losing in 6 games. This was karma for them blaming the officials for why they lost Game 7 in 2018 when in reality they missed 27 three-pointers in a row. This was the moment I knew that James Harden is one of the greatest chokers in NBA History. The fact that the Dubs were literally handing the Rockets opportunities to win the series, and STILL couldn't pull it off was baffling. Although this series did lay the Warriors' flaws bare, and Toronto took full advantage of it in the Finals.

[@moogerchee2287]

why do you think they missed 28 threes? the refs gave retard calls that blew away all the rockets momentum. The warriors would have been the biggest joke in the nba and adam silver wasn't letting that happen.

[@joshuamiranda9054]

Harden was unstoppable

[@Jamorant1]

You are the most insane KZbinr

[@AngelAndrettii]

Nobody: Me: I am a fan of, Golden Hoops..! 👀

[@alltoyreviews3230]

Sad ending that Chris Paul had to get injured

[@carlosgonzales3352]

Austin rivers said they were basically trying to build the rockets team to beat the warriors something around those lines

[@choboy6238]

The Steph not clutch thing is a nasty narrative

[@KHRecruit-rh2tu]

More like a three point contest instead of a playoff game

[@carnage3208]

Its sad too cause this series should've been better too, the amount of missed foul calls for the Rockets in game 1 was laughable, they had that one

[@cory_23]

Said they woulda won the year with cp3 so we ran it back with em healthy and no KD and still won. Boss shit

[@beastafc]

That 2018 team was 65 wins lol in 2019 they were pretty bad, 5th seed IIRC

[@HaroldVarela123]

Rockets lost key role players as well also cp3 wasnt the same that year

[@yoitsSmitty2004]

@@HaroldVarela123warriors didn’t have KD nor Boogie they was pretty much a small ball squad

[@chillwillfromtheville]

I hate the Rockets broke up like they did. Yeah, they never got a chip but they were a PROBLEM every year. All they needed was for Harden not to shrink in crucial games and they’d have at least 1-2 chips. The West is just tough to come out of.

[@Doc-ch5oz]

If you look at his stats he's not nearly as bad in the playoffs as people make it seem like he is

[@chillwillfromtheville]

@@Doc-ch5oz besides his time on OKC, he averaged almost 40 PPG. He’s averaged 15 points per game LESS in the playoffs. What stats are YOU looking at???

[@unknownrage7691]

@@chillwillfromthevillethe rockets teams were only legit bc of James harden. James harden averaged 28 in the playoffs for Houston ? And 29.6 in his peak and averaged 36 against the warriors in 2019. Why are u lying about 15 points less?

[@kyrinforpresident]

Ok Steph is one of my favorite players, but 2:43 is a crazy travel

[@ohride]

I am a fan of golden hoops!

[@joshuagaming6629]

I miss this klaya form

[@ejpastores9171]

The crowd is totally 🌡️🔥Goosebumps

[@markjones2518]

Man I miss prime James harden

[@shortclip7970]

This is the lineup which could best the Raptors if ONLY Klay was not hurt.

[@lilskates]

Yo for one of your playoff vids do 2014 clippers vs warriors

[@DIGNUMl-wj8rr]

For me this warriors - rockets rivalry is more fun and exciting than Gsw and cavs..

[@blackboyshighlightsproductions]

i am a fan of golden hoops

[@djakela4124]

The only thing that could be better is fan chants.

[@blanesimmons5809]

Peak basketball right here

[@russelljohnson437]

People are still bitter that James harden couldn’t get it done smh

[@훠-g5m]

The game 1 ref got blinded eyes, awful homecall

[@ywzsonic]

After this series they were cooking the Blazers with blown leads

[@kingtv4017]

They had always been

[@jh134mvp8]

without kd too lol. pretty impressive

[@alltoyreviews3230]

This was the nba finals

[@keandremalveaux139]

Harden chokes a lot but this was peak hoops tbh

[@navaree5176]

We always got the best of the rockets, even though kd went out, curry klay dray and them still closed it out

[@daceydunks]

0:50 what is cp doin bruh 💀

[@ddb129]

day 9 of asking golden hoops o do Celtics vs nets

[@VonKappallot]

I’m just still waiting on Blazers in 6

[@lucasyourk5190]

2016 Thunder vs Spurs

[@mtscooby9883]

That hamstring...

[@mikeconde4539]

Pacers vs Cavs 2018 next pls

[@rogerrichez20]

Utah VS OKC 2018

[@georgevenues4066]

You scroll through the comments and you realize most of people commenting barely watch full games or the teams consistently and they make assessments from highlights and bias analysts...Rockets had nothing to do with the team tha took Warriors to 7 games with KD healthy the previous year...they had lost Moute and Ariza two really key players for them especially Ariza...Cp3 was basically injured 1/3 of the year he had his worst off season individual of his career that year...it was really hard ro watch...So for those who are saying Rockets should have won tha series cause KD got hurt or that Cp3 going down in the previous year was not a determined factor don't know what are talking about...Imagine playing the most stacked team of the last 20 years with a injury prone cp3 at 33 and a bunch of role players going to 7 games and the ownership next year never replace the key pieces that left cause they wanted to stay under luxury tax...and then get trashed by casual fans and the media for wanting to leave..

[@jh134mvp8]

dont bother most people wont look at the nuance. Yes it was the year after but the teams defence in 2019 was far worse by pretty much every metric. think it fell to being league average or close to it. They didnt lose in 2019 by a lack of offense but because their defence couldnt get the important stops at the end of games like the 2018 team did

[@ladariusparker7248]

Nah that 2018 rockets team really had them tho

[@Obamathe3rd-j6s]

Do 2011 mavs vs heat