Tracy McGrady's 13 points in 33 seconds deserves a deep rewind

It’s December 9th, 2004, in Houston, Texas. Less than a third of the way through the regular season, the surging 16-4 Spurs are taking on the middling 8-11 Rockets. San Antonio is inbounding the ball up 2 points with 11.2 seconds left. But just a half-minute ago the Spurs were in full control up eight points.
We’re used to this Spurs team. Gregg Popovich and Tim Duncan continue to show why this team is a favorite to win their second championship in three years. Their opponents on the other hand verge on unrecognizable. A new arena, new jerseys, and a new look roster haven’t hidden the blemishes of this Rockets team. But with Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady, if nothing else, they’ve been very exciting and are looking to add themselves to the list of threats in the conference.
So how did we get to this point so quickly: a team known for their stingy defense squandered an overwhelming lead? We’re about to reach the peak of a moment that’s regarded as one of the greatest individual comebacks in NBA History, but to get there and the moments leading up to the climb let’s rewind.
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[@lilroti2612]

Imagine leaving the game just to miss one of the greatest individual performances in NBA history

[@anthonyancheta4113]

random guy they’re only down by 2 who leaving 🧐

[@lilroti2612]

@@anthonyancheta4113 10:31

[@sportzdoode1997]

Same thing I think of with the heat fans who left at the start of the 4th quarter in game 6 of the 2013 finals

[@justingrant4860]

@@sportzdoode1997 those werent fans lol just rich people with tickets

[@poopybutt2232]

Anthony Ancheta ur a dumbass

[@ChiGuy251]

It's incredible because the Spurs did almost everything right to seal the game but McGrady just hit every shot he took the universe would not allow him to miss.

[@razkable]

duncan fouling t mac for no reason and devin brown fumbling the ball didnt help..

[@l2kickflip65]

@@razkable those situations dont happen if tmac doesn't go off in the way he did though lol

[@davidstone5411]

#GREATNESS!!

[@thomasrogers2]

I love that call: “McGrady... for the win. YES!”

[@chrislacy1990]

Me too! Marv Albert is the Jim Ross of NBA color commentary. An underrated favorite of mine is him calling Brandon Roy’s buzzer-beating three against the Rockets in 2008.

[@leeazo]

This game was ironically the 1st rockets game I've ever attended. I was 14 years old at the time and just got accepted to AAMA House *(A organization that helps male teens that are at risk of being or am I particular case are already homeless)* early that day. What a ending to a sad day, am I right?

[@valentinyi3987]

Are u still homeless? I hope not

[@wanderlustwarrior]

I hope life got to be less of a challenge over time, and that you're well.

[@lovelessissimo]

@@valentinyi3987 not many homeless are active on KZbin.

[@julianorozco4405]

@@lovelessissimo bro i saw a lot of people homeless with cellphones.

[@izzyk15]

lovelessissimo you know that even when people become homeless, they don’t just magically lose all their possessions ( including cell phones ), right?

[@905kar5]

Nathan Peterman’s 5 interceptions in 1 half definitely needs a rewinder

[@sadsixersfan.]

Nah the game losing pick six vs houston

[@pato20995]

Who the f’s what the f’s now??

[@chaosawaits]

Who cares

[@theb.a.r.strategy7254]

Nah how about the worst

[@Awesometrax]

You can also look at UrinatingTree's video about Peterman if you want a deep dive on his career.

[@-4subscriberswithahammerad521]

Its nice how people will still remember awesome moments from the past thanks sb nation

[@tylito4764]

Its called memory..

[@razkable]

the history behind it is always interesting...like the kyrie game winner is one im sure they could do a whole 20 minute video on all the events that led to that shot in currys face meaning so much for the cavs and lebron and the future warriors....

[@PinkStarburst717]

Lmao if you cant remember sports without this channel you're not a real sports fan

[@mr.robertdobalina9199]

It wasn’t *that* long ago

[@eyeconqueror1185]

Pink Starburst You’re not a real Starburst

[@jessewheinrichs]

That Harlan “Mcgrady.. for the win!? YES!!!” is so iconic and my favourite call of all time.

[@therealkevru]

I thought that was Marv Albert’s voice coz Kevin Harlan sounds a bit deeper 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@yahstino]

Kevin Harlan is the goat. He can make the most mundane matchup seem like game 7 of the finals.

[@jessewheinrichs]

@@therealkevru You actually may be right about that, either way great call

[@aj16cook]

“So how did the Rockets get to this point? Well it all started with the Big Bang...”

[@BadMoonRising92]

aj lol they always go back so far

[@richard_lisondra]

That is why T-Mac deserve a recognition which any NBA player right now should follow. That was the best and clutchest moment of his career. Hall of fame, no doubt!

[@tkk.24]

Bro I wish T-Mac could’ve won a ring

[@dakotan4883]

He's all ready in The Hall of fame xd

[@richard_lisondra]

@@tkk.24 i think he won when he was in spurs?

[@SavingSoulsMinistries]

@@richard_lisondra nope they lost that year unfortunately

[@richard_lisondra]

@@SavingSoulsMinistries 2014?

[@ker1SHxD]

Lillard's series winner against Rockets deserves a deep rewind

[@sammywestside9582]

Which one tho

[@ker1SHxD]

@@sammywestside9582 has he hit lots of series winners against Rockets?

[@EmilyBenoist]

As a rockets fan, I’m glad they’ll play the okc shot for a while now haha

[@fooglefuss]

@@ker1SHxD two now

[@ker1SHxD]

@@fooglefuss against Rockets?

[@itsyahboy3095]

13:13 you could clearly see Bowen moving his left foot so that T-Mac would land awkwardly. That man is one of the reasons we couldn't get more out of T-Mac's career.

[@kainoakanoe]

T-mac was cursed from birth with scoliosis. You're not wrong though, there were some plays that really didn't help but the back problem was the main issue

[@imightbebiased9311]

Bruce Bowen's also the reason we didn't get more out of Amare Stoudamire's career and Vince Carter's. He's also the reason the Bruce Bowen Rule exists, where a player must now give room for a player to land. He's one of the dirtiest players to ever lace 'em up.

[@kitkat6782]

@@imightbebiased9311 I thought the landing space rule came from Zaza Puchilia

[@imightbebiased9311]

@@kitkat6782 Bruce Bowen did that crap years before Zaza even got in the league, and the rule was instituted by the NBA in 2006, which is about a decade before Zaza's closeout.

[@kitkat6782]

@@imightbebiased9311 i’ve never seen it enforced until Zaza tbh

[@safillix]

as someone who is just getting into the 4 American league sports, these rewinders are a great way to learn about some big moments. keep up the good work

[@kylerwilhelm1638]

I’m late to reply to this but there’s 5 major American League sports not 4. NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS

[@ldproductions509]

Jon Bois pretty good deserves a deep rewind

[@joanbrunet6]

Where's that from?

[@ldproductions509]

Joan Brunet Verdaguer are you serious?

[@jDkaufman25]

Bring back pretty good!!

[@Thacomedian64]

He misses the non-black sb nation announcer

[@ldproductions509]

Legendaddy why do you got to bring race into this?

[@SecretBaseSBN]

Figured we would give y'all a non-coffee option to help wake up today. Will this moment ever not be cool? Will anyone top McGrady's late-game heroics? Will I be able to wear sweatpants all day today?

[@michaelhall5429]

No. Maybe. You need to see someone about your depression. Sir Donald Bradman please.

[@baselineleaner1064]

Ryan Bowen has an all-time NBA surprise game-winner. He deserves better than this.

[@Jivvi]

@@michaelhall5429 Michael Clarke's triple wicket maiden deserves a deep rewind.

[@michaelhall5429]

@@Jivvi ooh that was a good one. Sir Don first though.

[@hoodiefamcgn5087]

When he mentioned the Shanghai Sharks I got bad flashbacks to 2k19 my career

[@wat5709]

4:01 the rockets had 64 points with 1 minute left in the game, in today’s nba 64 points is literally a half time score.

[@ChromeTecNina]

Defense was better

[@Joey-pb6ul]

nah, modern offenses got better

[@ChromeTecNina]

@@Joey-pb6ul chucking 3s = better offense? Yeah aight - Blueface

[@Joey-pb6ul]

@@ChromeTecNina You're seriously arguing that a 20 second isolation and a fadeaway over two defenders is easier than a drive and kickout for an open three?

[@justinebautista1383]

Nameless Person i love modern offenses tbh

[@kevinzhu6417]

thanks fortalking about yao also. those rockets teams were so important to chinese basketball and young fans like me.

[@RespectProcess]

chinese? i thought he was from peru

[@christianthomas3060]

Kyrie Irving Dagger against Warriors NBA Finals 2016

[@BakeryTakery]

Christian Thomas too soon

[@marcellis1630]

Christian Thomas it's literally only been 2-3 finals ago since that happened

[@ianmodglin2744]

Lev Pollock it’s not really a collapse when it’s only 2 players

[@Rhapbus1]

Under and overshadowed by losses on both ends. Worst "best" team ever.

[@lilhito9498]

As a Cleveland sports fan I’d love to see it break the 52 year curse and to come back down 3-1 that was a special moment

[@mrpelvis2737]

Look at the bigs around Yao at 2:35😱 Duncan, Shaq, KG and Nowitzki in 1 conference... just insane.

[@razkable]

c web and sheed moved to the east by 2004 but they were in the west from 1998-2003 as well lol..it was a crazy time

[@razkable]

the west from 2000-2008 won 8 of 9 mvps...6 of those 7 players that won those 9 mvps are in that photo...no wonder how they beat mj in his final all star game...ai is the only mvp not on that 03 west all star team lol...dirk nash two times shaq kg kobe duncan two times ..9 finals mvps 8 nba champions in that photo sharing 19 rings ..ironic enough peja and marion 8 years later joined dirk to win a title and gp played with shaq in 04 with kobe and in 06 with the heat against dirk winning a ring and nash played with dirk pre mvps and 9 hall of famers on that team...

[@DaDualityofMan]

That was my first year watching the NBA, I admired all those guys, although my favorite player was Ben Wallace.

[@Freethinkerfranceofficial]

T-Mac is a very lethal scorer you can tell on that very last clip that he knew what he was going to do and where to go to make the basket!! That's just pure confidence of someone who knew he could shot the lights out!!

[@ericsilver9401]

You should do "the creation of SB nation deserves a deep rewind"

[@razkable]

hearing steve kerr call a game with tyrone lue being traded as a young pop and van gundy coach guys not in the nba anymore is bittersweet ..well besides tony parker i guess ..is crazy how much changes in a few years...

[@ericsilver9401]

@@razkable I think you accidentally replied

[@Jivvi]

That's weird, but I bet it would be pretty good.

[@legochickenguy4938]

They basically just did

[@kauanp.nogueira7885]

In tribute on John Havlicek, do a Rewind on his iconic steal back in 1965 in the Eastern Conference Finals

[@jasonremy1627]

Yes!

[@dusk6159]

THIS ^^^

[@MrShanester117]

Kauan P. Nogueira “Havlicek stole the ball!”

[@kimiraikkonen2007]

^

[@geordiejones5618]

They should do game 5 1976 instead it was his last finals and what some consider the greatest game ever played. 3OT finals game amazing play both sides.

[@The_Drum_Bum]

Idk about you, but I think that Tim Duncan’s controversial quadruple double deserves a rewind.

[@simsik4149]

"The man who looks like he's fresh off the grill at your cousin's barbecue." Dear God SBNation bring this man back for the next season of Deep Rewind. The guy is hilarious. Favorite Rewind episode yet!

[@BostonBori92]

I remember watching this sitting in my living room...I was on my couch and I ended up in front of the TV right when he hit the game winner....my favorite part of NBA Live 07 was watching the replay of him hitting the shot in the background of the main menu screen

[@DaDualityofMan]

David Tyree's "Helmet Catch" against the seemingly unbeatable Patriots in Super Bowl 42 deserves a deep rewind.

[@rohanvyas1766]

Your One Black Friend Who Gave you the N Word Pass no

[@DaDualityofMan]

@@rohanvyas1766 Yes.

[@daveskillz91]

Back in the day when Steve Kerr was just an analyst on TNT

[@IssamHalabi]

daveskillz91 Steve Kerr isn’t just analyst. The man has 8 championship rings.

[@daveskillz91]

@@IssamHalabi i know

[@justblais21]

one of the greatest single feats of basketball that I have witnessed

[@MrShanester117]

Michael Blais When Barkley kissed that donkey’s ass? I know right? Totally!

[@TheAceKannon]

Been waiting on this forever. Thank you. What a legendary performance 🙏🏾

[@JETiKnightNY]

Do Reggie Miller's 8 points in 8 seconds vs the Knicks

[@aaronfogg302]

8 points 9 seconds

[@roccot7231]

I think the 30 for 30 Winning Time is basically already a feature length Rewinder for this, I doubt they'll do it. If you haven't seen it, it's my favorite 30 for 30 and actually got me into watching basketball.

[@jrodsep]

They should do a Beef Rewind, Reggie ve Knicks and Spike Lee

[@jrave5353]

Rocco T I really like that 30 for 30 because it’s light-hearted and fun. All of the 30 for 30s are incredible but most of them tell a pretty depressing story...but Winning Time is just about how awesome basketball is

[@mikelynch7271]

Miller’s was so much more impressive due to it being a playoff gm - no knock on TMac

[@jaydirt316]

Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Ranges game 5 in the ALDS needs a rewinder.

[@puddlespuddles5208]

I will never forget this moment, I had just gotten back in time from AAU basketball practice to turn this game on and witness my favorite player ever (T-mac) do something no other NBA player in history has done so far. Epic and he beat the Spurs (Mavs fan here despise the spurs) which is a HUGE HUGE plus in my book. Thanks for the video! Also, could you guys do a rewinder on the T-mac Dirk game where Dirk had 56 I think and T-mac had a ridiculous 48 point stat line.

[@dustinhouck2606]

The fans who really followed McGrady back in the day remember how unstoppable he was when he got going. Hitting half court shots while being fouled and what not. But nobody EVER seems to mention he also had the most underrated and underappreciated SHOE game. Love the T-Mac collection man they were as dope as is get.

[@AOIbis]

I remember this fondly, still to this day I’m a MASSIVE Tmac fan. I had his shoes for high school basketball, I had a magic jersey, I read everything I could on him....

[@collinjones8377]

We need the rewinder of Kemba in the Big East Final.

[@jasonwebb5964]

Man do I miss UConn in the big East tournament. They should of never broke it up.

[@oj2596]

Bleacher report did a video of their title run

[@hurleycapetown8420]

80-81 scoreline,fast forward to todays basketball and that's a half time score(little exaggerated but you get my point)

[@christiansesler3395]

I mean he literally explained why the score wasn't very high... elite defensive play from the Spurs and bad offense from both teams - 5:04

[@hurleycapetown8420]

Basketball games in general today are much higher scoring than they were about 10 years ago,the games today are hitting scores we only used to see in all star games.

[@TheNamesDitto]

@@hurleycapetown8420 it's a combination of pace and the 3.

[@hurleycapetown8420]

@@TheNamesDitto ye that's true.

[@Jivvi]

Definitely could be a ¾ time score though.

[@TheOneWithTheAccent]

T-Mac is one of my favorite players and sad that he was injury-prone

[@Onaz6]

Woah woah, who is this guy? I thought I was watching the wrong video😂😂

[@drydollar5549]

I was surprised, too. But he didn't do half bad of a job !

[@jconley420]

I like that they switch it up from time to time

[@famous_anus]

He's played a background role in a lot of these videos, and was in a couple weird rules and first videos. He's been around

[@Skeadarelli]

@@jconley420 agreed

[@pacergiraffe8985]

I thought he was a little boring at times

[@pnutty08]

I remember watchin this live when it happened. Still get goosebumps when i watch the highlights.

[@brandonenoch1402]

I love T MAC! My favorite player ever. I remember seeing this moment live.

[@tylerthegiraffe]

Wow a brotha????? OK SB NATION

[@DaDualityofMan]

This changes everything lol

[@mase8705]

I know right

[@EZPrAnCs]

And it was a sub par video

[@jonloc8535]

5:55 Dikembe's knees are like 3 feet in the air when he's sitting

[@The-Filth_ps]

I still pull this clip up and watch it from time to time. Loved T-Mac, still have a signed baseball bat from the game I went to 20 years ago lol

[@nestordiaz2933]

This channel is the best !!!!!! You guys bring back so many memories 🙏🏼🙏🏼💯💯👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🔥🔥🔥

[@Troyza27]

Been waiting for this one for ages! Keep up the A+ content!

[@showtimesportsmedia6906]

Troy Britton me too

[@JoeBushOnline]

What a great vid! So thorough on an event which only took about forty seconds of in-game time. I think this is the first video I've seen by this host, and he does a great job with it! Excited to see more from Joe

[@biteddybearw7764]

I love when its a moment i know absolutely nothing about.Finding out about cool moments like this is always nice!

[@unlimitedcards3943]

Anyone else feel like their watching a Yao Ming vid for first half of video

[@19DannyBoy65]

You guys have to do one on Bobby Orr's OT Stanley Cup winning goal

[@andrewlarson7]

Danny Boy and the Blackhawks 2 goals in 30 seconds to winning the Stanley Cup

[@11Pharcyde]

Wow on my birthday and y'all upload a video of my favorite player of all time, thanks a bunch for this.

[@shdwdrmr-dq3lo]

Great episode, as always. Keep up the good work!

[@7732bronco]

Can anyone find Pop’s post-game interview after this game? I always remember it being incredible

[@albert_oponda]

I can clearly remember jumping out of my seat at home screaming the heck out of my lungs. Even if this was just a regular season game. And then Dame time happened a few years after.

[@matcrush2635]

dope editing, retro filter, bgm, all the little pieces. glad to dive in

[@4realGTFOH]

One of the greatest moments in Houston sports history!! Shout outs to Houston!!

[@dylaniehl5831]

I like this new guy. Think he could be really good. Hope to see more of him

[@zinnmaster9135]

Please cover Teyshaun Prince making five 3's in a row against UNC. It was incredible.

[@YungKeyMizzle]

I love it when you guys do moments I got to watch happen live 👌🏿💪🏿😁😎

[@Mathias3710]

About time you did this one. Perfect subject matter for this.

[@niklasheron475]

Oh boy that's going to be a good one! WE LOVE SPORTS AND WE DON'T CARE WHO KNOWS

[@Joneth_Piptne]

One of the best comebacks I've ever seen before...😏✌️

[@willsi]

Stretching it a few minutes more, w/ the same quality, brought so much depth to this Rewinder. One of the best episodes.

[@kennyreid9205]

Absolutely unreal job on this, well done sir

[@brownmamba6339]

I can just imagine Pop giving it to Devin Brown for turning over the ball.

[@igethighhighhigh]

“ Dressed like he’s fresh off the grill “ bro wylin 😂😂😂

[@notskipbayless7918]

I remember as a kid I was like 8 I got my first nba Jersey an it was Tracy’s Jersey. I still have it. One of the GOATs of basketball

[@X2Finest23]

I’ve been waiting for this one

[@Swisha35]

Came from the notification and I hoped that the rest of the title was "deserves a deep rewind" so much. Not disappointed.

[@bulanexe6295]

Reminder Malcolm butler SB INT When could we expect to see that?

[@andrewlarson7]

I am PvP it was only 4 years ago, they should wait a lot longer

[@bulanexe6295]

@@andrewlarson7 The AB-Big Ben Beef was less than a year ago so

[@juandelacruize]

Legend has it that Tim Duncan vowed to win 04-05 NBA finals because of this heart breaking loss

[@murkish]

Loved this one!

[@jayden8107]

Eli manning’s miracle super bowl throw

[@DaDualityofMan]

*The Helmet Catch

[@trenpire]

yao ming is amazing and is one of the only people that make shaq look small and all those other tall centers in that all star picture

[@TheNamesDitto]

They finally did it! Tmac was one of my favorite players growing up

[@codyneuhaus4114]

New guy alert!! Nice job man and good work!! I liked it the video, so hope SB Nation well let you do more my good sir 👍😎

[@unoriginalname6354]

I’m a Spurs fan. This is still one of the coolest moments that I’ve seen in basketball history.

[@Romax-pg2is]

Dusan Kechman’s half-court shot with 0.7 seconds left deserves a deep rewind

[@gens0kyo]

y'all finally covered this thank god

[@Nick-ty3dg]

These videos are just awesome

[@mariopantoja8259]

"where a team with historically stingy defense....

[@darrylmata4025]

Will never forget Devin brown's face of disbelief.

[@kernowvideosolutions]

Love this channel!!!!

[@ryanb8405]

Hands down my favorite channel on yt

[@pussinjordans8800]

Stacey King's "I like my meatball spicy" needs a deep rewind

[@trvspvrk]

Russell Westbrook scored 29 points on 31 shots

[@N.I.R.A.T.I.A.S.]

Westbrick.

[@ApplezKiwi]

So he missed more than half of them?

[@101SkyFace101]

This gave me crazy goosebumps yo

[@Thaistickthai]

Love this Rewind series!

[@erv_.]

Do the rewind of Tony kukoc game winner in the 1994 playoffs and the context behind it also after it

[@imlikemike]

idk if you're trolling lol. but come on man ... use Google before commenting if you don't know how to spell something LOL. Tony ... cuckoos??? lmfaoooo. it's Toni kukoc. ......cuckoos 😂😂😂😂

[@erv_.]

imlikemike um sorry I guess next time I’ll do my research next I promise but I changed it happy?

[@imlikemike]

@@erv_. aye, that's on you man. I'm just saying, be prepared to be called out. it's the internet lol. cuckoos got me dead tho. 😂😂😭😭 like, it's not even close.

[@erv_.]

imlikemike relax it was a mistake I just rushed and typed what I thought lol

[@marlawooillon8575]

Y’all NEED to Rewind the 2014 Champions League Final when Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid for “La Decima” the moment would be the Sergio Ramos last second header to draw the match and send it to Extra Time! A classic moment in football history!! Get it done plz

[@realgonzales8319]

Do Spurs vs Miami... Finals 1 and 2 ... classic a wild comeback from the best Spurs

[@mydogsnameislucy768]

FINALLY! This never gets old. :')

[@MrJayLundy]

A decent performance by Joe Ali in this Rewinder, all he needs is a tighter script and more dramatic storytelling and he should be a regular on the SB Nation videos

[@Urrzx]

You didn’t say what happened to the rockets season after the game :(

[@lucasrrmos]

You did the video I WANTED THANK YOU

[@BenchOnaQUEST]

Truly an amazing performance!!!

[@vaiyoncaphart8531]

kobe to shaq alley oop 2000 wcf deserves a rewind

[@Revy_1995]

Do Jose Bautista's bat flip in 2015 ALDS

[@neojso]

It was a very intense game when I watched it on TV live. The game can only be described as unbelievable and amazing. It hurted as a Spurs fan but i am glad I have watched this game and witnessed that moment (even though on TV). Good old nba.

[@zildjianallengarcia7819]

He aint Seth Rosenthal, but he did a good job...

[@jaden-cc5vp]

Lol 15th year anniversary Dec 9th 2019 lmfao