Tracy McGrady vs Kevin Durant Full Highlights 2008.01.23 - CLUTCH T-Mac vs Rookie KD!

[@kingcapital5595]

I miss TMac

[@lvfootball41]

Overrated, never made it past the first round.

[@brianfrederick8477]

Yes he, made it to the finals with the Spurs

[@lvfootball41]

Brian Frederick funny

[@劉高鵬]

I miss him,too i am Chinese and i also miss Yao!

[@wondermcthunder8835]

+Eaglesfan41 how's being a eagles fan working out for y

[@DyllinBernard27]

Living in the midrange, good god, that hasn't been seen in years

[@MrSupershazad]

For real

[@bjsw534]

Nobody plays in the mid range nowadays in the NBA. Only Melo, DeRozan and CP3.

[@DonkeyKong5479]

KD?

[@BeeThaDon46]

bjsw534 KD, Kyrie, Shaun Livingston, PG

[@slay-p2m]

DB27Productions rip Hamilton

[@HawkingRegime13]

People mention T-mac a lot in the comment section, but god damn seeing KD play so well at 19 has me pretty impressed.

[@anthonyrose7103]

So whats your point??? The kid sucks now, he never had quick speed now he's just a jump shooter like every other young fag playing in the NBA today. NBA today is boring and soft, soon every player in every position will just shoot 3pointers all game long.

[@playboiy5678]

Justin Maston damn bruh he took an L

[@andyhartkopf4167]

KD one of the best shooters ever trust me he's hard to guard and his post moves light everyone up

[@kizzy5497]

Pandes Mandes KD is way better than T Mac because KD actually put in the work T Mac fell back on his talent and it only got him so far never advanced past the 1st round.

[@sorryidgaf.6043]

Anthony Rose damn you a hater

[@maharzahoor11]

i am 25 years old and started following nba in 2012...and it actually makes me sad that i wasnt able to watch t-mac play in his prime :/

[@coopermorris236]

His prime was way back in 02 and 03

[@danoismyname]

Yeah. That's what he's saying. He wasn't able to watch him in his prime because he didn't follow the nba back then.

[@starwarsfan-ye9hw]

+Cooper Morris i d say til 07/08

[@Culley91]

+danoismyname thanks for elaborating for this dumbass

[@spurs_7798]

Cooper Morris Tmac once said, he never was as good as in early 06'.. right before the injurys really started

[@magicoke1]

the way tmac can create space to shoot or go in for a drive his foot work is incredible!!!

[@JustinODonnell2424]

@Joel Villarreal for 6" 9 it was amazing

[@Bluebirdfalling]

feetwork.

[@anthonygilmore5969]

This is why i have durant in my starting 12 man all time roster. It also appears he grew a bit more since he entered the league.

[@Bluebirdfalling]

no way

[@siegtv9305]

injured tmac vs rookie durant, seems fair. oh and i think i heard the announcer say durant idolized tmac maybe that is why they have similar gameplay. i see tmac in durant and paul george and a bit in melo.

[@houstonswisha143]

Thank you for adding the commentary in too, bill worrell is a legend in houston great voice

[@Fliktrikz]

I swear, Durant's rookie year offense consisted of mid range shots off a pick. Glad he does a lot more than that now.

[@sosavage8507]

He played more back then like Demar Derozan plays now (mid range and strong drives to the basket).

[@jayisthatruth]

+So Savage that is exactly how derozan plays now....

[@sosavage8507]

+Jamele Best I know I'm saying that Durant used to play how Derozan plays now

[@jayisthatruth]

So Savage but durant enhanced his game over time....derozan is still stuck on these mid-range jump shots..

[@sosavage8507]

+Jamele Best Dude thats what I've been saying

[@youlexander]

Well many people say T-mac a failure LOL. I would like to be that "missed potential": almost 1000 career games played. 7 NBA all star. 3 time nba scoring champion. NBA most Improved player. 18.000 points. more than 200 mil dolars earnings (endorsment and contracts). One of the best NBA superstar for almost a decade. OH yes what a failure. LOL. well let me be that failure ....Pleaaaaaseeee. Also consider that injuries destroyed his career, not only his own, but Yao ming's too...

[@thomaspotemciano]

Yeah Kobe said in a interview once that T Mac was the biggest threat to his career at his prime

[@joviisdabest1]

you are absolutely right man at least somebody speaking facts about tmac and his accomplishments instead of hating on his success

[@keyboardwarrior2779]

2 time scoring champion. Has scored more points in a game than anyone not named Carmelo Anthony or Kobe Bryant since Michael, more than Iverson, more than Durant, more than Curry.

[@watchnofacee]

The same things could be said about Melo too but now niggas moving like he was always shit lol

[@tingispingis]

If TMac was healthy, people would now be arguing over who was better between him and Kobe

[@BboyZoinks]

tmac ia that player no fan or audience knows how good he is but every nba player knows how legendary he is and could've been

[@Bohemian0522]

Yao and Tmac, would have been the greatest duo since Kobe and Shaq, too bad both succumbed to injuries.

[@mkeonine]

Today's KD is pretty much T-mac of old. Same game. People seem to forget how good T-mac was. His first years at Orlando after Toronto before his back problems, dude was a freaking beast!

[@JeoTivii-YT]

What a game this game was Legendary

[@RellyRell-ud3iz]

You can tell injuries took a toll on tmac

[@DaCreaTaur]

If not for injuries T-MAC would be known as the 2nd best SG of all time!!!

[@coopermorris236]

I think if AI or Tmac stayed healthy open of the two would probably be the greatest especially AI

[@Unclechin45]

DaCreaTaur yeah if he every got past the second round maybe

[@allstarlebron057]

+Cooper Morris ai was never a injury prone it was his bad attitude that every thought he had and no team wanted him after the nuggets sad if the 76ers would had kept him in till he retired he be up there with kobe and jordan

[@coopermorris236]

ALLSTAR LEBRON05 Well he is he would just have a better name and be 1 or 2 all time and yeah he was just different and was very buggy after Denver and it was sad seeing my favorite play decline

[@DaCreaTaur]

Unclechin45​ lol a better team doesn't make you a better player bruh

[@housesports000]

I miss T Mac more than i miss Seattle being a team

[@daneshzhao-graham5454]

Taking a look at Tmac, you can almost see the direct result of the surgeries on his knees and back. His body looks shorter, stiffer, and just in general less lengthy than his Orlando Magic days. It's almost like they clipped off sections of his legs and torso.. His lack of elevation on jumpshots and dunks adds to that illusion for me, but it's amazing how, even in his Rockets days, his body was already not in the shape that it was in when he was Kobe's undisputed rival.

[@poly_neso7212]

Danesh Zhao-Graham I ALWAYS THOUGHT THIS. He looks super lengthy and always looked the tallest/most lengthy on the court when he was in Orlando. After surgeries he stopped looking like the the biggest on the court.

[@SamualWilliams]

POLY_ neso Uhhhh it's called weight gain and Kevin Durant? KD is like taller than T-Mac, also more lengthy.

[@poly_neso7212]

Samual Williams Its a direct result of the injections/painkillers he was taking. He had to have fluids drained in 07+ from knee and shoulder after games. These are a huge reason he was gaining weight because he had to change diet aswell. Also I said he looked smaller as in he doesnt look like he covers much of the court like he did when he was in Orlando.

[@poly_neso7212]

Samual Williams Kd 6'10 with a 7'4 wingspan. Tmac listed as 6'8 but most players say hes more like 6'9 and he has 7'2 wingspan.

[@SamualWilliams]

POLY_ neso I see what you mean, but I believe that just has to do with his strides not being as long. He didn't seem to move as quickly here. I think the weight gain and injuries hurt his ability to run up and down the floor as fast as he could before.

[@HiBunnyGames]

NBA referee hates Tmac and Yao....

[@sickleharvestsleeks]

Tiffany Chen why

[@williamg4524]

Its just referee werent as sensitivd back then

[@zhouchen3004]

its always case since these two guys played in the same team

[@longliveart4362]

I knew Durant was going to be the truth I use create him on 2k before he even got drafted, good childhood

[@goodman5836]

the man (kd) is coming for everybody's lunch money

[@marcomojica3703]

KD VS TMC

[@techbit7607]

Champions win even in defeat, Durant took notes even in early defeats and got better now he is a 2x champion.

[@JoeGreen03]

I miss the SuperSonics. #BringThemBack

[@nmarbletoe8210]

Gary Payton, Shawn Kemp, Detlef Shrempf, those guys were fast tough and athletic as heck. That was a fun team to watch!!

[@GoatGawd911]

You mad Bro!? L

[@lilwetfart4077]

Tracy McGrady is his prime was one of the best players of all time.

[@yunggpacino]

T-Mac and Penny Hardaway no injuries would give Jordan n Pippen or shaq n Kobe problems!

[@Dakiller1243]

everybody gave jordan and the bulls problem. they just step up at the fourth quarter everytime. correct me if im wrong

[@brooklynassassin6825]

+Dakiller1243 only detroit

[@yunggpacino]

+Dakiller1243 Well you are wrong Jordan n pippen got they ass whipped by Penny n shaq that same yr Houston beat the magic so go study on your basketball level so you can be intelligent like me your father

[@brooklynassassin6825]

+Patrick Adzimah but that's when jordan came back he wasn't in basketball shape but that next year he was

[@yunggpacino]

+Brooklyn Assassin haha excuses are like assholes everyone's got one

[@juswolf22]

I think t mac had the smoothest prettiest game like it was poetry in motion his form and everything was more nice than Mj I say

[@zealousrider6612]

it really is.. tmac in his prime is so g'damn smooth

[@The333er]

silky smooth

[@Spud_E_Buddy]

I loved T-Mac...even when he left Toronto, but no way he was smoother than MJ in my opinion. Maybe his jumper, yes, but footwork and gliding while in the air, no way. Even in the video, I cringed a little bit looking at his footwork in the first half. KD was smoother, but again, that’s just my opinion.

[@blakewoodcrest4403]

More nice than MJ? I hope you stopped hittin that pipe!

[@michaeljf1972]

Blake Woodcrest Lmao i hope so too

[@chrismcmillian77yahoo.comm68]

I used to love watching T Mac play back n his prime Years. He should be up there as the GOAT.

[@Amauksura]

I pretty damn miss Sonics, I mean dat 24/7

[@ChrisJWatts504TV]

+Ibrahim Al-Bakini Hell Yeah! Me Too!

[@Rokutarox3TV]

man this highlight was amazing. t mac is legendary!

[@watchnofacee]

This was Tmac last year on a Elite level. Edit: Who in NBA history can lock up Tmac from 2000 to 2005

[@hawksfan9217]

2 great scorers

[@MikeT424]

I just watched these highlights of KD as a rookie his game changed as a rookie he was more catch and shoot but now he pulls up off the dribble and I also notice that he develop pulling up for 3

[@MikeT424]

+Vega Siswono yeah

[@waytoocozy]

That's how most of the scorers were back in the mid to late 00's were. Drives and Mid Range. Bron, Kobe, T Mac, Wade, AI, Michael Redd, B Roy etc etc.

[@SnowNasty]

Superb contextual audio editing my g, respect

[@jordanrioscreations]

It's crazy to think this shit was over 9 years ago.

[@handsomedevil254]

It's even crazier to think this shit was over 15 years ago and your comment is 5 years old as well man time flies like a mufukka 😂

[@jbenz1990]

In their primes I don’t think they would figure each other out. Depends on who has the better day if they went 1 on 1

[@sebastiantapia9070]

jbenz1990 has true

[@Alichef_]

2:58 that travel. 😂😂

[@saz19s8]

James Harden approves

[@DCentertainment50]

T-Mac>>Kobrick if not for injuries

[@ArianaFanGirlForLife]

Agreed.

[@devinhester2039]

AI >>> T MAC . KOBE

[@ArianaFanGirlForLife]

doobie ashtray lil wayne > biggie, 2pac

[@aliespiritu5753]

When he was healthy what did he do other than do great in the reg season?

[@ChaseEditor]

Only odd ball to compare rappers on a basketball video tf

[@lucasrrmos]

T Mac is a cool nickname

[@CozyHumanoid]

Tmac was fun to watch dude was freaking unstoppable when he was hot.

[@fred-shieh]

How quickly people forget... Tmac was arguably better than Kobe, offensively and defensively... but the load he had to carry... he brought a team with a rookie Mike Miller... scrubs like Pat Garrity, Andrew Declercq, Armstrong, washed up players in Shawn Kemp, Bo Outlaw... to THE PLAYOFFS... all on his back with no help from Grant Hill... it was amazing what he did...

[@colinreed6817]

+Fred S lol nice how you forgot when he was with Yao. How can you never get a confernce finals atleast lmao. He probz gets bounced first rd with Brons Cavs in 07.

[@4569262]

Tracy is a great player but where the fuck was he when kobe finally got rid of shaq and put the league on shutdown averaging nearly 36 a game. Tmac had a pretty stacked team that year but he was done by that point he had no longevity and he was only 26 years old so cut the bullshit in their primes kobe was fat more polished then Tmac.

[@jamil908]

+colin reed they were never healthy together...one of them was always injured

[@fred-shieh]

jamil hollinshed Part of Kobe's greatness was that he was able to stay healthy, but averaging 35ppg wasn't so 'great'... volume shooting on a bad team is nothing to be proud of, incredible performance yes, but that adds nothing to his legacy... we remember the three peat and then back to back way more than his down years even though his stats were made during those period. And yes, Tmac and Yao was never really healthy together, and I wouldn't call that a stacked team? Rafer Alston was never a good PG... and an old juwan howard manning the PF spot... etc... the team was good, but it wasn't very athletic...

[@javiersanchez1661]

Fred S He was better than kobe before the injury not only him Allen Iverson was better then kobe then to. Kobe fans won't admit to nothing, t mac was the best player I ever seen including jordan.

[@bobm.8429]

I can still remember when 3 players were all averaging 30+ at the same season! Tmac, Iverson and Kobe! 😂😂😂

[@chriscp3857]

The Lost legend

[@rickyfactz]

Man it would be so dope to have a Sonics Durant jersey.

[@shoukatsukai]

I miss this Rockets Team so much...

[@eazymoneydbooker5957]

Came here after JR Smith disrespected Tmac saying KD will win and its not even close

[@AAmast3r]

I like how in this video, the announcers say KD is 6'9. In the finals just this year Mark Jackson and JVG are calling him a 7 footer. WTF

[@User-22ps457]

He is 6'10 without shoes

[@byonar]

Damn that look from young durant. one legit snake eyes

[@tc4203]

Why does screen make it look so old it never look like that in 08

[@FlyingV555]

Probably captured on VCR.

[@Grunge_Cycling]

God I miss the old Rockets!

[@Truerboyy]

Arthur J fuck yea

[@Dakiller1243]

7:17 the future and the all star. man how time flies. now durant is the all star, who is the next sf/swingman future?

[@3llo267]

Injured TMAC vs Young KD! This is classic

[@xdivisionvision]

Durant is basically Orlando T-Mac as in unstoppable

[@devinmccampbell9661]

Some of these angles makes tmac look like he's ballin in flip flops lol

[@playa1877]

Tmac was so clutch day in and day out..this game pretty much sums up his entire career..this wasn't even his peak form he was unstoppable in Orlando

[@roz3056]

Durant 🐐🏀

[@ninjascroll1017]

I miss the supersonics

[@jeck1987]

8:10 They realized they had a bad play on defense when KD took the shot >.

[@adenboogie3631]

7:35 when the announcers got it the play wrong 😂😂

[@darrylsnoddy5416]

That step back on KD was so cold. #tmac

[@ethanfriedrich]

I miss that Rockets with T-Mac and Yao.

[@17thwonder]

at this point in his stage you could tell that McGrady's injuries were just slowing him down but he still had the sickest pump fake I've seen from a player and Durant was so advanced for a player his age, that mid-range game was money as soon as he stepped on the court.

[@asyo27]

OKC roosters are originally from sonics, right?

[@6sols988]

yeah rookie

[@ChrisJWatts504TV]

Bring Back The Supersonics!!!!! I Miss Them!!!!!

[@dubbyu4286]

A lot of people do.

[@ChrisJWatts504TV]

+Chicago Bulls Fan Word Fam..

[@郑柏拉图]

OMG，seven years ago ,I was a fan of the rockets ,the man is amazing and impressed ,turn out to KD

[@starwarsfan-ye9hw]

Tmac the greatest TALENT of all time (not player, dont get me wrong)

[@coopermorris236]

I'd give that to AI

[@mohaed96]

+Cooper Morris I'd give that to T-Mac

[@coopermorris236]

mohaed96 Ok I can respect that both are great player with very different play styles one is 5'11 and one is 6'8

[@nosupa]

I'd say LeBron

[@mohaed96]

nosupa i'd say you're LeWrong

[@preachmann1271]

Feb, 20 2019... The talk is who would win a one on one, Tmac or Durant...just by looking at this I always got tmac winn that...but Durant is a beast so who who ever wins.. It's gonna be by one point!

[@jjjordan2824]

ppl never appreciated tmac

[@omgitsme435]

Were VCRs still big in 2008?..

[@javiersanchez1661]

The years t mac was in Orlando kobe wasn't better than him. T mac over took kobe in Orlando and was the best player in the nba at 21 or 22 years old. I think t mac was just scratching the surface of his talents with the magic. Had McGrady not got hurt he would of stayed better then kobe. T mac showed no mercy going in for dunks and didn't give a dam who was waiting he went right through them. You just heard kobe's name more cause of all their playoff runs. You put McGrady wit Shaq he's getting rings to.

[@l9ikjam]

But what about all if the playoff runs without shaq? T mac was a beast but his best season doesn't even come close to comparing with kobe's best season

[@toppa4504]

@@l9ikjam actually it is Tmacs best season statistically that Kobes cant match. 30 plus ppg on 30 plus PER. Only legends put those two stats together..

[@l9ikjam]

@@toppa4504 Kobe averaged 35 ppg one season.

[@toppa4504]

@@l9ikjam on a 28 per. Still insane tho

[@刘大川-n8v]

I miss Seattle

[@Aaron.McNair]

Tracy McGrady was having knee and back trouble at this time still getting buckets

[@Zaymane808]

Crazy how agressive of a player kd has become on both ends

[@lovewinter2937]

I miss Tmac 😩 the goat 🐐

[@dapunkof1975]

Damn I miss this team...

[@hc0246]

TMac=legend

[@fre3tv743]

I know none of you 90 babies remember this but man I love the NBA back then

[@nahor88]

I was playing middle-school ball during this time. I remember the coach would yell at us when we would shoot 3s, as the rule of thumb was that a longer shot had a lower percentage of getting hit. Now it's all about 3s, lol.

[@bigfactzztv5811]

I was at this game

[@irockj00ssockz]

KD now plays like houston tmac

[@ramesesmoses1741]

Hell yes for me...

[@jlpeng9036]

Miss our tmac in Houston.

[@quiet_guy9772]

I can't wait until T-Mac's induction... #HallOfFameDefinitely

[@eriche6250]

Audio has hissing sound

[@eb5857]

He is better than kobe in prime/ jordan/clyde and so on

[@eb5857]

PRIME!!!!!!!!!!!

[@adamalexander3963]

idiot

[@adamalexander3963]

You mad Bro!? not even equal to kobe

[@adamalexander3963]

You mad Bro!? somebody with 0 postseason runs does not have an equal prime to kobe

[@andyhartkopf4167]

Prime Jordan 6-0 finals 10x scoring titles, all defense year in and out please tmac is 4th best SG harden could easily take his spot

[@yexie8091]

2008, TMAC is not in his prime. His prime is actually 2001-2006, most of Magic career and early Rockets career.

[@欣宇-e2n]

N Dey Say that T-mac is the most talented guy throughout the ages.

[@ramesesmoses1741]

It could be, but injuries ruined tmac.

[@oyi21]

And that’s him on his way down from his prime

[@tazz4life118]

young KD had future superstar written all over him.

[@SWAGxFERRARI]

i miss Durant in seattle

[@FlyingV555]

Durant's shooting stroke has stayed the same ever since he came into the NBA.

[@KCurry]

The last Sonics game I went to... Save our Sonics!

[@ckmac175]

dat clutch dat smile wont cone back。。。

[@doctorboost]

mcgrady made a 2 pointer at 1:30 and the scoreboard only changed from 39 to 40...

[@junjungamo8969]

Ya tell that to the officials bro go

[@tonyarcadefanatics]

This Game Is G.O.A.T KD My Favorite Player

[@nira9508]

It seemed like T-Mac really enjoyed the game.

[@PollyThaDon88]

Prime KD, not even close!

[@EldePHX]

Shit looks like it’s from the 90’s lol

[@Andretti2Tone]

7:34 announcer got fooled lol

[@pablovaldez5998]

Mcgrady el mejor

[@tmonjr8490]

i was rooting for tmac while watching this game knowing that kd sold out

[@agusteransosa619]

my boy rafer alston!

[@ND-OPS]

Back when the whole world believes that KD is a 6’9”

[@saz19s8]

It feels like T Mac passed the torch to KD

[@ramesesmoses1741]

Mj, kobe, tmac, dr j, bird, magic, kd, curry, doncic r d players with so much excitements to watch in nba.