@@railfanben5935 Because of the NBA Lockout after the 2010-2011 season. 66 games were played thst season. That tight schedule got to a lot of players, especially since that was the year Derrick Rose went down with that ACL tear. My dreams were crushed that season, but that game against the Lakers was tons of fun.
I wish Kyrie stayed with Lebron in 2018. They would have beaten the Warriors together. Lebron was a beast that year and just needed 1 real player to win it all.
they played one against spurs as well. lebron and cavs have legendary regular season games only mjs bulls can match them. during first stint also people came to see him and detroit were around, so were celtics. lbj team with no stars won 60 plus games like 3 to 4 times: 2006,2007,2008,2009 and 2010 eliminated by superior teams. the 2007 final run was superb and inexperience all around defeated him. 2 games they lost under a shot! if lbj had won then he would have already been the GOAT! the 2011 loss hurts otherwise he has done very well! NOBODY HAS TAKEN ON 4 DYNASTY LIKE TEAMS LIKE HIM: CELTICS, SPURS, WARRIORS AND FADING DETROITS!
Even though prices were crazy for tickets, I went as often as possible. I was at this game, 2015 finals game 3 and 2017 finals game 4 on my birthday. I'll never forget those games
@@jahleelx9270 yeah man I enjoyed every second of them. I was grateful when I went but I had no idea how special they'd end up being years down the road. One of those stories I'll be telling everyone about until I die lol
I remember watching this game live on ESPN thinking to myself, "wow this will become a classic one day." Watching this reminds me of how great a show this was
zo no the rule was there, but when the ball is dead you’re allowed to hang for as long as you want. Since it was an And-1 the whistle was blown and he could’ve stayed
Honestly, the combo of Irving and James was the only thing that was close to challenging the Durant version of the Warriors. Too bad Kyrie didn't stay and Cleveland add a piece or two to that team.
Them and the 2018 Rockets, the only way to beat them was to have an unstoppable iso player and surround him with a lot of 3 and D guys, that's why the Rockets nearly knocked them out in 7 games, they could defend them and outscore them by hitting threes.
This was the perfect matchup for Christmas, both have INSANE HOF caliber players all through their lineup. Also the fact that this was after their first nah finals matchup as well as one of the first games KD was with the warriors going against the Cavilers. This gave us a sneak peak preview of the finals that were to come.
I remember watching this at my aunt's house, and we were all on the couch screaming like crazy when kyrie hit that shot. This is when playing and winning really meant something to the big name players. Just pure basketball at the highest level which is all fans really want to see. All these guys are so gifted and talented. I FIRMLY believe Cleveland would've won that Finals series had JR not been high during the game lolol. Lebron was so far beyond the best player on both teams it wasn't even close. BUT it is a team sport after all.
Cleveland was gonna get washed either way golden state was just too good for them. You sound like a straight up fool saying “Lebron was by far the best player on both teams” when KD was lighting his ass up and he was just as good as Lebron was that series AND he actually played good defense UNLIKE Lebron. Typical Lebron stan smh..
If warriors didn’t have KD Cavs going back to back I think but it was fun to watch Lebron and Irving I kinda hope down the line they reunite on some team
I mean with kyrie, they went 50/50 with the warriors. Till he got traded to the boston. I think this was the only kryptonite for the warriors is lebron and kyrie together
@@Tech-cy9yo the warriors lost this game with their full healthy squad. The cavs could’ve went all the way if it wasnt for Kyrie that wanted to get traded mid season.
No cap. At this point it’s gonna go down as the greatest rivalry of all time. At the time I didn’t like the warriors or any of those players, now I respect All of them (besides KD) for the great basketball they gave us to watch. Amazing rivalry and it was always fun to watch. Nothing from the new generation will ever compare to these teams and players. Bron Steph Kyrie Klay Draymond and Kevin Love will all go down in history as all time greats. I really miss basketball from 2015-2018. NBA is a joke now.
This game was amazing.i wish I could have been there..watching it again now it’s sad to see kyrie and lebron because they were fucking magical together.i think you could put kyrie and lebron on any team together they would be in the finals every year.seeing kyrie dancin on them and bron cutting thru the lane is beautiful
Warriors fan here. Still one of the best Xmas games ever. I remember that venom the Warriors had after this game. 2 great teams going at it. Also, probably wouldn't be re-watching this if it wasn't for the 'rona😂😂
Looking back, this is most definitely one of the GREATEST Christmas Day games EVER
Yes is it
Definitely this and that Bulls-Lakers X-mas Day 2011-2012 Season Opener.
@@CoCoCo1212 why did it start so late?
RailFanBen 59 NBA Lockout
@@railfanben5935 Because of the NBA Lockout after the 2010-2011 season. 66 games were played thst season. That tight schedule got to a lot of players, especially since that was the year Derrick Rose went down with that ACL tear. My dreams were crushed that season, but that game against the Lakers was tons of fun.
Is anyone going to talk about how old man Jefferson posterized KD and Thompson ??
Cavs mostly hated that day.
bruh i swear 😭😭😭
Nah deadass though 😭😭😭
Outta nowhere too
Bro both kd and klay in their athletic primes
I miss this Cavs team.
I wish Kyrie stayed with Lebron in 2018. They would have beaten the Warriors together. Lebron was a beast that year and just needed 1 real player to win it all.
@@geordiejones5618 fr
@@geordiejones5618 Down 2-0 and 3-2 to the Celtics tho in the ECC
@@torinoconnor4296 who won
2017 NBA Finals would of been great if it was just the KD-Less Warriors.
Looking back at this, not only is this the greatest Christmas Day game I have ever witnessed, but also just one of the best regular season games too
This game was epic, like a battle! Wow!
Seriously! It was a good Christmas, indeed!
I remember falling asleep when the cavs were down. I woke up and they were back in the game
This game was awesome like a game 7 in the playoffs
Back when cavs vs warriors was a rivalry 😂
I miss kyrie and Lbj man
@@noahadams1178 Amen man, amen.
This season they battled for the bottom seed tbf
@@johnaligizakis bruh they bottled for the last place in the league
Now we’re all just bums😭
Greatest regular season game of all time
they played one against spurs as well. lebron and cavs have legendary regular season games only mjs bulls can match them. during first stint also people came to see him and detroit were around, so were celtics. lbj team with no stars won 60 plus games like 3 to 4 times: 2006,2007,2008,2009 and 2010 eliminated by superior teams.
the 2007 final run was superb and inexperience all around defeated him. 2 games they lost under a shot! if lbj had won then he would have already been the GOAT! the 2011 loss hurts otherwise he has done very well!
NOBODY HAS TAKEN ON 4 DYNASTY LIKE TEAMS LIKE HIM: CELTICS, SPURS, WARRIORS AND FADING DETROITS!
@@king_has_no_clothskul8635 stop typing paragraphs
@@fhoeschasepape good. you did read it.
Youngesters
@@king_has_no_clothskul8635 seeing and reading something are two different things Mr Paragraph Man the Paragraph Writer
As a cavs fan in 2019...we appreciated them when we had them. Listen to that crowd. Speaks for itself
I know i appreciated them damn seems long ago now
Even though prices were crazy for tickets, I went as often as possible. I was at this game, 2015 finals game 3 and 2017 finals game 4 on my birthday. I'll never forget those games
@@nickhamlett3583 damn man you were lucky.
@@jahleelx9270 yeah man I enjoyed every second of them. I was grateful when I went but I had no idea how special they'd end up being years down the road. One of those stories I'll be telling everyone about until I die lol
@@nickhamlett3583 daaanngg thats soo siiiickkk, Im glad you enjoyed it man
i love how he put a highlight of klay missing a layup😂
Keison Forte 5:21
He got dunked on by Jefferson too and kyrie cooked him all game
@@LaForce1notdone Kyrie always cooks both Splash Brothers...
I always come back to watch this game.. Great times... I miss kyrie, we coulda won finals if he was there
Man same, this game felt like a game 7. Amazing.
Who is “we”?
We could have won 2 chips if Kyrie didn't turn into a busta in the 2017 playoffs bickering smh
TruthHurts basketball doesn’t exist without fans douchebag
@@ernestboykin3rd706 bricks ? Go look at his averages bro
I remember watching this game live on ESPN thinking to myself, "wow this will become a classic one day." Watching this reminds me of how great a show this was
1:39 most hype sequence of all time
yes.
Man, this game was surreal. It's just a regular game but pride was at stake here.
This was the perfect game to cap off the amazing year of 2016!
I swear there was something in the air in 2016 such a memorable year
This was the best rivalry ever, I miss these teams against each other so much
rj dunking on klay and kd makes my day
RJ caught him some bodies, Bron hit the go ahead and 1, Kyrie hit the dagger. Man this was a hell of a game
Fasho
Thanks for posting. December 25, 2016. Christmas Day. And sadly, the last Christmas that my mother would ever see.
mkl62 oh man. R.I.P. to her
Oh man 😭
My condolences bro🙏🏾
@@treecosmos386 Thanks. She saw many a Christmas as she was born in 1928.
@@mkl62 love u homie
I love how LeBron starting swinging on the rim at 7:56
Lamont Roberson the rule wasn’t passed back then where if you do that you get a tech but it was excessive
xzowo
You’re an ldiot.
Don't know if you're being sarcastic but I loved it! Dunk on Kd and Draymond
@@treecosmos386 it's mad funny to me
zo no the rule was there, but when the ball is dead you’re allowed to hang for as long as you want. Since it was an And-1 the whistle was blown and he could’ve stayed
Forget the 90's. This is pinnacle of basketball
Watching this game after the finals 2018 game 4. What a team that was cavs..!!
Honestly, the combo of Irving and James was the only thing that was close to challenging the Durant version of the Warriors. Too bad Kyrie didn't stay and Cleveland add a piece or two to that team.
Them and the 2018 Rockets, the only way to beat them was to have an unstoppable iso player and surround him with a lot of 3 and D guys, that's why the Rockets nearly knocked them out in 7 games, they could defend them and outscore them by hitting threes.
Every year i go back to the best Christmas game i’ve ever seen 🔥
It's a tradition to come back here every year!
This was the perfect matchup for Christmas, both have INSANE HOF caliber players all through their lineup. Also the fact that this was after their first nah finals matchup as well as one of the first games KD was with the warriors going against the Cavilers. This gave us a sneak peak preview of the finals that were to come.
One of the greatest basketball years of all time.
My favorite regular season game ever. I miss these two teams 😪
I don't miss that warriors with KD, the nba wasn't competitive
@@KDSlimReaper Me too, he literally destroyed the finals
@@3idontknow3 i mean.. this cavs team with kyrie was their only weakness, till he wanted to get traded 🤦♀️ left bron to do all by himself.
The chemistry of the whole cavs especially kyrie and lebron..i miss it alotttt
One of the greatest regular season games in history.
One of the best regular season games ever
I always come back to this game. Amazing. Grandpa R.J caught 2 bodies that night.
I remember watching this at my aunt's house, and we were all on the couch screaming like crazy when kyrie hit that shot. This is when playing and winning really meant something to the big name players. Just pure basketball at the highest level which is all fans really want to see. All these guys are so gifted and talented. I FIRMLY believe Cleveland would've won that Finals series had JR not been high during the game lolol. Lebron was so far beyond the best player on both teams it wasn't even close. BUT it is a team sport after all.
Cleveland was gonna get washed either way golden state was just too good for them. You sound like a straight up fool saying “Lebron was by far the best player on both teams” when KD was lighting his ass up and he was just as good as Lebron was that series AND he actually played good defense UNLIKE Lebron. Typical Lebron stan smh..
What a time this was. These teams were insane.
That Cavalier team was so special, just unfortunate timing with the Warrior dynasty. Thanks Ximo, great memories.
If warriors didn’t have KD Cavs going back to back I think but it was fun to watch Lebron and Irving I kinda hope down the line they reunite on some team
I mean with kyrie, they went 50/50 with the warriors. Till he got traded to the boston. I think this was the only kryptonite for the warriors is lebron and kyrie together
Just looking back at good times it feels like this game was years ago looking at the rosters but it’s almost 4 years old it was a good Christmas Day
coming back here in 2021 december watching this great game
Same
Reminiscing in 2021 & this is one of the best regular season games of all time
Most underrated Sequence in NBA History @1:33 ‼️
2016 Steph Curry was special. 2016 Kyrie Irving was special. 2016 LeGoat James was special. 2016 NBA season, special!
one of the highest level games of basketball you'll ever see
probably my best nba memory ever watching this with my brother. nba was hitting different around this time
Miss this kind like moments back in the day 2020 Covid Change it everything but not the spirit.
Back when the good guys won...
For me this Christmas battle was matched there's no winner to this game . This was the best Christmas game in nba history
i miss you Kyrie Irving here in Cavs Fan :))
wil88 the dominican rapper
Me too😭😭😭.
The Greatest Christmas Game Of All Time. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
This is still one of the best Christmas games ever. Why couldn’t the Finals have been like this? Only GM 3 had a game as good as this one.
Because the warriors were too damn good. Beating them in the playoffs was a different story.
The good old days we witnessed some of the greatest basketball ever played when it was Cavs vs the warriors
2016 was the only year this rivalry was balanced and it was so fun to watch
@@Tech-cy9yo the warriors lost this game with their full healthy squad. The cavs could’ve went all the way if it wasnt for Kyrie that wanted to get traded mid season.
Still one of my favourite games.
Still amazes me how Kyrie and Bron beat a team, everyone regards as the greatest team ever assembled 🔥
4 years on …. Take me back . This game was insane .
This teams are so good that you wont know who will win everytime they face each other.
Greatest Xmas day game ever, from a dubs fan. Miss this era of ball.
Coming back to this now and how I miss this era
1 of the best Christmas Day games ever
Best Christmas Day game of all time. Let’s go Cavs!!!
i miss them days omg it was so special to witness
the best game in recent History
Adarsh this and the heat vs Lakers in ‘04
who here 7 years later
Simply the greatest video on youtube ever uploaded
Who looking back in 2021 🥺
We'll never get another Christmas game like this one 💯💯💯
This brought tears to my eyes
RJ with the dagger on KD on thos last secs
god damn do i miss these days. nba was too lit then
Nigga no it wasn’t everyone Nd they mama was bitchin about the warriors team😂😂
Yeah it def wasnt lol everyone knew who would win
The game was like a finals!!!
HERE TO LOOK
AT IT AIGAIN WHAT AN AMAZING GAME BY BOTH TEAM
Whether you hate either team, you gotta admit it........we both miss both of these two
No cap. At this point it’s gonna go down as the greatest rivalry of all time. At the time I didn’t like the warriors or any of those players, now I respect All of them (besides KD) for the great basketball they gave us to watch. Amazing rivalry and it was always fun to watch. Nothing from the new generation will ever compare to these teams and players. Bron Steph Kyrie Klay Draymond and Kevin Love will all go down in history as all time greats. I really miss basketball from 2015-2018. NBA is a joke now.
This game was the best Christmas game ever
This game was crazy great
This sequence 1:35 is one of the highest levels of basketball I've ever seen
This game was amazing.i wish I could have been there..watching it again now it’s sad to see kyrie and lebron because they were fucking magical together.i think you could put kyrie and lebron on any team together they would be in the finals every year.seeing kyrie dancin on them and bron cutting thru the lane is beautiful
WOAH 3:40 Kevin Durant did the EXACT same move 6 months before Game 3 of the 2017 Finals. The same crossover and pull up into his shot too.
kyrie on the cavs was magical
Who watches this video every year before christmas like me?😂
Yessir
Those back to back by LBJ and KD then those two posterising dunks by Richard, damn! This is purely a game for the books!
2016 cavs fa life 💯💯💪
GOAT Game
Who needs title when pride is on the line. This was war on Christmas. Winner gets bragging rights.
This will be the gift I give my son everytime .
Two of the best teams for like 3-4 years knocking everybody out the league
Crazy rivalry this was, I don’t even think they shook hands after the game
6:30 this dunk was underrated af
Who's back here in 2021 just to watch this insane game? Also I think nets vs Lakers on Christmas is gonna top this game
Best game I've ever seen
Who's still watching this year 2021? Damn i got goosebumps in this game
NOONG PANAHON NA GUMISING AKO NG 3:30 AM PARA MAPANOOD NG LIVE VIA NBA TV!!THE BEST XMAS GAME!!
These were some great days
whos watching 2018 september
Naturally teams tend to play lazy first half of season but you could tell both teams was trying to make a statement this game
1:33-1:56 is so perfect ❤️
Channing is so fuckimg efficient dude , I love the shot form and arc
Bro how tf was this 5 years ago already
Frrr
I remember this everybody was hoopin 🤣
I miss the old cavs team
Warriors fan here. Still one of the best Xmas games ever. I remember that venom the Warriors had after this game. 2 great teams going at it. Also, probably wouldn't be re-watching this if it wasn't for the 'rona😂😂
rona still here though?
@@jBstfu man fuck Rona. Never had it, and I’m never gettin that vaccine!!
Kevin Durant should stay in okc for his career will be more fun to watch 👀
still onto this!
2019 anyone ?
Jaber Sangcopan 2020?
Lakers 2020 champions
2021
This was such a great rivalry 😂❤️