This was the last great finals we had. This GSW clev rivalry could been the lakers celtics of our time but Durant ruined it. Just look at how Kyrie & lebron played out their minds , competition brings out the best in sports
@@goldendragon7853 One Championship and he enters the "Goat" conversation??? I think that term is thrown around too much. He has his foot in the door...thats all
Kyrie's shotmaking in this series is just the greatest I have ever seen. You can't say that he was not defended well, they smothered him yet he somehow finds a way to put it in the basket, every single time. He played out of his mind. As a basketball fan, it's just insane to watch.
@@DeeMoney-rj4rj I hope so man. Kyrie crazy for ever wanting to leave Bron. Kyrie was his best teammate and their playstyles complemented each other so well. Bron was so selfless with him and would legit let him take over at times. I don’t understand what their wasn’t to like about the situation.
I don't care what anybody says this it's still one of the best performances by any duo in playoff history, like two people drop 40 plus points in a game especially they were down three one and the odds were so against them, crazy man🔥😴
Not one of the best my friend, it’s undisputedly THE #1 PERFORMANCE BY A DUO in playoffs/finals history💯💯💯 Real talk! It has never been done before & it still hasn’t been done.
Kyrie is one of the hardest players I ever seen someone try and guard especially for his height..Allen Iverson was another one for his height wad hard to guard
@@danielthompson8867 Iverson was a good player. To me he was never great. His efficiency was horrible. He is not in Kyrie's league. Kyrie, when on fire, is literally unguardable.
@@jacquesl9972 he got 2 rings and 2 finals mvp and a virgin weak nigga I’d smack the shit outta keeps crying everyday about it 😭😭. I’d kms if my parents ever named me Jacques.
Lebron could have easily went for 50. He had 36 by the 6 minute mark in the 3rd quarter. He willingly pulled his game back and let kyrie eat to reach 40 points as well
Idc what anyone says.. this is the best finals performance of all time.. lebron averaged a triple double and led both teams in points rebounds assist blocks and steals for the entire series😂 came back down 3 -1 for the first time in finals history against a team that won 73 games…. Ya best finals by anyone ever
The Finals don't have that big game feeling anymore with these new commentators. Regardless of what ppl thought about JVG and MJax, they both at least made it feel like the game that was being played mattered in the big picture. With JJ Reddick and Doris Burke, the Finals feel like a random game in the middle of the regular season
Man, I still remember this series and that GSW vs OKC series. I was in the last semester of my undergraduate, graduated just when the playoff started. Me and my university pals went to bar every game for the last 3 games of this final thinking it would be the last. But no. LeBron and Cavs proved me wrong 3 times in a row. Afterwards, KD ruined the competition. In a sense, the NBA competitiveness went out as my university year finished. The last memory of me just being a student not worrying about life. I still remember the Game 7, so many people at that shoeless joe bar watching this. We were there early and got the nice seat in front of the TV. Man, the bar got so loud at the last 2 min of the game. When LeBron blocks Iggy and Kyrie hit that 3 pt, the bar just exploded. Just very fond memory. LOL.
One of my favorite games ever, historic comeback just showing when Kyrie-Bron were connected nobody could defend them on the court. It´s difficult to compare them with other deadliest duos but I recall some Shaq-Kobe epic games that were also out of this world.
throughout all the "LeBron finally did it. or the "This sealed his legacy" talk, this will forever be one of the greatest, most forgotten finals performances ever. Not for Bron, but Kyrie. This dude balled so hard, and he scored on everyone not just curry, but the hype will overshadow his performance
of course no one is going to forget him but kyrie wasnt the one putting back to back forties and back to back to back triple doubles.I mean you have to give credit where its due but without james block no shot.
This was a great series because the teams had continuity and history similar to great series in the 80s and 90s. With so much player movement it will never be the same.
I’ve always been a fan of the Cleveland sleeve jerseys in this series. I remember the players didn’t like them because it didn’t feel comfortable but they still looked cool
Man this would have been one of the great rivalries before the Kyrie and KD situations. 2017-2018 seasons I knew no one would match KD Warriors in a series but it was great to witness Lebron become the most complete player ever during those playoffs runs. The unstoppable post game, clutch shots, game winner shots, great defensive plays, leading his team in every major category each series. 2nd all time behind Michael Jordan!
What's cool about Mark Jackson's story is there are many like it about Kyrie. One of my close friend's from college is from Jersey, and when Kyrie went to Duke said he's the best basketball player he had ever seen play live...including guys like DeJuan Wagner (who scored 100pts in a HS game, also from Jersey)....then a few short years later I'm watching Kyrie do this for my Cavs....nuts
Similarly another buddy had an internship in Canton one summer and came back to college in the fall talking about this middle school/high school kid who was gonna be the next Jordan, and people weren't joking. His name was LeBron or something, private school kid....LOL
I remember my friends saying they not watching the finals because it’s the same matchup every year and I was the only one that wanted to watch it. I straight up told them this is the best basketball I’ve ever seen, especially the first year they had KD. I’m an OKC fan but I couldn’t deny the greatness I was watching
Just watched and counted up every iso field goal, and depending on how you define an isolation play, Kyrie and LeBron made(!!!!) anywhere from 20-24 shots in isolation out of their 54 combined shot attempts. I repeat, MADE(!!!!!!!) 20-24 iso buckets. This is probably the most insanely difficult carry job by a duo ever.
To be that efficient against that team and doing practically everything on offense in isolation, we may never see a game like this from two players again. Two all-time scorers scorching hot and in the zone at the same time.
Last Great Finals without Injuries. Healthy Teams Playing Final is what we need in today's NBA. Too many good players can't play due to injury which is sad.
This was the first time that I watched these highlights since it happened in 2016. I forgot how well Lebron and Kyrie played to win the series from a 3-1 deficit. Out of all of Lebron's championships, that one might go down as the toughest of the lot to win. That Warriors side was at their peak (I don't count the Warriors team when cupcake Durant joined the bandwagon to ride Curry's coat tails).
Some great memories in this sport for me. Such great basketball. Gsw being one of the best teams put together. One of the goats being in his best form. 3-1 come back duh.. everything, man.
we've all seen both lebron & Kyrie playing in video game mode, but for BOTH to play lights out like that, in a finals, one the road, in a must-win game... that game was over before it started. GS never had a chance in game 5.
Could have gone down as the best duo of all times to be honest but Irving wanted to be the man so bad. AD and Bron have that potential too but it's kinda too late... Bron is now in his late 30s and AD is an injury but their first season together was nasty.
Both of them combining for 82 points. I would like to know what other player was the highest scorer of those 30 points that the rest of the team scored?
This was the last great finals we had. This GSW clev rivalry could been the lakers celtics of our time but Durant ruined it. Just look at how Kyrie & lebron played out their minds , competition brings out the best in sports
bucks/suns finals were purttyy good. GIannis enters the goat conversation
@@goldendragon7853 One Championship and he enters the "Goat" conversation??? I think that term is thrown around too much. He has his foot in the door...thats all
@@goldendragon7853 you’re kidding right? He will NEVER be in that conversation
Lets keep it a stack. This series really wasnt all that. Games 1-6 were all blowouts. Lol
@@goldendragon7853 no the fuck he doesn’t
best duo performance of all time
Yep
Wilt Chamberlain and ed colin dropped 100 combine points
Maximum OG NBA was really really trash those days, dude used to average disgusting amount of numbers, his triple double record is so fake lmao
Maximum OG It was a regular season game
@@Artofwavetv damn it was a joke yall overreacting to stuff for no reason
Kyrie's shotmaking in this series is just the greatest I have ever seen. You can't say that he was not defended well, they smothered him yet he somehow finds a way to put it in the basket, every single time. He played out of his mind. As a basketball fan, it's just insane to watch.
LBJ mvp
He was just in a zone that cudnt be stop. It was a thing of beauty to watch. Just wow 💯💯💯😮😮😮
Literally unstoppable
This duo will always hold a special place in my heart
Fr
@@dottss.. kyrie should go to lakers
@@zenitsuthunder3946 or lebron should go to the nets
@@zenitsuthunder3946 I think Kyrie will reunite with LeBron again
@@DeeMoney-rj4rj I hope so man. Kyrie crazy for ever wanting to leave Bron. Kyrie was his best teammate and their playstyles complemented each other so well. Bron was so selfless with him and would legit let him take over at times. I don’t understand what their wasn’t to like about the situation.
I don't care what anybody says this it's still one of the best performances by any duo in playoff history, like two people drop 40 plus points in a game especially they were down three one and the odds were so against them, crazy man🔥😴
Watching this shit was crazy
No cap
The man missed 7 shots. Wow.
Not one of the best my friend, it’s undisputedly THE #1 PERFORMANCE BY A DUO in playoffs/finals history💯💯💯 Real talk! It has never been done before & it still hasn’t been done.
No one disagrees bro
Every couple months i come back to highlights from this series. Greatest finals ever.
Me too man💪
Bruh Klay was workin his ass off guarding Kyrie😂 Didn’t seem to matter but still his 1on1 defense is good asf. Every shot was contested
Lol, mind you Klay is 6’7 and Kyrie is 6’3!
Kyrie is one of the hardest players I ever seen someone try and guard especially for his height..Allen Iverson was another one for his height wad hard to guard
@@danielthompson8867 DID IVERSON HAD HANDLES LIKE KYRIE? I DONT THINK SO. IVERSON WAS FASTER I THINK.
Did not matter at all.. 💀🤣🤣
@@danielthompson8867 Iverson was a good player. To me he was never great. His efficiency was horrible. He is not in Kyrie's league. Kyrie, when on fire, is literally unguardable.
The Rivalry that Durant Killed.
facts warriors would've went back to the nba finals
Keep crying weak ass nigga got 2 rings while doing it 😭😭
@@jacquesl9972 he got 2 rings and 2 finals mvp and a virgin weak nigga I’d smack the shit outta keeps crying everyday about it 😭😭. I’d kms if my parents ever named me Jacques.
@@scoundrel_9966 Come smack the shit out of this 6'5 245 lb. unit kid.
@@greyk610 you only 6’4” on social media you 5’3” 300 irl you can’t run more than block weak ass nigga
The scoring the commentary the names the stage. Perfect series easily the last best Finals last 6 -10 years
what also makes this finals great is the fact that the marquee matchup between duos were Superstars and were drafted by their respective franchises
A very overlooked fact right here
Lebron could have easily went for 50. He had 36 by the 6 minute mark in the 3rd quarter. He willingly pulled his game back and let kyrie eat to reach 40 points as well
DID HE? I DID NOT NOTICE. THAT IS WHAT HE DOES . HE IS ALWAYS FEEDING HOT HAND!
So sound like a bloody fool
And Kyrie could have easily had 50, but he willingly let Bron eat......
@@beastmasterbait dats not how it wrks
LeMeat rider
Kyrie Irving, Lebron James, and this entire series made me fall in love with basketball or the rest of my life. Thank you
bro same
That’s how I feel about the 2010 wcf. Had never watched basketball before that and Kobe just mesmerized me
Idc what anyone says.. this is the best finals performance of all time.. lebron averaged a triple double and led both teams in points rebounds assist blocks and steals for the entire series😂 came back down 3 -1 for the first time in finals history against a team that won 73 games….
Ya best finals by anyone ever
"Kyrie says to Steph Curry allow me to have this dance." Mark Jackson 6:57 lol hahaha 🔥🔥🔥
Lmao
Mark Jackson grilled his former player but Kyrie torched Steph big time.
Still come back randomly to watch this performance 🔥. Shout out to Mark Jackson commentary.. " I know how you feel son its okay " 😂
The Finals don't have that big game feeling anymore with these new commentators. Regardless of what ppl thought about JVG and MJax, they both at least made it feel like the game that was being played mattered in the big picture. With JJ Reddick and Doris Burke, the Finals feel like a random game in the middle of the regular season
I love mark Jackson's commentary,, he always knows what to say
I know how u feel son it’s ok 😭
with all due respect
Man, I still remember this series and that GSW vs OKC series. I was in the last semester of my undergraduate, graduated just when the playoff started. Me and my university pals went to bar every game for the last 3 games of this final thinking it would be the last. But no. LeBron and Cavs proved me wrong 3 times in a row. Afterwards, KD ruined the competition. In a sense, the NBA competitiveness went out as my university year finished. The last memory of me just being a student not worrying about life. I still remember the Game 7, so many people at that shoeless joe bar watching this. We were there early and got the nice seat in front of the TV. Man, the bar got so loud at the last 2 min of the game. When LeBron blocks Iggy and Kyrie hit that 3 pt, the bar just exploded. Just very fond memory. LOL.
2016 finals is just so gooood, watch these highlights at least once a year
i refuse to believe this was almost 8 years ago. I still remember watching this game like it was just the other day
Agreed 🙌🏻
This is one those games that I would go back in time to watch!! And I’m not a fan of neither team
Yea bro I faithfully come back to this video. Greatest performance from a duo💯
Thank goodness this video is still up
why wouldn't it up??
This dynamic duo introduced me to NBA. First time I watched a finals series...
It's 2022 and this still makes my heart race!👍🏿
2023
@@jtnphonso4746 yep
It’s 2023 now & still makes my heart race Lbj & Kyrie are hands down the best duo
This was absolute destruction... imagine watching this live
I did dawg being a cavs fan this is when we knew the series was going 7 games
I wish Kyrie didn’t let the noise get to his head. This is who LeBron was supposed to finish his career with
One of my favorite games ever, historic comeback just showing when Kyrie-Bron were connected nobody could defend them on the court. It´s difficult to compare them with other deadliest duos but I recall some Shaq-Kobe epic games that were also out of this world.
throughout all the "LeBron finally did it. or the "This sealed his legacy" talk, this will forever be one of the greatest, most forgotten finals performances ever. Not for Bron, but Kyrie. This dude balled so hard, and he scored on everyone not just curry, but the hype will overshadow his performance
Dude, no one can forget Kyrie. Not even GSW fans.
David Kim yeah no one from Cleveland forgot about Kyrie he's the best point guard he's only 24 years old too!
of course no one is going to forget him but kyrie wasnt the one putting back to back forties and back to back to back triple doubles.I mean you have to give credit where its due but without james block no shot.
Chasedown blocks made the difference for Lebron's performence. I counted 6 times he sent the ball into seats
David Kim yes, Lebron only led both teams in points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks, and was the unanimous MVP against a 73-9 team.
kobe and lamar odom scored 82 once too /
how, kobe scored 81 right ? :D
@Jesse Diaz stop hating nigga
Igoudala was getting chase down blocked by lebron the whole series 😂
Jesse Diaz hater lol
Not in the Finals
Damn this was Batman and Robin. Kyrie was on Fire. He was scorching the floor.
You mean Batman and Superman?
@@vercirec9814 thats Lebron and AD
Lebron and Wade was Batman and Flash
Kyrie and Lebron is Batman and Robin
Batman and Nightwing.
@Lucas Walker left, didn’t make it back to the finals, left a couple teams etc
what they did here is crazy......unstoppable duo....
This was a great series because the teams had continuity and history similar to great series in the 80s and 90s. With so much player movement it will never be the same.
This is the only game highlights that brings tears to my eyes.
😭
MAGNIFICENT!!!!! This was the BEST finals EVER!!!
I’ve always been a fan of the Cleveland sleeve jerseys in this series. I remember the players didn’t like them because it didn’t feel comfortable but they still looked cool
All I gotta say is Uncle Drew is only 24 😳
Jae Bowtie well he looks 32
and now 28 ...should have stayed with lebron
@@TheBarbahaba nah kyrie entering a late prime he’s destined for another ring
@@pericopinero1035 and that led to Lebron leaving. Honestly his most reliable teammate up to that point.
@@theeliteapple7698 well shit he 31 now
Curry cant gaurd his own position thats facts thomposon had to gaurd kyrie the whole series
Yeah I know this was made three years ago but I can’t think of any point guard that can guard Kyrie
No but he would've dropped 50 every game if curry was guarding him
illegal alien Beverly wouldn’t do shit, that’s bbq chicken for kyrie
Klay couldn’t either lol
True. I know im not the one one who noticed that 🤣 curry cant keep on defending kyrie
*WE NEED WAY MORE OF THESE, from duo superteams*
when the nba was good watching full games live miss those times
Hearing that "bloc by James" gives me chills
What a historic performaces by Kyrie Irving and Mr Lebron james , one game for the books
Mark Jackson story where kyrie lit up his son’s team always gets me
I will never forget witnessing this incredible display of basketball period!
Most Dynamic duo ever.
I’m a warriors fan and even I miss watching bron and kyrie together
Greatest combo duo game ever seen.
Those two chased down blocks by LeBron James was foreshadowing !!!!
The memories..😢😢😢😢
This was a amazing performance by both of these dudes hell one of the best ever they were determined not to lose
Kyrie is a BEAST. JAMES THE KING 👑.
Greatest basketball duo ever. Best to watch easily.
Favts bro
Man this would have been one of the great rivalries before the Kyrie and KD situations. 2017-2018 seasons I knew no one would match KD Warriors in a series but it was great to witness Lebron become the most complete player ever during those playoffs runs. The unstoppable post game, clutch shots, game winner shots, great defensive plays, leading his team in every major category each series. 2nd all time behind Michael Jordan!
This whole game was a highlight real . So hype.
They got historical 84 points, combined with Love 👍🏻
I still say this is the Finals that CEMENTED Lebron's legacy.
Yah..legacy when one player was being suspended..hahaha..do you think they have won game 5 when D.Green was there..dont think so
What's cool about Mark Jackson's story is there are many like it about Kyrie. One of my close friend's from college is from Jersey, and when Kyrie went to Duke said he's the best basketball player he had ever seen play live...including guys like DeJuan Wagner (who scored 100pts in a HS game, also from Jersey)....then a few short years later I'm watching Kyrie do this for my Cavs....nuts
Similarly another buddy had an internship in Canton one summer and came back to college in the fall talking about this middle school/high school kid who was gonna be the next Jordan, and people weren't joking. His name was LeBron or something, private school kid....LOL
So sad there hasn’t been a finals since 2016
Gsw vs raptors was fun but this the best finals ever
Bruh every shot Kyrie hit was tuff ASF shit was unreal then an unreal now dam , glad he get another crack at the finals
I remember my friends saying they not watching the finals because it’s the same matchup every year and I was the only one that wanted to watch it. I straight up told them this is the best basketball I’ve ever seen, especially the first year they had KD. I’m an OKC fan but I couldn’t deny the greatness I was watching
Damn miss this duo...
Just watched and counted up every iso field goal, and depending on how you define an isolation play, Kyrie and LeBron made(!!!!) anywhere from 20-24 shots in isolation out of their 54 combined shot attempts. I repeat, MADE(!!!!!!!) 20-24 iso buckets.
This is probably the most insanely difficult carry job by a duo ever.
kobe and mbenga combined for 82 also
111fatguy was it a close out game on the road?
Samuel Robinson it’s a joke, Kobe had 81 the other guy had 1💀
@@sosavrse :DDDDDDD
To be that efficient against that team and doing practically everything on offense in isolation, we may never see a game like this from two players again. Two all-time scorers scorching hot and in the zone at the same time.
Last Great Finals without Injuries. Healthy Teams Playing Final is what we need in today's NBA. Too many good players can't play due to injury which is sad.
This was the first time that I watched these highlights since it happened in 2016. I forgot how well Lebron and Kyrie played to win the series from a 3-1 deficit. Out of all of Lebron's championships, that one might go down as the toughest of the lot to win. That Warriors side was at their peak (I don't count the Warriors team when cupcake Durant joined the bandwagon to ride Curry's coat tails).
Best due bro 💯💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥
agree bigtime!
3:45 was so Personal, if you know you know 👑💯
Lmao bro it really was
This can be the lakers right now irving & lebron are the best duos 💯
Facts bro 💯💯💯🔥
I remember this. My whole squad thought it was over I told em it’s never over. Bron and Kyrie were other worldly
Some great memories in this sport for me. Such great basketball. Gsw being one of the best teams put together. One of the goats being in his best form. 3-1 come back duh.. everything, man.
5:00 bruh lebron blocked his ass in the same fashion TWICE
I will never forget this
This game man ill never forget it
This is best version of Kyrie Irving 🔥
both rose to the occasion and played some of the best basketball i have ever seen
regardless lotta bad calls, no dray n bogut, still one of the best duo performance, love it
Bron did it the next game....
Bogut? Really? I get he was a good player but don't paint him as a difference maker smh
This one of the most exciting finals I have ever seen it's like the world cup the two best teams at that time sigh hate they had to split up 😔
7:30 to 7:34 kyrie did the same thing to klay on Christmas
They say the description still going on till this day
Great audio edit
we've all seen both lebron & Kyrie playing in video game mode, but for BOTH to play lights out like that, in a finals, one the road, in a must-win game... that game was over before it started. GS never had a chance in game 5.
Whose here after reports kyrie making reunion with Lebron to lakers
I’m just glad Bron came back da next game and dropped 41 again just bc they said he couldn’t do it on Draymond
Best Duo Performance in NBA Finals History
Could have gone down as the best duo of all times to be honest but Irving wanted to be the man so bad. AD and Bron have that potential too but it's kinda too late... Bron is now in his late 30s and AD is an injury but their first season together was nasty.
Hahaha..winning in an empty arena..lol
@@winstonsagario1603 so why didnt other teams win then?
i recognize greatness when i see it
Who came back to this with Kyrie thinking of going to LA?
I came back once I heard he requested a trade 🤣
Keep dreaming!
This was arguably the greatest Finals series of all time
5:00 certainly won’t be the last time it happens..
Donovan and Caris both dropping 41 in Boston tonight brought me back here.
I was iffy about Lakers getting Kyrie, but imagine these 2 together again, plus a healthy AD, who’s a big upgrade from Kevin Love, it’d be scary good.
If Kyrie wants to win another championship come joined LeBron again
bruh irving was beast in 2017... omg phenomenal performance man from both guys.
Wish Kyrie was still this good
This DUO performance is INSANE
Both of them combining for 82 points. I would like to know what other player was the highest scorer of those 30 points that the rest of the team scored?
J.R Smith Was The Highest Scorer Of Those Thirty That The Rest Of The Team Scored.
This version of Kyrie was so Lovable.
hes still loveable. people just focus too much on his off court antics rather than his actual ball skill.
cavs straight bullied the warriors the rest of the Finals lol it was epic!!!
shoutout klay for saying lebron got his feelings hurt! you woulda had another ring had you kept your mouth shut!
Watching this again in 2022 is amazing to watch still
These dudes were on 🔥 and gave it everything they had
KYRIE IRVING'S OFFENSE IS TOE TO TOE WITH MICHAEL JORDAN'S OFFENSE, HE'S A FUCKING DEMON IN THE PLAYOFFS