Thinking Basketball REACTS to Steph Curry’s Iconic 2016 Performance in OKC!

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  • Опубліковано 13 бер 2024
  • Ben Taylor from Thinking Basketball rewatches Steph Curry's iconic performance and game-winner for the Golden State Warriors against the OKC Thunder (46 points, 12-of-16 from 3-point range) from February 27, 2016 in this watch-along experience.
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  • @ThinkingBasketball
    @ThinkingBasketball Місяць тому +1160

    Hey everyone! We're testing out this concept as a new series. Let us know what you think of it and what games you'd want to see going forward. Thanks!

    • @Zolow385
      @Zolow385 Місяць тому +58

      Klay game 6 Okc

    • @austingreen1274
      @austingreen1274 Місяць тому +43

      This is a great idea! 2013 Game 6 Heat-Spurs.

    • @davidzubkis7260
      @davidzubkis7260 Місяць тому +12

      Pacers/Knicks - Game 5 of the 1994 ECF - Reggie chokes out Spike

    • @mattsteele489
      @mattsteele489 Місяць тому +2

      This is a fantastic idea! Can we get some Kevin Garnett? T Mac?

    • @Reezy1Threezy
      @Reezy1Threezy Місяць тому +8

      i like it and i say blazers/nuggets 4 OT playoff game

  • @alastairchong4824
    @alastairchong4824 Місяць тому +349

    34 full minutes of watching classic games with Ben on the NBA official channel?! I WANT MORE!!!

  • @jakelogan4266
    @jakelogan4266 Місяць тому +370

    The moment Steph changed basketball forever. The moment Steph became the Greatest Shooter Of All Time. The moment KD wants to join the Warriors.

    • @thecanmanification
      @thecanmanification Місяць тому

      I’m pretty sure KD was still “on” the Thunder until the playoffs. I think after that dude realised it’s too risky to rely on your team to put good pieces around you

  • @kevinandrewsphoto
    @kevinandrewsphoto Місяць тому +359

    People in a few years won’t understand how much Steph changed. Because every team and PG copies him now. Nobody was taking deep 3’s, fast break 3’s. Championship teams HAD to have a dominate big man. “Jump shooting teams don’t win championships”. Steph changed everything

    • @Juneth-ou7re
      @Juneth-ou7re Місяць тому +16

      Completely disagree on the feeling that teams HAD to have a dominate big man at this time. This was the era of the swingman, not the big man. You’re thinking more of the 2000s. At this point in time, the “championship” players were all 2-3s and the good men were just defensive anchors. The top tier big men today have more of an impact on their teams then the good big men had back then.

    • @thenorthremembers728
      @thenorthremembers728 Місяць тому

      Also Dame was there shooting the deep 3 too. Just on a smaller market team so he didn't get the same recognition for it until later.

    • @zacchvilla4008
      @zacchvilla4008 Місяць тому +2

      ​@@Juneth-ou7rebut bigs that shoot 3s tho

    • @josephrafferty6763
      @josephrafferty6763 Місяць тому +16

      ​@thenorthremembers728 it wasn't just that he was on a smaller market team, but he also wasn't as good at it... (or anything else for that matter).

    • @brianduru3753
      @brianduru3753 Місяць тому +1

      Just a correction.....
      It's 'dominant', not 'dominate'. Dominant is an adjective, while dominate is a verb.
      I see this mistake way too much on the internet.
      Also, the three point revolution predates Steph. He accelerated it for sure, but the Rockets in the 90s, the 7SOL Suns, the 2009 Magic and the Morey Rockets were already showing the world the direction basketball was heading towards.

  • @jasonforester7292
    @jasonforester7292 Місяць тому +151

    Man, as a Golden State fan, rewatching a game like this, makes me VERY appreciative of just how pivotal Igoudala was for this GS team. Miss the hell outta that guy.

    • @jamesmccaul2945
      @jamesmccaul2945 Місяць тому +1

      That’s so funny Jason, I was talking to Andre the other day and he mentioned how much he missed you. He was actually pretty broken up about it and said his life has been quite grey without your light in his life.

  • @tanjiroushirogane690
    @tanjiroushirogane690 Місяць тому +116

    This game of Steph still looks unbelievable from every aspect.. the shot making, the quickness, the clutchness, the dribbling, the space.. everything

  • @jefferyrosario2144
    @jefferyrosario2144 Місяць тому +67

    I was thinking imagine 2016 curry with 2021-22 curry’s strength and skills dude is unstoppable

    • @yeatdagoat173
      @yeatdagoat173 Місяць тому +11

      Really wanted to see 21 Curry in a playoff run. Sucks

    • @macxavier168
      @macxavier168 Місяць тому +6

      Might be the best player in the league. He's already top 3 as he is now, in my opinion.

    • @Michiiigring
      @Michiiigring Місяць тому

      @@macxavier168 curry is neither top 3 rn nor all time im a curry fan but he is lucky if rn we consider him top 10 all time and top 7 rn

    • @macxavier168
      @macxavier168 Місяць тому +8

      @@Michiiigring I don't have him top 3 all time; I have him 7th. But you're crazy if you have him outside your top 5 when it comes to current players.

    • @ronikoch722
      @ronikoch722 Місяць тому

      Love these. So many good games for you to review

  • @maxng7211
    @maxng7211 Місяць тому +10

    5:50 they called Livingston the 'Run Killer' at the time. Maybe not the best player on the floor, but his ability to just get a bucket when the team had nothing going was uncanny. So many comebacks started with a quick two from him.

  • @cyberft
    @cyberft Місяць тому +22

    Look at prime Klay Thompson, missed look after look from 3, but kept scoring with movement and playing excellent defense on Westbrook until the lid came off the basket for him. Dude was special.

  • @foreverbMT
    @foreverbMT Місяць тому +110

    2016 was a special season

  • @colinanthony2011
    @colinanthony2011 Місяць тому +62

    One of the best regular season games I’ve ever seen. Solidified Curry as one of the GOATs. Great work from Ben as always.

  • @tyreepowell8367
    @tyreepowell8367 Місяць тому +50

    Steph Curry's 2016 Season Was Incredible

    • @ryankayombya7576
      @ryankayombya7576 Місяць тому

      those same shots bricked when it mattered the most

    • @Dr.J42
      @Dr.J42 Місяць тому

      @@ryankayombya7576 True. I'd argue he was injured and tired. But man he was playing shit.

  • @SSJRome
    @SSJRome Місяць тому +39

    BANG !!! BANGGGG !!! OH WHAT A SHOT FROM CURRY !!!
    Good times man 🥲 if you never watched this game live you missed a once in a lifetime moment .

  • @sar4806
    @sar4806 Місяць тому +28

    Bang! Bang! Oh what a shot by Curry!

  • @Akadehmix
    @Akadehmix Місяць тому +12

    It’s not even that he shoots it from so far out. Today people do that more commonly. But he does it moving forward off the dribble. He’s just insane

    • @brianschwartz7937
      @brianschwartz7937 Місяць тому +3

      It's also the angle he shoots it from. Curry hit and made a lot of shots from the logo--as do Lillard and some others--but those deep logo shots are almost always straight on.
      Even given the distance, lots of players shoot buzzer beaters or practice/goof around with deep shots from the top of the key. NOBODY shoots from out there. Not in games, not in practice.
      From straight on the line of sight is cleaner, you have the backboard to work with, and your body motion is taking you straight at the hoop. The "elbow" 3's are always the lowest percentage makes (compared to the top of key or corner shots). Curry is dribbling down the court with his momentum leading outside the key, he's not square with the backboard, and he can't easily use the glass if it goes a little long long, And he does THAT. Insane.

  • @MileHighBroncosNuggets
    @MileHighBroncosNuggets Місяць тому +44

    This was the night Steph officially became the greatest shooter of all time

    • @nima451
      @nima451 Місяць тому +3

      Nah the the Knicks game when he scored 54

    • @eaternal790
      @eaternal790 Місяць тому +2

      Knicks game 54 on shumps head haha

    • @hawkname1234
      @hawkname1234 Місяць тому +7

      @@nima451 Nah. That was too early. That's just when he put the league on notice. This was the game where he told everyone he was changing the whole game forever.

  • @sakhile6460
    @sakhile6460 Місяць тому +4

    GSW defense was amazing back then

    • @Romanus-
      @Romanus- Місяць тому

      Yep people forget how amazing Klay was on defense. Dude was incredible on ball defender

  • @iamjohnxu
    @iamjohnxu Місяць тому +24

    Ben Taylor the 🐐

  • @rcarter236
    @rcarter236 Місяць тому +11

    This was awesome. And I agree. This game is really when 3pt shooting changed in the NBA. No one was constantly pulling up for 3’s 5ft behind the 3pt line till this game. I also want to point out how great a coaching staff the warriors had. That’s really important when games are this tight and both sides are full of talent. Calling the right play, getting the right personal on the floor is so important and I don’t think the warriors at that time get enough credit for their coaching staff.

  • @808bboarder
    @808bboarder Місяць тому +18

    What a nice video to wake up to as a Thunder Fan NBA 😊🫥

    • @laniedmd1126
      @laniedmd1126 Місяць тому +1

      Every team has been there bro, nothing to be sad about

  • @healermobius
    @healermobius Місяць тому +8

    I remember watching this game!! OMG it was intense and when Curry made that shot, I was like jumping all over my couch and shouting!!!!

  • @Jaccobtw
    @Jaccobtw Місяць тому +13

    Unanimous MVP Steph was unstoppable

  • @powerchanger1015
    @powerchanger1015 Місяць тому +4

    Watching these highlights made me remember why I couldn’t stand Harrison Barnes when he was with us

  • @JjrShabadoo
    @JjrShabadoo Місяць тому +7

    Bravo, NBA for partnering with Thinking Basketball! This is great content.

  • @savonsanders8684
    @savonsanders8684 Місяць тому +8

    Crazy watching Barnes and Verjao smoke easy looks from Steph lol

  • @derricknicolas3986
    @derricknicolas3986 Місяць тому +3

    This just reminded me how scary the Steph + Klay + Dray during their prime! Definitely feared during that time!! Give us more, Ben @ThinkingBasketball!!! GREAT WORK AS USUAL

  • @hackman88
    @hackman88 Місяць тому +1

    Wow everyone looks so young. Appreciate them while you can.

  • @rayndeigh
    @rayndeigh Місяць тому +2

    This was great. Really accessible and informative. Excited for the next one

  • @MrReeserox
    @MrReeserox Місяць тому +1

    Ben Taylor commenting over this game is like a dream come true. I can still remember exactly where I was when I watched this game live. That shot is like a formative moment for me hahaha

  • @IJudgeYou
    @IJudgeYou Місяць тому +1

    Thinking Basketball, so glad to see you working with the NBA. Love the content you provide

  • @Kacibvfnk
    @Kacibvfnk Місяць тому +3

    Love these videos man please keep making them

  • @BigBoyDanny123
    @BigBoyDanny123 Місяць тому +1

    Love to these Ben. Quality from the GOAT of basketball UA-cam

  • @misterwierdo1916
    @misterwierdo1916 Місяць тому

    Love the content, would love to see more of this series.

  • @jefft.7180
    @jefft.7180 Місяць тому +1

    I remember watching this in my living room pacing back in forth the whole game. What a nail biter

  • @ddnsk3
    @ddnsk3 12 днів тому

    please do more of this, absolutely great!

  • @stolenshortsword
    @stolenshortsword 26 днів тому

    I adore this type of conent, bring back Ben for more!!

  • @MrSonictheOtter
    @MrSonictheOtter Місяць тому

    This series gives a great perspective into these iconic moments in NBA history. I really enjoy this concept!

  • @dimelo58
    @dimelo58 Місяць тому

    I love these watch alongs

  • @justinhardy5611
    @justinhardy5611 Місяць тому

    Great breakdown Ben!

  • @ricosway3789
    @ricosway3789 Місяць тому

    Need more of this!!

  • @Pochitaman30
    @Pochitaman30 Місяць тому

    Shaun Livingston was such a great role player. Besides Steph and Klay he was probably the most fun to watch offensively for the warriors. Anyways this is the game that made Steph my favorite player of all time and i love your review on this man

  • @albus6130
    @albus6130 Місяць тому

    Loved this

  • @gashbox9096
    @gashbox9096 29 днів тому

    Holy crap both sides defense is so freaking good!

  • @Silverado-pq6xe
    @Silverado-pq6xe Місяць тому

    love this guy

  • @Oioisavaloy
    @Oioisavaloy Місяць тому

    What a game. And I like this concept

  • @slickapparitionrhobx6101
    @slickapparitionrhobx6101 Місяць тому

    We need more of this than just highlights.

  • @alex97alex
    @alex97alex Місяць тому

    More of these pls

  • @chrisc1072
    @chrisc1072 Місяць тому

    wow i loved this

  • @badlybrowned87
    @badlybrowned87 Місяць тому +6

    As a Dubs fan, I still have no idea how Iguodala made both FTs to send it to OT

    • @98R0791
      @98R0791 Місяць тому

      I think I remember a Celtics game during this season where it came down to Iguodala FTs too lol. I felt like we could always count on him to hit the 3, but not to hit FTs 😂

    • @brianduru3753
      @brianduru3753 Місяць тому +3

      Because he's clutch.
      Don't ever forget that with the fate of the universe on the line and the Martians pointing the death beam at Earth, Iggy is making the shot.

    • @Romanus-
      @Romanus- Місяць тому

      Ask Kellerman

  • @lookatcurryman8793
    @lookatcurryman8793 Місяць тому

    This will forever remain my favorite Curry game

  • @opolo704
    @opolo704 Місяць тому

    More Thinking Basketball content please!!

  • @fortuneaniyi8601
    @fortuneaniyi8601 Місяць тому

    I remember watching this game!As an OKC fan it’s still burned in my memory. PTSD😂

  • @Juneth-ou7re
    @Juneth-ou7re Місяць тому

    this is my favorite style of video

  • @chasepalumbo2929
    @chasepalumbo2929 4 дні тому

    Steph da goat

  • @Ashton30000
    @Ashton30000 19 днів тому +1

    the thing i think helped the GSW was Shaun Livingston being the complete opposite to curry being a tall mid range PG kinda throw off a lot of Def cause when they would sub for each other you would have to change your D up so much

  • @GustavoSilva-ny8jc
    @GustavoSilva-ny8jc 13 днів тому

    Ben was officially hired haha, gonna make me subscribe here, damn

  • @JeguePerneta
    @JeguePerneta Місяць тому

    You just had to watch it live, it was a masterpiece

  • @SaGprodz
    @SaGprodz Місяць тому +3

    Under 20 mins🔥🔥!

  • @hawthornedouglas
    @hawthornedouglas Місяць тому

    Watching this back, I'm astounded at how many layups the warriors missed in the 4th quarter and OT.

  • @beanie5851
    @beanie5851 Місяць тому

    Best regular season game ever. The stuff of dreams.

  • @HristoKirov1100
    @HristoKirov1100 Місяць тому

    Please never stop posting these

  • @tlxxlt4745
    @tlxxlt4745 Місяць тому +4

    Hey Ben, could you do Lebron’s game 5 2007 vs Pistons? That would be great!

  • @durantf4207
    @durantf4207 Місяць тому

    Holy banger

  • @Lloyd00
    @Lloyd00 Місяць тому

    I can confirm that shot was indeed nuts

  • @DanieleInvernizzi
    @DanieleInvernizzi Місяць тому +1

    The moment Steph joined the GOAT conversation

  • @08mayleen
    @08mayleen Місяць тому

    Draymond Green's statline of 2 pts, 14 reb, 16 ast 6 stl and 4 blk were insane

  • @DominionAnako-bb7ry
    @DominionAnako-bb7ry Місяць тому +1

    Love nba

  • @show-uchannel
    @show-uchannel 29 днів тому

    people don't talk enough about how cold those game tying free throws from Dre were, considering the circumstance

  • @MysticShadow21
    @MysticShadow21 Місяць тому

    WE NEED LEBRON GAME 6 2012 vs Celtics, BEN TAYLOR IS THE BEST

  • @baseballdude810
    @baseballdude810 Місяць тому +1

    6:38 oh Steph curry almost hit a half court shot I wonder if that will come up later in the video

  • @Iloveragatha
    @Iloveragatha Місяць тому

    Bang!

  • @olivermoon2538
    @olivermoon2538 Місяць тому

    Steph is the GOAT. 🐐

  • @hariypotter8
    @hariypotter8 Місяць тому

    More!

  • @TheGuitarMann04
    @TheGuitarMann04 Місяць тому

    🔥🔥🔥

  • @eaternal790
    @eaternal790 Місяць тому

    You've got to do Boston game 4 2022 NBA finals!

  • @SnowLeopardG59
    @SnowLeopardG59 Місяць тому

    I've heard this dude's voice for so long but this is my first time seeing what he looks like 😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @Juneth-ou7re
    @Juneth-ou7re Місяць тому +3

    the reason why i like you, is bc you dont have any biases, or very little at least. Watching bball breakdown seems like a russ piece every time i watched analysis during these seasons.

    • @Spawn3582
      @Spawn3582 Місяць тому +2

      That's one of the reason I stopped watching bball breakdown. That and him bringing in Ronnie Nunn repeatedly

  • @localneo-graphic4647
    @localneo-graphic4647 Місяць тому

    Oh wow, two unstoppable adds. Y'all are pushing the limit.

  • @spacey6960
    @spacey6960 Місяць тому

    20:22 "Thats a horrible shot" from the commentator in the background :)))))

    • @alphanumericschemer
      @alphanumericschemer Місяць тому

      March Jackson, he cocked the warriors for the first couple years of curry’s career

  • @curt8002
    @curt8002 Місяць тому +2

    Goat

  • @fushumang1716
    @fushumang1716 24 дні тому

    Curry changed the game. Something LBJ can't say he did.

  • @mriidulbhatia
    @mriidulbhatia Місяць тому

    if a time machine is invented the first place i'm going is 27.02.2016 to OKC to watch this in person.

  • @tompaul1608
    @tompaul1608 Місяць тому

    This or the gsw vs cavs 2016 christmas game is the greatest regular season game ever.

  • @AidanXavier988
    @AidanXavier988 Місяць тому

    25:35 Coach Mark in the making!

  • @nineofive.2573
    @nineofive.2573 Місяць тому

    Crazy the amount of missed open lays in this game

  • @map8747
    @map8747 Місяць тому

    2022 Championships ran of StephCurry

  • @edclee1997
    @edclee1997 Місяць тому

    I remember my reaction at the time watching this game live. Wait, no, what the fuck! Is he nuts? Then, BANG, are you shitting me?

  • @itzbreath6087
    @itzbreath6087 Місяць тому +1

    I watched this live and I'm a massive curry fan but I have to agree that when OT starts they should get an extra foul. KD needs to play more passive there but still. I have to say if he doesn't foul out there, the warriors might have lost that game and not set the record for wins in a season.

  • @Nazoto
    @Nazoto Місяць тому

    34:00 what are you talking about... fate of the universe on the line we know who we want

  • @rage2637
    @rage2637 Місяць тому

    26:24 that pass wasn't meant for Steph. Didn't think you'd miss it,

  • @55vicious55
    @55vicious55 Місяць тому

    Ben really look like peter b parker

  • @thej1615
    @thej1615 27 днів тому

    Ain’t it weird people said many times after 2016 that Steph couldn’t create his own shot off the dribble back then? Even Draymond. I’m sure Klutch & Nike have nothing to do with these obvious lies.

  • @Jeff_2x
    @Jeff_2x Місяць тому +1

    Games like this made me genuinely question how OKC were contenders year in and year out

    • @AliMohamed-yq4wn
      @AliMohamed-yq4wn Місяць тому +4

      They had 2 MVP caliber players on their roster? OKC was a top 3 team in the west for like 5 years.

    • @Spawn3582
      @Spawn3582 Місяць тому +1

      ​@@AliMohamed-yq4wnTo follow up, they also had a lot of length and athleticism. Roberson was a great defender and Ibaka was a fantastic rim protector

    • @Gboi8
      @Gboi8 Місяць тому

      Kds shot making and westbrooks athleticism made up for a lot of the offensive deficiencies this team had.

  • @esaiahvillalobos8501
    @esaiahvillalobos8501 Місяць тому

    D-Rose 50 point game with Minnesota

  • @sergejtreschov
    @sergejtreschov Місяць тому +1

    dROSE for cp3 GSW pls

  • @sergejtreschov
    @sergejtreschov Місяць тому +2

    dROSE for vp3 pls gdw

  • @HKasian
    @HKasian Місяць тому

    draymond is DPOY material

  • @ja.c5683
    @ja.c5683 Місяць тому

    unanimous MVP was locked after this game

  • @collegepennsylvania837
    @collegepennsylvania837 Місяць тому

    "God can't give us peace and happiness apart from Himself because there is no such thing." CS Lewis

  • @hapaXL
    @hapaXL Місяць тому

    was that like 10 commercial breaks on a 34 minute video? pretty tiresome YT