when both were tied at 89 and none of them could score, I know everyone's nerves were at its peak. that 2 minutes & 36 seconds would give anyone an anxiety attack. WHAT AN INCREDIBLE SERIES.
GroundBeefTaco yeah shaq told the story of fouling MJ because he knew he would t hear the end of it if MJ dunked on him, Jordan told Shaq good foul, but don’t help me up
he's a phony. he was yelling at steph like he was stephs father in the previous game. so pick one r u a hero or a villain. that's why people hate lebron. he wants to be this all american class act but then he's so petty and manipulative.
@@trrxyy1656 im speaking facts. i respect his greatness as a player but he's a phony point blank period. be a class act like duncan or dirk or be a dick like kobe or westbrook stay true to yourself don't try to be something youre not. you heard his comments on china. he be doing stupid shit like this.
this is the best game 7 of this generation, but the others 6 games were double-digit wins... imo 2013 Heat vs. Spurs the games were a lot closer plus you have the ray allen shot and lebron game 7 triple double..
@@einsleyharriot1294 nah curry choked the whole series, he just played worse than he usually does as well as still recovering from an injury, however no excuse, and probably the greatest comeback in nba history
As we watch the 2023 NBA finals, I can’t help but think this is the greatest NBA finals comeback of all time. Down 3-1 to the greatest regular season team of all time, winning the last 2 games in Oakland, just absolutely incredible. I don’t know if there will ever be a greater NBA finals comeback.
Skillex25 lmao that one defensive play was all love did lmaooo 😂😂 he didn’t do shit. Kyrie got bailed out cuz Curry was injured, and Lebron was just Lebron, what more cud u expect? But still... Cavs hella lucky lmao
@@deluxebasketballanalysis2198 well if you want to play the lucky game then we can also say that the 2015 warriors were lucky due to 2 allstar cavs players injured in the finals which would then change the whole narrative of lebrons legacy.
If 2015 love kyrie healthy they would have won bc it still went game 6 just lebron and this season he’s going to win with the lakers so we would be Sitting on 5 rings and if didn’t choke would have won 1 more which would put him with 6 but I still think he’s the goat
@@tjjohal3375 Nope. He Cant be the Goat after teaming up with Dwayne Wade, Bosh, Ray, Kyrie, K love, AD, and Boogie Cousins. kareem has 6, mj has 6, they didnt choke any finals
FIU Student so u are saying u can’t be the goat if u have good teammates??? That means MJ is automatically eliminated from the goat conversation because he has Scottie Pippen
@@dagod6361 No cause MJ had 1 really good teammate (Pippen) in that 1st 3peat. And btw he actually 3peated (twice). Lbj has had all the players i already stated above and has won half of that despite playing more seasons, and having fewer injuries, choosing where he goes
FIU Student Dude the Bulls don't 3 peat the 2nd time if it weren't for HOF Dennis Rodman. They couldn't even beat Orlando the previous year because Horace Grant owned their ass & they had no answer for him till they got the Worm.. You act like a man has to go out there & literally play with bums. Every single team that has won championships has had 2-4 elite players... How would you like it if you had to play entire seasons with trash ass players & you were the only good 1 out there? Wouldn't feel so good now would it? Stop all of that lame ass hating.
@@chonder6580 how that same team was down 3-1 to okc to get to the finals and went 7 games with cavs also that’s not the best team ever 2 series going 7 games
LeBron with the block Kyrie with the shot Love with the clutch defense When it came down to the final moments of this game the Big 3 stepped up and delivered.
This will forever be my favorite NBA finals. It can't get any more bad ass than Kyrie Irving and Lebron James taking down a 73-9 team from a 3-1 deficit.
My Brother Aaron, 25 years old, died Saturday June 18th, the night before this game, in a tragic motorcycle wreck. Watching this at my cousins house Sunday night, this game and especially the last 3 mins took me out of my extreme grief if only for a moment. I will always owe Lebron James / Kyrie Irving and the Cavs team for that special time. Lebrons speech at the end especially hits home for me as I rewatch this. That is power of sports.
Who else could've blocked that shot? Only LeBron I don't see Jr nor Kevin blocking that shot, If that shot went in gsw would've gained momentum which is a big contribution to winning games
Bill Russell KD is the 2nd best player in the NBA add him to any team with talent and they could reach the finals or atleast the conference finals, add him to a team who were already the best in the league and you get an unstoppable force.
Yeah but that just shows how much they needed another superstar to take down lebron and kyrie lol. So that's like 5 allstars and a deep bench vs lebron and kyrie and a shitty bench?? lol. They better had demolish them.
Best season ever. Kobe farewell tour Warriors 73-9 Toronto All Star Weekend (Thompson 3P, Lavine-Gordon Dunk, Kobe ASG) Finals Game 7 Comback from 3-1 Lebron finally wins it for Cleveland
Seven years ago today. I remember it like it was yesterday. It is, without question, the greatest moment in sports history. The Miracle on Ice has nothing compared to this. As someone who has spent their entire life in Northeast Ohio, I remember yelling around my house that hell had frozen over, and texting my mom’s friends (I was 12 and didn’t have a phone then). This was a day all of Cleveland and NE Ohio had been waiting for for over half a century. It’s easily the best day of my life
As a warriors fan after the 2017 series I wanted him gone because we already new who was gonna win and I wanted it to be like 2016 but that may never happen again
Ryan Riley and don’t forget Lebron’s final clutch free throw to seal the game. The 4 point deficit made it almost impossible for Golden State to think they had a chance.
We’ve had 5 finals since then and none of them have come close to how I felt watching this live. Summer 2016 was one of the best times of my life. Bucks vs Suns was good, but this final was unreal. I still get chills watching this game. Never get bored.
3 reasons why this finals are historical: 1. LeBron James' chasedown block on Andre Iguodala. 2. Kyrie Irving’s 3 pointer over Curry. 3. Kevin Love's amazing defense on Curry.
@Bisco Who what I liked about it is that we won it on Golden State’s court the year after Golden State came to Cleveland and beat us on our home court in Game 6 to capture the championship
To hear Doris fighting tears while interviewing LeBron lets you know how long she’s been covering LeBron. All the locker room experience. All his worse and best moments. She genuinely felt how much this meant to him and It gets me every time. We as fans are happy for him too, but imagine being Doris in that moment is al I’m saying.
Yea but it was Kyrie that came up clutch. That block came before Kyrie's 3...... Kyrie doesn't get enough credit!!! Had it not been for that shot the drought would still exist!!
@@hehans4279 I'm not overly concerned with where KD went or how he interfered with the rival. I'm Christian. I was more bummed that he didn't continue in OKC. They were so close. He was clearly better than Kawhi. I thought he could've beat LeBron in the Finals. Real was coming back to the NBA and he was next up out west. Should be CLE vs OKC the past 2 years
I was so happy I got to watch this live. The “BLOCKED BY JAMES!” The “Cleveland is a city of champions once again” The “CLEVELAND; THIS IS FOR YOU” The four point play. The 3-1 to 3-4. I remember game seven, it was the most nerve racking game I had ever watched. What a time to be alive.
i remember exactly where I was watching this in a cheap resturaunt in downtown boston. tons of people mostly teens literally just started walking in too watch and everyone started freaking out when they won and it wasnt even in cleveland. will always remember that day brings back memories dude
Knowing that your one minute away from winning or losing the nba finals with your entire life’s hard work on the line has to feel insane. Hats off to the cavs.
Not sure how anyone can hate this man. Sure he’s not undefeated in the finals like mj. But he had to face the same juggernaut of a team every time he got there and took them down once. This is seriously one of the greatest moments in all of sports history. One of those moments where you never forget where you were when it happened. One of those moments where we were all witnesses to a king taking the crown
Was a great moment in sports history and don't let anybody fool you about losing in the finals it's an honor Jerry west lost nine times in the finals and they use him as the logo but nobody says anything about that so just ignore anything about losing the finals because it's like getting a silver medal in the Olympics there's people that didn't even get a medal and Jordan didn't get to the finals many times so his record is worse than LeBron's in actuality don't ever forget that
They are mocking him for losing in the final but that s why it s a fucking final, because you play against the other best fucking team. There are some players who on so many people eyes are so good but they never had a ring or even played in a final.
the same people who grew up fantasizing a fairy tale story. a flawless story. that you have to be perfect. majority of them are fans of basketball by cosmetic aspect. as soon as they saw bron doesn't move like mj, he's been hated. true basketball fans appreciate all aspects of basketball and if you are one, you appreciate greatness in lebron. despite the levels of scrutiny on this man since day 1, he still delivered. whatever you do tho, the haters will always be there and it's just the sad reality of life.
it was stupid choker job by curry. he wanted a switch on love cus he thought it was a mismatch when he already had kyrie guarding him.. it turns out he cant get a shot of cus of love's height LOL. love basically never gave him the 3 and allowed the drive. but curry was not taking the drive cus he knew they need a 3. thats why kyries shot was so big cus he forced the gsw to make a 3 back
Hi Bida The thing was that they didn’t actually need a 3. Kyrie hit that shot above 50 seconds mark. Had the warriors settled for 2 and played defense, make or miss they would still have gotten the ball back without needing to foul with so much seconds left to work with. But curry got greedy and cocky and wanted to respond immediately to kyrie’s 3.
I WAS AT THE GAME: I’m from Cleveland. There were maybe only 300 Cleveland fans in the whole arena. Why? 4 reasons…1) There were only connecting flights from Cleveland to Oakland/San Francisco (no direct flights). 2) Tickets were INSANELY expensive. 3) If they lost, it would be a VERY depressing flight home…with a connector. 4) They are playing Game 7 in Golden State…the team that had the best record in NBA history. That said, it was a very high risk, high reward scenario. I spent $3,000 for an 18th row ticket. My heart raced the entire game. Didn’t eat and maybe took a sip of water all 48 minutes (severe dry mouth). Fast forward to when Kyrie hit the go-ahead 3 pointer (5:03)…this 65 year old woman, only fan near me, from Cleveland (I never met before) literally pulled an Elaine Benes and pushed me so hard and starting shaking me with complete and utter shock…”Holy sh*t…we may actually win this thing.”…and sure enough….I took a $3000 risk on the greatest NBA game of all time. 😊 PS: My profile pic is me at the game wearing the CLE shirt.
Why doesn't this comment have more likes??? Dude I'm so jealous of you, it's been 6 years and June 19, 2016 is still like the greatest day of my life and I do weird anniversary shit every June 19 haha I've always wanted to hear background stories from Cleveland fans about this championship and more especially from people that grew up in Cleveland and really understand the 52 year curse and lived through it because I'm sure the Believeland documentary doesn't do it justice. ^Elaine Benes that's hilarious!!! 😂 Man what did you do after the game?? Find some of those 300 Cleveland fans and celebrate with them at a bar or something?? I have so many more questions too 😂
I broke down crying watching this live…my Dad teared up. My Sister (RIP) watched it from work and called me. I’m just happy my Dad and my Sister got to see this. My Sister passed unexpectedly a month later, and I lost my Dad in April of last year to cancer. I tear up when I see this still because my Dad and I watched it together, I miss him and my Sis so much. But they got to see this. I wish my Grandpa had got to see it but he passed the last day of 2008.
I’m not a big NBA fan, I mostly watch European soccer. But i remember being 12 years old watching this game, and being absolutely mesmerized. “BLOCKED BY JAMES” still gives me goosebumps. Just an incredible, hair-raising final few minutes of basketball.
NO ONE talks about the defense of Kevin Love on Steph in the ensuing play after the Kyrie 3....he was switched onto Steph and just locked him down, forced him to give up the ball, he got it back, locked him down again and forced him into a wild 3. Amazing
He put the clamps on Steph he was dancing on k love and he really didn't bite on any of the p fakes and he was watching Steph lower body waist feet you know c ause u can tell when a player is gonna pull up by his lower body movement s. That's exactly how defense is supposed to be played it was so fundamentaly sound
One of the greatest NBA finals ever. Lebron James "the chosen one" comes back to Cleveland and promises to lead them to the championship, thus ending a 53 year winless drought. The city of Cleveland has never won a championship on any major sports team in this 53 year time period. The Golden State Warriors also had the best regular season record in history, and were up 3-1 in the finals. At that point, no team had ever come back from that kind of deficit. But despite all odds, Cleveland found a way to win, thus ending the 53 year drought and Lebron James kep his promise of leading them to a championship. And this is why the 2016 finals will go down as one of the greatest in NBA history.
Crazy how no one could score for 2mins 40secs. The biggest stage, maximum tension, players missing shots they've easily made throughout their careers... What a series!
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God still to this day I can’t believe the Cavs won. I was born and raised in Cleveland Ohio and rooted for the Cavs before these finals and I root for them still till this day. This is one of those games that you remember exactly where you were at, I was at my grandmas house and my eyes were glued to the tv while I sat in front of it on the floor . I remember being so nervous and scared that the Cavs were going to lose again because when they lost in 2015 I was devastated so I knew this year we had to win. I and everyone else watching witnessed history live, but as someone who actually is from Cleveland and suffered the lost throughout the years, seeing them finally win our first championship in any sport since 1964 was amazing. I remember the block, the shot, Kevin Loves defense on Curry, LeBron’s free throw and the sound of the buzzer going off better than the back of my hand. When LeBron had that iconic block on Iguodala I screamed of joy and when Kyrie hit that game winning 3 I started to celebrate but I was still terrified, until we were up by 4 points with 10.6 seconds left of the game. The Warriors had the ball with 10.6 seconds left of the the game and Cleveland was up by 4 it was at that moment I knew the Cavs won their first ever NBA championship. The Cavs were the underdogs and they were going against a 73-9 team, no one though they could’ve came back from a 3-1 lead but as a Cavs fan I knew that the could do it and I believed in them. This game was more than just basketball. This game was history, the first team in NBA history to comeback from a 3-1 lead in the finals, the Cavs first ever NBA championship, Cleveland’s first championship in 52 years and it was the best night of my life. I remember when the clock ran out and the buzzer went off I started to celebrate and jump around, I poured water and beer on me just because how happy I was and I didn’t know what to do. I remember the day after I had to check my phone and see if the Cavs actually won and I was so happy that it wasn’t a dream. To me as a Cavs fan this made LeBron the Goat, he did something no one else ever did. He came back after 4 years and told Ohio that he was going to give us a championship and he sure did. This game made me respect LeBron as a player and person forever and he will always be the GOAT in my eyes. When LeBron left Cleveland in 2018 I wasn’t mad because he gave us a championship like he said he was going to do. In fact when LeBron left I was a big LeBron fan by then and I told my self wherever LeBron goes I go and rooted for him ever since despite he’s not on Cleveland anymore. When Kyrie left Cleveland in 2017 I wasn’t mad because I was great full for what he did for the Cavs and the city and state of Cleveland, Ohio. I also have too much respect for Kyrie and I root for him and his team to this day. Kevin Love is amazing and I will always support him as well. Also I have to thank the Warriors for choking and blowing a 3-1 lead, seriously I really appreciate that. And in wise words of LeBron James “CLEVELAND THIS IS FOR YOU!”
I read the whole comment long life cavs fan here best moment ever I hated lebron for leaving Cleveland but he came back made a promise and fulfilled that promise I wasn’t mad when he left again cause he left us champions he will have a statue in Cleveland one day people bash him now but he is truly a player we probably will never see again in our lifetime beautiful comment fellow cavs fan
@@deweyhatcher9290 exactly, no one appreciates greatness while it’s here. LeBron will always be the GOAT to my eyes. Not everyone has to say LeBron’s the GOAT but they should acknowledge that he’s damn close to it. The NBA will feel empty once LeBron’s retired, there will be a big hole there that will never be filled once LeBron’s done with the game of basketball
That defence be Kevin love on Steph curry was textbook. He recognized the switch early, shuffled his feet and kept his hands off him. What an underrated play in this game
@@nitticahani6634 yea if you would have told anyone that it comes down to k love defending curry 1v1 they be like "yea thats either a 3, 3 free throws or a 4 point play". luckily k love was great and curry shrinks in big games.
Man I still remember everything around this night, and these last few minutes while watching with my family. I was only alive for the LeBron teams, the awful seasons the Browns had, and the chokejobs from the Indians in the postseason, but my dad had been witness of all the horrible luck to Cleveland, to the point that he thought we’d never win something. My grandpa died a month before this game, and he was the most loyal Cleveland sports fan I have ever known. No matter how bad a team played, or how much he hated how they sucked, he watched every minute of every Browns game, every inning of Indians ball, and almost every minute of Cavalier basketball. When LeBron hit the free throw, and my family was jumping around, because we knew they finally ended the curse, the first thing I thought of, was that my grandpa was up in heaven smiling, because they won, or cracking a joke that they couldn’t let him be alive for the title. This will forever be my favorite NBA Game and moment ever. The finals after this were absolute garbage because Kevin Durant ruined the league, and Kyrie became a prima donna, so this would be my “series finale” of the NBA, the underdogs toppled the evil empire with all odds against them, so millions of people could rejoice.
Looking back on this you can see how serious, cautious, intense, and technical this all was. Everyone was so locked in. Bron didn't even complain when he was fouled on that lay up. He kept it moving because the only thing that mattered was getting a real bucket and playing true championship defense! They left it all out there. All of the emotions and nonsense was nowhere to be seen in this final 3 minutes. From anyone.
0:51 game 7, everything on the line, and the 2 biggest players Lebron and Curry both help each other up after the foul. Great sportsmanship is always my favorite thing to see. Love it. Especially in such an intense moment as the last 3 minutes of a game 7 in the NBA finals. Awesome stuff
Joshua R even LeBron admit that moved of durant to warriors... you just Bronsexual fans keep crying for losing to the warriors...take this big L... Loser!
Duwang Is Unbreakable oh trust me if he had his back with him he would have slammed it no doubt (back injury)... have u ever seen him go for a weak ass lay up like that ever again?
This series is like a movie ...so much on the line & history for Cleveland & Lebron and to face arguably the best nba record team in nba history and beat them and do it being down 1 - 3 is indescribable
Charlie Holcomb That’s bullshit and you know it. Lebron was on a dogshit Cavs teams OKC was a near perfect team with 3 allstars he had no reason to leave
How does this make you want to cry he left his city because he couldn’t win so he joined a team that would almost guarantee a ring then he came back to his city and won and he’s crying this makes no sense
easily the greatest finals of all time, I find myself to come back and watch this every once in a while and it always gives me chills, the beauty of sports is indescribable you simply have to experience it
@Anon ok if u are talking about individual games than to me 2013 was the most exciting, however you can't just take them in a vacuum you got to remember the hype behind every game, the rivalry, the backstory people wondering if lebron could actually come back
It literally had everything imaginable. Blowout dominating performances, close games, drama on and outside the court, history, narrative of underdogs, legacy, big shots/blocks. Literally everything there will never be another finals like this. Broke down into tears at the end
I miss 2016…time goes by too fast and lately I’ve felt like life has been punching me in the mouth. I like to return to this, remember better times, and watch every so often to stay motivated.
I hope you get out of this rutt you're in. Use these memories as a reminder that you're gonna keep making more. We don't always know in the moment which ones are part of the good ol days and which ones aren't, and I find myself nostalgic of things I never would've guessed while I was living it.
Dynamics that would’ve been the greatest play in NBA history imo. That dunk would’ve secured a 3-1 comeback against the first ever unanimous MVP and the team with the best record in NBA history.
If you look at LeBron's left hand during that play, it was on the other side of the basket. This was to block Iguodala if he had went for the reverse layup. In the heat of the moment in a fast-paced game, a critical moment at that, LeBron had the basketball IQ to think of this. This is what impressed me the most.
It's tradition to watch this every once in a while
Amen
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Fax
Ikr
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The three things that lead the cavs to a title
1. OHHH BLOCKED BY JAMES
2. Irving on Curry one on one
3. Love’s lockdown defence
fr Loves defence was really good on curry and underrated
Big 3 finally came through for cavs
And a free throw ;) 🌟
Free throw was nice but imagine lbj hits that dunk
Nah, Curry actually shook Kevin Love, but unfortunately, he missed the shot.
It’s crazy how no one appreciates LeBron for doing the impossible: putting on a shirt without taking off his cap
I just noticed that!!!😂😂😂
Tim M. 😭😭
The fuck kinda sorcery is that
A true legend
Ahahaha
I don’t know why it took me 7 years to notice but the last 3 minutes were BRICK CITY! Thank God Kyrie hit the dagger! 🙏🏼
Championship defense and the players were gassed
hello GSE haha
Thank God Lebron had the block and thank God James hit a free throw to ice the Finals.
This is was the most historic thing ive ever seen
Kyrie's shot was badass.
when both were tied at 89 and none of them could score, I know everyone's nerves were at its peak. that 2 minutes & 36 seconds would give anyone an anxiety attack. WHAT AN INCREDIBLE SERIES.
Classic
That 3 from Irvin was iced cold
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My nerves was at its peak 😵
Yes! Unless you're part of the GSW franchise.
I still wish to this day he made that dunk, literally would’ve been a top 5 dunk of all time
he got his revenge on the christmas game!
Time stamp?
@@itzaspxct8154 6.10
That would’ve been the greatest Dunk of all time
I was just talkin about tht to my coach. Tht woulda been a crazy dunk
When Lebron helped curry up in the last minutes
That’s true sportsmanship and people still hate him
I saw a vid where Scottie Pippen smacked Kukoc's hand for offering to help someone up. Just a different mentality back then
GroundBeefTaco yeah shaq told the story of fouling MJ because he knew he would t hear the end of it if MJ dunked on him, Jordan told Shaq good foul, but don’t help me up
he's a phony. he was yelling at steph like he was stephs father in the previous game. so pick one r u a hero or a villain. that's why people hate lebron. he wants to be this all american class act but then he's so petty and manipulative.
vvvvvvvvv ha ur mad
@@trrxyy1656 im speaking facts. i respect his greatness as a player but he's a phony point blank period. be a class act like duncan or dirk or be a dick like kobe or westbrook stay true to yourself don't try to be something youre not. you heard his comments on china. he be doing stupid shit like this.
No matter where I am in life, I always find a way to come back to this video
K-Love's shutdown of Curry is so underrated. Steph couldn't shake him. Hell of an ending to a game.
It's underrated cause K-love wasn't doing much that game. Except for that one play.
@@WinterFrostx 9 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and then that stop on defense. But yeah he didn't do anything that game.
@@mikehatton583 For someone at Klove's stature that isn't really anything
For an average player sure
@@WinterFrostx same with Curry..
@@marksman4599 It's common knowledge and widely accepted that Curry disappeared in that game.
Kevin Love for 10 second transformed into the defensive player of the yesr
Adrenaline rush ahahaha
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His legs were shaking you knew he was gonna put some hall of fame defense lmao
FR tho, he absolutely locked up Steph on that possession
Sadly
Probably the best nba finales of this generation hands down
This is easily the best finals series ever
The only competition this has from this generation was 2011 mavs or 2010 lakers. The 2014 Spurs was probably the most beautiful offence of all time
@@Lante216 1998 finals were the greatest ever this a close second tho
this is the best game 7 of this generation, but the others 6 games were double-digit wins... imo 2013 Heat vs. Spurs the games were a lot closer plus you have the ray allen shot and lebron game 7 triple double..
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this is literally the best championship ever in NBA history everyone is on their prime making crazy plays
except curry who disappeared
@@Someone-hi1nt that's true man's been missing 3's all night long 😅 but that's probably because of the tight defense
@@einsleyharriot1294 nah curry choked the whole series, he just played worse than he usually does as well as still recovering from an injury, however no excuse, and probably the greatest comeback in nba history
@@Someone-hi1ntCurmickey mouse💀
not really haha watch the basketball being played here, very ugly and a lot of bricks
Watching this live was one of the greatest privileges of my entire life. Greatest feeling ever.
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u a Dubs fan then?? or are you one of the few Cavs fan in Oracle?
@@katsu_papi Nah I was a Cavs fan that game. I've always hated the Warriors but I watched with a friend in one of the boxes, who was a Dubs fan
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I'm 35 years old and it's one of the best feelings I had.. It was just amazing..
*In a parallel universe, LeBron finished that dunk over Draymond and it is remembered as the greatest play in NBA Finals history*
If he woulda got that one..maaaaaaaaaaaan
I wish he made the dunk and broke the backboard too lol
But that block was way better by lebron
He makes that dunk and building would’ve melted. Definition of nuclear.
*sports
Kevin Love became DPOY for a few minutes in this game
Legit
lmaooooo i was just about to comment this shit. never seen anyone move like that and he’s a big man 😂
Curry caught no heat for gettin locked by love
To
@Yung Dani frrrr like people never want to give him credit but always want to give him the blame
More like seconds
As we watch the 2023 NBA finals, I can’t help but think this is the greatest NBA finals comeback of all time. Down 3-1 to the greatest regular season team of all time, winning the last 2 games in Oakland, just absolutely incredible. I don’t know if there will ever be a greater NBA finals comeback.
There will never be a greater NBA Finals Championship comeback. Even if a Reverse Sweep happens, this was against a 73-9 Golden State Warriors.
@@Zoot004yeah you can’t top that
@zhyon8273 fax this was literally the best record if all time and the Cavs beat them in a comeback
@@Zoot004 fr like unanimous mvp curry and dpoy dray and splash god klay in his prime- the team was scary good
lmao no draymond was suspended 1 game stop it@@Zoot004
The Cavs big three really showed up in the final minutes
Lebron's block on iggy
Love's defence on curry
And then kyries big 3 pointer
unlike the warriors at game 6 (except for Klay and curry)
Skillex25 lmao that one defensive play was all love did lmaooo 😂😂 he didn’t do shit. Kyrie got bailed out cuz Curry was injured, and Lebron was just Lebron, what more cud u expect? But still... Cavs hella lucky lmao
@@deluxebasketballanalysis2198 Keep Crying 73-9 blew 3-1 finals lead.
@@deluxebasketballanalysis2198 well if you want to play the lucky game then we can also say that the 2015 warriors were lucky due to 2 allstar cavs players injured in the finals which would then change the whole narrative of lebrons legacy.
@@deluxebasketballanalysis2198 It's never "lucky" when you come back from a 3-1 deficit. Lol Tf?
It’s perfect:
•Lebron James block
•Kyrie Irving triple
•Kevin Love perfect defense
The Big 3 balance is simply perfect.
If 2015 love kyrie healthy they would have won bc it still went game 6 just lebron and this season he’s going to win with the lakers so we would be Sitting on 5 rings and if didn’t choke would have won 1 more which would put him with 6 but I still think he’s the goat
@@tjjohal3375 Nope. He Cant be the Goat after teaming up with Dwayne Wade, Bosh, Ray, Kyrie, K love, AD, and Boogie Cousins. kareem has 6, mj has 6, they didnt choke any finals
FIU Student so u are saying u can’t be the goat if u have good teammates??? That means MJ is automatically eliminated from the goat conversation because he has Scottie Pippen
@@dagod6361 No cause MJ had 1 really good teammate (Pippen) in that 1st 3peat. And btw he actually 3peated (twice). Lbj has had all the players i already stated above and has won half of that despite playing more seasons, and having fewer injuries, choosing where he goes
FIU Student Dude the Bulls don't 3 peat the 2nd time if it weren't for HOF Dennis Rodman. They couldn't even beat Orlando the previous year because Horace Grant owned their ass & they had no answer for him till they got the Worm.. You act like a man has to go out there & literally play with bums. Every single team that has won championships has had 2-4 elite players... How would you like it if you had to play entire seasons with trash ass players & you were the only good 1 out there? Wouldn't feel so good now would it? Stop all of that lame ass hating.
73-9 and 3-1 lead made this game one of the most memorable finals ever.
They weren’t that good cavs shouldn’t have been down 3-1 to begin with
@@justthisguy1948 bro what
@@chonder6580 lebron almost beat that same team by himself a year earlier of course he should win with kyrie and love
@@justthisguy1948 you gotta be tripping dude
@@chonder6580 how that same team was down 3-1 to okc to get to the finals and went 7 games with cavs also that’s not the best team ever 2 series going 7 games
Most tense game 7 ever. As LeBron fan this still bring tears in my eyes
One of the most satisfying wins of NBA finals history
The best
Its damn true! like your your opponent to blew a lead
I rather see ths squad win than this "HUMBLE" MVP and a whining wife hoist one.
Not even a fan of the Cavs but I agree. That city deserved a championship.
Jamie warriors should have won if were not for those refs
LeBron with "The Block"
Kyrie with "The Shot"
K Love with "The Stop"
The entire big 3 showed up in these last minutes of this game
Kevin Love played defense like he was on drugs that play wth....
And Curry with "The Brick"
And Curry had two of the worst 3 point attempts I’ve ever seen in a finals game
Love played defense like his life depended on it
Refs/NBA with "The Rig"
LeBron with the block
Kyrie with the shot
Love with the clutch defense
When it came down to the final moments of this game the Big 3 stepped up and delivered.
And it was all worth it, putting them together to beat the best team ever ( before durant). now its just cheating.
Black Light facts
but all you here Lebron say is "I I and I"
Adam Silver with the suspension you mean the big 4
@@indreyasjishiquanliren331 which is also why Kyrie left
Hands down the best major sports championship series of all time.
2016 was one hell of a fucking year. Between this and patriots vs falcons. Both of those comebacks are 2 of the top in sports history in my opinion
@@nicksol9721cubs also won their first title after 108 years down 3-1, 2016 was crazy
@@Jibbathonthe cubs ws was crazy
@idipped2521 Cleveland should have win the WS too.
never forget Kevin Love locked down Curry
HailToTheVictor503 Lol
HailToTheVictor503 didn't lock him up tho
HailToTheVictor503 and Lebron icing the game with a freethrow
Steph Curry The G.O.A.T what are you talking about he caused a bad shot and curry couldn't get past him
AngelSurge SSX nah he beat that bum off the dribble then pulled back cause he saw LeBron in the paint watch
This will forever be my favorite NBA finals. It can't get any more bad ass than Kyrie Irving and Lebron James taking down a 73-9 team from a 3-1 deficit.
Ross Hughes Best championship ever
This and the 2013 finals vs the heat and spurs were so legendary and LeGoat James was in both
Same. Unbelievable. Pay homage to the bulls, ain't no best season without a title
How old are you? 12?
2010 lakers vs Celtics was the best
My Brother Aaron, 25 years old, died Saturday June 18th, the night before this game, in a tragic motorcycle wreck. Watching this at my cousins house Sunday night, this game and especially the last 3 mins took me out of my extreme grief if only for a moment. I will always owe Lebron James / Kyrie Irving and the Cavs team for that special time. Lebrons speech at the end especially hits home for me as I rewatch this. That is power of sports.
Rip Aaron🙏
🪦 🕊 fly high aaron
Damn I’m sorry about your brother man
Rest In Peace Aaron
RIP Aaron🙏🏾
It should be tradition to watch this before the current years NBA Finals just so you know that no matter how good it will be. It wont top this one.
NGL I'm kinda enjoying this 2024 playoff I hate that Kyrie losing tho
@@hoani3264 for real. They really are clamping him up and its hard to watch. Mavs in 6 though.
@@PWDMaximumMavs in 6, huh?.. 🤔 😞
@@cheebee9684 mavs in 8
LeBron's best championship!
Who else could've blocked that shot? Only LeBron I don't see Jr nor Kevin blocking that shot, If that shot went in gsw would've gained momentum which is a big contribution to winning games
Nah iguodala was injured bogut was injured and green was suspended 1 game
All of his championship are sht 2012 it was a lockout season and 2013 allen saved his life
GIANNIS AKUMPO keep crying
shat app
that Chase down block is historic af, can't stop watching it
well they were chased down by warriors by literally demolishing them to a 4-1 loss
max power LK
Bill Russell KD is the 2nd best player in the NBA add him to any team with talent and they could reach the finals or atleast the conference finals, add him to a team who were already the best in the league and you get an unstoppable force.
max power i
Yeah but that just shows how much they needed another superstar to take down lebron and kyrie lol. So that's like 5 allstars and a deep bench vs lebron and kyrie and a shitty bench?? lol. They better had demolish them.
Best season ever.
Kobe farewell tour
Warriors 73-9
Toronto All Star Weekend (Thompson 3P, Lavine-Gordon Dunk, Kobe ASG)
Finals Game 7
Comback from 3-1
Lebron finally wins it for Cleveland
Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett also retired. The NBA 2016 season is S tier
Lebrons block
Very valid points
Underrated comment lol
Facts
Seven years ago today. I remember it like it was yesterday. It is, without question, the greatest moment in sports history. The Miracle on Ice has nothing compared to this. As someone who has spent their entire life in Northeast Ohio, I remember yelling around my house that hell had frozen over, and texting my mom’s friends (I was 12 and didn’t have a phone then). This was a day all of Cleveland and NE Ohio had been waiting for for over half a century. It’s easily the best day of my life
I'm still mad to this day that Lebron didn't end Green's career with that dunk
SAME
Same man
Greatest dunk ever if completed
Green would definitely be working for ESPN right now if LeBron hit that
Mans got fouled mid air
If kd didn't join the warriors this rivalry would've been better
I agree
...oh yea this would've been a great rivalry. They were meeting every year in the finals
As a warriors fan after the 2017 series I wanted him gone because we already new who was gonna win and I wanted it to be like 2016 but that may never happen again
Suzal Gautam yeah fuck KD
@@trippinballzfr2518 i mean its understandable sorta he's a great player he deserves a ring
Remember: there was only 4 points scored in this entire video
Nerves and good defense
Wow
@@NikolaJokic23 and fatigue
Just IMAGINE the pressure they all felt
And 3 of them came from kyrie
That Block
That Shot
That Defence
The 3 Super Stars all playing thier part in the final 2 minutes is a thing of Beauty.
all three of the cavs stars had their moment here
LeBron block
Kyrie shot
Love's switch onto Curry
Ryan Riley and don’t forget Lebron’s final clutch free throw to seal the game. The 4 point deficit made it almost impossible for Golden State to think they had a chance.
No one talks about Love but he made curry put up a terrible shot when no one else in the league could guard the man... clutch
@@JoeyBalgo FACTory!
Right
@Thomas Sankara when they were down 3-2??
Gotta watch this a least once a month
lol how may lebrons are their
Once a week.
Yall are trash shur yo stupid ass up
Stephen Curry if you don’t sit yo light skin ass down
Lebron James Sit yo ass down nigga we finna sweep yall this season
Are we gonna ignore the fact that Kevin Love had Steph on solitary confinement?
Fr some of the best defense I’v ever seen him do
Clamped him.
Three huge plays from the big 3. The shot by Kyrie, block by lebron and Love clamping curry
Elite defense... but thats more on Steph than Love honestly.
@@taeheekim8314 that don't make sense when steph can make any other defender dance.
Almost 2024 fun to come back and watch this. Crazy just how many 3's GS missed at the end yikes.
Girl: "What turns you on?"
Me: *Iguodala to Curry, back to Iguodala up for the layu-. OHH BLOCKED BY JAMES*
@Shaquille O'Neal ahahahah
Hahaha
@Shaquille O'Neal you jus mad cause bron and company got 1 for Cleveland
Legend !
@Shaquille O'Neal you d ok nt understand what it means to do something for your city cause your basically a nobody
5:40
“Irving finds love”
Good for him
Good comment but the quote isn’t correct
@@torinoconnor4296 I know I was trying to shorten it cuz the commentator was saying a lot of words and I don’t want to spend five minutes on a comment
@@MrDonut-ys6bf Ok then don’t put quotes
@@torinoconnor4296 OMG u serious?
@@MrDonut-ys6bf Yeah lol
We’ve had 5 finals since then and none of them have come close to how I felt watching this live. Summer 2016 was one of the best times of my life. Bucks vs Suns was good, but this final was unreal. I still get chills watching this game. Never get bored.
the warriors v raptors series was entertaining but no where near to this series
This is one of the best finals series of all time, it isn't really strange that the next ones didn't come close to it.
Fax. It was such a great time!
life peaked in 2016 and nothing will change my mind
@Hudson Fasano deadass bro
3:08 I love Mark Jackson's response to that Lebron block. No commentary or analysis, just plain "Wow".
The most underrated play in the finals history is kevin love's lockdown D on curry to prevent the 3
I swear he clamped him up
Or James on Thompson
Yes he had that crack head defense
Axel Guzman what? Lol
The thing that makes me like love is that when he was trash at offensive the whole series he makes up for it at the end
3 reasons why this finals are historical:
1. LeBron James' chasedown block on Andre Iguodala.
2. Kyrie Irving’s 3 pointer over Curry.
3. Kevin Love's amazing defense on Curry.
The block, the shot, the stop
curry choked hard
4.Warriors lost in their homecourt.
5.Cavs came back from a 3-1 deficit.
Tristan locked up Steph too
Love's defense on Curry.
If only this was done on the Cavs home court, the crowd would’ve went insane
Makes it a little bit sweeter that they did it in "the hardest building to win in as the away team", though. Don't you think?
They would've screamed like fucking banshees
It would be just like game 7 in Toronto
@@duby9265 you're wrong though
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@Bisco Who what I liked about it is that we won it on Golden State’s court the year after Golden State came to Cleveland and beat us on our home court in Game 6 to capture the championship
To hear Doris fighting tears while interviewing LeBron lets you know how long she’s been covering LeBron. All the locker room experience. All his worse and best moments. She genuinely felt how much this meant to him and It gets me every time. We as fans are happy for him too, but imagine being Doris in that moment is al I’m saying.
For me its a holiday to hear “ OH BLOCKED BY JAMES ” every year
Facts Ohhhh blocked By James ‼️‼️‼️👑🐐🏆
Yea but it was Kyrie that came up clutch. That block came before Kyrie's 3...... Kyrie doesn't get enough credit!!! Had it not been for that shot the drought would still exist!!
Dre Mckinney : The block worth 2 pts plus LBJ hit the free throw otherwise kyrie’s 3 makes it only a 1 pt game who knows what happens next.
LeBron's a Chasedown Artist. He gets after those blocks down court
Lebron James with the rejection
Back when life was good...
iqbal Kahloon I’m weak
Too many snakes on earth now
Yes
Seeing this from 2019，this cavs and warriors is one of the best match ups in 21st century. Im not hatin or anything, but kd completly ruined it
@@hehans4279 I'm not overly concerned with where KD went or how he interfered with the rival. I'm Christian.
I was more bummed that he didn't continue in OKC. They were so close. He was clearly better than Kawhi. I thought he could've beat LeBron in the Finals.
Real was coming back to the NBA and he was next up out west. Should be CLE vs OKC the past 2 years
I was so happy I got to watch this live. The “BLOCKED BY JAMES!” The “Cleveland is a city of champions once again” The “CLEVELAND; THIS IS FOR YOU” The four point play. The 3-1 to 3-4. I remember game seven, it was the most nerve racking game I had ever watched. What a time to be alive.
3-1 not 3-0
@@marinbubalo1035 he did say 3-1 can you read?
@Javier Perez of course he did
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i remember exactly where I was watching this in a cheap resturaunt in downtown boston. tons of people mostly teens literally just started walking in too watch and everyone started freaking out when they won and it wasnt even in cleveland. will always remember that day brings back memories dude
I’m not even a Cavs or LeBron fan but this NBA Finals was my peak love for basketball. This type of competitive energy may never be matched again….
Hard to believe Golden State didn’t score a single point in this span.
It was only 3 minutes worth of game time, but I feel you
2:19 how golden state warrior shines bright.
trust your teammates.
yea what bunch of losers
greatest team ever my ass you fuckin’ choke artists
It was all about the defense. Two walls coming at each other.
@@mohamud60
You must be under 15 years old.
Crusty Maggot
Man 2016 was a great year for everything Music, Sports, Dance, etc. Everything just felt better. Shoutout to 2016
Except when KD signed with golden state
@@alexanderdemella6228 i used to love KD x Westbrook 😔
On god bruh, time just flew tf by smh
S/o 2016 by far the best year
Right up until the Indians blew the World Series
Man....If Lebron would've made that dunk
Ron27 OKC#Thunderup it would've ended Draymond's career
Ron27 OKC#Thunderup he would have ended Draymond Green career.
what career?
In loving memory of Draymond Jamal Green, June 19 2016. Cause of death: LeBron James posterize
Ron27 OKC#Thunderup why would he retire lol?!! he is good at defense and good passer
Knowing that your one minute away from winning or losing the nba finals with your entire life’s hard work on the line has to feel insane. Hats off to the cavs.
Not sure how anyone can hate this man. Sure he’s not undefeated in the finals like mj. But he had to face the same juggernaut of a team every time he got there and took them down once. This is seriously one of the greatest moments in all of sports history. One of those moments where you never forget where you were when it happened. One of those moments where we were all witnesses to a king taking the crown
Was a great moment in sports history and don't let anybody fool you about losing in the finals it's an honor Jerry west lost nine times in the finals and they use him as the logo but nobody says anything about that so just ignore anything about losing the finals because it's like getting a silver medal in the Olympics there's people that didn't even get a medal and Jordan didn't get to the finals many times so his record is worse than LeBron's in actuality don't ever forget that
Shiiit true bro I'll never forget where I was when this happened
They are mocking him for losing in the final but that s why it s a fucking final, because you play against the other best fucking team. There are some players who on so many people eyes are so good but they never had a ring or even played in a final.
the same people who grew up fantasizing a fairy tale story. a flawless story. that you have to be perfect. majority of them are fans of basketball by cosmetic aspect. as soon as they saw bron doesn't move like mj, he's been hated. true basketball fans appreciate all aspects of basketball and if you are one, you appreciate greatness in lebron. despite the levels of scrutiny on this man since day 1, he still delivered. whatever you do tho, the haters will always be there and it's just the sad reality of life.
MJ also often got stymied hard when he doesn't make it to the finals too. It's either he's in the finals or he doesn't even make it.
Man, that defense of Kevin Love was legendary
Like swear to goddd bruh
omm!!!!!
it was stupid choker job by curry. he wanted a switch on love cus he thought it was a mismatch when he already had kyrie guarding him.. it turns out he cant get a shot of cus of love's height LOL. love basically never gave him the 3 and allowed the drive. but curry was not taking the drive cus he knew they need a 3. thats why kyries shot was so big cus he forced the gsw to make a 3 back
javier García I've never seen Kevin move so quickly
Hi Bida The thing was that they didn’t actually need a 3. Kyrie hit that shot above 50 seconds mark. Had the warriors settled for 2 and played defense, make or miss they would still have gotten the ball back without needing to foul with so much seconds left to work with. But curry got greedy and cocky and wanted to respond immediately to kyrie’s 3.
I WAS AT THE GAME: I’m from Cleveland. There were maybe only 300 Cleveland fans in the whole arena. Why? 4 reasons…1) There were only connecting flights from Cleveland to Oakland/San Francisco (no direct flights). 2) Tickets were INSANELY expensive. 3) If they lost, it would be a VERY depressing flight home…with a connector. 4) They are playing Game 7 in Golden State…the team that had the best record in NBA history. That said, it was a very high risk, high reward scenario. I spent $3,000 for an 18th row ticket. My heart raced the entire game. Didn’t eat and maybe took a sip of water all 48 minutes (severe dry mouth). Fast forward to when Kyrie hit the go-ahead 3 pointer (5:03)…this 65 year old woman, only fan near me, from Cleveland (I never met before) literally pulled an Elaine Benes and pushed me so hard and starting shaking me with complete and utter shock…”Holy sh*t…we may actually win this thing.”…and sure enough….I took a $3000 risk on the greatest NBA game of all time. 😊 PS: My profile pic is me at the game wearing the CLE shirt.
That trumps my story. I spent $600 on Game 6 tickets in 2008 and my date didn't give me any. Least I got to see the win 🤣
Wow! amazing story. I bet your connecting flight back was the best ever.
Dude, I love hearing shit like this. Absolutely Gold!!
🐐 shit
Why doesn't this comment have more likes??? Dude I'm so jealous of you, it's been 6 years and June 19, 2016 is still like the greatest day of my life and I do weird anniversary shit every June 19 haha I've always wanted to hear background stories from Cleveland fans about this championship and more especially from people that grew up in Cleveland and really understand the 52 year curse and lived through it because I'm sure the Believeland documentary doesn't do it justice. ^Elaine Benes that's hilarious!!! 😂 Man what did you do after the game?? Find some of those 300 Cleveland fans and celebrate with them at a bar or something?? I have so many more questions too 😂
Who is here 8 years later today: the greatest basketball game and 2016 was the greatest year of humanity
Trophy day today😎🏆
I think every year I would watch this game and truly enjoy it, no other games are such great as this one.
And then Keven Durant ruined the NBA forever
Facts bruhh
Triple Double in a Game 7 for your hometown team…DREAMS DO COME TRUE
1. The Block by James, 2. The Shot by Kyrie, and 3. The Defence by Love. Some crazy shit🔥
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
The block, the shot and the stop
The holy trinity of clevland
The big three all contributed.
The Block. The Shot . The Stop.
I broke down crying watching this live…my Dad teared up. My Sister (RIP) watched it from work and called me. I’m just happy my Dad and my Sister got to see this. My Sister passed unexpectedly a month later, and I lost my Dad in April of last year to cancer. I tear up when I see this still because my Dad and I watched it together, I miss him and my Sis so much. But they got to see this. I wish my Grandpa had got to see it but he passed the last day of 2008.
So sorry for your loss. That's a lovely memory you got to share
Sorry for your loss, brother, my prayers are with you. What a great moment to share.
I'm sorry for your loss. Glad you have that memory to reflect on.
Im very sorry for your loss, my prayers are with you and your family
🙏🏿
Putting the ad in right before the LeBron block is criminal.
Facts 🤣🤣
Such a big moment They knew it was worth waiting for the ad
Dam another ad when lebron took his 2nd free-throw shot. These fkers know where to put ads
Mane I thought was the only one 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Can never see ads. On subscription
I’m not a big NBA fan, I mostly watch European soccer. But i remember being 12 years old watching this game, and being absolutely mesmerized.
“BLOCKED BY JAMES” still gives me goosebumps. Just an incredible, hair-raising final few minutes of basketball.
Shut it
@@lolkillem13 gay
@@gapski17 do you really have a problem with it, cause if u do I got gloves in my backseat 🤡
@@lolkillem13 gloves don't mean shit against some iron.
@6:16 if lebron would've dunk that 😳
Lebron chase down block with barely any stamina left was probably the best defensive finals play of all time.
Best play in NBA history
@@dmo490 chill
@@myskrillaa it’s gotta be up there I’m prob biased lmao but it’s gotta be one of the most iconic for sure
@@lingardinho1915 yes one of the most iconic but not best play in nba history
@@myskrillaa yeah I can agree with that
NO ONE talks about the defense of Kevin Love on Steph in the ensuing play after the Kyrie 3....he was switched onto Steph and just locked him down, forced him to give up the ball, he got it back, locked him down again and forced him into a wild 3. Amazing
Ojitos hechiseros
He put the clamps on Steph he was dancing on k love and he really didn't bite on any of the p fakes and he was watching Steph lower body waist feet you know c ause u can tell when a player is gonna pull up by his lower body movement s. That's exactly how defense is supposed to be played it was so fundamentaly sound
People dont talk about this today at all lol Just LBJs block and how much they think Kyries shot saved him smh lol
He’ll yeah
Jake Johannesen The BLOCK. The SHOT. The STOP
That "CLEVELAND! THIS IS FOR YOU!" STILL gives me goosebumps.
“… OWWW!!!” 😂
He should had said Kobe this is for you! During the lakers 2020 championship
@@ardenaudreyarji😭😭 that owww was spicy as hell lol
I felt a little cringe when he said that😂
Super cringe, we all know James did it for JAMES, not Cleveland 😂
I’m still watching this all the way in 2024
One of the greatest NBA finals ever.
Lebron James "the chosen one" comes back to Cleveland and promises to lead them to the championship, thus ending a 53 year winless drought. The city of Cleveland has never won a championship on any major sports team in this 53 year time period. The Golden State Warriors also had the best regular season record in history, and were up 3-1 in the finals. At that point, no team had ever come back from that kind of deficit.
But despite all odds, Cleveland found a way to win, thus ending the 53 year drought and Lebron James kep his promise of leading them to a championship.
And this is why the 2016 finals will go down as one of the greatest in NBA history.
Gives me tears even watching now 😭
Maybe one of the greatest finals on sport history ever
Bob Bob Imma stop u right there
I give all of my respect to him, I live in Akron and he has given everything back to this city, and has never forgotten where he’s come from.
Facts. Literally so many odds against them and they pulled it off.
6 years later.. all-time leading scorer. King. 👑
Crazy how no one could score for 2mins 40secs. The biggest stage, maximum tension, players missing shots they've easily made throughout their careers... What a series!
You are literally playing basketball at the highest level for that long. Not much left in the tank after that
Game 7 too they were all gassed this series was intense definitely the best one I’ve seen in the 20 finals I’ve seen
except for kyrie 🥶🥶🥶
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God still to this day I can’t believe the Cavs won. I was born and raised in Cleveland Ohio and rooted for the Cavs before these finals and I root for them still till this day. This is one of those games that you remember exactly where you were at, I was at my grandmas house and my eyes were glued to the tv while I sat in front of it on the floor . I remember being so nervous and scared that the Cavs were going to lose again because when they lost in 2015 I was devastated so I knew this year we had to win. I and everyone else watching witnessed history live, but as someone who actually is from Cleveland and suffered the lost throughout the years, seeing them finally win our first championship in any sport since 1964 was amazing. I remember the block, the shot, Kevin Loves defense on Curry, LeBron’s free throw and the sound of the buzzer going off better than the back of my hand. When LeBron had that iconic block on Iguodala I screamed of joy and when Kyrie hit that game winning 3 I started to celebrate but I was still terrified, until we were up by 4 points with 10.6 seconds left of the game. The Warriors had the ball with 10.6 seconds left of the the game and Cleveland was up by 4 it was at that moment I knew the Cavs won their first ever NBA championship. The Cavs were the underdogs and they were going against a 73-9 team, no one though they could’ve came back from a 3-1 lead but as a Cavs fan I knew that the could do it and I believed in them. This game was more than just basketball. This game was history, the first team in NBA history to comeback from a 3-1 lead in the finals, the Cavs first ever NBA championship, Cleveland’s first championship in 52 years and it was the best night of my life. I remember when the clock ran out and the buzzer went off I started to celebrate and jump around, I poured water and beer on me just because how happy I was and I didn’t know what to do. I remember the day after I had to check my phone and see if the Cavs actually won and I was so happy that it wasn’t a dream. To me as a Cavs fan this made LeBron the Goat, he did something no one else ever did. He came back after 4 years and told Ohio that he was going to give us a championship and he sure did. This game made me respect LeBron as a player and person forever and he will always be the GOAT in my eyes. When LeBron left Cleveland in 2018 I wasn’t mad because he gave us a championship like he said he was going to do. In fact when LeBron left I was a big LeBron fan by then and I told my self wherever LeBron goes I go and rooted for him ever since despite he’s not on Cleveland anymore. When Kyrie left Cleveland in 2017 I wasn’t mad because I was great full for what he did for the Cavs and the city and state of Cleveland, Ohio. I also have too much respect for Kyrie and I root for him and his team to this day. Kevin Love is amazing and I will always support him as well. Also I have to thank the Warriors for choking and blowing a 3-1 lead, seriously I really appreciate that. And in wise words of LeBron James “CLEVELAND THIS IS FOR YOU!”
I read the whole comment long life cavs fan here best moment ever I hated lebron for leaving Cleveland but he came back made a promise and fulfilled that promise I wasn’t mad when he left again cause he left us champions he will have a statue in Cleveland one day people bash him now but he is truly a player we probably will never see again in our lifetime beautiful comment fellow cavs fan
@@deweyhatcher9290 exactly, no one appreciates greatness while it’s here. LeBron will always be the GOAT to my eyes. Not everyone has to say LeBron’s the GOAT but they should acknowledge that he’s damn close to it. The NBA will feel empty once LeBron’s retired, there will be a big hole there that will never be filled once LeBron’s done with the game of basketball
That defence be Kevin love on Steph curry was textbook. He recognized the switch early, shuffled his feet and kept his hands off him. What an underrated play in this game
Truth
@Patrick Harrison especially coming from someone who wasn’t known as a defender what so ever
@Patrick Harrison oh yea you can practically feel the adrenaline when you watch, I imagine he barely even noticed the crowd in that moment
@@nitticahani6634 yea if you would have told anyone that it comes down to k love defending curry 1v1 they be like "yea thats either a 3, 3 free throws or a 4 point play". luckily k love was great and curry shrinks in big games.
That’s what I was bouta say. LeBron said it in the parade speech but it just sunk in how huge that was.
Man I still remember everything around this night, and these last few minutes while watching with my family. I was only alive for the LeBron teams, the awful seasons the Browns had, and the chokejobs from the Indians in the postseason, but my dad had been witness of all the horrible luck to Cleveland, to the point that he thought we’d never win something. My grandpa died a month before this game, and he was the most loyal Cleveland sports fan I have ever known. No matter how bad a team played, or how much he hated how they sucked, he watched every minute of every Browns game, every inning of Indians ball, and almost every minute of Cavalier basketball. When LeBron hit the free throw, and my family was jumping around, because we knew they finally ended the curse, the first thing I thought of, was that my grandpa was up in heaven smiling, because they won, or cracking a joke that they couldn’t let him be alive for the title. This will forever be my favorite NBA Game and moment ever. The finals after this were absolute garbage because Kevin Durant ruined the league, and Kyrie became a prima donna, so this would be my “series finale” of the NBA, the underdogs toppled the evil empire with all odds against them, so millions of people could rejoice.
damn
goosebumps man goosebumps.
Reminds me EXACTLY of my Grandpa. Love him and miss him everyday. O-H!!!
Hurttsteez I-O!
No one cares. Lol jk that was heart warming
That would've been the poster of the decade
of all time...
too bad
Harry L maybe
Troy Stewart Facts
Yeah I was like holy shit that would've ended the world if it went in.
so glad i made it home to watch this game; ill never forget
Not even a Cleveland fan but I cri every time seeing lebron cri on the floor ,, can’t even comprehend what he was feeling
JTsuits facts man I feel you on that
What up fam
no, he only did it because it would looked cool
@@irvinge4641 nah man it was clearly a very emotional moment for him
I feel the same.
Looking back on this you can see how serious, cautious, intense, and technical this all was. Everyone was so locked in. Bron didn't even complain when he was fouled on that lay up. He kept it moving because the only thing that mattered was getting a real bucket and playing true championship defense! They left it all out there. All of the emotions and nonsense was nowhere to be seen in this final 3 minutes. From anyone.
ua-cam.com/video/4G6e4TaJxkI/v-deo.html magic . .
facts bro shit was crazy
They were playing a back and forth chess match in front of us. Beautiful basketball
I literally was about to say this. Spot on
im not gonna read all that but jr smith is better
Who's Here after Nba Suspended Nba season
ME
Im from korea..I like Lebron~
Lol I gotta watch all the basketball I can
Ced Ric I’m here lol
Me
0:51 game 7, everything on the line, and the 2 biggest players Lebron and Curry both help each other up after the foul. Great sportsmanship is always my favorite thing to see. Love it. Especially in such an intense moment as the last 3 minutes of a game 7 in the NBA finals. Awesome stuff
Can we all just admit this was a great series
wasnt even a good series. just a good game 7. That heat vs spurs 2013 tho. Best finals for a while imo
DwadeFL4SHMV3 H
I agree that was the best series, but this was the best game 7 possibly game ever.
Ritzuh better than this year because LeBron didn't win again a championship 😂
take this L golden state bandwagoner
Joshua R even LeBron admit that moved of durant to warriors... you just Bronsexual fans keep crying for losing to the warriors...take this big L... Loser!
That Love defense against Curry is legendary.
Kind of defense that will win you championship. 👌👌
#1 play on his NBA career resume
Was not talked about enough
That's the word: "Legendary".
It’s absolutely incredible. As career defining as “the rebound” by Bosh.
would have been so legendary if LeGoat finished that slam on draymond.
Fax yo
Lebrons defo top 3 all time but he ain’t the goat smh
Lechoke
Lebron is the second best 23rd of all time and second best of all time
LeBron is not the goat
You arent human if that ending and interview doesnt choke you up. Best finals in nba history
Man I wish LeBron would’ve finished that dunk on Draymond 😂😂
Shawn Williams that would have been his best dunk ever
that was my one wish for this game i wish he slammed it on that nigga lmao
Would’ve been the greatest dunk in nba history
Shawn Williams man i swear i screamed BITCHHHHHH... then he missed it 😂😂😂
A poster dagger on the most hated warrior would’ve been special
Imagine if that dunk went in. I get chills just thinking about it.
Duwang Is Unbreakable BS
Hypers Ninja = mad warriors fan
It would've been a play as iconic as MJ's buzzer beater
Their fans would've been haunted for years 😂😂😂😂😂
Duwang Is Unbreakable oh trust me if he had his back with him he would have slammed it no doubt (back injury)... have u ever seen him go for a weak ass lay up like that ever again?
This series is like a movie ...so much on the line & history for Cleveland & Lebron and to face arguably the best nba record team in nba history and beat them and do it being down 1 - 3 is indescribable
Not arguably, they were the best record team
Yeah and all of the main characters from the Cavs contributed in the final epic seconds
I have revisit this atleast twice a year.
Who watching this after Raptors win the Championship of 2019?
Right here cause why not?
X2
Rasheem Parker me
Me
RAPS
Kevin Durant will
Never feel this way
Mac Rodriguez he’s gonna go back to OKC, people forget lebron was the first snake
Charlie Holcomb That’s bullshit and you know it. Lebron was on a dogshit Cavs teams OKC was a near perfect team with 3 allstars he had no reason to leave
@@bperez003 not dogshit you had lebron love kyrie dellavedova Richard Jefferson Tristan Thompson Jr when he was good that was not a dogshit roster.
@@blazinggiraffehd332 i think he meant the 2010 cavs lol
@@blazinggiraffehd332 you really thought he was talking about the 2016 roster 😂😂 I bet he a warriors fan from 2015
“CLEVELAND THIS IS FOR YOU” gives me chills almost makes me wanna cry when I hear it
Facts LeBron left to the HEAT got his mind right and came back because he owed his city
How does this make you want to cry he left his city because he couldn’t win so he joined a team that would almost guarantee a ring then he came back to his city and won and he’s crying this makes no sense
I hated the warriors super team but I hate Lebron more
@@deonhill3620 stop exaggerating
Lebron didn't OWE them
@@BucksFan822
why are you here .. FOOL
2016 was the best year in nba history
73-9 warriors team
Kobe last season
First unanimous mvp in history
First 3-1 comeback in history
Many more reasons as to why
best year of sports not just nba
easily the greatest finals of all time, I find myself to come back and watch this every once in a while and it always gives me chills, the beauty of sports is indescribable you simply have to experience it
@Anon ok if u are talking about individual games than to me 2013 was the most exciting, however you can't just take them in a vacuum you got to remember the hype behind every game, the rivalry, the backstory people wondering if lebron could actually come back
2013 still my Fav, But 2016 have the GOAT Game 7 Basketball Game
@Nono0618there was hype during game 6
Greatest game 7 sure. Every other game was a blowout.
the best game 7, but the whole series wasn’t all that
Dirks 2011 run was much better
This series was the best sporting event in history. The level of quality was absolutely insane
It literally had everything imaginable. Blowout dominating performances, close games, drama on and outside the court, history, narrative of underdogs, legacy, big shots/blocks. Literally everything there will never be another finals like this. Broke down into tears at the end
It was the celtics against the lakers in 08
@@F30Beamer that’s up there too but this one was literally story book looking back on it
Bulls Jazz '98 was best imo. Every game was close except game 3. It also had a perfect Story book ending.
@@ontop2324 nah 2008 was better because my Celtics won lol
One of the greatest sports rivalries of all time ruined by Durant
I'm honestly glad it still eats him alive to this day. Ruined the league for some years, and is still doing it now.
@@iTrinityPlays yup that’s why he’s not even a top 25 player because he keeps making super teams which makes the nba boring to watch
@Oscar Lopez in other words, boring
Nah kd is sooo good
facts pisses me off thinking about that
Still gives me goosebumps and a little tear haha. Meant so much to my city
I miss 2016…time goes by too fast and lately I’ve felt like life has been punching me in the mouth. I like to return to this, remember better times, and watch every so often to stay motivated.
Same here, bro
Hang in there bro. Life is all about ups and downs. Good things will come.
Keep your head up! It might feel like you’re down 3-1 in life, but you WILL bounce back!!
I hope you get out of this rutt you're in. Use these memories as a reminder that you're gonna keep making more. We don't always know in the moment which ones are part of the good ol days and which ones aren't, and I find myself nostalgic of things I never would've guessed while I was living it.
life is like a roller coaster brother, savor the ups and learn from the downs. This too shall pass I promise you that.
IMAGINE if that dunk would’ve went in WITH the foul. My God. Would have been the absolute GREATEST highlight of all time.
Dynamics that would’ve been the greatest play in NBA history imo. That dunk would’ve secured a 3-1 comeback against the first ever unanimous MVP and the team with the best record in NBA history.
Miami LeBron would’ve made that dunk
You feel me. He had the eulogy ready.
I say this all the time lol
Would have been better than MJ at Utah with that Goose-Neck hangin up there
To see the distance LeBron made up and the timing of that block...that is killer/clutch gene...you have to want that. Spectacular
The average person can't conceive the desire Lebron had in that moment. Spectacular!!
If you look at LeBron's left hand during that play, it was on the other side of the basket. This was to block Iguodala if he had went for the reverse layup. In the heat of the moment in a fast-paced game, a critical moment at that, LeBron had the basketball IQ to think of this. This is what impressed me the most.
what do you say about this?
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makes you realize that he doesnt always play at 100%, like most players. but when lebron really turns it on, its just ridiculous
King In My Own Mind iggy could barely walk let alone dunk
You can truly feel the nerves and pressure from every single second even years later. What an incredible story