1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:03,640 Speaker 1: Welcome in What's Right with Nick Right Game six NBA 2 00:00:03,760 --> 00:00:06,640 Speaker 1: Finals reaction show, and this is not the show I 3 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:10,440 Speaker 1: expected to be doing. As Bet of the Year goes 4 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:15,680 Speaker 1: down in Flames. I have been just wildly wrong, and 5 00:00:15,760 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 1: at this point I have to admit it's not just 6 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:23,639 Speaker 1: been I have been saying. It hasn't been disrespect to 7 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:26,759 Speaker 1: the Pacers, and it certainly hasn't been intentional disrespect to 8 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:31,080 Speaker 1: the Pacers, it has been massive respect to the Thunder. 9 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 1: As to why I thought this series would be done 10 00:00:35,360 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 1: in probably five at most six, why I thought yesterday, 11 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 1: even though the Pacers were at home, even though we 12 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:48,000 Speaker 1: have seen the Thunder in these playoffs kind of play 13 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 1: around with one of these Game sixes, I thought that 14 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 1: this was going to be a Thunder route, and I 15 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 1: laid out a very specific way I thought the Pacers 16 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 1: would have to win, which is, you know, you're not 17 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 1: gonna be able to slow down the Thunders offense, so 18 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:06,480 Speaker 1: you're just gonna have that out score them. Miles Turner's 19 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:08,840 Speaker 1: gonna have to have a huge game, and basically everything 20 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:12,760 Speaker 1: was wrong. Miles Turner went one for nine. You did 21 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 1: absolutely stifle the Thunder offense. You made the Thunder. Look young, 22 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:23,800 Speaker 1: You made Jet look like he was not ready for 23 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:28,760 Speaker 1: the moment. Jalen Williams J. Dubb has the worst plus 24 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 1: minus in Finals history, a nice ripe minus forty for 25 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 1: the game. The league MVP Shay, who scored twenty plus 26 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 1: in like eighty something consecutive games, barely gets over that 27 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 1: threshold with just twenty one, and the Pacers in despite 28 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 1: no one breaking twenty until the waning moments of garbage 29 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 1: time and Obi Top and Jumper put him at twenty. 30 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 1: The Pacers basically wire to wire the Oklahoma City Thunder. 31 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:15,240 Speaker 1: That game was ten to two Oklahoma City and then 32 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 1: the rest of the because what was the halftime score. 33 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:21,919 Speaker 1: Halftime score was sixty four to forty two, so the 34 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 1: rest after the ten to to start, Indiana beat them 35 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:30,240 Speaker 1: in the first half sixty two to thirty two. And 36 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:36,800 Speaker 1: now we have the twentieth Game seven in NBA Finals history, 37 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:42,080 Speaker 1: just the first game seven since the twenty sixteen Cabs 38 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:46,519 Speaker 1: against the Warriors, and we are one game away from 39 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:52,359 Speaker 1: what is, in my opinion, without a doubt, the greatest 40 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:57,240 Speaker 1: upset in NBA history, and it would be in the 41 00:02:57,400 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 1: you know, per the bookmakers tied with the Pistons beating 42 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:09,399 Speaker 1: the Lakers in four. But that series by the Lakers 43 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 1: were all of a sudden. They were an old team 44 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:15,600 Speaker 1: that was dealing with injuries by that series, and now 45 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:19,639 Speaker 1: they trounced the Lakers. But this, to me is more shocking. 46 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 1: A Thunder team that was absolutely rolling at every step 47 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:31,680 Speaker 1: of the season, that took back control of the series 48 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 1: in Game four, I thought put their foot on the 49 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:42,120 Speaker 1: Pacers throat in Game five. To just get annihilated like that, 50 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 1: and to now be on the brink of what would 51 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:58,320 Speaker 1: be an all time missed opportunity and a collapse for 52 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 1: the Ages. I understand that we have. There's been plenty 53 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 1: of teams that have been up three to two in 54 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:06,440 Speaker 1: the finals and lost. I get that now. There have 55 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:10,920 Speaker 1: only been four teams to lose a Game seven of 56 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:14,120 Speaker 1: the Finals at home. They would be the fifth. But 57 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:19,520 Speaker 1: the one three to one comeback we've seen in the Finals, 58 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:24,039 Speaker 1: it was part collapsed by Golden State and part the 59 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:28,400 Speaker 1: greatest player of all time just got to his greatest 60 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:32,559 Speaker 1: peak of all time over a week of basketball. That's 61 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:38,560 Speaker 1: not what this is. It's not that holy shit, Pascal 62 00:04:38,680 --> 00:04:45,920 Speaker 1: Siakam or Tyrese Haliburton are just activating a new level. 63 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:52,320 Speaker 1: It is the Pacers as a whole are last night 64 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:56,719 Speaker 1: where the hungrier team the obviously the more desperate team, 65 00:04:57,120 --> 00:05:01,279 Speaker 1: but the more put together team. Now, what I will 66 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:06,840 Speaker 1: say is, thus far this series and maybe this is 67 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:12,400 Speaker 1: something the Thunder can lean on, thus far, this series 68 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:18,719 Speaker 1: has gone beat four beat like then the Thunder Nuggets 69 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 1: series did. Game one, Thunder Nuggets Thunder loose on a 70 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:28,040 Speaker 1: buzzer beater. Game one Thunder Pacers Thunder loose on a 71 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:33,479 Speaker 1: buzzer beater. Game two Thundernuggets, Thunder blow out the Nuggets 72 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 1: by that one by forty. Game two of the Finals, 73 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 1: Thunder blow out the Pacers. Game three, the Thunder loose 74 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:49,799 Speaker 1: a heartbreaker in overtime in Denver. Game three, the Thunder 75 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 1: loose tough game in Indiana. Game four, it looks like, 76 00:05:57,560 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 1: oh my god, or the Thunder gonna go down three one, 77 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:03,960 Speaker 1: and they kind of claw their way back and win 78 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:07,200 Speaker 1: the game by five. Game four of this series, Oh 79 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:09,200 Speaker 1: my God, or the Thunder gonna go down three to one, 80 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:13,719 Speaker 1: they claw their way back and win by seven. Game 81 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 1: five of that series, the Thunder win by seven. In 82 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:22,040 Speaker 1: round two. Game five of this series, the Thunder win 83 00:06:22,120 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 1: by eleven. And then Game six, the Thunder got blown 84 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:29,000 Speaker 1: out in Denver and not to this degree. And Game 85 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:31,920 Speaker 1: six of this series the Thunder got blown out. So 86 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:38,560 Speaker 1: they have this exact pacing of a series. And they 87 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:43,320 Speaker 1: then came out and beat the Nuggets by thirty two 88 00:06:43,440 --> 00:06:50,159 Speaker 1: points to move on. And you could say, and in 89 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:52,719 Speaker 1: that series is one of the Nuggets key players was 90 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:56,080 Speaker 1: dealing with an injury and Aaron Gordon and in this series, 91 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:58,760 Speaker 1: Tyrese Haliburn's dealing with an injury. He sure didn't look 92 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 1: hurt last night, as Hugh. That was the best beginning 93 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:07,280 Speaker 1: of a game halliburtons had all series. He didn't end 94 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:12,320 Speaker 1: up having to play huge minutes. And now he's got 95 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:16,880 Speaker 1: two more days, and all of a sudden, the Thunder 96 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:19,480 Speaker 1: have two days to think about the fact that, oh 97 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:27,120 Speaker 1: my god, whether they were allowing their minds to drift 98 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:34,240 Speaker 1: there or not, dynasty was thrown around. Obviously, Shay's place 99 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:38,679 Speaker 1: in basketball history was being thrown around. We threw around, 100 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 1: Jalen Williams, Jadub being comped to Scottie Pippen, all of it. 101 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:51,240 Speaker 1: And now you go into a Game seven where who 102 00:07:51,640 --> 00:07:57,000 Speaker 1: on the Thunder is feeling great about how they're playing, 103 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:07,400 Speaker 1: and the Chet thing is to me a massive red flag. 104 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:11,480 Speaker 1: Now part of that, I will admit might be confirmation 105 00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:15,559 Speaker 1: biased for me because I have always been probably more 106 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:21,240 Speaker 1: Chet skeptical than most. But Chet was brutal last night. 107 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:25,960 Speaker 1: Four points, two of nine from the field, no blocks, 108 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:33,760 Speaker 1: no impact on the game. Hartenstein wasn't brutal, but no 109 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:40,920 Speaker 1: impact on the game. So you're two bigs. Not played 110 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:46,360 Speaker 1: off the court necessarily, but just not it. No thrust, 111 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 1: and that the way the Pacers like there was there 112 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:57,520 Speaker 1: was a the start of the second half was really 113 00:08:57,559 --> 00:09:01,160 Speaker 1: fascinating to me. And I apologie guys for bouncing around. 114 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:03,560 Speaker 1: It's what I'm gonna do. It's kind of how I 115 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:05,760 Speaker 1: do it. If Demonsy's not here, I don't have like 116 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:09,880 Speaker 1: a regular train of thought. Also, by the way we 117 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:13,920 Speaker 1: are going to do at the end of this podcast, 118 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:17,160 Speaker 1: we'll do it as quickly as we can, but I 119 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:20,040 Speaker 1: think it'll be a good time capsule. And I also 120 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:26,400 Speaker 1: think it's just a good way to pay tribute to 121 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:31,000 Speaker 1: the fact that there's only been twenty of these in 122 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:33,840 Speaker 1: the history of the league. Game seven of the Finals, 123 00:09:35,080 --> 00:09:39,360 Speaker 1: where we're gonna bang bang bang, go through all twenty, 124 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:41,840 Speaker 1: it'll be less than a minute on each. It might 125 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:45,760 Speaker 1: be ten seconds on some of them, but fifteen of 126 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:52,720 Speaker 1: the twenty are really historic touchstone moments in league history, 127 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:59,640 Speaker 1: and almost all of the contemporary ones have either and 128 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:03,240 Speaker 1: i ic moment or are the defining moment of an 129 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:06,680 Speaker 1: iconic player's career, and we're getting one for the first 130 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:09,040 Speaker 1: time in nearly a decade. But to get back to 131 00:10:09,080 --> 00:10:13,240 Speaker 1: what I was saying, down twenty two to start the 132 00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:19,160 Speaker 1: second half, here are well up twenty two, I should say, 133 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:25,720 Speaker 1: here are the Pacers possessions. Siaka miss jumper, turner, miss jumper, 134 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:33,160 Speaker 1: turner miss three, Haliburton miss three, uh, Siakam missed layup, 135 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:38,400 Speaker 1: Nie Smith, miss jumper, nim Hard miss jumper, turnover Nie Smith. 136 00:10:39,559 --> 00:10:46,080 Speaker 1: Those opening four minutes, the Pacers got nothing at the 137 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:51,360 Speaker 1: rim except for Siakam, and he missed turned the ball over, 138 00:10:52,840 --> 00:10:59,840 Speaker 1: got no steals, drew no fouls, or drew one foul, 139 00:10:59,840 --> 00:11:03,880 Speaker 1: but was off the ball. That was if the Thunder 140 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:07,360 Speaker 1: were if they had come into the game over confident, 141 00:11:07,880 --> 00:11:11,120 Speaker 1: and then they have halftime to reset with the goal 142 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:16,320 Speaker 1: being guys. We came back from basically ten down in 143 00:11:16,360 --> 00:11:19,839 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter game five or Game four, pardon me, 144 00:11:21,400 --> 00:11:27,800 Speaker 1: let's just get twenty two to sixteen by the under 145 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:34,240 Speaker 1: seven time out and reframe the game that was. Those 146 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:44,520 Speaker 1: were their opportunities, but unfortunately for them, their offensive possessions 147 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:48,720 Speaker 1: were some of the ugliest basketball the Thunder have played 148 00:11:48,760 --> 00:11:54,520 Speaker 1: all year. A late shot clock lou Dort three, an 149 00:11:54,559 --> 00:11:59,800 Speaker 1: early shot clock lou Dort three, a turnover by Shay 150 00:12:00,080 --> 00:12:05,160 Speaker 1: so I guess there was one turnover, A Jalen Williams 151 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:13,280 Speaker 1: Jada missed three, Crusoe blocked at the rim, a bad 152 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:18,640 Speaker 1: miss by check from three, another lou Dort missed three, 153 00:12:18,800 --> 00:12:21,400 Speaker 1: and then Halliburton hits the layup in Oklahoma City calls 154 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:27,680 Speaker 1: time out. No great possessions, no shots from the league MVP. 155 00:12:28,880 --> 00:12:34,080 Speaker 1: The team was shook, and I don't know how this 156 00:12:34,280 --> 00:12:39,400 Speaker 1: is going to land with the Pacers. I'm sorry with 157 00:12:39,440 --> 00:12:43,640 Speaker 1: the Thunder for Game seven. I still believe the Thunder 158 00:12:43,679 --> 00:12:46,960 Speaker 1: are going to win. I still believe the Thunder are 159 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:52,840 Speaker 1: the right side. But hand up here, I have just 160 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:56,840 Speaker 1: been dead ass wrong on a lot these playoffs, and 161 00:12:58,400 --> 00:13:03,160 Speaker 1: I have been wildly wrong this uh, these NBA Finals, 162 00:13:04,960 --> 00:13:10,320 Speaker 1: and it is just such a unique game where who 163 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:19,800 Speaker 1: on the Pacers played great, played a great game. I don't. 164 00:13:20,040 --> 00:13:22,800 Speaker 1: I guess you could say Obi Toppin hit a bunch 165 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:28,480 Speaker 1: of big threes, scored twenty. I I thought Siakam was 166 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:31,240 Speaker 1: gonna have to score thirty. He scored sixteen. Now I 167 00:13:31,320 --> 00:13:35,280 Speaker 1: understand all of this is warped a bit by the 168 00:13:35,320 --> 00:13:39,360 Speaker 1: fact that in the fourth quarter, you know, I can 169 00:13:39,360 --> 00:13:42,440 Speaker 1: pull it up real quick in the fourth quarter, the 170 00:13:42,440 --> 00:13:46,600 Speaker 1: Thunder or the Pacers are the Thunder didn't play any 171 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:49,200 Speaker 1: of their starters at all in the fourth quarter, and 172 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:52,280 Speaker 1: the Pacers barely played their guys any in the fourth quarter. 173 00:13:52,559 --> 00:13:59,240 Speaker 1: So this was a three quarter game. But still offensively, 174 00:13:59,800 --> 00:14:02,880 Speaker 1: nozh one on the Thunder on the Pacers had a 175 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:13,080 Speaker 1: monster game defensively, they all did, and it was all 176 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:15,439 Speaker 1: of the Thunder or the Pacers. I keep getting the wrong. 177 00:14:15,480 --> 00:14:21,840 Speaker 1: I apologize Pacers offensive X factors. Well, their two biggest 178 00:14:21,880 --> 00:14:25,840 Speaker 1: offensive X factors, Mattherin and Turner combined to go two 179 00:14:25,880 --> 00:14:31,000 Speaker 1: for fifteen over eight from three. They won. Anyway, That's 180 00:14:31,080 --> 00:14:35,760 Speaker 1: what is so terrifying for Oklahoma City. Weird shit happens 181 00:14:35,800 --> 00:14:42,040 Speaker 1: in game sevens and there's never been a player that's 182 00:14:42,080 --> 00:14:45,560 Speaker 1: walked into a game seven more do for a big 183 00:14:45,680 --> 00:14:50,960 Speaker 1: night than Miles Turner. It just hasn't like. And I'm 184 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:53,800 Speaker 1: gonna keep banging the Miles Turner drum because I believe 185 00:14:53,880 --> 00:14:56,760 Speaker 1: in his talent, I believe in his ability, and he 186 00:14:56,920 --> 00:15:00,600 Speaker 1: has been impactful for them defensively and as a rim 187 00:15:00,680 --> 00:15:07,440 Speaker 1: protector the last few games. They're only like consistent other 188 00:15:07,520 --> 00:15:12,320 Speaker 1: than Siakam offensive forces McConnell who McConnell has got his 189 00:15:12,480 --> 00:15:16,480 Speaker 1: game straight out of the Sean Livingston playbook of I'm 190 00:15:16,520 --> 00:15:21,280 Speaker 1: going to somehow awkwardly get my way to a ten 191 00:15:21,480 --> 00:15:25,840 Speaker 1: twelve fourteen foot jumper. It's going to be they have 192 00:15:25,960 --> 00:15:30,040 Speaker 1: very different releases, but I'm going to have I'm the 193 00:15:30,080 --> 00:15:32,960 Speaker 1: only player in the league that shoots the way I shoot, 194 00:15:33,400 --> 00:15:38,720 Speaker 1: and it's going to feel automatic. And McConnell with another 195 00:15:38,880 --> 00:15:43,040 Speaker 1: nice six for twelve, twelve points, nine rebounds, six assists 196 00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:48,920 Speaker 1: for Steels. What a damn game by him. And so 197 00:15:51,120 --> 00:15:54,280 Speaker 1: that's how we got here. And I know it sounds 198 00:15:54,320 --> 00:15:56,520 Speaker 1: like from everything I'm saying, like, so I'm going for 199 00:15:56,600 --> 00:16:01,280 Speaker 1: the Pacers. 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That's got to be it. 243 00:18:46,920 --> 00:18:54,240 Speaker 1: And by the way, if you go back, and we're 244 00:18:54,280 --> 00:19:00,200 Speaker 1: going to do this in longer form in a few minutes, 245 00:19:00,960 --> 00:19:07,679 Speaker 1: but if we go back through the game seven's the 246 00:19:07,800 --> 00:19:15,359 Speaker 1: guy who the last. My god, it's close to ten 247 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:20,240 Speaker 1: when we've walked off the court after that Game seven. 248 00:19:20,800 --> 00:19:26,680 Speaker 1: For a lot of people, the best player alives been 249 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:34,000 Speaker 1: walking off with the championship. Lebron sixteen, Lebron thirteen, Kobe 250 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:36,920 Speaker 1: twenty ten. It was a debate, but he just won 251 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:39,600 Speaker 1: back to back championships. I wasn't good in that Game seven, 252 00:19:39,800 --> 00:19:43,040 Speaker 1: but a lot of people obviously believe Kobe was best 253 00:19:43,040 --> 00:19:49,640 Speaker 1: player alive than five Duncan ninety four, a Team eighty eight, 254 00:19:50,640 --> 00:20:06,480 Speaker 1: Magic eighty four Bird like those Game sevens with and 255 00:20:06,560 --> 00:20:08,600 Speaker 1: I'm not picking on Kobe, but he was just an 256 00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:13,240 Speaker 1: outlier where he was six of twenty four those game sevens. 257 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:17,600 Speaker 1: The through line has been a guy who either had 258 00:20:17,640 --> 00:20:22,520 Speaker 1: a stranglehold on best player alive or a guy who 259 00:20:22,640 --> 00:20:31,879 Speaker 1: was arguably best player alive he took it. There have 260 00:20:31,960 --> 00:20:38,640 Speaker 1: been a few great ones where in twenty sixteen and 261 00:20:38,840 --> 00:20:44,160 Speaker 1: in I guess you could argue ninety four and certainly 262 00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:47,920 Speaker 1: in eighty four where the two guys who were arguing 263 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:53,760 Speaker 1: best player alive bird Magic a keeam Ewing Ewing really 264 00:20:53,800 --> 00:20:55,760 Speaker 1: wasn't quite that class. But if he had won, maybe 265 00:20:55,800 --> 00:21:00,480 Speaker 1: we'd been saying it. And then obviously Lebron Curry, it's 266 00:21:00,520 --> 00:21:05,080 Speaker 1: like it's levitating above the arena, the figurative title belt. 267 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:08,119 Speaker 1: Can you go grab it? Now, that's not the case 268 00:21:08,160 --> 00:21:10,119 Speaker 1: here because there's no one on the Pacers that if 269 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:12,720 Speaker 1: they win, we're like, Bam, that guy's the best player 270 00:21:12,760 --> 00:21:21,359 Speaker 1: in the league. But that's what that's what's in front 271 00:21:21,400 --> 00:21:24,359 Speaker 1: of Shad Now. He can't do it on his own, 272 00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:27,240 Speaker 1: and all year long, as great as he's been, he's 273 00:21:27,320 --> 00:21:30,880 Speaker 1: never had to do it on his own. But that 274 00:21:30,920 --> 00:21:36,880 Speaker 1: Thunder defense needs to wake back up and those Thunder 275 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:41,719 Speaker 1: role players. I think j will be good. Let me 276 00:21:41,760 --> 00:21:45,440 Speaker 1: say that on the front end. The forty piece he 277 00:21:45,520 --> 00:21:48,680 Speaker 1: dropped in Game five. He's going to be back at home. 278 00:21:49,720 --> 00:21:52,920 Speaker 1: He seems so even keeled. I think he'll be good. 279 00:21:53,240 --> 00:21:59,600 Speaker 1: I think Shay'll be good. I don't know who else 280 00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:06,280 Speaker 1: is going to be good. And I am interested because 281 00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:09,760 Speaker 1: this I think does tilt things in the Thunder's favor. 282 00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:21,960 Speaker 1: Refs never want a Game seven to be choppy and 283 00:22:22,080 --> 00:22:27,119 Speaker 1: a bunch of fouls, And I thought early in this game, 284 00:22:28,280 --> 00:22:30,199 Speaker 1: I thought it was a very fair whistle and it 285 00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:32,840 Speaker 1: wasn't like a crazy amount of free throws in either direction. 286 00:22:33,359 --> 00:22:35,480 Speaker 1: But I thought they made it pretty clear early in 287 00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:39,600 Speaker 1: this game that they're gonna call it maybe a little 288 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:41,679 Speaker 1: tighter than the Thunder would like. And I think it 289 00:22:41,760 --> 00:22:50,320 Speaker 1: impacted Dort and Crusoe's ability defensively, and that obviously huge 290 00:22:50,359 --> 00:23:02,440 Speaker 1: advantage because of that to Indiana. But if the Thunder 291 00:23:03,920 --> 00:23:15,800 Speaker 1: don't win this championship, I just don't it feels like 292 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:27,440 Speaker 1: such a crushing, crushing blow and all reference twenty sixteen. Again, yes, 293 00:23:27,520 --> 00:23:29,840 Speaker 1: they had won seventy three games and they were up 294 00:23:29,880 --> 00:23:32,480 Speaker 1: three to one, but they had a title in their 295 00:23:32,520 --> 00:23:43,919 Speaker 1: back pocket. And so when we think about the shocking 296 00:23:44,119 --> 00:23:56,520 Speaker 1: finals defeats, the most and the most crushing Finals defeats, 297 00:23:57,000 --> 00:24:03,880 Speaker 1: nineteen sixty nine is the answer to that and more 298 00:24:03,960 --> 00:24:07,240 Speaker 1: on that game. Oddly in a bit, but Celtics over 299 00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:13,800 Speaker 1: Lakers in Russell's final game ever because it was like, 300 00:24:13,960 --> 00:24:16,560 Speaker 1: I guess, you know, we're never We're never going to 301 00:24:16,640 --> 00:24:19,359 Speaker 1: have a better team. We're never going to be better positioned, 302 00:24:19,680 --> 00:24:22,040 Speaker 1: We're never going to be a bigger favorite, and we 303 00:24:22,280 --> 00:24:26,240 Speaker 1: still can't get over the hump. Now, that wouldn't be 304 00:24:26,280 --> 00:24:29,240 Speaker 1: this because the Lakers lost the Celtics a half dozen 305 00:24:29,280 --> 00:24:36,160 Speaker 1: times at that point or close to it. But this, 306 00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:43,760 Speaker 1: this can be a just a seismic event, or it 307 00:24:43,800 --> 00:24:49,000 Speaker 1: can be. Listen, we got a little ahead of ourselves 308 00:24:49,080 --> 00:24:53,400 Speaker 1: in Game six. We were a little you know, thinking 309 00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:59,600 Speaker 1: about the party and the celebration, and the Pacers said, 310 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:03,919 Speaker 1: you know, we're not laying down, and we knew we 311 00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:06,280 Speaker 1: had that Game seven at home in our back pocket, 312 00:25:06,320 --> 00:25:13,480 Speaker 1: but man, you better thing win. I this would be 313 00:25:17,119 --> 00:25:19,280 Speaker 1: like another I'll cross sport. 314 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:29,240 Speaker 3: One of the biggest, the biggest upsets in recent Super 315 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:35,400 Speaker 3: Bowl history, the Giants and seven beating the Patriots. 316 00:25:36,160 --> 00:25:42,600 Speaker 1: It's unfathomable. But for the most important parties with the 317 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:46,879 Speaker 1: Patriots other than Randy Moss, they had championships already, or 318 00:25:46,920 --> 00:25:51,159 Speaker 1: when the Patriots beat the Rams in one, the Rams 319 00:25:51,160 --> 00:25:57,960 Speaker 1: had won the championship two years prior. I'm I'm just 320 00:25:58,080 --> 00:26:02,840 Speaker 1: kind of struggling to find and I'm sure it exists, 321 00:26:02,840 --> 00:26:09,240 Speaker 1: but like this level of upset, the thunder were minus 322 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:15,840 Speaker 1: two thousand to win the title yesterday. They were minus 323 00:26:15,920 --> 00:26:21,440 Speaker 1: seven hundred at the start of the series, and they 324 00:26:21,440 --> 00:26:24,760 Speaker 1: were hell they were minus seven hundred after Game four. 325 00:26:27,320 --> 00:26:33,160 Speaker 1: It just I don't know what it does to an 326 00:26:33,240 --> 00:26:38,000 Speaker 1: organization if they don't win this. Meanwhile, if there has 327 00:26:38,200 --> 00:26:42,600 Speaker 1: ever been a team that walks into a Game seven 328 00:26:44,880 --> 00:26:51,400 Speaker 1: as crazy as this sounds, with no pressure, it's the Pacers. 329 00:26:52,480 --> 00:26:55,879 Speaker 1: I don't know that that actually exists, but if it does, 330 00:26:56,359 --> 00:27:07,359 Speaker 1: this is it. And so I I am anxious for 331 00:27:07,440 --> 00:27:10,679 Speaker 1: the thunder and I don't even care, like I have 332 00:27:10,800 --> 00:27:18,119 Speaker 1: no connection or affinity for I can't wait to see 333 00:27:18,119 --> 00:27:26,360 Speaker 1: how Shaye handles it and to set that up. And 334 00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:29,680 Speaker 1: this will be this will We're gonna the thing we're 335 00:27:29,720 --> 00:27:34,320 Speaker 1: gonna do next we will clip as its own YouTube video. 336 00:27:35,040 --> 00:27:41,439 Speaker 1: It will not do well on YouTube, however, for real 337 00:27:41,640 --> 00:27:46,479 Speaker 1: diehard NBA fans, I hope for years it's kind of 338 00:27:46,520 --> 00:27:54,080 Speaker 1: a something people stumble upon where they are searching for 339 00:27:54,160 --> 00:27:57,600 Speaker 1: the history of game sevens in the NBA Finals, and 340 00:27:57,640 --> 00:27:59,880 Speaker 1: then they watch the ten minutes or so we're about 341 00:27:59,880 --> 00:28:02,680 Speaker 1: to do, because we'll go through all of them, and 342 00:28:02,720 --> 00:28:11,240 Speaker 1: like I said, the vast majority have something iconic about them. 343 00:28:11,800 --> 00:28:14,440 Speaker 1: But before we do that, a message from our friends 344 00:28:14,600 --> 00:28:17,280 Speaker 1: at boost Mobile. 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I'll be looking down a bit here. But 363 00:29:24,160 --> 00:29:30,760 Speaker 1: so I made kind of the I just went through 364 00:29:31,560 --> 00:29:38,320 Speaker 1: this morning, the nineteen prior Game seven's in NBA history, 365 00:29:39,160 --> 00:29:42,560 Speaker 1: and what's the what's better if I'm looking over here 366 00:29:42,640 --> 00:29:45,640 Speaker 1: looking down, I'll look down because I obviously I don't 367 00:29:45,720 --> 00:29:49,960 Speaker 1: have these set to memory with all the details. But 368 00:29:52,040 --> 00:29:56,760 Speaker 1: here is to set the table for the twentieth Game 369 00:29:56,840 --> 00:30:02,280 Speaker 1: seven in NBA Finals history. How we got here, so 370 00:30:02,360 --> 00:30:06,160 Speaker 1: to speak. We will spend obviously less time on the 371 00:30:06,320 --> 00:30:11,000 Speaker 1: very early ones, but if you want, if you're a 372 00:30:11,040 --> 00:30:15,720 Speaker 1: sports history nerd like me, this should be fun. I'll 373 00:30:15,720 --> 00:30:19,560 Speaker 1: try to go through the uninteresting ones as quickly as possible. 374 00:30:19,840 --> 00:30:23,720 Speaker 1: First one ever nineteen fifty one, Rochester Royals beat the 375 00:30:23,760 --> 00:30:27,000 Speaker 1: Knicks seventy nine to seventy five. Give you a context 376 00:30:27,880 --> 00:30:30,560 Speaker 1: for how different the league was back then. Two different 377 00:30:30,600 --> 00:30:35,440 Speaker 1: guys named Arnie started this basketball game, and the first 378 00:30:35,440 --> 00:30:38,120 Speaker 1: ever kind of like hard luck star in the NBA, 379 00:30:38,760 --> 00:30:42,440 Speaker 1: Max Zislovsky pardon me for the Knicks, was involved in 380 00:30:42,480 --> 00:30:47,240 Speaker 1: that game. Nineteen fifty two, the Minneapolis Lakers beat the 381 00:30:47,360 --> 00:30:51,440 Speaker 1: New York Knicks. That was, if it wasn't already official 382 00:30:51,480 --> 00:30:56,560 Speaker 1: before the official arrival of the NBA's first true superstar, 383 00:30:56,680 --> 00:31:00,800 Speaker 1: George Mikeen Miken averaged twenty two to eighteen for the series, 384 00:31:01,000 --> 00:31:03,280 Speaker 1: and in that game seven had twenty two points in 385 00:31:03,400 --> 00:31:07,719 Speaker 1: nineteen rebounds. Those same Minneapolis Lakers in nineteen fifty four 386 00:31:07,840 --> 00:31:12,440 Speaker 1: beat the Syracuse Nationals eighty seven eighty. That's another Micing championship, 387 00:31:12,720 --> 00:31:16,239 Speaker 1: his fifth ring and the league's first three peat and 388 00:31:16,280 --> 00:31:19,920 Speaker 1: then one last one. That is really kind of the 389 00:31:20,200 --> 00:31:25,160 Speaker 1: BC era of NBA basketball. The nineteen fifty five Syracuse 390 00:31:25,240 --> 00:31:28,560 Speaker 1: Nationals beat the Fort Wayne Pistons ninety two to ninety one. 391 00:31:29,040 --> 00:31:32,720 Speaker 1: We don't really have to get into it, but NBA 392 00:31:33,040 --> 00:31:36,360 Speaker 1: history nerds know this. This might be fun for people 393 00:31:36,360 --> 00:31:39,880 Speaker 1: who aren't. That game was probably rigged, and I don't 394 00:31:39,880 --> 00:31:42,640 Speaker 1: mean rigged by the refs, I mean again allegedly possibly. 395 00:31:42,680 --> 00:31:46,000 Speaker 1: I don't know who knows, it seems sure seems like 396 00:31:46,640 --> 00:31:52,200 Speaker 1: the newspaper writers and the people who covered that game 397 00:31:52,600 --> 00:31:56,840 Speaker 1: thought Fort Wayne through the game, they were on the take. 398 00:31:56,920 --> 00:31:59,240 Speaker 1: And that was at a time when that stuff kind 399 00:31:59,240 --> 00:32:03,520 Speaker 1: of happened as old CCNY thing. But so again, those 400 00:32:03,640 --> 00:32:07,400 Speaker 1: four uh, you've got the first ever Game seven with 401 00:32:07,560 --> 00:32:10,200 Speaker 1: Rochester beating New York. You then have kind of the 402 00:32:10,240 --> 00:32:12,640 Speaker 1: mic and era. You then have Dolph Jays and the 403 00:32:12,680 --> 00:32:15,840 Speaker 1: Syracuse Nationals beating the Fort Wayne Pistons in a game 404 00:32:15,920 --> 00:32:18,120 Speaker 1: that could not be played in Fort Wayne's arena because 405 00:32:18,120 --> 00:32:20,800 Speaker 1: Fort Wayne had rnted out the arena and the game 406 00:32:20,840 --> 00:32:26,320 Speaker 1: might have been thrown. Okay, now, not to modern era, obviously, 407 00:32:26,840 --> 00:32:29,760 Speaker 1: but all of the other The next handful of Game 408 00:32:29,840 --> 00:32:35,640 Speaker 1: seven's involve one main character, Bill Russell and his Boston Celtics. 409 00:32:36,000 --> 00:32:39,880 Speaker 1: Nineteen fifty seven, the Celtics beat the Saint Louis Hawks 410 00:32:40,280 --> 00:32:46,200 Speaker 1: one twenty five, one twenty three in double overtime, Russell's 411 00:32:46,240 --> 00:32:51,280 Speaker 1: rookie year. It's Russell versus Robert E. Lee Pettitt Junior, 412 00:32:51,640 --> 00:32:54,320 Speaker 1: which is also known as Bullet Bob Bettett. It's an 413 00:32:54,320 --> 00:32:56,840 Speaker 1: all time series, it's an all time game, and it 414 00:32:56,920 --> 00:33:00,480 Speaker 1: is the beginning of the Celtics dynasty. A Games seven, 415 00:33:00,760 --> 00:33:04,720 Speaker 1: double overtime two point victory over the guy A lot 416 00:33:04,720 --> 00:33:06,040 Speaker 1: of people thought it was the best player in the 417 00:33:06,080 --> 00:33:09,760 Speaker 1: league in Bob Pettitt. That's nineteen fifty seven. Nineteen sixty, 418 00:33:10,200 --> 00:33:13,240 Speaker 1: the Celtics beat the Saint Louis Hawks, same Hawk, same 419 00:33:13,240 --> 00:33:16,280 Speaker 1: Bob Pettitt won twenty two to one oh three. Bill 420 00:33:16,360 --> 00:33:19,440 Speaker 1: Russell with a nice, smooth twenty two point thirty five 421 00:33:19,520 --> 00:33:24,320 Speaker 1: rebound performance for the Celtics. That was their third title 422 00:33:24,800 --> 00:33:28,680 Speaker 1: and second in a row. Two years later, and this 423 00:33:28,760 --> 00:33:32,160 Speaker 1: is going to be a theme, the Boston Celtics beat 424 00:33:32,200 --> 00:33:35,840 Speaker 1: the Los Angeles Lakers in Game seven of the Finals 425 00:33:36,200 --> 00:33:39,920 Speaker 1: one ten to one oh seven nineteen. I would love 426 00:33:40,640 --> 00:33:44,520 Speaker 1: for the nineteen sixty two NBA season to get its 427 00:33:44,600 --> 00:33:48,120 Speaker 1: own thirty for thirty. It has some of the craziest 428 00:33:48,160 --> 00:33:53,800 Speaker 1: stat lines you will ever see in the The nineteen 429 00:33:53,840 --> 00:33:57,960 Speaker 1: sixty two season is bananas the just for little context 430 00:33:58,000 --> 00:34:00,280 Speaker 1: because of the speed of the game, so to speak. 431 00:34:00,640 --> 00:34:04,800 Speaker 1: Here were the stat lines of the top five final 432 00:34:06,280 --> 00:34:10,400 Speaker 1: not finals, but MVPs. Number five Jerry West he averaged 433 00:34:10,400 --> 00:34:13,960 Speaker 1: thirty one to eight and five. Number four Elgin Baylor 434 00:34:14,280 --> 00:34:18,399 Speaker 1: he averaged thirty eight nineteen and five. However, he didn't 435 00:34:18,440 --> 00:34:21,440 Speaker 1: play enough games because he was only able to play 436 00:34:21,920 --> 00:34:25,680 Speaker 1: like on weekends because he was in the military. Number 437 00:34:25,760 --> 00:34:30,320 Speaker 1: three Oscars triple double thirty one, thirteen and eleven. Number 438 00:34:30,360 --> 00:34:35,080 Speaker 1: two Wilts fifty point per game, forty nine minute per 439 00:34:35,160 --> 00:34:38,200 Speaker 1: game season and the guy who won MVP, Bill Russell 440 00:34:38,280 --> 00:34:41,800 Speaker 1: at nineteen points twenty four rebounds. That was the season. 441 00:34:42,360 --> 00:34:45,480 Speaker 1: Now to the nineteen sixty two NBA Finals, which was 442 00:34:45,520 --> 00:34:49,279 Speaker 1: the first ever Celtics over Lakers. It goes overtime. It's 443 00:34:49,320 --> 00:34:52,720 Speaker 1: one ten, one oh seven. In that series, Jerry West 444 00:34:52,719 --> 00:34:56,839 Speaker 1: averaged thirty one and five, Elgin Baylor averaged forty one 445 00:34:56,880 --> 00:35:00,880 Speaker 1: to eight. They're up three to two in In Game six, 446 00:35:01,120 --> 00:35:04,920 Speaker 1: up three to two, Elgin Baylors scored sixty one points 447 00:35:04,960 --> 00:35:10,000 Speaker 1: and they lost. In Game seven a Celtics a Lakers 448 00:35:10,120 --> 00:35:13,719 Speaker 1: role player Frank Selby missed kind of a bunny to 449 00:35:13,840 --> 00:35:18,920 Speaker 1: win in regulation, the Celtics winning overtime despite West having 450 00:35:18,960 --> 00:35:22,879 Speaker 1: thirty five and Elgin having forty one. Bill Russell had 451 00:35:22,920 --> 00:35:27,200 Speaker 1: a nice tidy thirty point forty rebound game. That was 452 00:35:27,239 --> 00:35:32,360 Speaker 1: the Celtics fifth title and their fourth straight. Nineteen sixty six, 453 00:35:32,960 --> 00:35:36,520 Speaker 1: the Celtics, in a Game seven beat the Lakers ninety 454 00:35:36,560 --> 00:35:40,560 Speaker 1: five ninety three. The Lakers are down sixteen entering the fourth, 455 00:35:40,840 --> 00:35:43,960 Speaker 1: they claw back, come just short. Poor Jerry West had 456 00:35:44,040 --> 00:35:48,000 Speaker 1: thirty six and ten. Russell had twenty five and thirty two. 457 00:35:48,480 --> 00:35:51,600 Speaker 1: That was the Celtics record that will never be broken, 458 00:35:52,040 --> 00:35:58,160 Speaker 1: eighth consecutive championship and ninth overall, and then one last 459 00:35:58,200 --> 00:36:03,600 Speaker 1: time for posterity sake. Nineteen sixty nine, the Celtics beat 460 00:36:03,640 --> 00:36:08,160 Speaker 1: the Lakers NA Game seven, one O eight, one oh six. 461 00:36:08,200 --> 00:36:11,120 Speaker 1: It is the final game of Bill Russell's career. It 462 00:36:11,239 --> 00:36:15,680 Speaker 1: is an insane game, furious fourth quarter comeback that comes 463 00:36:15,760 --> 00:36:20,480 Speaker 1: up short. For this series, Bill Russell held Wilt Chamberlain 464 00:36:20,520 --> 00:36:23,160 Speaker 1: to eleven points per game. It was an all time 465 00:36:23,239 --> 00:36:25,399 Speaker 1: upset because the Celtics were the four seed that year 466 00:36:25,400 --> 00:36:28,600 Speaker 1: and that Lakers seam was unbelievable. The Lakers owner Jack 467 00:36:28,680 --> 00:36:32,840 Speaker 1: Can't Cook had put balloons in the rafters to drop 468 00:36:32,880 --> 00:36:35,879 Speaker 1: when they won the championship. It's the fur that which 469 00:36:35,960 --> 00:36:38,920 Speaker 1: really pissed off Jerry West and made Bill Russell even angrier. 470 00:36:39,320 --> 00:36:44,440 Speaker 1: Wilt gets dinged up, goes to the bench. They they 471 00:36:44,600 --> 00:36:46,920 Speaker 1: stage a bit of a comeback without him. He's then 472 00:36:47,000 --> 00:36:49,240 Speaker 1: like I'm ready to go back in. The coaches like, nope, 473 00:36:49,280 --> 00:36:54,920 Speaker 1: sit your ass down. Will don Nelson for the Celtics 474 00:36:55,440 --> 00:37:01,600 Speaker 1: hits Halliburton shot the one against the Knicks backrim up 475 00:37:01,640 --> 00:37:06,120 Speaker 1: super high in the air, down through the The Celtics 476 00:37:06,160 --> 00:37:08,279 Speaker 1: win by two. It's the first road team to win 477 00:37:08,320 --> 00:37:11,200 Speaker 1: a game seven. Okay, now we're done with the fifties 478 00:37:11,239 --> 00:37:15,840 Speaker 1: and sixties. One two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight nine. 479 00:37:16,360 --> 00:37:21,520 Speaker 1: So there have only been ten Game sevens of the 480 00:37:21,560 --> 00:37:24,560 Speaker 1: Finals that have been played. This will be the eleventh 481 00:37:24,920 --> 00:37:28,800 Speaker 1: since the Celtics dynasty. We'll do the seventies ones quickly 482 00:37:28,880 --> 00:37:31,040 Speaker 1: because this is the period of the NBA. I know 483 00:37:31,080 --> 00:37:33,640 Speaker 1: the lease about is the two leagues, ABA, all of it, 484 00:37:33,880 --> 00:37:37,360 Speaker 1: But nineteen seventy everybody knows about this game. The Knicks 485 00:37:37,360 --> 00:37:39,759 Speaker 1: beat the Lakers. The Lakers lost a lot of these 486 00:37:39,800 --> 00:37:42,919 Speaker 1: Game sevens one thirteen to ninety nine. That is known 487 00:37:42,960 --> 00:37:45,279 Speaker 1: as the Willis Reed game because Willis reided like a 488 00:37:45,320 --> 00:37:48,799 Speaker 1: torn squad limps onto the quarter after missing game six 489 00:37:49,080 --> 00:37:51,959 Speaker 1: hits the first two baskets of the game. What people 490 00:37:52,040 --> 00:37:54,480 Speaker 1: don't realize is those are the only two baskets of 491 00:37:54,520 --> 00:37:57,279 Speaker 1: the game he made. So how they win well? Walt 492 00:37:57,400 --> 00:38:00,000 Speaker 1: Clyde Fraser in a Game seven of the NBA Finals 493 00:38:00,400 --> 00:38:05,520 Speaker 1: had thirty six points, seven rebounds, nineteen assists. Nineteen seventy 494 00:38:05,600 --> 00:38:10,320 Speaker 1: four NBA Finals, the Celtics beat the Milwaukee Bucks in 495 00:38:10,400 --> 00:38:16,080 Speaker 1: kareem one, two eighty seven kareem for the series thirty three, twelve, 496 00:38:16,280 --> 00:38:20,640 Speaker 1: five and two and forty nine minutes per game. Do 497 00:38:20,760 --> 00:38:23,880 Speaker 1: the math on that? Pretty unbelievable. It's not enough. The 498 00:38:23,920 --> 00:38:27,960 Speaker 1: Celtics become the second road team ever to win a 499 00:38:28,040 --> 00:38:32,760 Speaker 1: Game seven. Nineteen seventy eight, Bullet speat the SuperSonics probably 500 00:38:32,760 --> 00:38:35,120 Speaker 1: the worst Finals MVP decision ever. They gave it to 501 00:38:35,160 --> 00:38:38,520 Speaker 1: wes unseld To averaged nine points eleven rebounds. The story 502 00:38:38,520 --> 00:38:41,360 Speaker 1: of that is Dennis Johnson, who wasn't the best player 503 00:38:41,360 --> 00:38:44,600 Speaker 1: on the Sonics. What was important when over fourteen in 504 00:38:45,160 --> 00:38:49,320 Speaker 1: over fourteen in Game seven. But the Sonics got revenged 505 00:38:49,320 --> 00:38:51,560 Speaker 1: the next year and won the championship, and they also 506 00:38:51,600 --> 00:38:56,400 Speaker 1: became the third road team ever to win a Game 507 00:38:56,520 --> 00:38:59,759 Speaker 1: seven of the Finals. And now we get to one. 508 00:39:00,040 --> 00:39:04,400 Speaker 1: You guys probably know about nineteen eighty four. The Boston 509 00:39:04,480 --> 00:39:07,960 Speaker 1: Celtics beat the Lakers one eleven, one oh two in 510 00:39:08,040 --> 00:39:10,960 Speaker 1: Game seven of the finals. Magic had seven turnovers in 511 00:39:11,000 --> 00:39:14,080 Speaker 1: that game. They had already started calling him tragic Johnson, 512 00:39:14,120 --> 00:39:16,279 Speaker 1: even though he was a two time champion leading up 513 00:39:16,280 --> 00:39:20,920 Speaker 1: to it, for turnovers earlier, Larry Bird was outstanding. It 514 00:39:21,040 --> 00:39:24,160 Speaker 1: was the first Magic Bird Finals and it was the 515 00:39:24,320 --> 00:39:26,840 Speaker 1: eighth time the Celtics and the Lakers had met in 516 00:39:26,880 --> 00:39:29,440 Speaker 1: the finals, and the Celtics up to that point where 517 00:39:29,440 --> 00:39:33,000 Speaker 1: eight O and that kind of cemented bird for a 518 00:39:33,080 --> 00:39:36,879 Speaker 1: lot of people over Magic, over Kareem as the best 519 00:39:36,880 --> 00:39:41,760 Speaker 1: player in the league. Nineteen eighty eight Lakers Pistons. Lakers 520 00:39:41,800 --> 00:39:45,680 Speaker 1: beat the Pistons one eight, one oh five. That is 521 00:39:45,719 --> 00:39:48,480 Speaker 1: on the heels of one of the most famous games 522 00:39:48,480 --> 00:39:52,279 Speaker 1: in NBA history, Game six of those Finals, with the 523 00:39:52,280 --> 00:39:54,600 Speaker 1: Pistons having a chance to close it out and win 524 00:39:54,680 --> 00:39:58,000 Speaker 1: the championship and deny the Lakers a back to back, 525 00:39:58,800 --> 00:40:03,799 Speaker 1: Isaiah badly springs his ankle, scores twenty five in the 526 00:40:03,840 --> 00:40:08,799 Speaker 1: third quarter despite that sprained ankle, and then with ten 527 00:40:08,920 --> 00:40:14,720 Speaker 1: seconds left down one, Kareem gets the ball foul called 528 00:40:14,719 --> 00:40:18,320 Speaker 1: on Lambier on the skyhook, maybe the most controversial foul 529 00:40:18,360 --> 00:40:22,480 Speaker 1: in NBA history. Kareem makes both. They win Game six 530 00:40:22,600 --> 00:40:25,560 Speaker 1: one oh three, one oh two, and then Game seven. 531 00:40:25,680 --> 00:40:29,359 Speaker 1: Because of that sprained ankle, Isaiah is limited, and that's 532 00:40:29,400 --> 00:40:32,960 Speaker 1: the big game, James game. James Worthy, who up to 533 00:40:32,960 --> 00:40:35,680 Speaker 1: that point in his career had never had a triple 534 00:40:35,760 --> 00:40:39,280 Speaker 1: double in Game seven of the Finals, thirty six points, 535 00:40:39,520 --> 00:40:45,040 Speaker 1: sixteen rebounds, ten assists, The Lakers win Magic's fifth title, 536 00:40:45,360 --> 00:40:49,480 Speaker 1: kareem sixth title, and that's the end. Of the Lakers 537 00:40:49,520 --> 00:40:54,040 Speaker 1: winning titles until Shack and Kobe get there. Nineteen ninety four, 538 00:40:54,840 --> 00:40:58,400 Speaker 1: Rockets beat the Knicks ninety to eighty four. The iconic 539 00:40:58,480 --> 00:41:02,040 Speaker 1: moment of that series is Game six, the Akeem block 540 00:41:02,120 --> 00:41:05,879 Speaker 1: on Starks down two, where the Knicks starts shooting a three. 541 00:41:06,040 --> 00:41:09,200 Speaker 1: A Keem gets his fingertips on it. In Game seven, 542 00:41:09,360 --> 00:41:13,600 Speaker 1: a Keem in a rematch akeem Ewing nineteen eighty four 543 00:41:13,719 --> 00:41:18,520 Speaker 1: NCAA championship that Georgetown won. A Keem outscores Youwing in 544 00:41:18,560 --> 00:41:22,880 Speaker 1: every single game, stifles him, holds Youing to seventeen. The 545 00:41:23,000 --> 00:41:26,880 Speaker 1: Rockets get their first of two championships. Two thousand and 546 00:41:27,120 --> 00:41:32,399 Speaker 1: five Spurs Pistons Spurs beat the Pistons eighty one seventy four. 547 00:41:32,840 --> 00:41:36,920 Speaker 1: That series is probably most known for Game five, down two, 548 00:41:37,760 --> 00:41:44,200 Speaker 1: Spurs ball, Pistons leave Robert or open, he hits a three. 549 00:41:44,320 --> 00:41:47,200 Speaker 1: They go up three to two. Then in Game seven, 550 00:41:48,040 --> 00:41:51,960 Speaker 1: Duncan leads a furious third quarter comeback. The Pistons are 551 00:41:52,040 --> 00:41:56,279 Speaker 1: denied back to back championships. Duncan gets his third ring. 552 00:41:56,880 --> 00:42:02,359 Speaker 1: Twenty ten Celtics Lakers and Uggs Awesome game. Lakers beat 553 00:42:02,360 --> 00:42:05,600 Speaker 1: the Celtics eighty three to seventy nine. The Lakers were 554 00:42:05,640 --> 00:42:08,200 Speaker 1: down three to two in the series, blowout the Celtics 555 00:42:08,200 --> 00:42:11,520 Speaker 1: in Game six. In Game seven, one of the oddest 556 00:42:11,560 --> 00:42:16,240 Speaker 1: games ever, the Lakers have fifty three points through three quarters, 557 00:42:16,800 --> 00:42:20,399 Speaker 1: score thirty in the fourth. Think about that, fifty three 558 00:42:20,520 --> 00:42:24,560 Speaker 1: through three quarters, score four thirty in the fourth. They're 559 00:42:24,560 --> 00:42:27,319 Speaker 1: trying to you know, this is the Celtics at one 560 00:42:27,360 --> 00:42:29,719 Speaker 1: and o eight with their Big three. The Lakers won 561 00:42:29,800 --> 00:42:32,799 Speaker 1: and oh nine once they got poo. Now these two 562 00:42:32,840 --> 00:42:37,640 Speaker 1: teams are playing. Kobe in that game seven goes six 563 00:42:37,760 --> 00:42:41,640 Speaker 1: for twenty four but is huge on the glass. Ron 564 00:42:41,719 --> 00:42:45,560 Speaker 1: Our test up three less than a minute left, takes 565 00:42:45,560 --> 00:42:49,239 Speaker 1: an ill advised three, but he makes it. Despite that, 566 00:42:49,360 --> 00:42:51,919 Speaker 1: it's still a two point game. With ten seconds left, 567 00:42:52,120 --> 00:42:56,960 Speaker 1: Sashabuyachic gets Foult goes the line calmly. It's both free throws. 568 00:42:57,040 --> 00:43:00,839 Speaker 1: Kobe gets ring number five. The Celtics Big three never 569 00:43:00,920 --> 00:43:05,439 Speaker 1: come actually close again, and then the two lebron Ones 570 00:43:06,000 --> 00:43:09,640 Speaker 1: twenty thirteen heat beat the Spurs ninety five to eighty eight. 571 00:43:10,080 --> 00:43:13,640 Speaker 1: That's the game. After the ray Allen game, Lebron has 572 00:43:13,760 --> 00:43:17,400 Speaker 1: thirty seven and twelve, including five threes. After the spursman 573 00:43:17,520 --> 00:43:21,480 Speaker 1: Daringham to shoot threes all series. Chris Bosh and Ray 574 00:43:21,480 --> 00:43:25,880 Speaker 1: Allen in that game combined for zero points. Zero points 575 00:43:25,880 --> 00:43:30,279 Speaker 1: from Bosh and ray Allen so out of the heat 576 00:43:30,320 --> 00:43:33,640 Speaker 1: win out and Lebron's thirty seven and twelve Shane Battier 577 00:43:33,920 --> 00:43:37,600 Speaker 1: off the bench hit six threes. Kind of the iconic 578 00:43:37,719 --> 00:43:42,640 Speaker 1: image of that game. Down two, Tim Duncan has a 579 00:43:42,680 --> 00:43:45,719 Speaker 1: little baby hook and then a tip in after he 580 00:43:45,880 --> 00:43:52,240 Speaker 1: missus misses it misses both slams his fist on center 581 00:43:52,320 --> 00:43:55,800 Speaker 1: court after the heat call timeout. After the heat call timeout, 582 00:43:56,200 --> 00:43:59,640 Speaker 1: Lebron hits a jumper over Kawhi from nineteen feet to 583 00:43:59,640 --> 00:44:03,120 Speaker 1: go up and win the championship. And then twenty sixteen, 584 00:44:03,640 --> 00:44:08,160 Speaker 1: the fourth and last time a road team has won 585 00:44:08,200 --> 00:44:11,520 Speaker 1: a Game seven. You have arguably the most iconic shot 586 00:44:11,520 --> 00:44:16,000 Speaker 1: in NBA history by Kyrie Irving, inarguably the most iconic 587 00:44:16,040 --> 00:44:19,600 Speaker 1: defensive play in NBA history by Lebron James the bloc 588 00:44:19,600 --> 00:44:22,920 Speaker 1: on Iguidala. Lebron goes twenty seven to eleven and eleven 589 00:44:23,120 --> 00:44:25,719 Speaker 1: as the Cavs complete a three to one comeback to 590 00:44:25,840 --> 00:44:28,560 Speaker 1: deny the seventy three win Warriors the greatest season in 591 00:44:28,680 --> 00:44:36,719 Speaker 1: NBA history. Those are the nineteen we have if you 592 00:44:36,840 --> 00:44:41,040 Speaker 1: just look through them, George mike In becoming the greatest 593 00:44:41,040 --> 00:44:45,319 Speaker 1: player in the league through Game sevens of the Finals, 594 00:44:46,320 --> 00:44:52,840 Speaker 1: Bill Russell becoming the greatest winner in sports history through 595 00:44:53,400 --> 00:44:56,640 Speaker 1: game sevens, and Jerry West becoming the biggest tough luck 596 00:44:56,760 --> 00:45:04,680 Speaker 1: loser in sports history. Through game sevens. We have the 597 00:45:04,920 --> 00:45:08,319 Speaker 1: iconic Willis Reid game that was actually the Walt Fraser game. 598 00:45:09,760 --> 00:45:14,880 Speaker 1: We have maybe one of the reasons Kareem left Milwaukee. 599 00:45:15,200 --> 00:45:17,799 Speaker 1: Does he leave as quickly or as readily if they 600 00:45:17,840 --> 00:45:25,080 Speaker 1: had won that championship. We have magic versus Bird. We 601 00:45:25,160 --> 00:45:34,880 Speaker 1: have magic versus Isaiah Ewing versus a team the Pistons 602 00:45:34,920 --> 00:45:38,400 Speaker 1: going for a back to back while the Spurs trying 603 00:45:38,400 --> 00:45:43,400 Speaker 1: to create their own version of a dynasty. Kobe and 604 00:45:43,560 --> 00:45:49,800 Speaker 1: Powell against the Big Three in Boston, Lebron's heat going 605 00:45:49,920 --> 00:45:54,239 Speaker 1: for validation of all coming together by winning back to 606 00:45:54,320 --> 00:46:00,440 Speaker 1: back against that Spurs team, and the great has come 607 00:46:00,480 --> 00:46:04,319 Speaker 1: back in NBA history in twenty sixteen. That's what Game 608 00:46:04,440 --> 00:46:10,120 Speaker 1: seven of the NBA Finals has meant historically. What will 609 00:46:10,160 --> 00:46:15,319 Speaker 1: the twentieth one mean This Sunday night, We'll all find 610 00:46:15,320 --> 00:46:17,480 Speaker 1: out together and we'll talk after what's right