Look how attached the defenders are for both teams. Shots contested, players are cutting, this is basketball at it finest.

Man I remember watching this as a kid and Bron and PG13 went crazy

@chestercampomanes8232

2 жыл бұрын

Pg 24!

@benedictduran7941

2 жыл бұрын

Same here man. This brought back some memories.

This matchup was suppose to go on for a few more years, I always stayed on the edge of my seat every year they played.

@flyforce16

3 жыл бұрын

2014 ECF was pretty good too. 2017 matchup was also pretty competitive if still a sweep. I'm hoping they meet again in the WCF this year

@kyoli9847

3 жыл бұрын

@@flyforce16 they didn't :)

@flyforce16

3 жыл бұрын

@@kyoli9847 Yeahhhh... whoops haha

@JustAnAverageJoe12

2 жыл бұрын

@@kyoli9847 wow

@christopherrg4522

2 жыл бұрын

@@flyforce16 0pp

One of the best series in the modern era

@snakeeyes7907

3 жыл бұрын

I wish the nba can be like this again

@SmoovyNovaFan

3 жыл бұрын

this was Lebron's Reggie Miller

@danxooo__

3 жыл бұрын

i was at this game it was my first heat game ever

@purgefilms1116

2 жыл бұрын

@@snakeeyes7907 wym by that ?

@jawick5150

Жыл бұрын

@@snakeeyes7907 what big 3 formed ? those of still around

Back when Playoff P was really Playoff P.

@snakeeyes7907

3 жыл бұрын

Hell yea not pandemic p

@lyrics2challenged

3 жыл бұрын

@Peke Cellphone well.

@eks_0

2 жыл бұрын

This aged horribly

@darrenxd4174

2 жыл бұрын

@@eks_0 nah not really

@eks_0

2 жыл бұрын

@@darrenxd4174 27 15 and 8 tonight, this still aged badly

the last play by Lebron was just so genius. He was 2 steps ahead of Paul George. Props to Paul George too, he was young but was able to go against one of the best players of all time

@aquila519

11 ай бұрын

This was one of the most underrated matchups in the playoffs. The 66 win heat looking to repeat against a young and hungry Pacers team showing the league they can hang with the best.

Not gonna lie PG came to play

I miss this match up man!

I feel like PG would be much more elite right now if it wasn't for the gruesome injury.. But still huge props for him for bouncing back from such serious injury. RESPECT

@philnightjar1971

2 жыл бұрын

And missing much needed freethrows....

Bron is just a totally different monster in the playoffs. And since players like to downplay that, these west coast players have no idea what they’re in for if this season does resume.

@addyrogers9839

4 жыл бұрын

Kawhi was different last year too..will give lebron a run for his money

@farrellcityking1

4 жыл бұрын

@@addyrogers9839 No, he wasn't. He was really good.. on a team that was already really good. Played a decimated Warriors team, won a Finals he never would've won had players not been hurt, and has been hyped through the roof ever since. But whatever.

@addyrogers9839

4 жыл бұрын

@@farrellcityking1 you say that but the last time LeBron won was in 2016 has he not been a monster in the playoffs for 2years after that? Was he not on a different level just cause he lost 2wice. He had Kyrie and love and lost 4-1. That doesn't mean he was not a monster. Kawhi would have lost to a healthy gsw team just like LeBron lost against them for 2 straight years. Kawhi had the 3rd most points in the playoffs last year. Averaged 30 for the whole playoffs on almost 50-40-90 clip. Y'all just hating..on kawhi cause he will challenge LeBron in the playoffs.

@datwavykiddave231

4 жыл бұрын

farrellcityking1 kawhi was on a team that’s already good ? Are you smoking crack ? The raptors are an average team without kawhi. Spicy p was the 2nd best player and he wasn’t even considered an all star yet. You sound like a butthurt bron fan.

@michaeltillman8446

4 жыл бұрын

datwavykiddave231 you know the raptors are second in the East right now ? They’re still a good team without kawhi. 46-18 is there record

This series was so good year after year that as a pacers fan I’m just happy we got to be a part of it

@Jay_77727

Жыл бұрын

Yes also pacers fans should not be mad about losing all of those series because of how contested and that Miami was just the better team

@aquila519

11 ай бұрын

​@@Jay_77727facts. The Pacers were the ONE team that actually consistently threatened the Heat for 3 straight years in the playoffs. But as you said, the heat were just the better team

Pacers honestly could’ve pulled an upset if they would have put Roy Hobbert in the final seconds of game 1

That Pacers team was something else.. one of my favorite

Quarantining got me watching all types of throwback hype highlights damn. 😂😂

Sometimes I comeback here to show myself what PG can really do😔

@reggiepierrelouis449

Жыл бұрын

Which makes no sense because he’s literally WAY better now

@solarflame4426

Жыл бұрын

@@reggiepierrelouis449 he’s better but before that injury he was even smoother

@gray6414

Жыл бұрын

@@reggiepierrelouis449 he chocked many times in the playoffs because of injury issues or just underperforming recently with the thunder and the clipper. During his time in Indiana mostly before the horrifying leg injury, he was an mvp caliber player. Now he is just an all-star

@bigwoke686

Жыл бұрын

@@gray6414 No that's not true. He's actually better now than he was in Indiana and after the horrific injury. He just made incremental improvements each year.

@gray6414

Жыл бұрын

@@bigwoke686 yeah but in the playoffs when it all mattered he chocked several times especially with the clippers (pandemic p) and in the series against Portland and Utah, he wasn't performing up to his regular season standards. still he is a great player, even in the mvp talks during the regular season.

Loved this matchup and series

PG was really battlin wit Prime Bron🧏🏾‍♂️

Not enough praise is given to Larry Bird for not only being a great player, a very good coach but also a pretty damn good front office executive as well... It's amazing how he transformed the Pacers from a below average team into a legit contender in the matter of a few seasons.

LeBron isn’t clutch I agree. One of his nba record 5 playoff buzzer beaters btw, not to mention 8 playoff game winners, also nba record

@Italia_J7

4 жыл бұрын

He isn’t clutch

@asmrspark4109

4 жыл бұрын

Money 8080 how

@sanjayajith7683

4 жыл бұрын

Against weak ass eastern conference teams with no real superstars who can guard him....if Kobe was in the east you think his ass would’ve gone to the finals so many times???

@asmrspark4109

4 жыл бұрын

Sanjay Ajith nigga lebron better than Kobe we can argue all night too

@asmrspark4109

4 жыл бұрын

Sanjay Ajith Ig paul pierce ray allen Kevin Garnett and Derrick rose aren’t real superstars

back when hibbert was relevant

@kingtshilobo1849

4 жыл бұрын

XxXStoneFingerXxX still had 0 rbs in one of the game in the series

@hkbrightshadow4225

3 жыл бұрын

It was a mistake to make Hibbert relevant

@loganmiller5255

3 жыл бұрын

@@kingtshilobo1849 no he didn't??

@kingtshilobo1849

3 жыл бұрын

@@loganmiller5255 i forgot what series it was. He had 0 rebouns

@murdock9916

3 жыл бұрын

@@kingtshilobo1849 it was the next year I’m pretty sure

I’ll never forget that last play. I was 13 years old and it always stood with me. That was LeBrons goat moment for me. 2 seconds on the clock, ball in, lays it up. Wins game. It’s just to perfect. Such a hype game 1

Is there a pass Lebron DIDN’T throw in this game? Unbelievable. Unfair to be that big, athletic and unstoppable while also being that brilliant as a playmaker.

4:56 👀 5:36 I will NEVER forget this shot!

@chefsteph7375

4 жыл бұрын

Indiana PG was a different breed

One of the greatest series.

Legendary duel

3:15 UD punches himself into the stands

How great PG is. He's just Third year here 22 yrs old. 💪 What if PG didn't injured. Maybe he got an MVP season trophy.

@toptier6132

4 жыл бұрын

Bron,Wade,ray allen & bosh vs pg

@BC-ce9wu

4 жыл бұрын

@@toptier6132 yeahh 3 allstars vs 1.

@toptier6132

4 жыл бұрын

@@BC-ce9wu in 2014 Ray Allen lebron and wade was the real big three against the pacers

@alejandroserrano7755

4 жыл бұрын

PG woulda been amazing. Just like Rose would.

@bangeyboi2143

Жыл бұрын

@@toptier6132 ray allen sucks in the finals in 2013 he literally averaged barely 10 pts all he did was hit a gameTIER

JBJ was so much more aggressive offensively even with all those other great players on the team and very quick too. His game changed a lot he slowed down more now even though the game is more fast paced than before.

Does anyone know where you can watch those kinda games from the early 2010s/late 2000s in full length?

@ZACKSTACK1204

2 жыл бұрын

Idk if you have PlayStation, but I remember I used to download them from PSN. Used to have the games of the years and playoff series games

Looking back this was peak nba basketball and again in 2017-18

As a Pacer fan living in Indy. This was a great series. Definitely should have taken game 1 but wasn’t meant to be.

I still remember watching this game live, this game made me scared of lebron. Everytime a team I was rooting for went against him, I wasn't celebrating until the buzzer sounded.

@thejangutuosuohu6745

2 жыл бұрын

LeTrauma

I bet even LeBron didn't believe he could shoot game winner by lay up without anyone's defense

Back when Paul George was still in his prime and could carry a team almost to the finals

Definitely one of the best playoffs series of all time

Awesome👏👏👏

One of the best match ups

5:40 What a clutch three from deep

What a defensive meltdown in the last play

Classic.. pg Is way more skillful now, but this pg was more exciting, explosive. Raw.

The Miami team executed perfectly their plan in just 2 seconds

@bangeyboi2143

Жыл бұрын

more like lebron executed their plan

good series

Just like OG Anunoby hits a 3, then LeBron ends it with a winning floater

PG set his feet way too early. 2.2 left just hound his body or give him space

Pg13 has to be the one of the most underrated players of all time

i miss this miami team

Indiana Paul George is one of my favorite players I’ve ever seen play

Playoff P reminds me of how T-Mac used to play.. almost identical

Podcast P brought me here

This was the real playoff P

8:12 No.4 didn’t want no smoke

Indiana and PG is unbelievable

Paul George is too small for lebron

@yurhomi4478

7 жыл бұрын

What?PG is taller than him lol, unless you mean Lebron is more muscular.

@desu8391

4 жыл бұрын

@@yurhomi4478 what??pg is taller than lebron....hmmm nevermind

@niceday1507

4 жыл бұрын

@@yurhomi4478 Lebron nearly 6" 9, the recently NBA player real tall shows

@swervo1506

4 жыл бұрын

Yurhomi 12 PG IS 6’9 lebron is 6’8 w/o shoes

@BC-ce9wu

4 жыл бұрын

And i think PG is just 22 yrs old here hmm.

some things never fucking change

Good game

Beast games ever

I miss this PG plays.

This was last era when basketball was actually good

U could tell this was PG first real playoff challenge he made his mistakes but still put in work

Still mad this pacers team fell apart like 6 months later.

This a battle of hybrid tall player.

Good times

8:11 Same spot but different results in 2023 WCF G4😢 I miss prime Bron

This video shows left hand lay up is important

Watching this now and it's crazy how LeBron is still relevant in the league and I ain't even a LeBron fan. Dayum

Why would they sub off Hibbert, they just watched Lebron effortlessly get a layup in the undefended paint

The game was so fun back then.. tired of players just shooting from 3 smh

@bangeyboi2143

Жыл бұрын

before the steph curry era

This George’s long gone after the scary injury.

@justinwilhite617

4 ай бұрын

He's only gotten better since that injury

0:33 0:39 2:12 2:23 3:20 3:27 5:15 5:34 7:36 7:41 7:43

Love south beach...

@thomassin58

4 жыл бұрын

That when south beach was really lick at that Time because I from Mia

Wade was really sluggish

Safe to say one of Lebron James easiest game winner yet 😄 this was one great game that had me on edge the whole time. This was baby PG

If miami not win this one, dwade might be traded to another team right after this season

3:28

3:08 Haslam

Goated

Pacers could have possibly won this aeries in 6 games if Vogel played Hibbert on the final possession of OT in this game.

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

i prefer PG more

This was PG's coming out party

Roy Hibbert should not have been subbed out 🤦🏾‍♂️. Had he played in the last min he could’ve contested those lebron drives

THAT was a good fukken game

Lebron looked smaller on the heat lol

@lordkaos3676

4 жыл бұрын

2012 he was big asf

@kingtshilobo1849

4 жыл бұрын

He looked better that way more athletic and quick..

@JiggyJones0

4 жыл бұрын

He was literally his biggest when he played for the Heat. He got up to 270 at one point.

@carterbilbro4615

4 жыл бұрын

bigger

08:37 walking

Ese era el Rela paul jugaba con pasion

WHERE WAS HIBBERT ON THAT LAST POSESSION????

@RGE_Music

3 жыл бұрын

out

A Big deal of a game PG is good,he bought some huge work you know.

7:42 Can anyone tell me why a foul is called on D'wade pls?

Whre has this PG gone these days?

I will always love Paul George

2023🔥

During this period of time the biggest issue the Pacers had in overcoming LeFlop and his team was PG's desire to be James's "little brother" rather than wanting to beat him.

@vincentbriones1522

4 ай бұрын

Better play like james and stfu

Wade looked ancient

I missed PG24

最后那球老詹走步了吗？

i remember seeing this when i was 2 years old

@ccjswd

8 жыл бұрын

Are you suggesting you're 5...

@johnnyapplebot

8 жыл бұрын

Yes I am 5

@stephencurryisgumchewingba6074

7 жыл бұрын

+johnnyapplebot good memories, huh? I miss the old times

@currythegoatofmankindlastn3678

7 жыл бұрын

+Stephen Curry is gum chewing baby faced ugly teeth soft choker and will never be better than LeGoat. your name is an abomination, change it.

@currythegoatofmankindlastn3678

7 жыл бұрын

+Gerome Smith my name is pure like curry

Pacers habe their title coming

If pacers had won this game they would have gone to the Finals and likely won

These feel like pg best years when he didn’t give af and just went all out💯 he still has that top 5 dna but just needs to put it together again💯 same with kawhi he’s been on championship teams his whole career he gotta be a leader

@Nickander31

2 жыл бұрын

Bruh. Kahwi was 100 percent the leader in Toronto. There would be no championship team without him there that year

If you listen you can hear LeBron say oh shit at 6:19.