I still believe he was the M.V.P

Ray Allen always kept himself in shape for games like this.

Epic shape💯💪🏾💪🏾🔥

Posey was the x factor

Tremendous shape.. Ray is top 3 all time conditioned with bron.. who else never gasses out during games?

So underrated. The Celtics' "death lineup" with him at the 4 was so good

The funny thing is he had a ring already by this time with the Heat Wade and Shaq. Agree with the above their death line up.

Eddie House too

And eddie house

Marcus Smart should learn from James Posey! Smart is a liability in Boston. He is overrated!

I completely forgot who Posey was! xD.

AFunkyDiabetic I`ve basically forgotten this entire finals, I remember that I watched it all but none of the footage lives in my memories. I was so young lol

good thing Radmanovic and Odom doesn't defend him well.

James Posey was straight cash!

AFunkyDiabetic love your vids just remembering this and saw you

Who cares they still won it all

Didnt the 2010 celtics play more?

@@austin78993 No, they only played 24 games in the postseason. (4-1 vs MIA, 4-2 vs CLE, 4-2 vs ORL, 3-4 vs LAL)

@@buto1118 Sounds like someone who knows nothing about playing.

@@jasoncamp483 Seriously does that matter? As a player should I care about how many games I played during that playoffs? The goal is to win a championship

+J Dawg kobe gone....i mean damn..fisher is gone...that guy was in the nba it felt like forever

I get sad because they were my childhood and with them retiring, it reminded me that I'm getting old as hell.

timeflies indeed

Now Garnett is gone.

gearmast3r Same with Pierce. Retiring this season. 😟

kg?..rondo?..odom?..

This finals was the first basketball i ever watched on tv, im 18 now about to head to college, time flies

There's a lot of players better now

Amen brother Celtics were amazing

@@pierregasly3547 no there aren’t

You're counter what ifs are also true. Bottom line though, they were robbed of ring two by the 4th qtr officiating Gm7 2010. I don't really think that is arguable and I'm a NYer.

I agree idk why ainge didn't learn from the spurs model and keep the band together as long as possible and make moves with the accessories players

Zarias You're getting your source from Bleacher Report?!! LOL!

rockabillylaker Actually no. LOL! LMAO! Internet acronyms instead of articulative expression! Ignore the Bleacher Report. Please. And look at the game. Look at the FTs. Look at the shots in the paint. Just look at the game unbiasedly. There are scores of media outlets that call this a terribly officiated game and especially 4 qtr. But who cares what they say? Just watch with your own eyes. If you don't agree then don't. You just probably have never played organized ball. Oh yeah and you're from the valley.

So I guess I'm not allowed to give any insight on basketball if I've never played organized ball? Ok..........hahahaha! Oh, sorry, I mean LOL!

Ben Severson Vujacic.. is he really that bad on defense? I cant remember.

I was just wondering, why didn't Kobe guard Ray Allen in that possession

because kobe have to guard pierce

Alexis Cando there was nobody to guard pierce if he did

​@@alexiscando5709 Kobe didn't play defense that late in his career.

All that illegal "floating" zone defense and illegal screens

@@jdayala-wright8875 Zone defense was allowed in the NBA starting around 2002. They put it in as an effort to counter how totally SOFT defense had gotten because of the various anti-defense rules that went in during the 1990s (like the Flagrant Foul rule growing TEETH after the 1990 Finals, which WAS needed, and the hand check rule changes that mostly were NOT).

Celtics was my team i use to be a huge KG fan when he was with T Wolves i remember when Kobe shitted on them when they where a 1 seed i was so happy to c KG win against Kobe in 2008 finals

The 09 team was better. So unfortunate Garnett got injured.

aiyachristian I mean having a big 3 will do that to you

That Celtics team was just soo hungry and well coached. I don't think anyone could have stopped them from getting the chip that year

Plus a few missed calls here and there and bam Celtics win lmao fluke chip

@@merkmangonzalez and some choking. No fluke, 2009 injuries and 2010 arguably refs.

@@merkmangonzalez la not having bynum or a healthy ariza did not help them in games 1 and 2 thats for sure or game 4...

nono momo i'm more of a celtics fan

they had that series won in 2010...

***** they lost in 7 games in the end, they shoulda won

***** i know, right?

kevin mao me too but well get back soon and get number 18

Back when Defense was allowed to be important

LOVED this team. But my favorite was 85-86. That team lost only once at home regular and post, had the record (maybe still have?) for team assists and Bird was MVP.

@@thomasleary2814 The 86 Celtics played the game as it was meant to be played. I would take them in a beat of 7 against anyone. Walton staying healthy that season and playing in 81 games was key.

@@richardwinckel383 pretty sure the 2017-2018 Warriors would smoke them.

@@taygoated313 Just depends on whose rules were in play - 86 C's couldnt beat them with 2017 rules, but I think the reverse is just as true; Boston's front court would brutalize the Warriors, who dont have anything close to an answer for Parish or McHale. Bird would chew Durant up. And while Curry is pretty undeniable, I dont think Curry/Thompson is much better than Johnson/Ainge, if at all. C's could pound it, and they could run, and I dont think the Warriors could play sufficient defense for their perimeter offense to make up the difference.

Agreed.

Lionel Thompson Agreed and Ray was also robbed of the All Star game MVP in 2008.

Lionel Thompson

Tape and stats prove it shoulda been allen mvp

KG was none of lakers big man could stop him

All that shit happened in September/October, several months after the Celtics title

forman208 you can thank Obama for all that

@@chrishandsome4267 Umm No! This was because of George W Bush. Obama wasn't president till he got inaugurated in early 09

Ha! I thought you were talking about Corona 2020: $4.00 / gallon, recession, housing too expensive for most.

Frankincensed Gas is $1.64 where I’m at

Damn straight.

SnewJ MAD ?

The Kyrie Irving he clearly said it pisses him off.

The Kyrie Irving y’all lost in 2010

Jayden Knowles to the refs...

SnewJ Goated

Thanks.

+SMrandomnumber yeah man dang that's what I was thinking. I counted I was like what the. how

Now 8 years ago, already

+Joseph Charette I watched it this year too lol

+Wilhelm Stigenlund the only finals where phil jackson had no idea how to stop one player who wasnt a star having big games consistently and late ...especially from 3........aka james posey ...he threw in dagger after dagger ...you have to give up something and he made the lakers pay time and time again....phil was shocked and clueless...clearly like usual the gameplan was dont let allen pierce garnett beat you....and phil didnt expect posey to be that clutch ...to bad he missed the 06 finals where posey proved he could hit daggers as a 6th man

DRAKEEEE

posey too...small ball kings...

And Eddie House who was good for a couple 3s

As a C's fan all my life and having been born around the turn of the century, the Celtics-Lakers rivalry was an object of legend to me as a little kid. My dad really imparted the history in me, being from the Bird-Magic era. I remember jumping up and down when we won in 2008 and being devastated when we lost in 2010. It's honestly a shame that we haven't seen a Finals against each other since, despite both having been consistent title contenders in recent years. Of all the teams I have watched since '08, this is (in my opinion) by far the best shot my C's have at winning 18. I suffered through so many "just good enough to get beaten by Lebron in the playoffs", "what if so-and-so wasn't injured", and "next year is our year" seasons growing up. But this year is different. Rewatching the seasons the Celtics played the Lakers in the Finals is nostalgic like nothing else. It's more than basketball. I want to see a ring on Tatum's finger regardless of who we play, but there's no one I'd rather face in the Finals (if we get there) than the Lakers.

Agree on all points. 2010 was the true rematch, too bad we didn't get something similar in 2009. It would have been interesting to see how the Finals would have gone if Shaq hadn't gotten injured. The Celtics were something ridiculous like 20 - 2 before the injury.

Nah 2010 if they won

Chris Beach and Doc is still coaching

Gasol is retired now too. See him in the Hall in a couple years.

Ands it’s even crazier to think one of them passed away recently ..

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@@trevorhigh9471 bruh u can tell my comment said “3 years ago” 🤣

The3Brothers Ainge should have kept Nate Robinson too, he was a great spark off the bench.

They let Posey go because he wanted the big contract and the Celtics couldn't afford to give him one. They let Powe go because he destroyed one of his knees and would never be the same again.

***** Like someone said, Posey wanted a bigger contract. He was good but he was not worth that much. Also, Posey wanted to go to a younger team. And besides, Posey sucked after he got that contract. He got fatter and lazier. Ainge actually made the right decision ehre. And Powe's knees are as fragile as Derrick Rose's. What has Powe done since he left the Celtics? And how many games has he played since he left? Hell, he's only 30 years old right now and he has been out of the league since 2012. They were good players but they wouldn't have made a difference at all.

PersianSelection Nahh, Robinson actually played like shit the following year and was tough to coach cause of his silliness. I'm glad they traded him

Actually Nate has dream to play for at least 15 teams in the NBA before he retires, so he moves a lot.

good job

강형곤 why not 1000 if sure

Bullshit!

Samuel Birku same

honestly could've gone to pierce kg or allen. i also think allen should've gotten it but i think they just gave it to pierce because he was the original celtic

Ray Allen played every single minute in this game, should've been finals MVP.

That lefty layup with about 16 seconds left to seal the deal in this game was about as sweet of play you will see in a Finals game and the moment I remember most about this series. Agreed about Allen.

Pierce had a 38 point game in a loss the next game somehow got him the MVP makes no sense

Ainge fucked it up in 2010 by not getting any rebounders. Instead he made that pointless Nate Robinson trade.

you guys should've won in 2010. but that whistle fest 4th quarter in game 7 robbed you

2nd year they were better but KG got hurt

No KG in 2009, Refs screwed the Celtics in game 7 of 2010...injuries are part of the game but I really think they deserved that title in 2010.

PersianSelection more like if Andrew bynum and ariza played in 2008 lakers win 3 straight titles instead of 2...2008,2009,2010.

Still is lmao

Mapfal no it’s not. A 24 point lead in the NBA now is nothing. The game is significantly different now than it was in 08

@@sinnoboy0000 24 point lead is nothing?

jason moukala now? Yes. Its literally nothing.

@@sinnoboy0000 How? Please explain

Lol that would've gone to triple overtime if possible.

it would be just like Heat Spurs in 2013 and 2014

Lakers dusted them Spurs fool

Mr. Dunn He is talking about the 2014 spurs team fool

the 2008 celtics had p.j. house posey kg rondo pierce perkins cassell davis tony to a lesser degree ray and scal heck even from non playing in a suit benched pollard..the shit talking on that team was legendary..everyone ran their mouth besides like maybe leon powe....and even he did at times...

posey pierce ray tony kg and even pesky rondo ..i would be pissed too ..thats a scary team to go against for kobe...they had so many guys to cover him

The uniforms too

To many bricks

Lol Ikr there's a certain nostalgic feeling when I watch highlights from the 2000s era and the rim sound and the uniforms are a reason why

+GangSquad yup same with the 90s too man I miss those days

They rig the net now

+Jason Holguin I don't give a damn if they lost by a point on a buzzer beater from half court, they lost. Lakers got the last laugh.

haha, refs helped the Celtics more than the lakers, they still choked a 13 point lead away lol

jocriss games 2 4 and 5 refs and game 7

jocriss and all the missed calls, refs didn't help the lakers in game 7 Celtics fucking choked lol

jocriss What the fuck are you taking about, the Celtics choked, how do you give up a 13 point lead, fucking pathetic

yep and they were deadly from the 3 point line. them vs the current warriors would be an amazing series to watch

lol

tony allen and glen davis were the celtics 11 and 12th men lol..staked roster...posey powe house rondo perkins brown cassel...and people say it was just about the big 3 lol...yeah right....posey could guard point guards hit 3's guard centers and pfs and guard lebron joe rip and kobe...it was a big 4

razkable I actually considered them a big 4 since Rondo was pretty much a star already

Pan D Man aka Pandaman absolutely it was so easy to see he played like a vet in his early years...i dont know if they win without him

You realize that the lakers have been doing much better in games this season on the games without Kobe in them right? I wouldn't consider that his team anymore.

***** I have respect for him. He's a great player but they spent way too much money on him for him to be injured half of the time he should be playing

Ur stupid

Yeah because we saw how well the cavs did in the finals in 2007. Smh.

Yeah, Celtics had White Mamba to encounter late Kobe 😄😄

Scalabrine did not play in the 2008 playoffs but was big in 2009 as the Celtics fought almost the the eastern finals with Garnett out.

he got lucky that year his gm added house posey cassell and that boston added at the last second p.j. and that leon got to play due to pierce's injury is all i will say..those guys saved the season...the team was about to go down in flames like always under doc if not for some lucky moves and moments...like adding guys with poise like cassell p.j. and posey really did save their season vs the cavs and lakers... and powe in game 2 vs la is still one of the most random big halfs from a 3rd stringer i ever seen...

Must be helping Boston cause Philly lost exactly like that

the only celtics team to win in 35 years lol...

That's what happens when you have a team that plays too much iso

yup.. such a great series though man

verkzkillsz great? great doesnt end in a 40 point mess in game 6. 2010 was great

kobe did his part sashas defense made kobe look bad just too think besides paul and ariza all those guys are not in the nba no more if he had a bynum ray would have not taken in that easy

David Pineda Sasha came back and he sucked to some degree but was a good 3 pt shooter Ariza is a good player and he started for the hornets and now the rockets. Bynum was alwayd hurt and 09 was statiscally his prime beginning

He kinda chokes as the sentimental favorite. But he's clutch as the killer

not true..la won game 7 in 2010 game 6 in 1987 to close out those series and game 5 1985 tied at 2-2 all at home...la is 3-2 vs boston in the post 60's nba in finals..and won 2 of them at home

Jishnu Purihella Celtics lost the 2010 series early when they blew home-floor. No way they were winning games 6 or 7 at Staples, even though they had a lead in game 7. Thy were getting murdered in the boards

Lakers 3 peat if they held on to win this game. Works both ways

Mr. Dunn there’s no way the Lakers would win game 7 in Boston in 2008. Just like there was no way the Celtics were gonna win game 7 in LA in 2010 even though they had the lead

@@MrDunn490 Lakers needed Ron Artest.

Garnett was never the same again after that injury it was a slow decline he just seemed a bit slower

yes

10 years

12 years 😭

14, now