Everybody Said Kareem Should Retire After GM1 Of The 1985 Finals, Then He Did This 👀🐐

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@seansimms8503 Жыл бұрын

I was a Celtics fan that never saw Kareem as Lew, we really believed he was washed up after game one and then he destroyed us, oldest guy in the League...it was a sight no old Celtics fans is ever likely to forget, Kareem never showed any emotions except anger towards us yet here he was celebrating after dunks, unreal, still one of the best performances I've seen.

@sweetmapleleafs 10 ай бұрын

The one thing that never gets talked about is the respect of Celtics fans' had for Magic, Worthy & Kareem when they came to the Garden. Look the many player intros on yt, reg season, Finals, etc. The applause drowned out the boos!

@razkable 5 ай бұрын

People forget he did this as 38 against the best frontline ever of parish mchale bird

@seansimms8503 5 ай бұрын

@@razkable after that performance, I questioned how old the Celtics Frontline was...unbelievable performance by the Captain, I was young in the 70s and early 80s, missed alot of his games back then but I saw that one for sure.

@TL2354 3 ай бұрын

Them

@user-xq9pv4er8w 2 ай бұрын

198 Finals game 4

@dudeman1389 10 ай бұрын

38 years old, outplaying the greatest frontline in NBA history. As an 18 year-old man at the time, I knew even then I was watching true greatness. When you take into account his HS, College, and Pro careers, I'm not sure there's anyone better than Kareem

@marksheppard6498 6 ай бұрын

The GOAT!!

@davefleming1117 Жыл бұрын

I remember it well.. i was a huge Celtics fan but Kareem was something special.. he had the most beautiful shot in ALLof basketball.. he really was something to see. What a game what a series. Great memories

@realg5276 Жыл бұрын

This moment amd accowmplishment by Abdul-Jabar at age 38 doesnt get enough respect. One of the greatest performances at that age . That was probably the highest level of basketball between Bosron and LA. The game itself was singing because those two teams playing it. You had Magic, Bird, Parish,McHale, Worthy, DJ, Cooper. Kareem Abdul-Jabar was the best playrr on the court in that series. That is saying something.

@rumarspencer7302 11 ай бұрын

Even at 38, and even with those great players, Kareem was a great player before those guys, and older, he showed that he was still elite.

@Theterminato2013 6 ай бұрын

He had the greatest performance in Nba history as a 38 year old. Yes even better than Lebron James.

@franagustin3094 3 ай бұрын

Yeah LeBron after 2020 was not the same @@Theterminato2013

@Gabriel-ch5wg 2 ай бұрын

Yes, his performance deserve more respect

@carlfrye1566 25 күн бұрын

Kareem was much better than Parish but Magic was the best all around player that day.

@stevenrogers8939 3 ай бұрын

I had barely turned 12 at that time . My father was a die hard Celtics fan but the rest of the family were lakers fans. He was so upset after the Celtics lost game 2. Bless your soul dad

@garyeisenberg745 Ай бұрын

Favorite moment? The fourth quarter of Game 5 of the 1985 finals. The Lakers staved off a Celtics rally as each team converted five straight possessions down the stretch. On the Laker five straight converting possessions, Kareem assisted on two buckets and hit his second and third straight sky hooks in the quarter. Before the latter one (on the fiffth consecutive converting possession), I had concluded that the first team to faile to convert a possession would lose the game, the series and team of the decade honors. When Kareem hit that sky hook (right after Tommy Heinsohn exclaimed, "What a ball game!"), I knew that that team would NOT be the Lakers. Sure enough, after a Celtic miss and a Rambis steal to feed a Magic layup, Kareem hit another sky hook (from even longer) and slammed home a Worthy pass, finishingi with 36 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. There was still Game 6 to be played but it was a world of differnece for the Lakers after the Game 5 win.

@waltwash 10 ай бұрын

GOAT

@blackjack5437 2 ай бұрын

Kareem is the 🐐

@stuartdamon3610 Ай бұрын

My favorite Showtime Lakers moment is this. Lakers defeating the Celtics in 1985. Especially after the disappointing Gm 7 loss in 1984. Skyhook! 🏀💨

@jalalstephens7457 2 ай бұрын

Nowadays Kareem is ignored in Goat conversation and people forget he even played smh people think basketball started with Jordan in 90s

@SeanRankin2 Ай бұрын

Too many idiots on social media believe basketball during the 90s

@XMR_King Ай бұрын

I remember he was my fav Lakers vs those mangy Celtics I emulated his sky hook I should of kept as I got older because it was super high % & even the bigger older kids with hops couldn’t block it haha

@willbuchanon5757 19 күн бұрын

The great ones have one more performance in them....what those Celtics saw was a 1975 Kareem...the whole package: jumpers, up and under moves, left-handed sky hooks.....the prize was clinching on the Celts home floor, bigger than the title in Kareem eyes...

@andrewmarks4640 10 ай бұрын

Imagine being 37/38 and winning series mvp against Celtics who have home court advantage. That damn skyhook was a license to print money. I also think a young James worthy also pushed the lakers over the top. how does an nba champion get the no 1 draft pick……rigged.

@user-kq5lf8tp8n 4 ай бұрын

It was the first round, first game of the NBA Playoffs In Kareem's Last season, where Magic had "SHOW TIME" in OVERDRIVE, as they scored 100 points in the first Half!!!

@TL2354 3 ай бұрын

Never happened

@user-kq5lf8tp8n 3 ай бұрын

@@TL2354 I watched it live, it was the best first half that I have ever seen!

@howardcosell2022 22 күн бұрын

@@user-kq5lf8tp8n 1990 Phoenix Suns scored 107 in the first half against Denver because Nuggets coach and former Laker Head Paul Westhead brought his run and gun basketball from Loyola Marymount

@George-nu5kv Жыл бұрын

THAT WIN,,WAS IT, FOR ME., AWESOME.

@howardcosell2022 22 күн бұрын

Lakers tried to find a replacement in 1986 by selecting Ken Barlow in the first round

@camaradiop3731 Жыл бұрын

I remember this!!!!

@yourroyalhighness7662 16 күн бұрын

Wilt Chamberlain is the greatest athlete in NB A history. Bill Russell is the greatest winner with eleven NBA Championship rings. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the greatest player in High School, College and NBA history.

@dacreativebrinson66 Жыл бұрын

This Is Going To Be in Dillon Brooks Related Videos 😂😂

@misterhannsum Ай бұрын

I LOVE CAP, his jersey is the only one I have in any sport.

@Hibbs4Prez Ай бұрын

HBO cancelled the Lakers show too soon.

@jameskelly5672 2 ай бұрын

Kareem is perhaps the best ever!!?

@Jiltedin2007 10 ай бұрын

I think it was after the Lakers lost to the Celtics in the 1984 NBA Finals, Kareem wanted to retire, but Magic Johnson talked him out of it.

@luaybasyouni4834 Жыл бұрын

People are wasting their time and energy debating the GOAT. I'm sorry MJ'S fans and LBJ'S fans, the real GOAT is Kareem Abdul Jabbar, period.

@realg5276 Жыл бұрын

It really is when it comes to the things that matter. Kareem had substance amd grace on the court. Watching him dig deep and beat the greatest Frontline in NBA history.

@davefleming1117 Жыл бұрын

Spot on

@wizard1687 Жыл бұрын

all-time of resume Comprehensive , Best

@drmikebluez 10 ай бұрын

That part . KAJ n the sky Hook.😂👊🏿💜💛💪🏿

@marksheppard6498 6 ай бұрын

Criteria for GOAT; MUST be in the conversation of greatest high school player ever MUST be in the conversation of greatest college player ever MUST be in the conversation of greatest professional player ever MUST have won titles on all three levels MUST be stellar on both sides of the ball MUST have garnered at least 5 league MVP awards This equates to only one player.. KAREEM ABDUL JABBAR Case closed..end of story!

@andrebrown8839 Ай бұрын

I thought game 2 was his finest hour

@gaffle-411 5 ай бұрын

🐐

@rumarspencer7302 11 ай бұрын

Well Dawkins, just like the year before, game 3 blowout of the Celtics by the Lakers 137-104, 33 pt destruction, lead Bird to call his teammates sissies, it motivated Boston, to get physical and gain the psychological edge for the rest of the series, Lakers same thing after that opening Massacre, decided to get physical, and gain that psychological and that bullying edge on the Celtics, and from that point forward, Celtics couldn't match the Lakers, and that decided the series.

@Thekidzyon Жыл бұрын

First and love your videos

@mja91352 11 ай бұрын

Guess they were wrong, huh?

@morewithles2738 6 күн бұрын

Could Kareem's performance be a metaphor for Joe Biden?

@rafikz77 11 ай бұрын

“bUt mAgIc CaRrIeD hIm”

@rumarspencer7302 11 ай бұрын

Magic had his leadership skills at an high, but Kareem was the main difference in 85.

@seeker2984 10 ай бұрын

@@rumarspencer7302and in 1980

@rumarspencer7302 10 ай бұрын

@seeker2984 Yes, he clearly was the MVP in 80, already won league MVP that year, his sixth and last one, if he didn't get hurt in game 5 1980 vs Sixers with the ankle injury, he would've gotten it, maybe the award still could've been given to him, but in the clincher, when Magic stepped up in his absence and filled in at Center, and scored 42 pts, 16 rebs, and 7 asts, probably still decided to just give it to him for that performance, since Kareem didn't make the trip to Philly for game 6.

@thedawashow7480 10 ай бұрын

@@rumarspencer7302 majic played very well but let's not forget kareem was averaging 33 points a game that series

@rumarspencer7302 10 ай бұрын

@thedawashow7480 That's what I was telling Seeker2984, he clearly was the MVP, that's what I meant.