Not only is Ray Allen an amazing shooter, he is the absolute best ever at getting open for shots and making his man look silly chasing him around the court.
Yeah, he runs around tthe middle of the floor, and gets his defender stuck in there, with some help with a screen, and gets open or his man just gets trapped in the middle, it's really smart and a lot more players should use it
People need to remember just how good Ray Allen was both throughout his career and in this series. These finals he's at 20 ppg on 50/52/86 splits he was a big reason why they won this finals and was an all time great.
I agree. But choosing the MVP is always arbitrary especially in the finals. They probably gave it to Pierce since he's the heart of the Celtics since he has been there since his rookie year. I thought Garnett though was the best player in the team but Allen was the best player in the finals series. It was crazy. He made like 20 threes in the whole finals including 7 in game 6 and played the whole 48 minutes in game 4 on that crazy 24 point comeback
True. Pierce's finals MVP award was more like "due respect" for being a long time celtic. Whenever they're trailing, Ray Allen is the guy they need. 11:20 even the announcer says it so.
Ray Allen is a walking “motherfucking” bucket. His shots barely hits the rim. He keeps running around to get open all game long and never gets tired. His conditioning is freakishly epic. Almost like a video game 99% player
That layup he made in game 4 was one of my favorite moments during the Big 3 era in Boston! That hang time! Missing the good old days or should I say the Big 3 Era in Boston. ☘🏆🏀 #RayRay #Truth #KG
What a great Celtic team, amazing chemistry and the craziest comebacks ever, most teams would of gave up.........Respect!!!!....I'd have to say Ray Allen has to be regarded as one of the best shooters ever......Garnet was a badass crazy dunks, Pierce was sick.....Pose, the whole fucking team lol.....If only the 2019 Boston Celtics had chemistry they would of been one of the greatest teams of all time on paper that is
He clearly outplayed Kobe (who's supposed to be as good as MJ to some delusional fools, it's like Drexler outplaying Jordan in 92 ahaha) - And Pierce should have been 3rd in the running for FMVP - Ray probably was the MVP, KG next (defensive anchor and leadership is not on paperrrr). Ray = 20ppg on 66% eFG and 87% FT with great defense on Kobe. Scoring is about efficiency, Pierce had more PPG because he shot more, that's all PPG is, more shots. ANYONE can TAKE shots, it's all about making. Ray was incredible at putting the ball in the bucket. KG wasn't too effective offensively, that's why RAY WAS THE REAL MVP! KG was more dominant than Pierce though! RAY IS THE 5TH GREATEST SG EVER!
Or it's like a young Shaq and even younger Penny outplaying a prime Jordan and Pippen (the two greatest players in the NBA at that time on the same team) in the 1995 eastern conf. semis. Oh wait...that actually happened! Doesn't mean a thing to Jordan's legacy though. Just happens sometimes.
The Celtics were so dominate this year, the Lakers didn't have a chance. The series really felt like a sweep. The game 6 blowout win was a great exclamation point to a fantastic season.
If only Doc didn't sit Ray down for the rest of the game..... His NBA finals 3 of pt record would've been higher and untouched. He was in another zone that night and won the game before it was over!
Steph may be a better shooter, but Ray Allen was a much better all-around player (on both sides of the court). Respect to both, but Allen is my favorite shooter.
Still IMO the greatest "shooter" of all time. Not just 3 pt shooter, just greatest SHOOTER. From 3, mid range, and definitely the best shooter ever in the corner, Ray Allen was the reason the Celtics won this championship and he was the reason why lebron won with the heat. The man has been robbed of this MVP and overlooked Soo much yet he has had the greatest impact on any team he has played on considering his threat to nail that jumper everytime he touched the ball. 💯💯💯 Ray Allen the greatest shooter in NBA history.
I miss ray Allen so bad all the memories when I was 1 watched ray Allen as a baby in that series and loved the celtics 🍀 I love there players Larry bird johh Havlicek bill Russell bob cousy and Sam jones those are just some Celtic grates on that team the 🍀
+Nathan Pillay Pierce did everything from rebounding, passing, and playing good defense and was unstoppable driving to the basket that's why he got MVP
I'm with you man, but I suppose his really great game where he absolutely stood out was game 3 and that was a loss so that wasnt really in his favor. In the other games when he did well everyone did well. So I've made my peace with that choice
Stee Guzman so was Ray Allen! And he did it more consistently... Paul Pierce has a 9 point game on horrible shooting and took way more shots than Ray in the series... Got credit for outplaying Kobe by the media and he wasn’t even the one guarding him, they should’ve been saying that about Ray...
And people want to compare Steph Curry to Ray Allen, his greatness will never be matched... Idgaf if steph breaks his record or breaks every record there ever was/is, Ray Allen will forever be the greatest shooter of all time🙌!! Ray Allen played with more competition than steph will ever play against and steph shoots what? 12-16 three point shots a game? He's overrated as fuck, if Ray shot that much a game imagine how many records he would've broken...
I would say Curry is the better shooter, Ray Allen probably had a more complete offensive game and was certainly a better defender, though Curry still has time to grow in that respect. The biggest difference is Curry has gotten to play with a great team around him his entire prime and will likely have a great team around him until he leaves his prime, whereas Ray Allen only had that for maybe a year or two of his prime and one of those years Garnett was injured so we never saw the complete team for probably their last real prime year. In 2010 they big 3 had all left their primes but were still good enough collectively to make the Finals and push the Lakers to 7 games.
The guys need to bury the hatchet with Ray, their forever linked to that magical year anyway. Get it together on the reunion 15th or 20th year in my opinion.
Yes, when power forwards actually did work... look how Kendrick Perkins set strong screen into multiple defenders and rolled towards the basket , not to look for the pass but to grab rebounds if need be
i think they use a different type of paint for the nba logo stuff but the nba teams use paint with alot more traction for their homecourts all i know is there was one series where everyone was slipping on the logos the nba made, then they never messed with the courts after that.Same thing with the bucks recently they used a different type of paint on their court and everybody was slipping and sliding they had to cancel the game and fix up their court
I agree. This team had heart, skill and athleticism, in that order. Their best 3 players were all willing to sacrifice their personal stats for the good of the team. (The way *NBA Champion Coach Doc Rivers* orchestrated team morale was also amazing to watch). That's leading by example. With stars and coaches giving 100%, the rest of the team will follow suit and play their asses off...every time. Too bad this team wasn't formed in The Big 3's primes (with Doc Rivers HC). Doc's prime Big 3 would've dominated the NBA for years.
Unfortunately we were robbed off one more prime year in 08-09 when KG was injured. By the time the 09-10 season came around they had all aged 2 years and Garnett now had injury limiting some of his effectiveness too. Still that team played in game 7 of the finals and almost won. They might've still even been good enough to get back the following year had James and Bosh not joined Miami.
I like the way he never cried for a foul when he hit the floor. Just got up and kept on playing. And how he never got cocky after he scored.
They say "act like you've done it before", and Ray Allen had been scoring on fools for years
Hell yeah
he was drafted in 96 and played against the goat himself, he is old school
Game has changed sadly my Friend
Not only is Ray Allen an amazing shooter, he is the absolute best ever at getting open for shots and making his man look silly chasing him around the court.
You wanna correct that statement now?
Yeah, he runs around tthe middle of the floor, and gets his defender stuck in there, with some help with a screen, and gets open or his man just gets trapped in the middle, it's really smart and a lot more players should use it
@@decishere2476 yeah, Steph Curry is on another level getting himself open
Him & rip Hamilton & of course Reggie Miller
You guys must watch golf now cause as of now it’s klay Thompson
Nobody has better form than this dude. That Jumper is as Smooth as Silk
Klay's is better, doesn't rely on a high vert and is quicker too.
@@hiphopriffs7775its more difficult when you jump high you nimrod
Damn i miss those days......
Ikr :(
Tatum!
People need to remember just how good Ray Allen was both throughout his career and in this series. These finals he's at 20 ppg on 50/52/86 splits he was a big reason why they won this finals and was an all time great.
And one of Kobe’s primary defenders. Ray ray got robbed of FMVP.
In my opinion he was better that final than Paul Pierce.
Definitely the Finals MVP that year..
People might forget how good Ray Ray was! Off the bounce or moving without the ball, awesome player.
should have won MVP here, the most consistent player on the celtics that finals series.
I agree. But choosing the MVP is always arbitrary especially in the finals. They probably gave it to Pierce since he's the heart of the Celtics since he has been there since his rookie year. I thought Garnett though was the best player in the team but Allen was the best player in the finals series. It was crazy. He made like 20 threes in the whole finals including 7 in game 6 and played the whole 48 minutes in game 4 on that crazy 24 point comeback
Anonymous User aww
I guess you didn't watch the full games
@@assassinmcmg I know it's after but Iguodala won finals mvp.
Based on stats alone and impact shots, I thought Ray should have won FMVP.
I feel like Ray Allen was really robbed for the Finals MVP imo cause he was just invincible un this series.
MarQuel they had to give it to the boston guy, pierce
QSip yup big time
QSip I thought I was the only one who thought it
True
True. Pierce's finals MVP award was more like "due respect" for being a long time celtic. Whenever they're trailing, Ray Allen is the guy they need.
11:20 even the announcer says it so.
He had good handles & playmaking as 2 guard ngl
I could watch his highlights all day long
Never forget this year
He was the best player in that series
Deserved FMVP
12:00 love how Ray told KG to back off on the game-sealing isolation play
Ray Allen is a walking “motherfucking” bucket. His shots barely hits the rim. He keeps running around to get open all game long and never gets tired. His conditioning is freakishly epic. Almost like a video game 99% player
This is 50% Ray Allen highlights 50% Rondo highlights I forgot how nice he was
I honestly thought Ray Allen should've been the MVP of the 2008 Finals....he was best shooter and most consistent.
That layup he made in game 4 was one of my favorite moments during the Big 3 era in Boston! That hang time! Missing the good old days or should I say the Big 3 Era in Boston. ☘🏆🏀 #RayRay #Truth #KG
This is why Ray Allen is the greatest 3 point shooter ever 🔥
This is why the Heat bought Ray Allen
Very Liberal/Progressive Atheist curry?
Ray allen is a better shooter then curry
@@pitchblack1798 I can’t believe there’s ppl that still believe that
@@milanchacko2095 cus its true, Curry a bum
What a great Celtic team, amazing chemistry and the craziest comebacks ever, most teams would of gave up.........Respect!!!!....I'd have to say Ray Allen has to be regarded as one of the best shooters ever......Garnet was a badass crazy dunks, Pierce was sick.....Pose, the whole fucking team lol.....If only the 2019 Boston Celtics had chemistry they would of been one of the greatest teams of all time on paper that is
He clearly outplayed Kobe (who's supposed to be as good as MJ to some delusional fools, it's like Drexler outplaying Jordan in 92 ahaha) - And Pierce should have been 3rd in the running for FMVP - Ray probably was the MVP, KG next (defensive anchor and leadership is not on paperrrr).
Ray = 20ppg on 66% eFG and 87% FT with great defense on Kobe. Scoring is about efficiency, Pierce had more PPG because he shot more, that's all PPG is, more shots. ANYONE can TAKE shots, it's all about making. Ray was incredible at putting the ball in the bucket.
KG wasn't too effective offensively, that's why RAY WAS THE REAL MVP! KG was more dominant than Pierce though!
RAY IS THE 5TH GREATEST SG EVER!
Or it's like a young Shaq and even younger Penny outplaying a prime Jordan and Pippen (the two greatest players in the NBA at that time on the same team) in the 1995 eastern conf. semis. Oh wait...that actually happened! Doesn't mean a thing to Jordan's legacy though. Just happens sometimes.
Lewis James-Odwin Bulls got pay back in 96
Lewis James-Odwin
Penny didnt outplay Jordan... Shaq and Jordan were the 2 best players in the series.
Delusional celtics fan. What happened in 2010. Lol 1 title in 3 decades. I love ray but he’s not 5
The Celtics were so dominate this year, the Lakers didn't have a chance. The series really felt like a sweep. The game 6 blowout win was a great exclamation point to a fantastic season.
As a lakers fan it really felt close until that last game that was just a dominant way too win a championship
I cry every time I watch this game!
Got robbed of finals MVP, he was more consistent than Pierce and shot 52% from 3
He definitely got robbed, they gave it to Pierce just because he's been with the Celtics for a long time. SMH.
Man I miss this. I remember I was In second grade when 08 finals were going on, no I'm a sophomore :( time goes by so quick
*now
So so quick.
The finals were so much more fun to watch back then.
Evenly matched teams
If only Doc didn't sit Ray down for the rest of the game..... His NBA finals 3 of pt record would've been higher and untouched. He was in another zone that night and won the game before it was over!
Thanks for the compilation
Allen is one of my favourite
Steph may be a better shooter, but Ray Allen was a much better all-around player (on both sides of the court). Respect to both, but Allen is my favorite shooter.
Steph 2x MVP u sound dumb
@@moses04ms bro he saying Steph don't play defense look at Ray shot that save Heats finals gm 6 nd look at kyrie shooting in Steph face in gm7
My Dream Team
yeah bro. i miss them
This is a great format!
I'd love live to see more.
Still IMO the greatest "shooter" of all time. Not just 3 pt shooter, just greatest SHOOTER. From 3, mid range, and definitely the best shooter ever in the corner, Ray Allen was the reason the Celtics won this championship and he was the reason why lebron won with the heat. The man has been robbed of this MVP and overlooked Soo much yet he has had the greatest impact on any team he has played on considering his threat to nail that jumper everytime he touched the ball. 💯💯💯 Ray Allen the greatest shooter in NBA history.
one of the best shooters ever!
I miss ray Allen so bad all the memories when I was 1 watched ray Allen as a baby in that series and loved the celtics 🍀 I love there players Larry bird johh Havlicek bill Russell bob cousy and Sam jones those are just some Celtic grates on that team the 🍀
08 Celtics were too good, kg still had all his bounce and ray still had a crazy first step too
They supposed to went to 3 in a row.
"The Downtown King"
That purple and gold against the Celtics green just always looks good.
10 yrs.. this was my first time watching nba basketball and i dont know why my favorite player is ray allen..
Ray Allen exposing Kobe everytime he's defending
So what was Kobe doing everytime Ray Allen guarded him
I learned something new Ray Allen deserved that finals mvp
Great Highlights
MVP 🏀🏀🏀🏆💚
He was definitely the MVP of this series. Still don't know how they gave it to Pierce...
+Nathan Pillay It was kind of a lifetime achievement award for Pierce in a sense. But yeah Ray Allen deserved it a bit more imo.
That's fair.
+Nathan Pillay Pierce did everything from rebounding, passing, and playing good defense and was unstoppable driving to the basket that's why he got MVP
I'm with you man, but I suppose his really great game where he absolutely stood out was game 3 and that was a loss so that wasnt really in his favor. In the other games when he did well everyone did well. So I've made my peace with that choice
Stee Guzman so was Ray Allen! And he did it more consistently... Paul Pierce has a 9 point game on horrible shooting and took way more shots than Ray in the series... Got credit for outplaying Kobe by the media and he wasn’t even the one guarding him, they should’ve been saying that about Ray...
And people want to compare Steph Curry to Ray Allen, his greatness will never be matched... Idgaf if steph breaks his record or breaks every record there ever was/is, Ray Allen will forever be the greatest shooter of all time🙌!! Ray Allen played with more competition than steph will ever play against and steph shoots what? 12-16 three point shots a game? He's overrated as fuck, if Ray shot that much a game imagine how many records he would've broken...
2 different generations and positions although you have a good point there completely incomparable.
so true ray allen is the greatest 3 point shooter of all time no matter what
I would say Curry is the better shooter, Ray Allen probably had a more complete offensive game and was certainly a better defender, though Curry still has time to grow in that respect.
The biggest difference is Curry has gotten to play with a great team around him his entire prime and will likely have a great team around him until he leaves his prime, whereas Ray Allen only had that for maybe a year or two of his prime and one of those years Garnett was injured so we never saw the complete team for probably their last real prime year. In 2010 they big 3 had all left their primes but were still good enough collectively to make the Finals and push the Lakers to 7 games.
Man curry can shoot the ball better.
well put, Allen was so damn good
19:30 Watch Joey Crawford.
why they give to pierce the mvp finals, it should be ray allen, hes consistent for this finals
If only Perkins Play on that 2010 finals.. Celtic might won that game
🍀THAT TEAM FINALLY FOUND THEIR GOLD!🏆
Ray I love you, you my favorite.
Never gets sick of watching this 08 finals, bring banner 18th Boston Celtics
Best clutch 3 pointer shooter of all time imo.
I love you Ray ❤️❤️ Allen
Ray allen a beast
thank u
Ray allen and Curry are just light years ahead of everybody all time.
I miss this roster.
The guys need to bury the hatchet with Ray, their forever linked to that magical year anyway. Get it together on the reunion 15th or 20th year in my opinion.
My Dawg, Ray 🦾🏀
such a great shooter
Ray I like you, I love you
I last won a championship in 1986 with the Celtics, i had to wait 22 years but it was worth it
I miss ray allen
baby GOAT
Anything is fucking possible!!!
Ray Allen the asesino in the finals omg
Best of the Celtics big three.
He was supposed to win Finals MVP
Lol. KG "I'm gone die" lmao!
this is awesome i'd love to see the KG highlights for this series too
Ray Allen is the GOAT !
好懷念 小時候跟哥哥一起熬夜跑起來到客廳看電視還差點被老爸發現
當時黃金的GAPR和最愛的偶像，Kobe
如今 哥哥因為一個女人和家人和我鬧翻 我敬愛的Kobe Bryant 也已經不在了 人事已非 NBA也不好看了
人生啊 ~
致我所有的籃球偶像！
曾經熱血的我 還有所有學長以及同年級同學們！ 謝謝
allen got jordanesque moves
Yes, when power forwards actually did work... look how Kendrick Perkins set strong screen into multiple defenders and rolled towards the basket , not to look for the pass but to grab rebounds if need be
Allen should have been the finals MVP.
The greatest shooter of all time .....
Fouad Med curry *
ANYTHING IS POSSIBLEEEEE
the best shooter considering clutch-ness
I love you ray Allen 💋❣💖💞💘❤💕💋💝💞😍
Un régal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!J'espère que d'autres titres viendront pour rester la franchise la plus titrée de NBA....
n'y compte pas trop !
Oui, c'est clair,mais je resterai un supporter des Celtics à jamais !!!!
I got you ! I got you ! LOL
ive always wondered why doesnt the nba do the trophy with the logo on the court anymore, does anybody know why they stopped?
they should have kept it, it looked cool
it was very slippery
how was the trophy slippery but the team logos and other things on the court weren't.
i think they use a different type of paint for the nba logo stuff but the nba teams use paint with alot more traction for their homecourts all i know is there was one series where everyone was slipping on the logos the nba made, then they never messed with the courts after that.Same thing with the bucks recently they used a different type of paint on their court and everybody was slipping and sliding they had to cancel the game and fix up their court
They did it with the Cavs
If Ray Allen hits rim it shouldn’t count, lol
Ray allen should be the MVP... Leading scorer had a great conference and great steals ray allen still the greatest shooter of all time(GSAT)
The best team!
best time
He should be final's mvp
Just a solid UConn/ Calhoun player
Boston looked really good this year. You could tell age was a factory the next couple years. KG and Ray were so explosive that year.
I agree. This team had heart, skill and athleticism, in that order. Their best 3 players were all willing to sacrifice their personal stats for the good of the team. (The way *NBA Champion Coach Doc Rivers* orchestrated team morale was also amazing to watch).
That's leading by example. With stars and coaches giving 100%, the rest of the team will follow suit and play their asses off...every time.
Too bad this team wasn't formed in The Big 3's primes (with Doc Rivers HC). Doc's prime Big 3 would've dominated the NBA for years.
Unfortunately we were robbed off one more prime year in 08-09 when KG was injured. By the time the 09-10 season came around they had all aged 2 years and Garnett now had injury limiting some of his effectiveness too. Still that team played in game 7 of the finals and almost won. They might've still even been good enough to get back the following year had James and Bosh not joined Miami.
Ray area...
Ray Baby hello there my handsome Bruda
Hae Ray what you doin😇 are you being good this afternoon.
hae Ray
No team has milked one championship more than this one LMAO
How are you gonna choose Ray Allen’s highlights out of all things to hate on the celtics lmao
You miss me Ray
Hae Ray Lil Ron Ron. I love you
Picture Perfect Textbook Jumpshot 😥
We NEED an NBA SENIOR LEAGUE ☘️🍀☘️
Even though this video was eight years ago, I hopefully he worked on the editS cause it keeps stopping
When Ray shoots freethrow, his teammates wont even need to rebound.