It’s one of the biggest sports chokes I’ve ever seen. Even if the rockets played dead average in the second half, and not a tick above or below, they Win that game. Instead they miss *27* consecutive threes
Don’t you thinks it’s interesting how every team just COLLAPSES against GSW ? Maybe box Golden state are so disciplined and the way they run their plays leave oppositions confused, but u know what in this society we live we never give underdogs the recognition instead of acknowledging how good someone is you’d rather say the opponent was trying hard enough
@ogsellout1897 naw bruh the Rockets sold. You can't chalk 27 missed consecutive threes to a disciplined opponent. Even taking into account the called off made shots, that's a generational fumble
@@ogsellout1897that game was so rigged, even with how bad the rockets played in the second half (which cant be attributed to the warriors, stop tripping), the refs won that game for the warriors
they tried but the fix was in. the sport never calls it evenly it's all about the dynasty and or big market team. kings 02, mavs 06, suns 07 for example
Rockets vs Warriors was definitely a one sided rivalry but the Rockets always made it interesting even though they lost to the Warriors Harden was peak here with good teams revolving around him and when Chris Paul joined the team
My God I remember this happening like it was yesterday. Man the league is changing so much, please keep making these great videos to keep my nostalgia flowing
Another overlooked somewhat minor blow to the Warriors was Patrick McCaw. He played 17 minutes per game before a hard fall in Sacramento and even played in a few playoff minutes the previous year as a rookie. The Warriors' wing depth was so shorthanded after Iguodala's injury that KD's minutes went from 37 to 41 before Iguodala returned to the lineup.
The only true contenders that had a legit team that had a chance of beating the warriors throughout that Time frame were the rockets. Dame's blazers and ADs pelicans weren't any real threat to beat GS bro
@@joel8692problem with Portland was they couldn’t hold a 15+ lead against golden state for shit, Dame is 0-10 against curry in head to head postseason games and in 5 of those L’s Dame had a 15+ pt lead and they still lost😅😂
@@somregularguy The west seemed weak only because of how good the Warriors were. Just because no one else could beat the Warriors doesn't tell you anything - no one in the East could beat them either. If you look at team records for each of the five straight years the Warriors made the finals, the West had better teams at the top of the conference and more 50-win teams (2019 is the exception).
Warriors vs Rockets is as much of a rivalry as Bulls vs Knicks, Lakers with Shaq and Kobe vs Jailblazers, Lebron vs Raptors. Those are competitive series, but when one team consistently beat another, can it be called Rivalry?
Such a dumb comparison. The Rockets actually made it interesting and competitive fairly often. You're seriously comparing them to the Cavs vs Raptors? Also, that's not how a rivalry works. Its not based on competitiveness. Rivals are teams who hate each other and are hyper-focused on beating each other. Doesn't matter if one side always wins, it's still a rivalry.
@@jonahrodriguez1101they’re exactly the same. Neither is a rivalry. You have to WIN and not lose to the same team every time it matters for it to be a rivalry.
@@FR0Z0NEkeys it indeed does not mater at all because in the bears never beat a cheese head again I will still want to win that game more then any other in life See a rivalry is built on the spark of competition between each other it can start in many forms High schools in the same town are rivals even though their is usually one that always wins If their was a team that was trying to still your style and had some success with the tactics you pioneered a spark to beat them can be lit Thusly a rivalry with out competition
There’s a lot of people who don’t like to blame Harden for being ringless because of how he had to go up against this team, which to a degree is fair. But on the other end if Harden and CP3 were together in 2020, they would’ve very likely made the finals and would’ve had a great chance of winning it all. But the reason CP3 and Harden wasn’t a duo by that time could also be argued, but I’ll always think back to that timeout huddle when CP3 was trying to talk up Harden and just give him some simple “hey we’re good let’s do this” inspiration, only for Harden to not reciprocate it at all and smack his hand away like a frustrated child who was done with everything.
Lowkey disagree. LeBron had his deepest team ever assembled that year and it just felt like he was unstoppable regardless of what Houston did. Just look at Mahomes this year and imagine double the motivation because he finally has a normal path to a ring
I remember this rivalry. Even though it didn’t last too look, this was one of the greatest and most entertaining rivalry in NBA History. I am humbled, blessed, and honored to have been able to witness such greatness.
I love it. As a massive Warriors fan, I remember watching that game 7 like it was yesterday. And I DEFINITELY remember us being down at halftime. But I also knew that we were known to be lethal in 3rd quarters. After that game, I was celebrating like we'd just won the chip, because we basically did after that series.
Ppl make so much about that fateful game 7, but I was at game 6 and I’m sure you’ll atleast touch on it, that was it: Houston was busting their ass. They fully imploded and made the hope to come back AGAIN in game 7 even possible. It’s a lot like Buckner’s game 6 between the legs error. Not series ending but showed the rockets were breakable. Houston had no business losing game 6 and failed to stop an enormous second half from the warriors. Playoff basketball you CAN NOT allow 60+ second half points especially after an ice cold first half
bro i was a huge harden fan since middle school and year after year of sad playoff exits (especially when dame sent us home in his first playoff appearance) that 27 straight missed 3s was the most painful thing
As someone who hates Golden State and picked Houston in every single playoff series, still disappointed that Houston couldn't beat them. I freaking hate Golden State so much and always will
Idk what the fuck the idea of a rivalry having to be close comes from. Like it literally doesn't matter, it can still be a rivalry, one sided rivalry but still.
I think it’s a rivalry, yeah they couldn’t beat the Warriors for 4 games in a series but they were still competitive against them than most of the teams that got swept by them.
"Daryl Morey and the Houston Rockets were no strangers to competing for championships." Awfully bold statement for a team that never got to the Finals and the conference finals only twice in Morey's tenure with the Rockets. The Warriors eliminated the Rockets 4-0 during Harden's time. That isn't a rivalry, that is big brother picking on little brother. A rivalry was Lakers/Celtics in the 80s.
Not to throw shade to others but dylandoesbasketball for me is the better version of GOAT. The way your commentary drives the narrative of the video so flawlessly is very satisfying to listen to.
The Rockets didn't make this a good rivalry because their system was not made to win. D'Anthoni had tried that same system in PHX with Nash in the mid-2000s. Game 7 choke in 2018, and game 6 choke in 2019 really highlighted the "live by the 3, and die by it" mantra he was very famous for. Also, HOU really underestimated how good Steph and Klay were as a backcourt. They thought that KD was the only reason why GSW was on top. Im pretty sure the 2015 and 2022 seasons proved us otherwise. Should have never kicked Steph off the court. This was fun to watch 😂😂
I mean it helps Kerr being a tutelage under Popovich, who’s all about Defense … add that with an explosive offense and a recipe for success… Plus, Pop always got the best of D’Antoni in their matchups
I remember how disappointed I was as a spurs fan watching the rockets choke that away… nothing will be more painful than Zaza destroying our season in 2017 tho, waited 3 years for that playoff matchup just for it to get ruined in the first game
@@anthonycoon6955 The Warriors had too much depth and they were a very cohesive unit even without KD. Not to mention, Cleveland was going through some turmoil with what happened to Kyrie Irving and Cleveland was a trainwreck that shouldn't have made the Finals in 2018
This was supposed to be Curry vs Lebron. Which is why people still hate KD. I don’t see how it’s Rockets vs Warriors. Rockets never beat them. Harden is a forever choker. CP3 is a forever injury in crunch time.
Best decade NBA rivalry’s (players) Wilt Chamberlain vs. Bill Russell. (60’s) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs Walt Frazier (70’s) Earvin "Magic" Johnson vs. Larry Bird. (80’s) Michael Jordan vs. Isiah Thomas. (90’s) Kobe Bryant vs Allen Iverson. (00’s) LeBron James vs. Stephen Curry. (10’s) Giannis Antetokounmpo vs Nikola Jokić (20’s)
It really took one team 4 allstars (2 superstars) and an injury of the second best player of the opposition team, who were left with 1 superstar (who was apparently a playoff choker according to most NBA fans) to win the series in 7 games. So either GSW can never be considered as greater/best team ever even if they had 5 all stars in their team, or just the Rockets gotta be considered as the strongest team to never win a ring. Yet 90% of NBA fans think that no team comes close to GSW in the history of the league and Rockets led by Harden were just a team full of playoff chokers. It really doesn't make sense at all. Still heartbreaking as a Rockets fan 💔🚀
Chris Paul and James Harden once formed one of the most feared and respected duos in the NBA. As members of the Houston Rockets, the pair enjoyed immense success - at one point pushing the Golden State Warriors to the brink in the 2017-18 Western Conference Finals. Despite the good run they had together in Houston, Paul and Harden parted on bad terms. It was a huge shame that Harden and Paul couldn't win a championship with the Rockets.
Curry vs James Magic vs Bird Reggie vs the Knicks Wilt vs Bill Lakers vs Celtics Lakers vs Spurs Pacers vs Knicks I could think of 10 more more greater than this
2018 Rockets are one of the biggest what-if's ever, what if Chris Paul didn't get injured in game 5 or if they did not miss 27 consecutive three-point shots in game 7, who knows how that season would have ended for Houston.
@@jorgelujlrcn we were up 11 at half bro, and if the missed calls were called we would be up by 20 bro. Ur js mad cuz ur dynasty is over bro, ur a bandwagon.
@@kb0x All these excuses for blowing a double digit lead in a game 7 is pathetic. And let's not act like the Rockets, especially FT merchant James Harden never received special treatment from the refs. And at least I can say my team had a dynasty meanwhile you bozos are still crying 6 years later about this series.
@@jorgelujlrcn "all these excuses for blowing a double digit lead is pathetic" like your bandwagon fans don't make excuses about a 73 win team blowing a 3-1 lead in the finals. All of your fans are bandwagons bro and they are all gone. Y'all finna be poverty like you were before Steph bro. I do not wanna hear it.
@@kb0x Why you talking about the Finals when y'all haven't been there since the Clinton administration? And all you Rockets fans are a bunch of whiny envious losers that can't cope with losing. Enjoy the projects lil bro.
For all the hate harden and the rockets style of play got, they were a cp3 knee injury away from defeating a warrior team that had a healthy curry, klay, draymond, and durant.
That team tried to beat fire by fire, but was extinguished by being too bright too fast, running out of steam by the end... BUT DAMN, WHY DID THEY CONTINUE TAKING THREES?!
U might call this a hot take but I don’t consider this to be the NBA’s greatest rivalry, greatest recent rivalry? Yes. But best rivalry in general? No. In my opinion that goes to Magic vs Bird, the guys set up an era and helped build the leagues global foundations that MJ would then built a skyscraper onto. That’s just my opinion.
It just goes to show you what a competent front office can do. They put the right pieces around Curry and we're willing to overspend for more talent versus the rockets who were cheap
In terms of modern day rivalries, I would for sure put the 2020s Heat vs. Celtics and even the pre-Durant Warriors vs. Cavs over the Rockets vs Warriors. You have to pull off the playoff win at some point for the rivalry to work
Thanks dylan for doing a video over this era of Rockets. Any Rockets-Harden Fandom will tell you a rose-tinted shaded of history ofc riddled with unluckiness, and bitter injuries. But there were key points and moments that led to Harden’s true exit as a rocket. That last year with harden wasn’t even a good last dance to us, so this video is solid. Let the discourse begin, and let the regression actually settle, bc the new era of Rockets keeps on pushing even with history not on our side.
This was an amazing video reminding me of my favorite team’s downfall. I would like to say in the beginning you said the warriors came out of nowhere. They definitely didn’t, it was pretty clear since 2013 season that the warriors were going to be a problem
Rivalry? Can't be a rivalry if one side barely or never won. This is like when they tried to make Serena and Sharapova a rivalry...21-2 is not a rivalry.
The warriors beat the Cavs every finals except for 2016 and they swept them . That's not a good rivalry compared to the Lakers, Celtics finals series from the 60s, 80s , 2000s
Rockets with harden is not a fail that team benefits harden if they don’t have harden they are out of the radar in playoffs. It’s just GSW is in another level with the Genius coach that can adjust during the series.
that game 7 was one of the biggest collapses in a contender ive ever seen
It’s one of the biggest sports chokes I’ve ever seen. Even if the rockets played dead average in the second half, and not a tick above or below, they Win that game. Instead they miss *27* consecutive threes
Don’t you thinks it’s interesting how every team just COLLAPSES against GSW ?
Maybe box Golden state are so disciplined and the way they run their plays leave oppositions confused, but u know what in this society we live we never give underdogs the recognition instead of acknowledging how good someone is you’d rather say the opponent was trying hard enough
@ogsellout1897 naw bruh the Rockets sold. You can't chalk 27 missed consecutive threes to a disciplined opponent. Even taking into account the called off made shots, that's a generational fumble
@@ogsellout1897that game was so rigged, even with how bad the rockets played in the second half (which cant be attributed to the warriors, stop tripping), the refs won that game for the warriors
That game destoyed Hardens legacy he will never get closer to a ring ever.
I’m still baffled why the Rockets didn’t choose to go for two point buckets after they missed the first five or seven threes.
Because you either live or die by the three
Because their team was filled with role players who only shot threes and didnt really put the ball on the floor
if chris paul played game 7 he wouldn't have allowed that bullshit
they tried but the fix was in. the sport never calls it evenly it's all about the dynasty and or big market team. kings 02, mavs 06, suns 07 for example
@@reecewazup96oh god just shut up
the team who lived by the three and died by the three
Real life 2k team. 5 out, pick and roll, and isos
@@spaceymcgrady1Me performing the billionth pick and roll cheese in 2k (I'm too lazy to perform an actual play)
@@TippedScaleCan we please play 2K24 together? I have a 7'3 do it all Center
@@TippedScaleI have played 2k since 15 and I haven’t even done a single play I just press a random one when it accidentally comes up 😂
Gotta respect it 🤷
Rockets vs Warriors was definitely a one sided rivalry but the Rockets always made it interesting even though they lost to the Warriors
Harden was peak here with good teams revolving around him and when Chris Paul joined the team
My God I remember this happening like it was yesterday. Man the league is changing so much, please keep making these great videos to keep my nostalgia flowing
Another overlooked somewhat minor blow to the Warriors was Patrick McCaw. He played 17 minutes per game before a hard fall in Sacramento and even played in a few playoff minutes the previous year as a rookie. The Warriors' wing depth was so shorthanded after Iguodala's injury that KD's minutes went from 37 to 41 before Iguodala returned to the lineup.
You had KD, Steph, Klay and Draymond. Don’t nobody want to hear that bs
He never looked the same either. Sad as hell
I just realized Pat ended up 3 peating because he was on the Raptors in 2019
Who could forget abt the goat McCaw 😂
It isn’t a rivalry if you never beat them in a series
Babe wake up dylandoesbasketball just posted
Yes sir
deku pfp is crazy😂
Thank you for waking me daddy
@@iamme4494 pause
She woke up next to him baby bro
I do agree that some of the calls were nasty to miss but if you miss 27 threes in a row, thats also gonna hurt a lot too lol
Yes but multiple were fouls and few went in and were called off for no apparent reason
Still is embarrassing though
Can't blame the refs when you go 0/27 from three i am sorry. Thats an all time choke job.
Facts I don’t care what argument you make 27 missed shots in a row is inexcusable 😂
@@jonathank786 riddle me this, if you miss 27 straight shots, you should get blown out by 25+ points right?
why the hell did houston only lose by 9?
Man what the Warriors did in thw West from 2015-2019 was insane. They beat Harden's Rockets 4 times, Dame's Blazers 3 times, and AD's Pelicans twice.
The only true contenders that had a legit team that had a chance of beating the warriors throughout that Time frame were the rockets. Dame's blazers and ADs pelicans weren't any real threat to beat GS bro
@@joel8692problem with Portland was they couldn’t hold a 15+ lead against golden state for shit, Dame is 0-10 against curry in head to head postseason games and in 5 of those L’s Dame had a 15+ pt lead and they still lost😅😂
As if the Pelicans and Blazers were ever contenders. 😂
“Dominated” in one of the weakest wests in NBA history, the only team that could actually beat them was the 2018 rockets if they weren’t injured
@@somregularguy The west seemed weak only because of how good the Warriors were. Just because no one else could beat the Warriors doesn't tell you anything - no one in the East could beat them either. If you look at team records for each of the five straight years the Warriors made the finals, the West had better teams at the top of the conference and more 50-win teams (2019 is the exception).
Harden to Steph is what Dominique Wilkins was to Larry Bird. Great player and rival who just always got beat in the playoffs.
Good comparision both are unstoppable scorers who choked in the playoffs.
@@emilfrederiksen.1622 larry bird had a DYNASTY, Harden was stuck with unhealthy guys
@@GXprogamerbird was the leader of the dynasty harden was the reason not 1 of his teams were successful
@@arizonaFIREent ah yes typical give all the blame to Harden😂😂 yall need to stop watching ESPN
@@arizonaFIREent Harden could never come in clutch and upset a better team like Luka, but they were in the playoffs because of him.
“You could not live with your own failure. Where did that bring you? Back to me”
- Thanos Curry
Curry needed KD lol without him he just Steve nash all time
That Chris Paul shimmy on Steph is a legendary meme tho🤣🤣
@@4ktkaram395Steph won before and after KD.
KD needed Steph and the warriors
@@4ktkaram395 are you stupid
Just wondering
@@4ktkaram395You got ratio’d, too bad, no one agrees with u. You on an island with that opinion by yourself.
Warriors vs Rockets is as much of a rivalry as Bulls vs Knicks, Lakers with Shaq and Kobe vs Jailblazers, Lebron vs Raptors. Those are competitive series, but when one team consistently beat another, can it be called Rivalry?
Rival is just a team or individual you’re most focused on beating, and usually one that cares strongly about beating you as well.
Such a dumb comparison. The Rockets actually made it interesting and competitive fairly often. You're seriously comparing them to the Cavs vs Raptors? Also, that's not how a rivalry works. Its not based on competitiveness. Rivals are teams who hate each other and are hyper-focused on beating each other. Doesn't matter if one side always wins, it's still a rivalry.
@@jonahrodriguez1101they’re exactly the same. Neither is a rivalry.
You have to WIN and not lose to the same team every time it matters for it to be a rivalry.
@@FR0Z0NEkeys it indeed does not mater at all because in the bears never beat a cheese head again I will still want to win that game more then any other in life
See a rivalry is built on the spark of competition between each other it can start in many forms
High schools in the same town are rivals even though their is usually one that always wins
If their was a team that was trying to still your style and had some success with the tactics you pioneered a spark to beat them can be lit
Thusly a rivalry with out competition
You got better my man.. Not just the editing, but the retoric is much smoothier.. congrats, and keep griding
There’s a lot of people who don’t like to blame Harden for being ringless because of how he had to go up against this team, which to a degree is fair. But on the other end if Harden and CP3 were together in 2020, they would’ve very likely made the finals and would’ve had a great chance of winning it all. But the reason CP3 and Harden wasn’t a duo by that time could also be argued, but I’ll always think back to that timeout huddle when CP3 was trying to talk up Harden and just give him some simple “hey we’re good let’s do this” inspiration, only for Harden to not reciprocate it at all and smack his hand away like a frustrated child who was done with everything.
Westbrook trade was brain dead they could have beat the Lakers in 2020 and the Nuggets and maybe have had a ring if they could stay together.
They weren’t beating the Lakers in 2020.
Lowkey disagree. LeBron had his deepest team ever assembled that year and it just felt like he was unstoppable regardless of what Houston did. Just look at Mahomes this year and imagine double the motivation because he finally has a normal path to a ring
@@itzlucaaa678918” Rockets would sweep the 20” lakers
@@life0093 I never said they “would’ve” but they definitely would’ve had a better chance than they originally did in 2020
Those Warrior 3rd quarters back at that time were something else man
I remember this rivalry. Even though it didn’t last too look, this was one of the greatest and most entertaining rivalry in NBA History. I am humbled, blessed, and honored to have been able to witness such greatness.
“NBA’s greatest rivalry” hmmm I don’t see Magic and Bird here🤔 (Still a banger vid tho)
Curry Vs Lebron all time great rivalry 🔥🤐
we DONE with the 70-80’s
Those 2018 WCF still baffles me on how Houston lost control of that series
27x missed threes
Daryl Morey must be held accountable.. that was the shortest team since the NBA Merger in 1976 .. no joke
As a Houston fan, this brought back some memories I pushed away 😅
Well made video dylan! Good stuff
Bro watched a 27 minute video in 1 minute 😭
@@lucarioteamm6438 based on intro lol
Factsss
I love it. As a massive Warriors fan, I remember watching that game 7 like it was yesterday. And I DEFINITELY remember us being down at halftime. But I also knew that we were known to be lethal in 3rd quarters. After that game, I was celebrating like we'd just won the chip, because we basically did after that series.
Ppl make so much about that fateful game 7, but I was at game 6 and I’m sure you’ll atleast touch on it, that was it: Houston was busting their ass. They fully imploded and made the hope to come back AGAIN in game 7 even possible. It’s a lot like Buckner’s game 6 between the legs error. Not series ending but showed the rockets were breakable. Houston had no business losing game 6 and failed to stop an enormous second half from the warriors. Playoff basketball you CAN NOT allow 60+ second half points especially after an ice cold first half
bro i was a huge harden fan since middle school and year after year of sad playoff exits (especially when dame sent us home in his first playoff appearance) that 27 straight missed 3s was the most painful thing
I wouldn’t really call it a rivalry, when one side wins it all the time 😂
Daniel Cormier said it best!
As someone who hates Golden State and picked Houston in every single playoff series, still disappointed that Houston couldn't beat them. I freaking hate Golden State so much and always will
Idk what the fuck the idea of a rivalry having to be close comes from. Like it literally doesn't matter, it can still be a rivalry, one sided rivalry but still.
People acting like tards out here 😂 they need it to be 1-1.@@kobewoods872
I think it’s a rivalry, yeah they couldn’t beat the Warriors for 4 games in a series but they were still competitive against them than most of the teams that got swept by them.
ain’t even finished the vid but I now it’s a banger 🙏
Going 0-4 against your rival doesn't make it a rivalry
only team to take KD warriors to 7
@@nickscope27 only team to miss 27 straight 3s
Yea kinda pointless making this vid
@@djhasta5031Rockets were the most competitive team against the Warriors with KD, no teams came close to beating them when healthy.
Completely ignoring context 2017-2019 Rockets is a rivarly.
4:22 Love the Final Fantasy X music you chose there! And incredibly fitting, since it's called "Calm before the Storm".
"Daryl Morey and the Houston Rockets were no strangers to competing for championships." Awfully bold statement for a team that never got to the Finals and the conference finals only twice in Morey's tenure with the Rockets. The Warriors eliminated the Rockets 4-0 during Harden's time. That isn't a rivalry, that is big brother picking on little brother. A rivalry was Lakers/Celtics in the 80s.
Well, yes....or the C's vs. The "Final Boss" Heat over the last 5 years or so😅
The goat uploads once again, praise, praise, praise
not a rockets fan, but man I get SICK to my stomach when that 2018 WCF series gets brought up
Your videos are like a movie bro
Cant wait for you to break down the Minnesota Denver Rivalry in a couple years
this either gon be prophecy or delusion
@@nubnitent9325to say that you might as well say nothing
I love how he puts video game music in the background especially jrpg music
bro your my favorite basketball channel
*You're
I always love whenever I'm watching a random yt video about absolutely anything and then the p5 soundtrack appears
Should title the video "NBA's greatest beatdown."
Great video. One of my favorite series of all time, I still remember where I was during the series.❤
20:56 Chris Webber KNOWS 1st hand how it feels to get robbed by the refs
Not to throw shade to others but dylandoesbasketball for me is the better version of GOAT. The way your commentary drives the narrative of the video so flawlessly is very satisfying to listen to.
GOAT is a “future hypothetical scenario” merchant
The Rockets didn't make this a good rivalry because their system was not made to win. D'Anthoni had tried that same system in PHX with Nash in the mid-2000s. Game 7 choke in 2018, and game 6 choke in 2019 really highlighted the "live by the 3, and die by it" mantra he was very famous for. Also, HOU really underestimated how good Steph and Klay were as a backcourt. They thought that KD was the only reason why GSW was on top. Im pretty sure the 2015 and 2022 seasons proved us otherwise. Should have never kicked Steph off the court. This was fun to watch 😂😂
I mean it helps Kerr being a tutelage under Popovich, who’s all about Defense … add that with an explosive offense and a recipe for success… Plus, Pop always got the best of D’Antoni in their matchups
@ceebee312 Great point. But to be fair, Harden and the Rockets choked, too. No excuse for shooting 0-27 from deep in a game 7 at home
I remember how disappointed I was as a spurs fan watching the rockets choke that away… nothing will be more painful than Zaza destroying our season in 2017 tho, waited 3 years for that playoff matchup just for it to get ruined in the first game
KD doesn’t join warriors, Cavs Warriors surpasses Celtics Lakers Maybe (probs not) but for modern era yes goated rivalry 2-2 Split in finals Cavs (16-17) Warriors (15-18)
Golden State would have still won in 17-18
Golden State wins in 2017, probably lose to Houston in the WCF in 2018, Cleveland (if they keep Kyrie) beats Houston in the Finals
@@C_white8CP3 doesn’t join rockets if KD doesn’t join warriors
@@manzac112warriors were not gunna beat the cavs in 2017 and kyrie likely wouldn't have left if they won so likely 18 too
@@anthonycoon6955 The Warriors had too much depth and they were a very cohesive unit even without KD. Not to mention, Cleveland was going through some turmoil with what happened to Kyrie Irving and Cleveland was a trainwreck that shouldn't have made the Finals in 2018
I literally gave you a standing ovation for this, man. Brilliant writing, remarkable execution 👏👏👏
Literally? Did you stand up in your living room and started clapping after watching this video ?
@@MoralesCorner Affirmative 😂
Oh my days wake upppp dylandoesbasketball jus uploaded a vid
always a must watch when Dylan uploads
This was supposed to be Curry vs Lebron. Which is why people still hate KD. I don’t see how it’s Rockets vs Warriors. Rockets never beat them. Harden is a forever choker. CP3 is a forever injury in crunch time.
Facts
Best decade NBA rivalry’s (players)
Wilt Chamberlain vs. Bill Russell. (60’s)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs Walt Frazier (70’s)
Earvin "Magic" Johnson vs. Larry Bird. (80’s)
Michael Jordan vs. Isiah Thomas. (90’s)
Kobe Bryant vs Allen Iverson. (00’s)
LeBron James vs. Stephen Curry. (10’s)
Giannis Antetokounmpo vs Nikola Jokić (20’s)
People really forget how prime Harden was the biggest threat to the dynasty Warriors.
Tb 100% honest if iggy doesn’t get hurt Houston loses in 6 games or less in all 4 times they’ve played gsw that wouldn’t be a threat really
No he wasn't. He couldn't beat them. He was eliminated by them 4 times in 5 years.
It was Healthy Kawhi. He literally eliminated them
@@porterwake3898 u forgetting 2018 they were up 3-2 and were a CP injury away from winning that series
@@Destryder1 off of injuries in the West it was 100% Harden
You know it’s a good day when Dylandoesbasketball posts
The reffing was atrocious. GSW kept stuffing the 3pt shooters landing zone time after time.
Thought I was going crazy for a minute.But nope, its ff10 in the background...dude amazing content
Let’s go new upload!
It really took one team 4 allstars (2 superstars) and an injury of the second best player of the opposition team, who were left with 1 superstar (who was apparently a playoff choker according to most NBA fans) to win the series in 7 games. So either GSW can never be considered as greater/best team ever even if they had 5 all stars in their team, or just the Rockets gotta be considered as the strongest team to never win a ring. Yet 90% of NBA fans think that no team comes close to GSW in the history of the league and Rockets led by Harden were just a team full of playoff chokers. It really doesn't make sense at all. Still heartbreaking as a Rockets fan 💔🚀
Is it really a rivalry if it was always one sided?
Hey you changed the thumbnail! Not complaining it actually looks awesome.
Chris Paul and James Harden once formed one of the most feared and respected duos in the NBA.
As members of the Houston Rockets, the pair enjoyed immense success - at one point pushing the Golden State Warriors to the brink in the 2017-18 Western Conference Finals.
Despite the good run they had together in Houston, Paul and Harden parted on bad terms.
It was a huge shame that Harden and Paul couldn't win a championship with the Rockets.
Curry vs James
Magic vs Bird
Reggie vs the Knicks
Wilt vs Bill
Lakers vs Celtics
Lakers vs Spurs
Pacers vs Knicks
I could think of 10 more more greater than this
He must be a Houston fan😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂💀😂💀😂💀😂💀😂💀😂💀😂💀😂💀😂😂😂😂
14:11 that's a cold line, dylan
New Drop 🔥
2018 was the year that I truly realized that the NBA or officiating can decide whether or not you win a series.
2018 Rockets are one of the biggest what-if's ever, what if Chris Paul didn't get injured in game 5 or if they did not miss 27 consecutive three-point shots in game 7, who knows how that season would have ended for Houston.
Cp ain’t injured in 2019 and lost to a KD-less Warriors
@@shinobu37that's not the point but aight.
If the refs actually called the game somewhat fairly the rockets would have won.
@@berlin4103 that is the point 😂 unless you have excuses
@@ChiTownOriginator and….2019 happened.
I love all the Nintendo music Dylan included in his videos
FFX music in the background?
ik im late , but this shits like poetry . Another banger Dylan
23:13 as a die hard rockets fan and a houston native, the early lead and the terrible officiating is the only thing i remember from this game😭😭
I love how Draymond be acting like they weren't 1 hamstring away from losing that year
Bro finally as a Rockets fan someone called out the officiating.
If Scott Foster counted those And1 3s the 27 bricks wouldn't have happened.
Y'all woulda lost anyway. Cope
@@jorgelujlrcn we were up 11 at half bro, and if the missed calls were called we would be up by 20 bro. Ur js mad cuz ur dynasty is over bro, ur a bandwagon.
@@kb0x All these excuses for blowing a double digit lead in a game 7 is pathetic. And let's not act like the Rockets, especially FT merchant James Harden never received special treatment from the refs. And at least I can say my team had a dynasty meanwhile you bozos are still crying 6 years later about this series.
@@jorgelujlrcn "all these excuses for blowing a double digit lead is pathetic" like your bandwagon fans don't make excuses about a 73 win team blowing a 3-1 lead in the finals.
All of your fans are bandwagons bro and they are all gone. Y'all finna be poverty like you were before Steph bro. I do not wanna hear it.
@@kb0x Why you talking about the Finals when y'all haven't been there since the Clinton administration? And all you Rockets fans are a bunch of whiny envious losers that can't cope with losing. Enjoy the projects lil bro.
Life when dylandoesbasketball posts>>>>>
For all the hate harden and the rockets style of play got, they were a cp3 knee injury away from defeating a warrior team that had a healthy curry, klay, draymond, and durant.
chills, literal chills
Reminder that CP3's injury didn't change the series. Iggy's injury did. Watch the games
Banger
Man… KD on on the warriors, it gives me nightmares having to relive that lol I appreciate the content as a new channel myself. Great video!
Couldn’t do nothing about them
Same lol 😆
8:18 just like Barcelona who are so obsessed with Real Madrid lol
You know you’re cooked when the depths of mementos theme kicks in 🙏
**Reads the title**
Nope…not even close
"Warriors, come out to play" famous last words
That team tried to beat fire by fire, but was extinguished by being too bright too fast, running out of steam by the end...
BUT DAMN, WHY DID THEY CONTINUE TAKING THREES?!
Because they was a 3 point shooting team and I don't blame them at all. I would want a 3 point shooting team as well
@@Kings0424 well using that same mindset played out wonderful for the rockets huh ?
@@joel8692 I'll still use it
Nice to finally see Mbah a Moute respect
4:23 don’t have anything to do with the video.. but the switch to macalania woods instrumental was 🔥 🔥 🔥 😂😂😂
Best story telling on TH-cam
U might call this a hot take but I don’t consider this to be the NBA’s greatest rivalry, greatest recent rivalry? Yes. But best rivalry in general? No. In my opinion that goes to Magic vs Bird, the guys set up an era and helped build the leagues global foundations that MJ would then built a skyscraper onto. That’s just my opinion.
It just goes to show you what a competent front office can do. They put the right pieces around Curry and we're willing to overspend for more talent versus the rockets who were cheap
Great video as always
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In terms of modern day rivalries, I would for sure put the 2020s Heat vs. Celtics and even the pre-Durant Warriors vs. Cavs over the Rockets vs Warriors.
You have to pull off the playoff win at some point for the rivalry to work
Deserves a sponsor by this point
Thanks dylan for doing a video over this era of Rockets. Any Rockets-Harden Fandom will tell you a rose-tinted shaded of history ofc riddled with unluckiness, and bitter injuries. But there were key points and moments that led to Harden’s true exit as a rocket. That last year with harden wasn’t even a good last dance to us, so this video is solid. Let the discourse begin, and let the regression actually settle, bc the new era of Rockets keeps on pushing even with history not on our side.
the goat uploads again 🐐
This was an amazing video reminding me of my favorite team’s downfall. I would like to say in the beginning you said the warriors came out of nowhere. They definitely didn’t, it was pretty clear since 2013 season that the warriors were going to be a problem
James Soften is an epic playoff choker.
Opening yt to find the perfect video to watch while eating and come across a dylandoesbasketball video>>
Keep up the good work👍🏿🏀
Rivalry? Can't be a rivalry if one side barely or never won. This is like when they tried to make Serena and Sharapova a rivalry...21-2 is not a rivalry.
The Cavs vs Warriors is definitely the best rivalry in NBA history with the best story line.
The warriors beat the Cavs every finals except for 2016 and they swept them . That's not a good rivalry compared to the Lakers, Celtics finals series from the 60s, 80s , 2000s
Another amazing video. Amazing content!
The best thing about this channel is how bro uses Persona music in the background
Rockets with harden is not a fail that team benefits harden if they don’t have harden they are out of the radar in playoffs. It’s just GSW is in another level with the Genius coach that can adjust during the series.