Houston Rockets is our home team in China back the days, I remember we watched playoffs during class break, we bought magazines, watched TV programs just because of Rockets content. It really impacted my generation and created hundred millions of basketball fans. Draft Yao is really the best business move by NBA in the bast 15 years.
Dirk did that....and before Dirk there was Drazen Peteovic, Croatian Jordan. Sarunis Marcelonis and Arvydas Sabonis, Domantas's dad. Don't forget about Vlade Divac and Detlef Schrempf
every Chinese basketball fan in my generation has a uncle named Mutombo. We all tried to shoot like T-Mac, and can name EACH single player from that 2008 Houston Rockets roster. those years...
Look at that ball movement... screens being set... cuts to the basket ... so beautiful wish this year's rockets team would watch this and learn something
10 western conference teams had 49 wins. 2 teams didn't make the playoffs and then you look at the eastern conference thatyear. They probably only had 4teams above 500
when T-mac left they were better and ran the offense through yao. They beat Portland easily with Yao hitting clutch jumper after jumper. So incredibly skilled, we wont see another. He was insanely great.
he still is, like said above, real ballers appreciate it no matter how long, not like i was a 2-3 year fluke, tmac was elite for 8 years, and obviously better than most
I think he didnt have the mentality of kobe and the great ones. And also the injuries fuck this carrer. And this 07/08 he wasnt Prime Tmac...imagine...
NBA was so much, well the energy of NBA in early 2000s were so different, fun, exciting.... it was a thing to watch, spectate, cheer. and talk about it the next day with your friends
Great documentary here done by The Houston Rockets. I was born in 96 and for me as a kid living in the Houston area Yao Ming and Tmac were idols. They're legends to me now even though I still see them in the news from time to time. What they did for me and the game of basketball is unlike any other. (P.S. Scola's elbow jumpers were a beauty to watch!)
Amazing piece of film! I was reminded why I started to love basketball so much. Since that era of Rockets ball, I have expected our team to have the same intensity and camaraderie as the teams of this time, but after seeing this film, I understand that those expectations cannot be met every year. That's what makes those Rockets teams during this age so special.
Like everyone else, this really took me back. I remember all those big shots, Shane hitting that three in the season opener, and how when Novak hit the game winner I got so excited my slipper flew off my feet and almost hit my dad in the face. I started watching Rockets because of Yao, but fell in love with the whole crew. There is no team that can come close to this one for me, especially not the current Rockets with no fight nor desire to win.
That game 6 in Utah, Tmac got 40, and that was the end of his prime. His body starts to break down. The next season Houston got Ron Artest but Tmac never comes back to the old himself. End of an era.
This is an amazing, well-done, documentary. Not a Rockets fan (loved the Spurs), but what they did in 2008 was special. Still can't believe we missed out on Luis Scola, lol. Hope the Texas teams get all great again soon!
@@dustywilson6959 Funny enough, they're the ones at the bottom of the standings now, below the Rockets and Spurs lol. But I agree with you. They have a good chance with that boy Luka.
At the time I was a high school student in China, looking for opportunities to study abroad. Now I'm over 30YO and NBA meant to me is basically these years. Thank you Yao, thank you T-Mac, Mutombo, Artest, Scola, Alstone, Battier... you guys are amazing.
This was the Rockets I loved..and this IS the greatest streak of all time IMO..the other teams had plenty of crazy great players stacked on one team, but this Rockets team just played with heart, passion, and chemistry. I miss this team..the current Rockets team is..thank goodness the season is on pause right now. The less said about them the better. As a Rockets fan I couldn't be more embarrassed.
@@head_bussa i feel like basketball back then was more pure sport oriented...now its more like entertainment....starting to fall into the WWE zone lmao
I'm 20 years old. I remember watching the Lakers home opener on my birthday in '07 against the Rockets and ever since then I fell in love with Houston. I had just turned 6 and I fell in love with guys like Yao, TMac, Skip 2 My Lou, Shane, Scola. To this day I will always love and support the ROckets because of this basketball team and what it meant to me.
I remember everything like yesterday. Tmac was way passed his prime at this point, he was slower and he could not jump as high as he used to do in Orlando. But that second half of the season, his court vision and amazing passes put the whole team together. My all time favorite player.
28 y/o fan from Sweden here. Been watching and cheering for the rockets since I was 14. This brings me back! Hopefully the season will continue after the corona virus and the rocket’s small ball will make it all the way this year!
This video brings me right back. I was a huge fan of Tmac and the Rockets! My Aunt lives in Houston (I'm from Canada) and for my 15th birthday my dad bought me a courtside seat to the Rockets game. Leading up to our trip it was crazy to watch this group win game after game and as fate would have it, the game I attended was the final game of the streak. MVP Kobe vs prime Tmac. what a match up! So glad I got to witness them before injuries started piling up. Battle for first in the west, I still remember seeing the signs you can see in this video. " Always Bet on Clutch city" Even the opening video of the Houston city lights at night reminds me of coming in for landing on the flights as a kid. I've watched this at least 10 times and every time it gives me chills. Thank you so much Houston Rockets
I fking miss this era of basketball. This was when I was passionate about watching the game. It was exciting and exhilarating. Today’s era doesn’t do it for me 🤷🏻♂️
Man. Thanks to the Houston Rockets for putting this up. They had a magic moment in one of the toughest western conferences ever. Tmac. All you ever really hear about him is what if. Vince, Shaq, Yao. I look at what he was able to do and marvel at who he was able to do it against.
I was 18 that year and chasing every rocket game even in class with the words report while the teacher was out there. It just gave me so much touch of the life outside of school. And that is why I love sport so much, it really allows miracle happend and unite who were around. I miss all those fellows in this movie. Thanks for uploading this great piece and wish all there in Us get though this Covid 19 soon!
For real like garnett in Minnesota with first round struggles but mcgrady never got to the finals till san Antonio in the ray Allen gm 7 series where he played mop up
These guys have no titles or rings, but after 12 years I still remember them all like it was yesterday. One of my favorite bits is when they all did their Mutombo impersonation. I think Novak had the best. Love these guys, a real team.
I positively lost my shit when they played Skip 2 My Lou's intro! This dude inspired thousands of kids like me to pick up a basketball. Thank you Skip!
Literally, like how Ralph Samson was just as talented, if not more talented then Hakeem. Both T-Mac and Yao turned into one of the biggest what-ifs in NBA history.
Great Doc , thank you Rockets! as a Laker fan I remember fearing these teams, but this really puts into perspective everything that went into this run.
man ... if only yao didn't go down this year ... i remember where i was when i got the news of that day :/ and then the next year where we finally added a third star (artest), while maintaining the quality role players at every position, tmac had officially exited his prime with the injury and missed all of the playoffs against the blazers. So sad. Even if we got this 2007-2008 version of him for the 2008-2009, i think we had a great great chance to have won it all.
I was always on team T Mac whenever the Kobe vs T Mac convo was brought up back in the day In fact to this day, his jersey will be the ONLY Jersey I ever bought BUT Man I was disappointed that he never won a championship
Phenomenal work to whoever put this doc together. You really get a personal feel for these guys and that team. I remember when this happened but you never realize everything that it took to put it all together. Definitely was worth the watch and hope to see more things from the personnel who made this happen.
Yao Ming and T-Mac was probably the only big&small duo that came close to Kobe & Shaq. Kobe admitted that T-Mac was one of the toughest match he's ever faced as T-Mac was able to do everything he does but is taller and more athletic. Shaq has also admitted that Yao was his toughest match up because of Yao's shooting range (which is quite ahead of his time if you think about it) and height (Shaq referred to it as 7-11). It's truly unfortunate that both Yao and T-Mac suffered so many injuries throughout their careers. We could've seen the epic battles between two dynasties...
I am a Lakers fan, but TBH, I think T-mac was a more skilled player than Kobe.. but T-mac didn't have the drive and mentality like Kobe.. There's a reason Kobe seems like he didn't have any bad injuries before 2013, but that was wrong.. He played through injury, and kinda "invested" a lot on his body to avoid injury.. Lebron did the same thing like kobe
ive been a huge follower of Rockets from australia since i was a kid and my favourite player was hakeem and winning those two championships were amazing... i had high hopes for this amazing team and yao ming and t mac was a huge favourite of mine... it was such a shame we couldnt replicate the hakeem success!! but still proud of the boys! this was a very very stacked and talented team!!
Imo rockets best chance was 2009. They pushed the Lakers to 7 without TMac or Yao for most of the semis. They would've beaten the Nuggets in the Conference Finals and the Magic in the Finals. Such a missed opportunity
Our city was SO LIT during that streak! The back to back Rockets champions along with the Astros World Series victory and The Comets 4peat are the only events that surpassed it. Electric would have been an understatement. I’ll never forget it. That’s for sure.
I remember this season, I'm just glad they won the Championship, after everyone counted them out. Congratulations on winning it all. " Never doubt a heart of a champion' Also ,I remember that Yao Ming @ Tracy McGrady won Co MVP for Allstar,regular sessions and Finals.
That saying "Never doubt the heart of a champion" is from Rudy Tomjonavich, the Rockets head coach when they won in 1994-1995 back to back championships. He is confusing his team roster and years. He thinks Motumbo is Hakeem Olajuwan, lol.
Remarkable team, improbable, unlikely, uniting. An all time anomaly AND if I think about it, probably what got T-Mac his deserved Hall of Fame induction. Great documentary, I enjoyed reliving that.
As a 25 years old man, this video reminded me of my childhood days and how much I loved this team!
Big thanks from a fan of Rockets in japan
Omg im 25 toooo lol
Im 23 lol
29 from China，Golden Time！
A 24 yrs fan from China. T-Mac the GOAT
im 30 now, this team reminds me when I was in highschool, spent 2-3 hours avery day after class playing basketball
Houston Rockets is our home team in China back the days, I remember we watched playoffs during class break, we bought magazines, watched TV programs just because of Rockets content. It really impacted my generation and created hundred millions of basketball fans. Draft Yao is really the best business move by NBA in the bast 15 years.
Definitely because look at how big the foreign presence is now
Dirk did that....and before Dirk there was Drazen Peteovic, Croatian Jordan. Sarunis Marcelonis and Arvydas Sabonis, Domantas's dad. Don't forget about Vlade Divac and Detlef Schrempf
Petrovic
@@CapedCrusader50 Yao definitely had a bigger foreign impact then any player we’ve ever seen
I really miss that Team 😭
Yao ，Tmac，Brooks，Atrest ，Scola，Alston，Mutombo，Battier，Hayes，Landry，Novak。
Luther Head
Artest is not in this 2008 team
Alvin Choo Artest joined in Rocket at 2008 and joined in Lakers at 2009
@@chang414 exactly. Ron artest is not in this squad that got the 22 streak.
常威 I’m a Lakers fan and I was scared of that team. Facts.
TMac! Still my favorite player of all-time. Glad I got to see him and Yao play live once.
every Chinese basketball fan in my generation has a uncle named Mutombo. We all tried to shoot like T-Mac, and can name EACH single player from that 2008 Houston Rockets roster. those years...
我今年三十岁了 记忆里的NBA还是视频里这几年。姚明麦迪伴我走过中学时代。
@@crc8420 What r you WTF for, clown. Get a life asshole.
@@mikeshinoda4918 wtf are u lmao
@@mikeshinoda4918 for
@@mikeshinoda4918 lmao
Look at that ball movement... screens being set... cuts to the basket ... so beautiful wish this year's rockets team would watch this and learn something
8 teams with 50 or more wins, most brutal conference in nba history...
Yeah that's the kind of Nba we need. No more Super teams for me. Real competition and parity.
@@stephenscurlock1447 or every team is a super team.... I feel nba has not been as good as before.
10 western conference teams had 49 wins. 2 teams didn't make the playoffs and then you look at the eastern conference thatyear. They probably only had 4teams above 500
2014 and 2010 too
Not only that the Warriors missed out on the playoffs with a 48-34 record.
Send this video to our current rosters. Show em the spirit of 22
With Harden dribbling the ball for 22 seconds, I doubt that they can win 10 in a row. This coming from a die hard Rockets fan!
Really miss the time when YAO was in Houston.
Now its clint...oh wait nvm.
@@bobndomleonardi 😂😂😂😂😂
when T-mac left they were better and ran the offense through yao. They beat Portland easily with Yao hitting clutch jumper after jumper. So incredibly skilled, we wont see another. He was insanely great.
The resturant is
I was at games 18, 21, & 22. 22 was THE BEST game of it all. That crowd was HYPED like it was a playoff game.
Game against lakers right?
@@spazz8682 yes, win 22 was against the Lakers.
Really knew in my heart TMAC woud've been in the same conversation as kobe, mj and lebron if he remained healthy
Jeus Magcawas he would’ve been better
That guy was knocking down shots in front of THE Kobe Bryant 🤯 what a future mvp and champion if he was healthy
James Robert are u serious 🤣🤣🤣🤣u gotta b kidding
he still is, like said above, real ballers appreciate it no matter how long, not like i was a 2-3 year fluke, tmac was elite for 8 years, and obviously better than most
I think he didnt have the mentality of kobe and the great ones. And also the injuries fuck this carrer. And this 07/08 he wasnt Prime Tmac...imagine...
This video makes me in tears. It reminds me of those good time as a Rocket fan
I'm really glad that I have witness this story during my childhood, Thanks Tracy an Yao. My favorite duos I have even seen
NBA was so much, well the energy of NBA in early 2000s were so different, fun, exciting.... it was a thing to watch, spectate, cheer. and talk about it the next day with your friends
This is the best season for me. The West were beast in this season. If only Tmac and Yao stayed healthy they would have won a chip.
*would
Great documentary here done by The Houston Rockets. I was born in 96 and for me as a kid living in the Houston area Yao Ming and Tmac were idols. They're legends to me now even though I still see them in the news from time to time. What they did for me and the game of basketball is unlike any other. (P.S. Scola's elbow jumpers were a beauty to watch!)
Amazing piece of film! I was reminded why I started to love basketball so much. Since that era of Rockets ball, I have expected our team to have the same intensity and camaraderie as the teams of this time, but after seeing this film, I understand that those expectations cannot be met every year. That's what makes those Rockets teams during this age so special.
this was incredible! Time flies!
People asked me why you love T-mac and Yao, I said: that's my youth. you will never replace it by others.
Like everyone else, this really took me back. I remember all those big shots, Shane hitting that three in the season opener, and how when Novak hit the game winner I got so excited my slipper flew off my feet and almost hit my dad in the face. I started watching Rockets because of Yao, but fell in love with the whole crew. There is no team that can come close to this one for me, especially not the current Rockets with no fight nor desire to win.
Who needs '' The Last Dance '' when you have this.
That game 6 in Utah, Tmac got 40, and that was the end of his prime. His body starts to break down. The next season Houston got Ron Artest but Tmac never comes back to the old himself. End of an era.
This is an amazing, well-done, documentary. Not a Rockets fan (loved the Spurs), but what they did in 2008 was special. Still can't believe we missed out on Luis Scola, lol. Hope the Texas teams get all great again soon!
The only one looking promising right now is the Mavericks.
@@dustywilson6959 Funny enough, they're the ones at the bottom of the standings now, below the Rockets and Spurs lol. But I agree with you. They have a good chance with that boy Luka.
I hope so too
@@bdictjameshe was right about the mavs
@@dustywilson6959 Ayye good job bro! Lol got it for sure. Nice, hope they continue their rise.
Big respect to those Rockets from Russia! Tracy number 1!
Through thick or thin, I love my Rox.
Didn't realize that team actually crawled all the way back to the first place in the West at one point. That was awesome.
Tmac and Yao really deserved a title. Don’t mess with Texas.
they definitely deserved more success; went to 7 games against 09 Lakers without either Yao or TMAC. that says alot about the depth of that squad.
@TrolleyXLakers __ lame
At the time I was a high school student in China, looking for opportunities to study abroad. Now I'm over 30YO and NBA meant to me is basically these years. Thank you Yao, thank you T-Mac, Mutombo, Artest, Scola, Alstone, Battier... you guys are amazing.
This was the Rockets I loved..and this IS the greatest streak of all time IMO..the other teams had plenty of crazy great players stacked on one team, but this Rockets team just played with heart, passion, and chemistry. I miss this team..the current Rockets team is..thank goodness the season is on pause right now. The less said about them the better. As a Rockets fan I couldn't be more embarrassed.
nooobiechild any team that wins this many games plays with chemistry despite the talent.
Yup we got all the talent but no heart
This breaks my heart man...
Like alot.
When T-Mac had it all
His body took everything away
I was 17 turning 18 for that 07-08 season. Watching it now made me appreciate that season even more!!!
I was the same age as well. Rockets was my team. NBA was soo much better then than now.
@@head_bussa i feel like basketball back then was more pure sport oriented...now its more like entertainment....starting to fall into the WWE zone lmao
I'm 20 years old. I remember watching the Lakers home opener on my birthday in '07 against the Rockets and ever since then I fell in love with Houston. I had just turned 6 and I fell in love with guys like Yao, TMac, Skip 2 My Lou, Shane, Scola. To this day I will always love and support the ROckets because of this basketball team and what it meant to me.
I remember everything like yesterday. Tmac was way passed his prime at this point, he was slower and he could not jump as high as he used to do in Orlando. But that second half of the season, his court vision and amazing passes put the whole team together. My all time favorite player.
Houston Rockets truly is a global team. Seeing all the support from Chinese fans is amazing! All you Texans should really be proud! /Swedish fan
T-Mac + Westbrook today would be amazing! The fans back then were special, no empty seats and they were involved.
Tmac and Westbrook want equal sht without the best player n the 🌎 JH13
28 y/o fan from Sweden here. Been watching and cheering for the rockets since I was 14. This brings me back! Hopefully the season will continue after the corona virus and the rocket’s small ball will make it all the way this year!
man I wanna cry. that's my time. that's my memories. that's my days. be happy for the red. be sad for the red. be crazy for the red. man
This video brings me right back. I was a huge fan of Tmac and the Rockets! My Aunt lives in Houston (I'm from Canada) and for my 15th birthday my dad bought me a courtside seat to the Rockets game. Leading up to our trip it was crazy to watch this group win game after game and as fate would have it, the game I attended was the final game of the streak. MVP Kobe vs prime Tmac. what a match up! So glad I got to witness them before injuries started piling up. Battle for first in the west, I still remember seeing the signs you can see in this video. " Always Bet on Clutch city" Even the opening video of the Houston city lights at night reminds me of coming in for landing on the flights as a kid. I've watched this at least 10 times and every time it gives me chills. Thank you so much Houston Rockets
I fking miss this era of basketball. This was when I was passionate about watching the game. It was exciting and exhilarating. Today’s era doesn’t do it for me 🤷🏻♂️
Why lol 😂
Followed this team so much that season T Mac is my favorite player of all time
legend says Mutombo was 45 that year
Awesome video
This team and the one in 2008/09 are my best memories ever in NBA
Man. Thanks to the Houston Rockets for putting this up. They had a magic moment in one of the toughest western conferences ever.
Tmac. All you ever really hear about him is what if. Vince, Shaq, Yao. I look at what he was able to do and marvel at who he was able to do it against.
Tracy scoring 13 points in ~33 seconds vs the Spurs on 12/09/2004. Probably one of the most beautiful moments of my NBA experience as a fan.
This team the reason why I fell in love with the game of basketball💯🚀
Most underrated team in NBA history.
I was 18 that year and chasing every rocket game even in class with the words report while the teacher was out there. It just gave me so much touch of the life outside of school. And that is why I love sport so much, it really allows miracle happend and unite who were around. I miss all those fellows in this movie. Thanks for uploading this great piece and wish all there in Us get though this Covid 19 soon!
LET'S GO ROCKETS!
Pedro Gonçalves 27 straight missed 3 pointers
And 26 made three pointers what’s your point?
33yrs on this earth and after seeing this I love the Rockets even more 🤘🏾🥰🚀
Sucks so bad T-Mac was injured during his prime. He was just as good as Kobe at the time, he could do it all.
Kobe said it best himself "He (mcgrady) could do everything I can, and he was taller"
For real like garnett in Minnesota with first round struggles but mcgrady never got to the finals till san Antonio in the ray Allen gm 7 series where he played mop up
Yao too
Tmac was a tad better because he was a 6'8 kobe. But heartwise Kobe is a larger player than tmac.
Taller Kobe
I was in HS 03-07, from Houston. This squad has so many emotional memories
All this without Prime Tmac... This was the best West conference on modern era....50-32 Nuggets with my man AI were 8th!!!! Insane
That was my team thanks for posting this!!!
I remember being a kid watching fsn man i never missed a game this was my team man
Damn I m having goosebumps watching this.
These guys have no titles or rings, but after 12 years I still remember them all like it was yesterday.
One of my favorite bits is when they all did their Mutombo impersonation. I think Novak
had the best. Love these guys, a real team.
Toronto Raptors fan here... I love this documentary the T Mac. Yao Ming duo was one of my favorite runs in NBA franchise history
泪目，我的青春啊！
Corona
@@ArabongpinoyAli What's the matter with you?
Arabong Pilipino Sulaiman ali naqbi don’t hate on Asian since your mom left you to be a maid in China.
I was 25 when this amazingness happened, I really miss those sleepless nights and tears.
This video is amazing, almost gave me the same vibe as the Moneyball (2011) movie.
This documentary/ mini film was amazing
I enjoyed it so much, brought back so many memories
BITTERSWEET 🚀🚀🚀
I positively lost my shit when they played Skip 2 My Lou's intro! This dude inspired thousands of kids like me to pick up a basketball. Thank you Skip!
From Brazil because of Tracy McGrady history. I like that player.
Literally, like how Ralph Samson was just as talented, if not more talented then Hakeem. Both T-Mac and Yao turned into one of the biggest what-ifs in NBA history.
I'll never forget this team. They was fun to watch during that run in 08 I was 14
The team I rooted for that year
Great Doc , thank you Rockets! as a Laker fan I remember fearing these teams, but this really puts into perspective everything that went into this run.
Ah, loved this team.
those are the greatest moments of NBA -underdogs achieved something no one thought they could.
This is why T-Mac's jersey should be retired! Missin' my favorite Rockets season of all time.
Mannnn! This just took me back to college Days!! Used to damn near miss a class trying to win a NBA2K Match!! I loved this squad! 🏀💪
man ... if only yao didn't go down this year ... i remember where i was when i got the news of that day :/ and then the next year where we finally added a third star (artest), while maintaining the quality role players at every position, tmac had officially exited his prime with the injury and missed all of the playoffs against the blazers. So sad. Even if we got this 2007-2008 version of him for the 2008-2009, i think we had a great great chance to have won it all.
Yao was truly one of the most talented players ever, injuries are not avoidable at 7'6 tho
Man I miss this nba
Tell me I'm not the only Houstonian getting emotional watching this😢
So glad to see this documentary again. Now that we have MyEra in NBA2k, we can see what Yao and Tmac's rockets would have been in this great era.
Shane Battier was really good as Rocket and Heat player, Miami wins 12' cuz of him
An all rounder, utility player. He's the tireless, unselfish x-factor of the team with Scola. Reminds me of Bulls' Ron Harper
@@brucelee1723 word scola was underrated af his layups were on 100
If you look at interviews of this team they never got cocky and never said that they were better than anyone else
T-MAC always be my favorite player !!
This Docu just gave me chills
Man this team was so stacked we should've won a championship 😪😪😪😪😪😪
Da Rob&Nea Show instead you won a bunch of first round exits.
@@JAM_2024 pretty much 😪😪😪
@consistency 14 shut yo dumb ass up fool I'm talking about da team fool!!!!!!!
I was always on team T Mac whenever the Kobe vs T Mac convo was brought up back in the day
In fact to this day, his jersey will be the ONLY Jersey I ever bought
BUT
Man I was disappointed that he never won a championship
😭 these where the days!!!
Phenomenal work to whoever put this doc together. You really get a personal feel for these guys and that team. I remember when this happened but you never realize everything that it took to put it all together. Definitely was worth the watch and hope to see more things from the personnel who made this happen.
Yao Ming and T-Mac was probably the only big&small duo that came close to Kobe & Shaq. Kobe admitted that T-Mac was one of the toughest match he's ever faced as T-Mac was able to do everything he does but is taller and more athletic. Shaq has also admitted that Yao was his toughest match up because of Yao's shooting range (which is quite ahead of his time if you think about it) and height (Shaq referred to it as 7-11). It's truly unfortunate that both Yao and T-Mac suffered so many injuries throughout their careers. We could've seen the epic battles between two dynasties...
this team and the 2017 -18 teams are my favorite
T -MAC was like Kobe he’s playing style he just got injured alot
I am a Lakers fan, but TBH, I think T-mac was a more skilled player than Kobe..
but T-mac didn't have the drive and mentality like Kobe..
There's a reason Kobe seems like he didn't have any bad injuries before 2013, but that was wrong.. He played through injury, and kinda "invested" a lot on his body to avoid injury.. Lebron did the same thing like kobe
T had better passing skill than K
Even Kobe said Tmac was the hardest player for him to guard. Kobe literally used to look up to Tmac in his Orlando magic days. What an awesome NBA era
TMac could have been one of the best ever but didn't put work into his game. He's admitted that several times.
T-Mac and Kobe were so similar, they were my favourite players. I always loved Jordan like players
ive been a huge follower of Rockets from australia since i was a kid and my favourite player was hakeem and winning those two championships were amazing... i had high hopes for this amazing team and yao ming and t mac was a huge favourite of mine... it was such a shame we couldnt replicate the hakeem success!! but still proud of the boys! this was a very very stacked and talented team!!
Their best chance came in '07 with Dallas out in first round, they had the homecourt against the Jazz in GAME 7, but THEY BLEW IT!!!!!!!!
Alexander Carandang I don’t think they beat San Antonio
Imo rockets best chance was 2009. They pushed the Lakers to 7 without TMac or Yao for most of the semis. They would've beaten the Nuggets in the Conference Finals and the Magic in the Finals. Such a missed opportunity
This makes me so happy and sad at the same time
Tracy McGrady, Shane Battier, Dikembe Mutombo, and more! ???
How about the big guy on the page?
yao ming is there lol
Too bad Yao went down during this wining streak which cost rockets one of the greatest chance to win the championship.
I fell in love with basketball because of this team. This exact team and year
I loved this team. That whole western conference was too much.
I can remember how great Dikembe Mutombo played when Yao went down. I could not believe how much game he still have at that age.
Watched the whole video #ROCKETSNATION
Our city was SO LIT during that streak! The back to back Rockets champions along with the Astros World Series victory and The Comets 4peat are the only events that surpassed it. Electric would have been an understatement. I’ll never forget it. That’s for sure.
12:55 that’s a crazy score at half time and doc says we need to go slower lol 😂
A year late and a heat fan but this was a great watch, definitely miss these guys
I remember this season, I'm just glad they won the Championship, after everyone counted them out. Congratulations on winning it all.
" Never doubt a heart of a champion'
Also ,I remember that Yao Ming @ Tracy McGrady won Co MVP for Allstar,regular sessions and Finals.
Ah they didn't win. Celtics won that year
As much as i wanted to believe they won it all but they didn't...
That saying "Never doubt the heart of a champion" is from Rudy Tomjonavich, the Rockets head coach when they won in 1994-1995 back to back championships. He is confusing his team roster and years. He thinks Motumbo is Hakeem Olajuwan, lol.
Remarkable team, improbable, unlikely, uniting. An all time anomaly AND if I think about it, probably what got T-Mac his deserved Hall of Fame induction. Great documentary, I enjoyed reliving that.