Iverson dropped 54 in game 2, Vince came back and dropped 50 in game 3 and then Iverson answered(pun intended) with 52 in game 5. Eventually the Sixers won 88-87 in game 7. Unbelievable series.
Iverson, Nash, kIdd, Stockton, Payton, T-Mac, Tony Parker, Arenas, Francis. I could go on and on for days. This was back when basketball was exciting to watch.
Watch the Reggie miller vs The New York Knicks special (ESPN films or HBO can’t remember) where they delve into the rivalry- dude back then they played DEFENSE. the desire to make the game more offensive & cleaner with the dirty techs (sheed!) led to the hand check rule tweak in 04 and the game hasn’t been the same since. You wanna watch real basketball these days, go to a random court in Brooklyn lol
Those were the days when the NBA was no joke, and as soon as you heard that NBC music, you knew players were about to get down to business, and your palms would start to sweat 😂 I swear 😂😂😂
This was one of the GOAT 2nd round series. I’m from Canada and AI was my favourite player so I was so torn up but he was such a warrior I had to cheer for him. That finals run was so underrated.
Yup, I remember this series pretty well. Vince Carter my favorite player of all-time. Before TH-cam, and before any form of social media existed, I would visit random fan-made websites dedicated to Vince Carter, and watch videos of his highlights (mostly insane, never-before-seen-in-game dunks) over and over again.
Memories. :') I watched all of these games, live. Everything, from the players, to the arenas, to the music between commercials, just takes me back to a time that was so pure in my life.
Too emotional after seeing this...Thankfully VC still plays.He said he will play 2 more years, so we better show him some love as he is a HOF and the GDOAT(D=Dunker). Iverson was playing like a lil G.O.A.T. in those playoffs.
NappyHead King No...just no...anyone who tries to argue Vince ain't number 1 is a hater plain and simple. Ain't no other way to put it. Vince has the GOAT dunk contest performance of all time and was the best in game dunker ever...
Playoffs now a days are predictable because you already know who's going to the finals without question. Back in the day it was always up for grabs that it kept you on the edge of your seat. I stopped watching after the Bucks lost.
the north the sixers played another 7 game series vs the bucks after this one.. bucks had ray allen, glenn robinson and sam cassell.. would have been tough for the raptors just like it was for the sixers.
2 legends. Greatest dunker of all time vs. greatest player 6ft and under of all time. Thank you NBA channel for blessing us with this throwback. What a duel of a series, coming down to the last shot and 2 seconds in game 7. Sadly Iverson lost to Kobe & Shaq in the finals but that man played with just as much heart and courage as anyone. He would've single-handedly won a championship if it wasn't for the greatest duo of all time defending their title. Props to both of them for their playoff performances. 🐐🐐
Favorite play-off duels of all time! Favorite two players of all time! Two giants of 2000's (best NBA era) and greatest entertainers! Miss that days, when NBA All Star starters was: AI, VC, T-MAC
Don't let this distract you from the fact that we would have had AI and VC if the NBA didn't force a redraw in 1996 after the Raptors got 1st pick (and would have drafter AI).
7:55 Nav Bhatia aka the most deserving Raptors ambassador (unlike Drake's bandwagonass) Btw G7 of this series was the true test and turning point for A.I's skill as a combo guard. The Raptors doubled A.I and even tripled/quadrupled him in the paint. Larry Brown told A.I to turn into a dime machine and he flicked that switch en route to 16 assists that game. Since then he's been the 2nd best combo guard of all time (to me Wade is a pure SG) until Curry and Harden entered the picture. Westbrook will be a better combo guard as well as soon as he wises up and tunes up the balance between scoring and distributing better.
Nope they dont appreciate his Game They always bring Up his dunkin But he is one of the best 3pt shooters of all Time and clutch as fuck and can score the Basketball very well
I’m a 90’ baby born and raised in Toronto. These were my two favourite players around that influential time of my life and this was basically the equivalent to the bulls vs Sonics (96’) for a lot of us over here
I remember this in 2001 Playoffs..great duel man..two best players..I was for Carter..Toronto had a great chance to win the series after game 1 road win..in game 3 Carter with 50 WOW..amazing.. but in game 7 Carter miss.. so close..damn
My favorite NBA era you can tell me the players now are more skilled etc etc but one thing you can't deny is the game had more energy back then it just seemed like the game was more alive
The match-ups in the 2001 playoffs were 🔥🔥🔥🔥. Tracy McGrady vs Ray Allen Vince Carter vs. Allen Iverson Allen Iverson vs Ray Allen Kobe Bryant vs Allen Iverson.
This two brought to the league that street basketball style and not only they succeeded at it, they had legendary careers doing their thing. Iverson's ball handling was out of this world I remember his Reebok commercials were he showcase moves that at least me and my friends hadn't seen ever. And Vince was so gifted that people were comparing him with MJ and eventhough it was unfair the reality is that as a dunker he was better than MJ. Not only his legendary dunk contest ones, in game dunks as well. Hell his dunk over the 7 footer in the Olympics ruined the NBA career of that man. He was already set to debut in the league and after the dunk of death his NBA dreams went in fact to the grave Iverson also brought the hiphop culture to the league, and the fact that Kobe said that he was his most problematic competition is the compliment of all compliments
The Raptors won Game 1 in this series, something they have never done since. (as of 2017) It was a great series for sure, Carter was millimeters away from winning the series on the last shot. Iverson was amazing, carried his team almost to a title that year.
It'll probably won't happen but hopefully VC returns to Toronto to teach Derozan and Lowry how to perform in the playoffs. Even though I'm a proud American I was a huge Raptors fan growing up and VC was my favorite growing up it'll be awesome if that happens.
Vince and AI are similar in a lot of ways. Both are dynamic scorers, both players are incredibly entertaining, and both players revolutionize the game - Vince being the greatest dunker of all time, and AI having the greatest crossover ever (arguably only debate is Tim). Both players are legends within their own right without question. I wish there is a time machine, I miss this era of Basketball - with Kobe, AI, Kidd, Nash, Stockton, Shaq,T-Mac, Arenas, Dirk, Pierce, KG, Duncan + Vince. :(
Iverson dropped 54 in game 2, Vince came back and dropped 50 in game 3 and then Iverson answered(pun intended) with 52 in game 5. Eventually the Sixers won 88-87 in game 7. Unbelievable series.
Jay Jay Basketball was so fun to watch back then man....
I was at Game 3. Seeing Vince go out and get 50 was deadly.
Legend has it, Vince is till playing to this day.
Gumersindo Cebollero 😂😂
He is
He still is
LMFAO he is
He aint now
Two most entertaining players of ALL TIME imo...
Marc Talks Ball Jordan and Kemp
Casey Aylward nah
MDJ mcgee and scalabrine
Yea agreed haha
Iverson, Nash, kIdd, Stockton, Payton, T-Mac, Tony Parker, Arenas, Francis. I could go on and on for days. This was back when basketball was exciting to watch.
oh nba please upload allen iverson ALL NBA games to youtube!
Vince Carter... Half Man, Half AMAZING!
Toby18 Gaming half girrafe
Half champion
half toster
half toster
I remember when VC suffered a few injuries Charles Barkley started calling him "Half Man, Half-A-Season". LOL!
The fact this series came down to a single possession is insane. One of the greatest series in history.
Back when the nba wasnt boring..
Watch the Reggie miller vs The New York Knicks special (ESPN films or HBO can’t remember) where they delve into the rivalry- dude back then they played DEFENSE. the desire to make the game more offensive & cleaner with the dirty techs (sheed!) led to the hand check rule tweak in 04 and the game hasn’t been the same since. You wanna watch real basketball these days, go to a random court in Brooklyn lol
You’re tripping. Remove the nostalgia glasses
@@SJO897 it's alot better now lol
One of the greatest series of all time, so entertaining
kids don't even know iverson was rocking the long sleeve wayyyy before it was a thing
Howard The Duck AI didn't even need to wear it, but that man wanted to look fire while killing it on the court.
Dakota Brown Actually I think it was therapeutic because he used to play Football obviously quarterback
Howard The Duck And it was to cover up one of his tatoos.
nope it was because of bursitis that he had on his elbow
+ticesevradero no, it was because he had a tatt that said "fuck the world"
when the eastern conference wasn't boring
Those were the days when the NBA was no joke, and as soon as you heard that NBC music, you knew players were about to get down to business, and your palms would start to sweat 😂 I swear 😂😂😂
Best dunker and best best ball handler of all time!!
I was cryin as a youngin when VC missed that game winning shot in game 7. I was too emotionally invested in Mr. Half Man Half Amazing
the answer fuck you
Me too.. it was devastating
This was one of the GOAT 2nd round series. I’m from Canada and AI was my favourite player so I was so torn up but he was such a warrior I had to cheer for him. That finals run was so underrated.
Yup, I remember this series pretty well. Vince Carter my favorite player of all-time. Before TH-cam, and before any form of social media existed, I would visit random fan-made websites dedicated to Vince Carter, and watch videos of his highlights (mostly insane, never-before-seen-in-game dunks) over and over again.
ragingfiip same. NBA had 120x90 crappy AVI files. I'd just watch those all day.
Jeeeeeezus. As someone who never got the pleasure to witness A.I and V.C in their primes, that was near mind-blowing
Memories. :') I watched all of these games, live. Everything, from the players, to the arenas, to the music between commercials, just takes me back to a time that was so pure in my life.
imagine VC and AI on the same team
Zayray 360 they be #1 team everybody wants to go with or hate on
Zayray 360 when they played on the all star team together this year they lit it up
ron afg if im not mistaken 1st and 5th seed
Zayray 360 that's why we have 2K
Zayray 360 Toronto won the 1st overall pick for Iverson but had to take the 2nd because of the NBA
Too emotional after seeing this...Thankfully VC still plays.He said he will play 2 more years, so we better show him some love as he is a HOF and the GDOAT(D=Dunker).
Iverson was playing like a lil G.O.A.T. in those playoffs.
Dominique Wilkins=GDOAT
NappyHead King No...just no...anyone who tries to argue Vince ain't number 1 is a hater plain and simple. Ain't no other way to put it. Vince has the GOAT dunk contest performance of all time and was the best in game dunker ever...
2001 playoffs>>> 2017 playoffs so far
early 2000s way better than 2014-now
last year playoffs were pretty good. this year it's only the rockets and spurs
Playoffs now a days are predictable because you already know who's going to the finals without question. Back in the day it was always up for grabs that it kept you on the edge of your seat. I stopped watching after the Bucks lost.
The games this year aren't that bad except for whatever team the GSW & CAVS play
Tew21 Only close series was clippers vs jazz, the rest is blowout's games trash & BORING
fucking brilliant players. miss these days way better
Thank you VC for all the memories.
Vince top 10 SG of all time
For sure.
Still the toughest back and forth for an entirety of a series ive ever seen personally
Hands down one of the best series ive witnessed
this series is what made me a basketball fan, and ive been glued ever since. 16 years...damn
If VC hit that shot at the end Raptors coulda played the Lakers in the finals.
the north the sixers played another 7 game series vs the bucks after this one.. bucks had ray allen, glenn robinson and sam cassell.. would have been tough for the raptors just like it was for the sixers.
I know Bucks were tough but let's be honest, the NBA wouldnt allow a Bucks-Lakers series, ray allen was amazing tho
Why not a Bucks-Lakers series? A superstud player won titles with both teams..... that guy being Kareem Abdul-Jabaar.
Milwaukee was a different team back in the 70s, had two superstars and were in the west, less teams too
And would've got swept
The NBA is finally catching on what most of us want to see good deal.
we need more like this
2 legends. Greatest dunker of all time vs. greatest player 6ft and under of all time. Thank you NBA channel for blessing us with this throwback. What a duel of a series, coming down to the last shot and 2 seconds in game 7. Sadly Iverson lost to Kobe & Shaq in the finals but that man played with just as much heart and courage as anyone. He would've single-handedly won a championship if it wasn't for the greatest duo of all time defending their title. Props to both of them for their playoff performances. 🐐🐐
Favorite play-off duels of all time!
Favorite two players of all time!
Two giants of 2000's (best NBA era) and greatest entertainers!
Miss that days, when NBA All Star starters was: AI, VC, T-MAC
Kobe tried to warn y'all about AI
This series is what made me love playoff basketball
Great series..
Don't let this distract you from the fact that we would have had AI and VC if the NBA didn't force a redraw in 1996 after the Raptors got 1st pick (and would have drafter AI).
7:55 Nav Bhatia aka the most deserving Raptors ambassador (unlike Drake's bandwagonass)
Btw G7 of this series was the true test and turning point for A.I's skill as a combo guard. The Raptors doubled A.I and even tripled/quadrupled him in the paint. Larry Brown told A.I to turn into a dime machine and he flicked that switch en route to 16 assists that game. Since then he's been the 2nd best combo guard of all time (to me Wade is a pure SG) until Curry and Harden entered the picture. Westbrook will be a better combo guard as well as soon as he wises up and tunes up the balance between scoring and distributing better.
1000% agree with the first sentence. That dude has been there since the beginning.
just the best....I'll never forget that year
bruh Iverson had so much energy ⚡ like the energizer bunny I see why they compare Westbrooks to his endurance. Looks like he rarely gets tired
lawreneph man played at least 40 min a night lol, what a beast
@@Eeshan300 43 for his career
When the NBA wasn't soft .
(Fuck wit my music videos)
STAK ikr and friendly
shut up
Now every game is a blowout and every game is just a 3 point shooting contest in the playoffs
Curry would get his ass whooped if he played in their prime
Rishi Singh right he be throwing his mouthpiece every game lol
Classic series
Vince Carter UNDERRRATED
Dimi Das no he isn't.
Dimi Das i think everyone rates him fairly
Nope they dont appreciate his Game
They always bring Up his dunkin But he is one of the best 3pt shooters of all Time and clutch as fuck and can score the Basketball very well
Dimi Das Not one of the best 3pt shooters don't say that but his dunking mid range is amazing
He'll prolly b N the HOF
Back when TH-cam didn't exist and we didn't have to suffer the idiotic comments about "back in the day"
Gumersindo Cebollero lmao so true I needed that comment
I’m a 90’ baby born and raised in Toronto. These were my two favourite players around that influential time of my life and this was basically the equivalent to the bulls vs Sonics (96’) for a lot of us over here
my kind of superstars. vince and ai, probably the GOAT of dunking and crossovers. so much fun to watch
Two of the most fun players to watch ever!
I love iversons tenacity,sticky crossover and high arc shots..fav player of all time
I don't hear anyone talking about this series, but it was one of the most epic in NBA history. Vince and Iverson were hoopin' like crazy.
Back when NBA playoffs was worth watching......................
8:27 that style, man! 💯
when the music went hand in hand with the game.👌🏾✌🏻
Iverson is such a G. Hes just a guy from the street being himself on a court.
Good old times time is fast
That year was crazy !
One of thee greatest series in nba history!
Amazing
when matchups like this dont exist anymore
I remember this in 2001 Playoffs..great duel man..two best players..I was for Carter..Toronto had a great chance to win the series after game 1 road win..in game 3 Carter with 50 WOW..amazing.. but in game 7 Carter miss.. so close..damn
My favorite NBA era you can tell me the players now are more skilled etc etc but one thing you can't deny is the game had more energy back then it just seemed like the game was more alive
2 legendary players who never got a ring but thier legacy will last longer.
chills man
Two greats at war!!!
My dawg may not have any rings, but he is pound for pound the greatest of all time... AI THE GOAT 🐐
I was 10 years old when I last saw this but I remember this Raptors team like it was yesterday.
Iverson the littlest guy on the court hell of a player!!!
Back when superstar loves to fight each other.. unlike today's smh
The match-ups in the 2001 playoffs were 🔥🔥🔥🔥.
Tracy McGrady vs Ray Allen
Vince Carter vs. Allen Iverson
Allen Iverson vs Ray Allen
Kobe Bryant vs Allen Iverson.
This two brought to the league that street basketball style and not only they succeeded at it, they had legendary careers doing their thing.
Iverson's ball handling was out of this world
I remember his Reebok commercials were he showcase moves that at least me and my friends hadn't seen ever.
And Vince was so gifted that people were comparing him with MJ and eventhough it was unfair the reality is that as a dunker he was better than MJ.
Not only his legendary dunk contest ones, in game dunks as well.
Hell his dunk over the 7 footer in the Olympics ruined the NBA career of that man.
He was already set to debut in the league and after the dunk of death his NBA dreams went in fact to the grave
Iverson also brought the hiphop culture to the league, and the fact that Kobe said that he was his most problematic competition is the compliment of all compliments
The Nostalgia. 😉🏀❤️
I miss this era of the NBA!!! AI3 DA GOAT 🐐
Damn I miss the NBA on NBC and that amazing theme song with Marv Albert calling the game
Man, got on fire after receive the MVP v, what a superstar
The Raptors won Game 1 in this series, something they have never done since. (as of 2017) It was a great series for sure, Carter was millimeters away from winning the series on the last shot. Iverson was amazing, carried his team almost to a title that year.
Pcorf Creations they won game 1 and 2 against wizards the curse is over !
Iverson & Vinsanity both of this dude*is a killer😱in their prime🔥🔥🔥🔥killer,double crossover vs..half.human dynamic,dunker👍👍👍👍👍👍⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🏆🏆🏆🏆
Vince Carter NBA Hall of Fame Greatness
It'll probably won't happen but hopefully VC returns to Toronto to teach Derozan and Lowry how to perform in the playoffs. Even though I'm a proud American I was a huge Raptors fan growing up and VC was my favorite growing up it'll be awesome if that happens.
Early 2000s they carry they team. Thats a superstar talent
the most balanced offense=defense era of nba. i would say, the golden age of nba
Dope!
9:16 we can assume by that play that Iverson>Curry
2 Hall of Famers go in at it wow i miss 2001
Vince carter didn't joined the 76ers after the season... not like KD...
BMprod no he did not. He signed a 7 year extension and raptors management did nothing to help him win
What a sick duel. What AI did for his size is just amazing.
that was the second best series that year besides Philadelphia vs Milwaukee
i just missed those days when even the star player of the teams used to congratulate each other after every game
Vc for life
how can anybody dislike this?
7:57 This Indian guy is still here at Raptors' arena.
he's a celebrity
I see him at raptor games in the playoffs every year at a quick glimpse...
Paolo Inigo ong
Man i miss the old nba music
Most of these couldn't be more well contested
Epic.
iverson is a miracle man.
憧れ
16 years later I still lose sleep over that missed shot by Carter
Good basketball back then
Best superstar back n forth in a 7 game series
Allen iverson answer NBA Hall of Fame Greatness
iverson was so fun to watch, i got good memories man! my step father back then spilling beer everywhere XD going OH SHIT OH SHIT!!!!
I could be wrong but what I've noticed was V. Carter's moves is still the same as it was 16 years ago in 2001 but his hops tell the difference.
I wonder if Carter would go back to the raptors before he retires
Tim Kruse why not? best player in the history of raptors hands down
bro hes like 40 lmfao
what would a 40+ VC do @the Raptors? Yeah assistant coach maybe.
Savage 40 year old Vince can probably produce more than defrozen lmao
Top play
Vince and AI are similar in a lot of ways. Both are dynamic scorers, both players are incredibly entertaining, and both players revolutionize the game - Vince being the greatest dunker of all time, and AI having the greatest crossover ever (arguably only debate is Tim). Both players are legends within their own right without question.
I wish there is a time machine, I miss this era of Basketball - with Kobe, AI, Kidd, Nash, Stockton, Shaq,T-Mac, Arenas, Dirk, Pierce, KG, Duncan + Vince. :(
Vince said after the game he went back and took that same shot 10 times and made all 10. guess what was meant to be was meant to be