this spurs 2014 team was unstoppable. the ball movement, execution, finishers, and the laser like precision was mind blowing to witness and behold. this was one of my top favorite finals of all time
If all of these guys were younger, I bet you that they would have been able to contest against Golden State in their prime. Selfless basketball plus younger and faster reflexes would've made them a strong competition for the 15-16 or KD Warriors.
@MrAwesomeMatty The warriors were having trouble in the 2017 WCF before Kawhi went down, and that was with Park and Ginobli being 3 years older than they were here. The San Antonio core in their prime were probably better than GS was
@@kylegross1081 yeah it looked like the spurs were there better team until kawhi got hurt, to this day I think the spurs would make the finals over the warriors
@@futerpowerflash8147 I think the only certain thing is that SA wins game 1 with Kawhi then I suppose anything could happen after that. Just really hard to argue GS would have beaten them considering they were getting handled before he went down and won the only meaningful game during the regular season as well.
warrior fans will never except that they’re the biggest choke artists in NBA history and that’s a fact. Stop making excuses, draymond played game 6 and game 7 and you guys lost both games at HOME...
@@mauricedavis1740 it’s a good comeback but curry was injured with MCL sprain and Draymond suspension in critical game 5 changed momentum and allowed Cavs life in series and Bogut was their only rim protector and was injured games 5-7. Even Iggy was out in one of the remaining three games. So GSW had bit of injuries and despite that it took Cavs almighty effort to win by 4 in game 7. I will say Cavs should’ve won 2015 finals if both teams were healthy but GSW healthy in 2016 finals probably wins that series so it’s a trade off at least
If Kawhi landed that dunk at 5:41 i think that would have been the end of Andersens career like Vince Carter did to that French guy when he literally jumped over him
Except it doesn't work that way. Only in moron circles. Every player ever has been dunked on. Down low defenders, it happens a lot. Only "dangling keys" fans take it farther. To the player, it's just a defensive stop that didn't work. There's usually about 30-50 a side in each game. 1 means nothing.
@@mrsky67 Lol I mean, bronsexuals always use those stats to prove that lebron outperformed Kawhi when in reality Kawhi destroy Lebrona and Miami heat 2 years straight, and lebron for the rest of his life.
@@mrsky67 High Hope's for that as Kawhi/Pg13 fan But to be honest this upcoming league will be very competitive and Clippers needs a decent big man to compete with Lakers bigs. Hope they can sign defensive and Rebounder big. Davis McGee and Howars is no joke.
this team versus the warriors right now would be the ultimate team ball matchup. wish i could see it. warriors assisting on almost every field goal is just amazing
As a spurs fan, warriors will probably win. They have 2 of the best shooters and the best scorer in the league that time. There's just too much firepower to overcome. This spurs team might put up a good fight though.
@@denisgonzales4940 so what's that say about Kobe they SWEPT him without home court lol they also beat KD,Westbrook, Hardin in 5 lets stop acting like that mavs team wasn't good they beat the best of the best and swept the 2 time defending champs while being a lower seed.
Man Patty mills, Diaw, and Splitter really did their jobs and exceeded expectations. The big 3 doing what they do and Kawhi establishing himself as a superstar being born in the league. An all time great performance.
Kawhi was on fire. Really wanted to make up for the missed free throws of the prior year. He was also excellent in defense but if you are guarding LeBron he will have his say no matter who is guarding
He really didn't, though. When Kawhi was on him, his stats were subpar. Kawhi's defense was the biggest difference in this series, in addition to his developing offensive game.
@Mark Warner game 1: Lebron scored 7 in the 1st quarter, that quarter ended 20-26 in favor of the spurs. then 6 in the 2nd quarter, spurs lead 54-49. then scored 10 in the 3rd quarter, heat lead 78 to 74. then scored 2 in the 4th and left the game. with lebron off the floor the spurs outscored the heat 16-2 in the last 4 minutes of the game. game 2: lebron scored 2 in the 1st. spurs lead 26-19. 11 in the 2nd quarter, game tied. 3rd quarter he scored 14 points, spurs lead 78-77. Scored 8 in the 4th quarter. Heat wins 98-96. with lebron on the floor heat was +11, off the floor spurs outscored the heat by 9. game 3: lebron scored 14 in the 1st quarter. quarter ended with spurs up 41-25. and in a major blowout lebron scores his lowest scoring game with 22 points. game 4: lebron scored 5 in the 1st. spurs lead 26-17. lebron scored 4 in the 2nd. spurs lead 55-36. lebron scores 19 in the 3rd and 7-8 from the field. his teammates went 1-9 from the field with 2 points. with 7:56 left in the 3rd lebron made it 61-48 with a layup. from the 7:56 mark to the end of the 3rd quarter lebron was 3-4 from the field and 1-2 on fts for 9 points, his teammates from the same mark went 0-6 from the field with 3 turnovers, he scores 0 in the 4th, game ends 107-86. he scored 19 of his teams 21 points in the 3rd quarter. game 5: he scores 17 in the 1st. 3 in the second, 7 in the 3rd and 4 in the 4th. 34/141 points were scored when the heat was down by 15 or more. only 6 of 34 points were scored when they were down by 15 in the 4th quarter. So what you're pretty much saying is if a team is down in the 3rd quarter the best player should just stop trying? Stop the cap there is nothing misleading except your comment.
@Mark Warner and like I said you're pretty much saying he should stop trying or somehow trying to blame him when he showed up but lost to the better team. Either stfu or come up with a better argument cuz u making my point for me.
@Mark Warner again how is it his fault if his team is getting blown out? He is only one man basketball is 5 on 5. The sours were the better team so I'm not acting like anything. Like I already said two times you're pretty much saying if a team is getting blown out in the third quarter then their best player should just give up. Stfu
The Spurs' ball movement was absolutely FLAWLESS. The easiest player/team to guard is a ball-hog. The hardest team to guard? An unselfish team. These 2014 Finals will be taught to kids worldwide on the importance of sharing the rock
Just exquisite offense. I love how they ran the play at 1:50. Just small but important details like green staying tight to the down screen from splitter to not allow any space for his defender to slip through, which forced the help from bosh putting lebron on an island. Then the ball only touches splitter's hands for a millisecond before he drops it off. Simple but elegant.
5:47 old school basketball. Andersen just letting him know, and Kawhi didn't give a shit. Most pseudo tough guys take offense and have a whinge or try to start a fake brawl
as a mavs fan I hate the spurs, but you got to respect them. games 3-5 was the best team basketball I've ever seen. miami didn't have a shot in hell especially with their hero ball offense. spurs carved heat up with their ball movement. and let's be honest. popovich vs spoelstra was a no contest , popovich is 100000000 times better of a coach than pushover spoelstra.
I'm a Celtics fan, but this 2014 Spurs team is one of my all time favs. They won without a top 10 guy. I'd say Leonard was in the 11-15 range and Duncan was in the 20-25 range at that point in his career, but after that, just a group of really solid guys who executed their roles.
Nikhil Krishna yep. It was just the system that worked perfectly that year for Pop. Along with great defense. Everyone was just in the zone... Literally everyone.
Nikhil Krishna Ppl may forget but Parker was the team's top player. U can argue he was a top 10 player that season (including playoffs). This guy dominated the game 7 against Mavs and took it to Portland. Tho the team was clicking at 200% since the game 7 against Mavs edit: oh yea, there was a real debate of TPvCP3 as the best PG in the league
it's funny they considered the 2013 Heat as one of the greatest teams in nba history but never they consider the 2014 or any other Spurs championship team as the greatest, what the heck is that??... I've seen a video where 2005 Suns was considered as one of the best teams but not the team who won in 2005 which is the 05 Spurs... I swear ESPN bias announcers always disrespecting the Spurs
Not really, Kawhi was actually only a role player before game 3. He was like a totally different guy starting from G3. Parker was still at his peak during that year, like he was still literally the best PG during playoff at that time.
I love at 2:35, LeBron not only watched Bosh go for the double-team, but just let his man go free and run right into the paint for the bucket, yet he just stands there like, "You guys, what happened to our defense?"
***** I think a perfect example of it also was that Heat vs Nets game where the rookie center blocked him. Instead of trying to put pressure defense to force a steal for the basket, he spends a good 2 seconds of the 3 seconds left complaining to the refs instead of trying to save the game.
***** Well, it doesn't make you a "Hater" if you make one negative comment about someone. And many other players do this too; the only reason I don't like LeBron or Wade doing it is they complain about fouls nearly all the time or when fouls are so blatantly obvious, yet other players such as Allen, Pierce, Rubio, and others can go with the flow and accept fouls, even if they disagree.
***** bruh there is no way a Jordan led team would lose in five games in the finals, I know this spurs team was fantastic but don't be a prisoner of the moment...not saying they wouldn't have put up points on those 90s bulls but they sure as hell wouldn't be shooting 70% in a first half on them, a lot of that was A the spurs being familiar with that heat team and B the heat playing that ridiculous blitzing style of defense. It played right into the spurs hands. As for the two leaders(Jordan and Lebron) Jordan, IF( which I highly doubt) the games were getting out of hand like the last 3, he would have chose then to score and not wen his team was already down by 50 damn points like lebron so no that spurs team, in my opinion, would stand no chance against any of those bulls teams especially against the ones from the first 3peat with a prime Jordan who did average 41ppg in one finals btw
***** lol no dude imma pistons fan, I just have a historical knowledge of the game and appreciation of the greats, now how in the hell u do u figure he couldn't average 41 in a less physical era wit no handchecking and defensive 3 seconds and don't forget lebron played like shit 4 of the 7 games last yr and he was stat padding this series so his stats r a bit inflated so its not like he owns the spurs ...oh shit I forgot about the 2007 finals too so that argument, matter fact your whole argument is invalid and bias WITHOUT factual objectivity...Jordan would own pretty much every team in the pg era bruh and that's a fact
***** lol no dude imma pistons fan, I just have a historical knowledge of the game and appreciation of the greats, now how in the hell u do u figure he couldn't average 41 in a less physical era wit no handchecking and defensive 3 seconds and don't forget lebron played like shit 4 of the 7 games last yr and he was stat padding this series so his stats r a bit inflated so its not like he owns the spurs ...oh shit I forgot about the 2007 finals too so that argument, matter fact your whole argument is invalid and bias WITHOUT factual objectivity...Jordan would own pretty much every team in the pg era bruh and that's a fact
banklikefrankwhite1 to me it was this one... As a spurs fan, once this game was over I knew the finals were done and the ship was ours. There was no doubt in my mind the Spurs would win game 5 at home. Plus it was my birthday lol
I remember I wanted the Heat to win and this series was hard to watch but yeah these Spurs were just scary good. You could actually argue this team may be the best team if not one of the best teams of all time. At least maybe top 5.
RatchetSprite Yes this was teamwork and efficiency at its finest. I remember sitting at home being absolutely blown away at how many shots they were hitting
The Heat fans have always been phony. Spurs should have had back to back title victories but we will take it and hopefully we will be right back their in a few months. Sorry nba fans but the Spurs maybe old but they are great!
This was my 17th birthday. I was going for the Spurs and I'm 5-0 when ever I root for a team on my birthday. The Spurs are 2-0 when they play on my birthday. Both those games came against LeBron James in 07 and 14. LeBron is 0-4 when he plays on my birthday.
The Spurs simply were not fucking around last year...truthfully they should've taken the title in 2012 and 2013 as well. Spurs methodically smacked the Heat down and it was a beautiful thing to witness.
Honestly man, people say that the Spurs were a superteam but they just played a better brand of basketball than the Heat where Lebron and Wade take turns making plays. That’s all. This is the same team that the 8th seeded Mavs took to 7 games in the first round
This is revenge for the 2013 loss, Spurs should have won that series, which would made Duncan perhaps the top 5 best players in NBA history with 6 championships!
Why TH-cam asked me to watch this? After Kawhi blown a 3-1 leads.... For Spurs fans, 2014 really a special year. First time they do it in even year. The revenge against Heat was so sweet. Boris Diaw's really made huge difference for Spurs; Kawhi was everywhere G3 onwards; Manu turned back the clock and dunked on a Dinosaur; Patty chunk up loads of clutch 3 pointers; TD still able to takeover game at time...
I love watching the kid, 2 seat from the basket going towards the heat bench, during the 1st half, bow his head every time the Spurs score. Lost interest after the Spurs switched sides. Love seeing his reactions.
Heat fans whether they were real or not liked calling people "haters" for not liking the team during that era but the people who claimed to be fans only supported them when they were winning.
LeBron's last home game with Cleveland, 1st time - lost by 32 points (120-88) LeBron's last home game with Miami - lost by 21 points LeBron's last home game with Cleveland, 2nd time - lost by 23 points (108-85)
@@samuelgainey8336 Yeah, my point is that MJ didn't even let things get to a game 7 in his 6-0 Finals appearance. One of the hundreds of reasons why MJ > LeBron
Ibnziyad Tariq Is that supposed to mean something for Golden State? It's even worse that Draymond had an obsession with other men's ballsacks. The Spurs had no such problem because all their players were disciplined. And Bogut's injury would be like taking Tiago Splitter out of this Spurs team. *The Spurs had the largest win margin in NBA history.* Take out Tiago, and they still win in 5 games easily.
Arjun Alagani Game 3 was good also but still many Lebron-suckin analysts and miami bandwagoners were still saying that Miami will come back game 4 even with San Antonio leading the series 2-1..But than game 4 SAS shut up the Miami Heat Bandwagoners and analysts so much it was enjoyable to see them "fans" cry by how their team losing hard to SAS.
this spurs 2014 team was unstoppable. the ball movement, execution, finishers, and the laser like precision was mind blowing to witness and behold. this was one of my top favorite finals of all time
If all of these guys were younger, I bet you that they would have been able to contest against Golden State in their prime. Selfless basketball plus younger and faster reflexes would've made them a strong competition for the 15-16 or KD Warriors.
@MrAwesomeMatty The warriors were having trouble in the 2017 WCF before Kawhi went down, and that was with Park and Ginobli being 3 years older than they were here. The San Antonio core in their prime were probably better than GS was
@@kylegross1081 yeah it looked like the spurs were there better team until kawhi got hurt, to this day I think the spurs would make the finals over the warriors
@@futerpowerflash8147 I think the only certain thing is that SA wins game 1 with Kawhi then I suppose anything could happen after that. Just really hard to argue GS would have beaten them considering they were getting handled before he went down and won the only meaningful game during the regular season as well.
@@futerpowerflash8147 thanks to Zaza
Man, San Antonio meant business that day.
jtfourlife we (spurs) mean business all-day every-day
Lol they meaning business again this post season cause they're what 17-2 in March and they beat GS the other day by like 20
jthomason247 lol u lost to grizzlies
jthomason247 only the Heat’s ratings in 2ks were mattering.... spurs were smarter and wanted it more.
Didn't help that we didn't play defense. I sit here 6 years later still angry whenever I see hightlights of that series. Nobody tried, period.
That has got to be the quietest game in nba finals history
+Ryan Dupont It sure is.
what do you mean by one of the quietness games in nba finals history?
+Jamil Johnson What do you mean what does he mean?
Jamil Johnson dude you're trying to stretch the conversation man I'm just being literal
+Ryan Dupont Also you meant Kawhi'test game. Good call.
This 14 Spurs team is onre of three best team ever. They are robots playing basketball.
I found the butthurt heat fan
Bao Nguyen total domination by the Spurs
😂😂😂😂😂this guy is funny and stupid as fuck😂
+Anwar Alomari gay fool
nah gregg popovich's advance
spoelstra is bad coach
Diaw was one of the main reasons they did so well. His passing is impeccable
Hell yes and when he left the beginning of spurs falling apart!!!!!🤕
He is my fmvp in thois series
Yup…he is the one with most assists in the series
it was short lived but he was their draymond in some ways
dont forget patty mills, he was out hurt the year before. if they had him available they would have beaten the heat i think
greatest basketball execution i've ever seen in a game.
The sellout crowd left at halftime.
Lol They didn't leave they went to take something to eat
just look at the stands lol, nearly full from start, and people vanished
And after the series they would follow LeBron to Cleveland
Worst fans in the league.
That Kawhi Putback dunk will always be the play in my head when I think about em it’s crazy how athletic he is without being flashy or wasting effort
The replay from the network showed LeBron's crestfallen face. He knew the game was over.
The Spurs Play simple team Basketball , No single man basketball.
Thank you
globalicon2012 you misspelled drafted wrong
I'm here after Uconn 2024 dominate run, they used the same play style
3:30 I'll never forget that moment.
i was with u until u mentioned lebron
LeSwishh James GOAT tell me where I said that
Leonard on the follow???
Why not
I grew up watching Jordan play but this Finals has to be one of my favorites. The Spurs destroyed the Heat plus it was revenge from last season
so glad the Spurs did not blow a 3-1 lead
warrior fans will never except that they’re the biggest choke artists in NBA history and that’s a fact. Stop making excuses, draymond played game 6 and game 7 and you guys lost both games at HOME...
@@mauricedavis1740 it’s a good comeback but curry was injured with MCL sprain and Draymond suspension in critical game 5 changed momentum and allowed Cavs life in series and Bogut was their only rim protector and was injured games 5-7. Even Iggy was out in one of the remaining three games. So GSW had bit of injuries and despite that it took Cavs almighty effort to win by 4 in game 7. I will say Cavs should’ve won 2015 finals if both teams were healthy but GSW healthy in 2016 finals probably wins that series so it’s a trade off at least
@Karinge say that again without crying boy hahahaha
If Kawhi landed that dunk at 5:41 i think that would have been the end of Andersens career like Vince Carter did to that French guy when he literally jumped over him
Except it doesn't work that way. Only in moron circles. Every player ever has been dunked on. Down low defenders, it happens a lot. Only "dangling keys" fans take it farther. To the player, it's just a defensive stop that didn't work. There's usually about 30-50 a side in each game. 1 means nothing.
fr dude. The Birdman would have had to retire.
+banklikefrankwhite1 you must be really fun at parties...
30-50 dunks per side per game?
That would have been the dunk of the decade.
5:42 could've been one of the most iconic dunk in NBA history 🏀
This Spurs team was top notch, I missed these days
9 years later nothing has changed history repeats again
The ball movement was insane.. Even the 2017 gsw cant win against 2014 spurs
I agree.
They definitely can.
2017 wars beats 2014 spurs, even 96 bulls defeats 2014 spurs
real fans stayed for the whole game, bandwagons left
And the bandwagons went with LeBron back to Cleveland
I remember before this game all of Miami was saying "it's cool we haven't lost back to back this year we aight". then they end up getting killed. lol
Not just killed . . . . anihalated
1:50 ball is touched by FOUR sets of hands in 2 seconds ❤❤❤
That is how you STICK IT to the Miami Heat Bandwagoners
The Warriors bandwagon is worse at least Heat fans didn't make excuses when they lost in the Finals, they know the better team won.
Chris M that's because the most of the "Heat fans" jumped ship to Cleveland in the summer.
28-3
Shut up and now they went from Cleveland to LA..😆
bronsexuals will use stats to proove that Lebron outperformed Kawhi 😂
Like he always does 😅
EU Wanderer Kawhi destroys Lebron everytime
@@mrsky67 Lol I mean, bronsexuals always use those stats to prove that lebron outperformed Kawhi when in reality Kawhi destroy Lebrona and Miami heat 2 years straight, and lebron for the rest of his life.
EU Wanderer He’ll do it again on the Clippers. 🖐
@@mrsky67 High Hope's for that as Kawhi/Pg13 fan But to be honest this upcoming league will be very competitive and Clippers needs a decent big man to compete with Lakers bigs. Hope they can sign defensive and Rebounder big. Davis McGee and Howars is no joke.
this team versus the warriors right now would be the ultimate team ball matchup. wish i could see it. warriors assisting on almost every field goal is just amazing
As a spurs fan, warriors will probably win. They have 2 of the best shooters and the best scorer in the league that time. There's just too much firepower to overcome. This spurs team might put up a good fight though.
That is the best ball movement I've ever seen.
Boris was a huge part of that playoff run!
This and the 2011 finals are the reason why Michael Jordan is still the GOAT
Carlos Caro Been and will forever be the goat
Why because his 2 all stars averaged 13 ppg in this series?
@@stetron that mavs team swept Kobe
@@williamjones7589 Lebron got outplayed by a role player, Jason Terry
@@denisgonzales4940 so what's that say about Kobe they SWEPT him without home court lol they also beat KD,Westbrook, Hardin in 5 lets stop acting like that mavs team wasn't good they beat the best of the best and swept the 2 time defending champs while being a lower seed.
Man Patty mills, Diaw, and Splitter really did their jobs and exceeded expectations. The big 3 doing what they do and Kawhi establishing himself as a superstar being born in the league. An all time great performance.
5:42 birdman's near encounter with death..
4:49
that play is a thing of beauty
I see why everyone hates the Spurs, because they're SO good. They play basketball the way you SHOULD play. I see them as NBA champions in 2016.
against warriors? lmao
Bandwagoner shut up
Akira Sendoh lol warriors lost
well they could have won in 2016 had they not lost to okc
Kawhi was on fire. Really wanted to make up for the missed free throws of the prior year. He was also excellent in defense but if you are guarding LeBron he will have his say no matter who is guarding
He really didn't, though. When Kawhi was on him, his stats were subpar. Kawhi's defense was the biggest difference in this series, in addition to his developing offensive game.
@@chrisb8655 lebron averaged 28 7 and 4. Shot 51 percent from 3. 57 percent from the field. He definitely did
@Mark Warner game 1: Lebron scored 7 in the 1st quarter, that quarter ended 20-26 in favor of the spurs. then 6 in the 2nd quarter, spurs lead 54-49. then scored 10 in the 3rd quarter, heat lead 78 to 74. then scored 2 in the 4th and left the game. with lebron off the floor the spurs outscored the heat 16-2 in the last 4 minutes of the game.
game 2: lebron scored 2 in the 1st. spurs lead 26-19. 11 in the 2nd quarter, game tied. 3rd quarter he scored 14 points, spurs lead 78-77. Scored 8 in the 4th quarter. Heat wins 98-96. with lebron on the floor heat was +11, off the floor spurs outscored the heat by 9.
game 3: lebron scored 14 in the 1st quarter. quarter ended with spurs up 41-25. and in a major blowout lebron scores his lowest scoring game with 22 points.
game 4: lebron scored 5 in the 1st. spurs lead 26-17. lebron scored 4 in the 2nd. spurs lead 55-36. lebron scores 19 in the 3rd and 7-8 from the field. his teammates went 1-9 from the field with 2 points. with 7:56 left in the 3rd lebron made it 61-48 with a layup. from the 7:56 mark to the end of the 3rd quarter lebron was 3-4 from the field and 1-2 on fts for 9 points, his teammates from the same mark went 0-6 from the field with 3 turnovers, he scores 0 in the 4th, game ends 107-86. he scored 19 of his teams 21 points in the 3rd quarter.
game 5: he scores 17 in the 1st. 3 in the second, 7 in the 3rd and 4 in the 4th.
34/141 points were scored when the heat was down by 15 or more.
only 6 of 34 points were scored when they were down by 15 in the 4th quarter. So what you're pretty much saying is if a team is down in the 3rd quarter the best player should just stop trying? Stop the cap there is nothing misleading except your comment.
@Mark Warner and like I said you're pretty much saying he should stop trying or somehow trying to blame him when he showed up but lost to the better team. Either stfu or come up with a better argument cuz u making my point for me.
@Mark Warner again how is it his fault if his team is getting blown out? He is only one man basketball is 5 on 5. The sours were the better team so I'm not acting like anything. Like I already said two times you're pretty much saying if a team is getting blown out in the third quarter then their best player should just give up. Stfu
They thoroughly demolished the Heat. The most complete passing team I've ever seen. Was an absolute pleasure to watch.
The Spurs' ball movement was absolutely FLAWLESS. The easiest player/team to guard is a ball-hog. The hardest team to guard? An unselfish team. These 2014 Finals will be taught to kids worldwide on the importance of sharing the rock
The best team of the Spurs dynasty!
This is what you called "Complete Lockdown". HOLY HOLY HOLY shit!!! man. very prestigious game plan.
Just exquisite offense. I love how they ran the play at 1:50. Just small but important details like green staying tight to the down screen from splitter to not allow any space for his defender to slip through, which forced the help from bosh putting lebron on an island. Then the ball only touches splitter's hands for a millisecond before he drops it off. Simple but elegant.
5:47 old school basketball. Andersen just letting him know, and Kawhi didn't give a shit. Most pseudo tough guys take offense and have a whinge or try to start a fake brawl
Since Kawhi is a cyborg, he isn't programmed to get heated about such a thing.
Watched this game at the AT&T Center at a watch party...one of the best nights ever...game wasn’t there but there was a lot of energy in the building
as a mavs fan I hate the spurs, but you got to respect them. games 3-5 was the best team basketball I've ever seen. miami didn't have a shot in hell especially with their hero ball offense. spurs carved heat up with their ball movement. and let's be honest. popovich vs spoelstra was a no contest , popovich is 100000000 times better of a coach than pushover spoelstra.
agree spurs is most boring team in nba history!
Akira Sendoh nah he didn't cuz he doesn't know shit
and now your own mavs are suffering the exact same thing as the heat
After this game 4 Sir Charles Barkley quoted " The HEAT are done! It's Over"
Who’s here after Kawhi and the Toronto Raptors win the 2019 NBA Championship Title? 😂
I'm a Celtics fan, but this 2014 Spurs team is one of my all time favs. They won without a top 10 guy. I'd say Leonard was in the 11-15 range and Duncan was in the 20-25 range at that point in his career, but after that, just a group of really solid guys who executed their roles.
Nikhil Krishna yep. It was just the system that worked perfectly that year for Pop. Along with great defense. Everyone was just in the zone... Literally everyone.
you are delusional, a top championship contender with no top 10 player? Fact is, Tony Parker made all nba second team that year.
Nikhil Krishna Ppl may forget but Parker was the team's top player. U can argue he was a top 10 player that season (including playoffs). This guy dominated the game 7 against Mavs and took it to Portland. Tho the team was clicking at 200% since the game 7 against Mavs
edit: oh yea, there was a real debate of TPvCP3 as the best PG in the league
it's funny they considered the 2013 Heat as one of the greatest teams in nba history but never they consider the 2014 or any other Spurs championship team as the greatest, what the heck is that??... I've seen a video where 2005 Suns was considered as one of the best teams but not the team who won in 2005 which is the 05 Spurs... I swear ESPN bias announcers always disrespecting the Spurs
Not really, Kawhi was actually only a role player before game 3. He was like a totally different guy starting from G3. Parker was still at his peak during that year, like he was still literally the best PG during playoff at that time.
The ball movement from the Spurs is like a beautiful flowing stream, hot damn man!
I love at 2:35, LeBron not only watched Bosh go for the double-team, but just let his man go free and run right into the paint for the bucket, yet he just stands there like, "You guys, what happened to our defense?"
***** I think a perfect example of it also was that Heat vs Nets game where the rookie center blocked him. Instead of trying to put pressure defense to force a steal for the basket, he spends a good 2 seconds of the 3 seconds left complaining to the refs instead of trying to save the game.
***** Well, it doesn't make you a "Hater" if you make one negative comment about someone. And many other players do this too; the only reason I don't like LeBron or Wade doing it is they complain about fouls nearly all the time or when fouls are so blatantly obvious, yet other players such as Allen, Pierce, Rubio, and others can go with the flow and accept fouls, even if they disagree.
***** bruh there is no way a Jordan led team would lose in five games in the finals, I know this spurs team was fantastic but don't be a prisoner of the moment...not saying they wouldn't have put up points on those 90s bulls but they sure as hell wouldn't be shooting 70% in a first half on them, a lot of that was A the spurs being familiar with that heat team and B the heat playing that ridiculous blitzing style of defense. It played right into the spurs hands. As for the two leaders(Jordan and Lebron) Jordan, IF( which I highly doubt) the games were getting out of hand like the last 3, he would have chose then to score and not wen his team was already down by 50 damn points like lebron so no that spurs team, in my opinion, would stand no chance against any of those bulls teams especially against the ones from the first 3peat with a prime Jordan who did average 41ppg in one finals btw
***** lol no dude imma pistons fan, I just have a historical knowledge of the game and appreciation of the greats, now how in the hell u do u figure he couldn't average 41 in a less physical era wit no handchecking and defensive 3 seconds and don't forget lebron played like shit 4 of the 7 games last yr and he was stat padding this series so his stats r a bit inflated so its not like he owns the spurs ...oh shit I forgot about the 2007 finals too so that argument, matter fact your whole argument is invalid and bias WITHOUT factual objectivity...Jordan would own pretty much every team in the pg era bruh and that's a fact
***** lol no dude imma pistons fan, I just have a historical knowledge of the game and appreciation of the greats, now how in the hell u do u figure he couldn't average 41 in a less physical era wit no handchecking and defensive 3 seconds and don't forget lebron played like shit 4 of the 7 games last yr and he was stat padding this series so his stats r a bit inflated so its not like he owns the spurs ...oh shit I forgot about the 2007 finals too so that argument, matter fact your whole argument is invalid and bias WITHOUT factual objectivity...Jordan would own pretty much every team in the pg era bruh and that's a fact
they made the heat look like a lottery team in this series
That was the best day ever :)
I kinda thought game 5 was, but to each their own.
banklikefrankwhite1 to me it was this one... As a spurs fan, once this game was over I knew the finals were done and the ship was ours. There was no doubt in my mind the Spurs would win game 5 at home. Plus it was my birthday lol
Luis Wise same im an SA fan too, this game was pivotal and was a stab in the heart for the heat. Wouldve been back to back if it wasnt for ray
Spurs never get back to back. Never.
nomooon that's cool I guess...
do you know how many times I keep repeating right at 3:32? the crowd is just lost, SMH. Kawhi man, just complete beast......
I remember I wanted the Heat to win and this series was hard to watch but yeah these Spurs were just scary good. You could actually argue this team may be the best team if not one of the best teams of all time. At least maybe top 5.
RatchetSprite Yes this was teamwork and efficiency at its finest. I remember sitting at home being absolutely blown away at how many shots they were hitting
The Heat fans have always been phony. Spurs should have had back to back title victories but we will take it and hopefully we will be right back their in a few months. Sorry nba fans but the Spurs maybe old but they are great!
Omfg you are so stupid what do the fans have to do with the players of the Miami heat not deserving the back to back title of champions
The rise of Kawhi Leonard
This was my 17th birthday. I was going for the Spurs and I'm 5-0 when ever I root for a team on my birthday. The Spurs are 2-0 when they play on my birthday. Both those games came against LeBron James in 07 and 14. LeBron is 0-4 when he plays on my birthday.
At game 4 in the final series, Spurs killed The Heat mentally 😂
The Spurs simply were not fucking around last year...truthfully they should've taken the title in 2012 and 2013 as well. Spurs methodically smacked the Heat down and it was a beautiful thing to witness.
Yep they would've won in 2012. The 2014 finals proved that they were better than the Heat during their Heatles era
End of an era
Honestly man, people say that the Spurs were a superteam but they just played a better brand of basketball than the Heat where Lebron and Wade take turns making plays. That’s all. This is the same team that the 8th seeded Mavs took to 7 games in the first round
Wow the score wasn't so one sided midway and already fans were leaving. And they were ONLY down 1-2.
It was so good seeing those heat fans in misery
lestatpad dissapeared in the first half while the spurs built a 25 point lead. padded is stats in the 3rd q when the game was out of reach
Kawhi was locked in.
This is revenge for the 2013 loss, Spurs should have won that series, which would made Duncan perhaps the top 5 best players in NBA history with 6 championships!
Tim duncan is top 5 without that. And easily the best power forward ever.
@@sportstalkonly1442 one of the most underrated players of all time
The Heat has no answer for the Spurs same how in 2017 Warriors couldn’t hang with the Spurs so they injured Kawhi Leonard
Yeah that goddamn Zaza. Freaking Cheater!
@@davidalonzojr8617 yep Zaza = the dirtiest player in nba
And they got bad karma which lost them their three peat chance.
Deans Kingdom I always wondered how that series would’ve turned out
@@vie3147 yeah it was definitely nice to see Kawhi get his revenge on the warriors in 2019!!!
This was the game I never forgot.
IF Kawhi dunked that on Birdman at 5:42 ............ My goodness.
Precious memories; it still doesn't get any better than the incomparable San Antonio Spurs. Spurs all day long...
Diaw could have easily won the Finals MVP, he turn the tide of this series when he started in Game 3
look at Lebron's body language everytime a Spur shot go through in his face. He quit. He was already one foot outside Miami
Wouldn’t be the first time.
Why TH-cam asked me to watch this? After Kawhi blown a 3-1 leads.... For Spurs fans, 2014 really a special year. First time they do it in even year. The revenge against Heat was so sweet. Boris Diaw's really made huge difference for Spurs; Kawhi was everywhere G3 onwards; Manu turned back the clock and dunked on a Dinosaur; Patty chunk up loads of clutch 3 pointers; TD still able to takeover game at time...
beautiful basketball game, great TEAM WORK!!!!
the nuggets winning game 4 now reminds me of this scenario
That'a a nice summary but we also want to see game 3 highlights.
Pop really used Splitter. Good for him winning a champ with contribution before retirement.
Almost everyone contributed which was amazing.
Love my spurs even in this time of rebuild GO SPURS GO!!!#
James really did his best but the 2014 Spurs were just insane
胡靜遠 No he didn't lol
+X02Overdose fu he did
胡靜遠 only if he had a healthy dwayne wade and healthy Chris bosh he would destroy them
H3voc Gaming Nahhhhh
H3voc Gaming Nahhhhh
Props to those Heat fans that were still cheering their team on at the end of the game!
I love watching the kid, 2 seat from the basket going towards the heat bench, during the 1st half, bow his head every time the Spurs score. Lost interest after the Spurs switched sides. Love seeing his reactions.
Jajaja is true!!!
Heat fans whether they were real or not liked calling people "haters" for not liking the team during that era but the people who claimed to be fans only supported them when they were winning.
3:46 Timmy's reaction to Kawhi's put back! :o
The SPurs are masters of dethroning dominant champions
Diaw could easily win that finals MVP and nobody would be mad at it
the Spurs have redeemed! Coach "Papa" Popovich is proud!
Kawhi’s about to end another team’s chance at a three peat
7:10 i like lebron stood there, having flashbacks of cleveland
LMAO @ all the empty seats toward the end.
1-BULLS 72-10-CHAMPS
2-GSW 73-9
3-SPUR-2014-CLINIC BASKETBALL
LeBron's last home game with Cleveland, 1st time - lost by 32 points (120-88)
LeBron's last home game with Miami - lost by 21 points
LeBron's last home game with Cleveland, 2nd time - lost by 23 points (108-85)
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Spurs were a buzzsaw this year
1:49 THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL WOW
OKC vs Spurs was the real NBA finals of the 2014 playoffs. This finals was a massacre
Love it. Anyone that puts LeBron ahead of MJ is insane. Spurs were one free throw away in 2013 from making LeBron 2-7 in NBA Finals.
Spurs should've won game 7 if you wanted that 2-7 to happen. They had just as much a chance as the Heat did.
@@samuelgainey8336 Yeah, my point is that MJ didn't even let things get to a game 7 in his 6-0 Finals appearance. One of the hundreds of reasons why MJ > LeBron
@@PetePineda Well I never put Bron ahead of MJ. MJ is the GOAT.
This is so dumb, it’s a team achievement
@@PetePineda and mj went to game 7s on his way to the chip, so if he played those teams in the finals instead of round 3 it’s worse?
bonner's smooth floater @1:22 lmao
2:56 art of shooting
Hey Golden St Fans...THIS IS A TEAM THAT FINISHED THE JOB WHEN THEY HAD A 3-1 LEAD😂🖕🏾
😂😂
well no one was suspended/injured
Ibnziyad Tariq Is that supposed to mean something for Golden State? It's even worse that Draymond had an obsession with other men's ballsacks. The Spurs had no such problem because all their players were disciplined. And Bogut's injury would be like taking Tiago Splitter out of this Spurs team. *The Spurs had the largest win margin in NBA history.* Take out Tiago, and they still win in 5 games easily.
And Since when did the spurs ever go back to back???🤦♂️🖕🏽
Didi Jagger Warriors fans are bandwagon fans
To ALL you Bronsexuals out there:
I NEVER saw MICHAEL JORDAN get ABSOLUTELY DOMINATED in the NBA Finals let alone it happens TWICE. (2007, 2014)
3x. 2018 finals as well
utter and complete humiliation
2:56 art.
Ray Allen saving Lebrons ass in 2013…Spurs took that personal
3:31 I miss this kind of Leonard.
That play at 1:49 is my favorite. As well as the play at 2:29 .
Get rekt Miami!! That game was the best game i ever saw in my life!! Bandwagoners
Arjun Alagani
Game 3 was good also but still many Lebron-suckin analysts and miami bandwagoners were still saying that Miami will come back game 4 even with San Antonio leading the series 2-1..But than game 4 SAS shut up the Miami Heat Bandwagoners and analysts so much it was enjoyable to see them "fans" cry by how their team losing hard to SAS.