Tim Duncan vs Amar'e Stoudemire LEGENDARY Game 1 Duel Highlights 2008 Playoffs - CLUTCH Duncan! 

This style of basketball is so beautiful to me. This is a lost art indeed 😔

Tim Duncan career facing Dirk Nowitzki, Kevin Garnett and Amar'e Stoudamire was so beautiful and exciting to watch..

While many wont admit it, Stoudemire was one of Duncans hardest matchups in his career. That athleticism and offensive skill drove the spurs crazy. If only Amare worked with Hakeem in 2006 after his 1st knee surgery...

Tim Duncan the greatest PF ever and one of the greatest leaders ever

Spurs vs Suns used to be some of the best playoff games

I agree Amare is a hard matchup for Duncan, he's athletic and fast, can shoot jumpers near 18", and jump high. But you can see in this game, there's just no one could stop Duncan...Down by 16 points and Duncan put valiant effort to score 40 to bring them back. Just think how many times Timmy has saved the Spurs, that's insane.

Tim Duncan is top 5 all time. Idc what anyone has to say. Best leader also. Dude just went to work every year, and was always a threat to win it all year in year out. Not ONE year he wasn’t in contention.

Tim Duncan would've easily learned to become a 3-point threat in today's game.

Spurs always had to face the toughest teams on the west before they could win their 5 championships! Easily the best team in any sports history!!!

Tim Duncan will never get the credit he deserves! What a unique talent he had. First ballot HOF "for sure !!👍👍Well deserved TD#Top4bestplayertoeverdoit!!

Amar'e is my favorite player ever and I'm so sad they couldn't get past the Spurs, but I have the ultimate respect for Tim because of that and he's the greatest PF of all time. Let's get Amar'e and Matrix into the Hof though they deserve it!

Daamm how much I miss the big fundamental! 💙 TD21 from Greece

How quickly they forgot about Amare

Hugely underrated playoff performance by Duncan in ‘08. Outplayed Shaq and Amare.

can't believe I am watching this in 2019 but have to say it again that the 3 pointer TD made by the end of second OT was one of the underestimated greatest play ever made in the NBA history. His greatness is beyond words.

Duncan and ama're at their prime time. So good to watch

I remember watching this game live and how intense it was, I also remember Tim Duncan's three pointer being on the front page of the San Antonio Express which is basically the news paper. :)

These spurs vs suns battles were insane.

All I want to say is that what a legend, STEVE NASH!!!!

I just don’t understand why that game-tying three by Timmy doesn’t get more recognition as the amazing Playoff moment that it was. Sure, one could argue there wasn’t a ton at stake here - it being Game 1 of a first round matchup - but I remember watching this game live; it was only my second year watching the NBA and I knew Tim Duncan hitting a 3 was a huge fucking deal. The fact that it was in such a critical situation made it damn-near mindblowing.

I love how TD actually prepared himself for this play.. notice when he simply wiped his hands after an offscreen pick catch and shoot, like he already knew it was going in.. he rarely shoot 3s but when he does, you know he’ll make it.. what a legend..

Tim Duncan TOP 5 ALL TIME

I still remember this game.... heartbeat goes up to 130 the clutch time!

damn.. it feels like this was just yesterday.. old but gold times..

Shaq looks so useless out there

Thanks for posting this. I remember being there and going out of my mind when Duncan hit the 3.

Im from Portugal and i watch the Spurs since 2007. This was my first playoff game. What a night!

So much great memories in 1 video, Duncan and the spurs forever a consistent and calm underdog team comparing the star studs team from the west. Haha miss ginobili's hair... Shaq was washed up when he joined the sun, if he joined them few years ealier, sun would won some chips with him... Stoudmire is always a great threat in the paint playing along side with Nash... Always love their games... They could be 1 of the best 1and 4 pair after malone and Stockton... Miss those good old days where players fought hard and less running their mouth on social media.. Glad to witness and watch nba at its best from 90s till 2000s.

Pure nostalgia old school team fundamental basketball

At that time, Manu still had hair......

I need to see this series again. Epic clash!!

ahh remembered it like it was yesterday. I was 16 back then, that clutch three is stuck in my head.

I see Duncan shoot jumpshots but i never saw him shoots threes🏀🏅👌

Aye this game was nuts thanks for the recommendation

Back before everyone was shooting nothing but 3s

This Suns team was stacked and were fun to watch!

Tim Duncan shows us the definition of cornerstone and MVP

Damn I miss this basketball!! 🔥👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

wow i loved the Nash & Amar'e Suns

If not for Amare Stoudemire injury he'll become one of the best player in that era. I also remember when Brandon Roy got injured.

I miss this no drama basketball

Man the fundamentals of these games are pure elite basketball you can see the play’s actually play out

God Duncan in his prime was something to watch

These were still the good ol days of basketball.

Very beautyful game for both team players

This y TD the Greatest PF ALL TIME 💪🏀

They say AD is better than duncan.. lol Tim Duncan is wildly underrated.

What a beast duel

Damn that's a game. Sick matchup

Tim Duncan one of the greatest centers of all time. Skills, leadership, calmness. The glue of an entire team.

Ppl forget how much of prob Timmy was back then. Esp on D end.. 💪💪

What a game! It’s not important which team won the game. Every player of two teams did his best. This is the NBA game.

Tim duncun always gave his all. The most OG basketball player to ever play the PF position. The dude was just really strong

One of my favorite duos of all time Nash & Amar'e! Unfortunately they didn't get a ring partly due to injuries and the other part becuase the spurs had a dominant trio themselves that always stood in the way.

Suns fan here, really thought we would win a few chips with this team, but Duncans that dude

2002 to 2008 was the golden era of power forwards. Duncan, Garnett, Nowitzki are all timers. Then you have great talents like Z-Bo, Amar'e , and Wallace. Then you have very good players like Kenyon Martin bringing up the rear.

Duncan a basketball GOD!!

First time to see Duncan's 3 point shot.

Duncan still had some athletic quickness here i can see it in some of his post moves.

Everyone here making fun of Shaq forgetting how he destroyed Duncan back in their primes and how dominant he was. He's knees and stamina are not that good anymore but still tries to play, give credit.

what a tough game!

It's incredible that Stourdamire and Shaq can't stop to Timmy. Def a top 10.

Why do so few people talk about Timmy's post game? Always gets his spot, gets his shot, works the defender out of position, creates space. It isn't Hakeem, but dude puts up 40+ in the playoffs with 1 three pointer lol. Elite post game

People don't understand how much of a beast amare was in his prime, had he played in today's game he would be a 300 million dollar player, but Duncan is already best power forward ever, but once he started making his free throws and hitting game tying threes, it's a wrap for anyone

Crazy game

Duncan vs Stoudemire Patker vs Nash. Great series. I miss this type of basketball. Now teams are juat shooting 3s and no plays

my biggest takeaway is how done Shaq was at this point in his career lol. hard to believe this is the same guy that was literally unguardable

great game

Was that the series that Horry checked Nash into the stands? He was the true MVP of that series

Amar'e Stoudemire is one of my favorite NBA players of the 2000s/2010s

Before Timmy stripped some pounds due to a knee injury, he was unstoppable. No one in his era could sustainably stop him. NONE.

I went to this game with some friends, and game 2 with some coworkers. When Duncan drained that 3 to go to double OT it was the loudest I ever recall in ATT.

Love Tim man , guarding shaq , amare still gets 40

The big fundamental taking the Suns to school, best power forward ever, Monster indeed, too good, too strong too big💪🙌

Tims post game was beautiful, this whole game he gives u an assortment of moves, its weird when u compare it to today, where KAT struggles to score over guys 6 inches smaller than he is, where is the sophistication of moves

such a classic game

This was one of the best basketball games ive never seen not just because im a spurs fan

He was a legend before this game but this game made him a God! Who else can drop 40 against Shaq and stoudemire!

I can’t wait for the class of ‘19 HOF

Timmy was on FIRE!

That three by Tim Duncan was crazy

No more games like this, no more duos like this. Back then was everything teamwork, nowadays are only individualities.

EPIC

Shaq, Nash, Amare, Grant Hill. That looked like a big 4 but only if all they were all in their prime.

I miss watching Tim Duncan :(

Oh man, that last lay up of Ginobili.

Amar'e Cost the suns the game. Duncan was CLUTCH! borderline phenomenal.

Manu was unreal...The bravest and boldest SOB to ever play the game!

那場比賽我一直記得，鄧肯投三分而且還是進了！太陽總教練露出一付不敢相信的表情

Duncan, Parker Ginobli...Best TRIO ever

Tim duncan most athletic basketball player of all time

Amare was a beast

Dem my boyz!

This suns team was stacked

很精彩的一場比賽打到2OT，只是鄧肯也可以飆三分，硬是把賽事帶到延長賽，真是很有趣！

Stoudemire!!! wow

You can tell amare took alot from Garnetts games. Even the way he grabs his own make at throws it back to the other team to throw the ball in is like Garnett

Man Imagine if Duncan added the 3pt to his arsenal during that time. What could have been. I LOVE MY TEAM SPURS 210

Tim Duncan > every Great don't @ me

Oof,everybody in the comments comparing a SG Kobe to a PF Duncan,like it even is the same thing,smfh.Give it a rest.Completely different players,completely different impact on the floor.Basketball's a fucking team game,it's not boxing.Both players were great and iconic,both have won championships and MVP's,they're both well accomplished and team-lifers and they're on equal level.Noone's better than the other,you ask them they'll tell you the same.