People don’t understand, this same track played this SAME YEAR for the WWF promo of the rock vs stone cold, arguably the GREATEST promo of all time. Kudos to you for using this track.
I remember watching this when I was 10, thinking there's no possible way we can loose this!!!! And I cried too, I remember balling my eyes out in my friends front room (who by the way was for the Lakers). Give us another year or two and we'll be right back in there with the top 5. Blazers for Life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+Ryan Novoa You are still up by 13 in the 4th. You should be able to close that without the refs help. But you guys missed like 11 shots in a row. Choke job. Period.
The lakers are cowards. They got league assistance to beat the Kings in 2002 and that is a fact ! Now you have to wonder in 2000 if there was league assistance. The lakers have a permanent shit stain on their legacy because of 2002. The Sacramento Kings are the real champs
The 2000-2004 Lakers were the most exiciting, capitavtating, and dramatic sports team of all time. They had it all the cast of characters was legendary the personailties just had so much charisma, there so many moments, comebacks, game winners. With those teams no deficit was too big to be overcome. It was just something else RIP 2000-2004 L.A.Lakers
i dunno about anyone , but im a laker fan since 2010 when i first started watching the nba (matches are 3-5 am in my country and i get up to watch now ) but when i watch this i get shivers ... i cant imagine how lucky the fans were watching these guys play !
I remember this game like it was yesterday. One of the greatest wins in Laker history in the playoffs. This loss put Portland in a long funk now stretching to 11 years.
I was devastated by that game. I was a hardcore fan when I was little(I'm still a big fan but not quite as devoted). I remember all the Beat LA signs in Portland that year. It was the best rivalry in the NBA at the time. I'm hoping it'll get back to that now with Kobe vs. Roy, Aldridge vs. Gasol, Oden vs. Bynum, etc.
great vid...besides all the highlights i especially like the use of facial expressions to show the tension/ emotion of the game. I remember the big 3s by Shaw, Horry, and Kobe, I remember Shaq's jump hook to take the lead and obviously I remember the alleyoop. But I forgot how awesome the Lakers defense was during the comeback! Those blocks were sick
this had to be one of the top conference finals every. god this happen 9 years ago. the lakers had such good talent in that team. shaq, kobe, horry, shaw, rice, harper, fish, etc... to be able to compete and win over the blazers and kings who at that time who were 2 of the best teams in the nba. i miss that rivalry.
Wallace's comments after the game were classic. He spilled the secret about the NBA's fixing of games which weren't to come out for a few more years. "If we have to lose, then so be it. At least we got to show them we were the better team".
Ever since these days, ive always known Kobe would make it to the top and stay there. Nobody in the league has talent like him. They come and go but Kobe has always stayed consistent. No matter what he has been through. All you haters out there, prepare to see ring number 4.
I remember this game and I saw it live. I am a Lakers fan, but I have to admit that there were plenty of calls, and non-calls, that went the Lakers way. Still, I'm happy they won!
Of- course they were friends...Friends who wanted to rip each other's throat's out to win over the leadership of the team. Any who, the past is the past, and i'm always thankful for that 3-peat.
the songs sync great, my way about the blazers having their way with us, then breakdown by tantric about the blazers mental breakdown and our comeback to win it.
The 02' series wasn't the first or last time Bavetta weighed in on an important game. He also worked Game 7 of the 2000 Western Conference Finals between the Lakers and the Trail Blazers. The Lakers were down by 13 at the start of the fourth quarter when Bavetta went to work. The Lakers outscored Portland 31-13 in the fourth quarter and went on to win the game and the series. It certainly didn't hurt the Lakers that they got to shoot 37 free throws compared to a paltry 16 for the Trail Blazers.
Bryant...TO SHAQ!!!! Definitely one of the greatest sports moments of my life. I remember where I was and what I did when it happened. Watching my little TV alone in my room while the rest of my family was watching downstairs. Couldn't be with them because I was too wrapped up in the game and cursing like a drunken sailor. Screamed and lost my voice whilst jumping up and down repeatedly when it happened. I knew the title was ours. And I was right.
I hope there are more exciting games like this again...Mavs,Spurs,Nuggets, and Blazers should give Lakers a show......I hope my Kings get a quality FA next year so we can get that buzz going again!!
Excerpt from Tim Donaghy’s Book In the pregame meeting prior to Game 6, the league office sent down word that certain calls - calls that would have benefitted the Lakers - were being missed by the referees. This was the type of not-so-subtle information that I and other referees were left to interpret. After receiving the dispatch, Bavetta openly talked about the fact that the league wanted a Game 7.
This run started with Shaq lauching himself into the stands for a loose ball. I think the other players thought "Damn Shaq is risking his body for a loose ball"
I was at a game in this series and scotty Pippen was on fire that was how he became my favorite player of all time i couldnt remember what gam it was cuz i was young
if youre a Laker fan I'm sorry but this game was FIXED! The Blazers were so much better than the Lakers in fact that even though they couldnt hit a shot to save their lives in the fourth quarter they STILL deserved the game and wouldve won if not for the refs (led by the notorious Dick Bavetta). Other games that were fixed: 2002 WCF gm6, much of the 2006 finals, 2005 houston/dallas, 93 WCF gm7, 2010 finals gm7, various knicks/bulls playoff games over the years (especially against Miami or Utah)
But Scottie also had his chances to seal the win or win the game on his own. He benched himself when Toni Kukoc hit a game-winning shot against the Knicks in the 1993-94 playoffs. Two games against the Lakers as a Trailblazer. Portland hasn't been the same since that Game 7 meltdown.
...and I fully trust every descision Joe D makes. He has never made a bad descision. He has drafted Stuckey, Prince and Maxiell. Three great picks if you ask anyone. Sure he said that next year's Pistons will look different than this year's, but he is a major reason as to why Detroit has seen 6 consecutive conference finals appearances, even after trading the captain and rebound leader. And even if a starter goes, the Pistons don't have any superstars so it will effect them very little.
Damon Stoudamire used to live down the street from me, he had a full b-ball court in the back, but he never really talked with any of the neighbors, he was kind of a shut-in
@Pizuzuzimmer I think it is a meltdown because Portland went so long without a basket (and got plenty of makeable jumpshots too) due to a suddenly very stagnant offensive gameplan, that it would be unlikely for a team of the Lakers caliber to not come back. Portland was practically begging LA to come back with the way they shot from the floor and the foul line. One of the few comebacks I really don't find that impressive when I really watch it.
Refs had nothing to do with the blazers losing this game, during that 15-0 run the Lakers had to tie it up they went to the line only twice! and the blazers missed 10 shots in a row. The free throws didn't start piling up until the final seconds when the blazers had to foul.
Laker fan here. How come we never see those loud, rowdy crowds anymore. WTF, I can't stand the fans that go to the games now. Damn celebs just sitting on their asses all the time. Thats why it never seems like we have the homecourt advantage anymore. That is all. BTW, check out my Laker vids. :)
Yeah they started this thing called "lights out" at the staples center, where the crowd light is off and only the court is lit up...creating a dark effect in the stadium...they started that last year.
@Dbuck951 I know what your saying man this series felt so significant. What I loved about this time period in the league was the rivalries the Lakers had and how it was covered by NBC or the sports media. Maybe it's the interest level, fans of today, marketing, coverage, money, Stern, or us but I don't get the same vibe you were talking about either man. Like this series, or the Kings vs Lakers series felt monumental like Hero vs Villain. Now Magic vs Lakers I could care less who wins.
Both teams were amazing, but LA shut down Portland in that last 2 quarters, I miss these days and I'm a Nets fan... Shaq was a complete beast and not a pre madonna like someone who plays for the Lakers now
Yet another game rigged by Stern. The Lakers shot 20 more fts than the trail blazers and Sabonis fouled out on ridiculous calls yet everyone hypes this game up as some great comeback when in fact, it was just another rigged game like the 2002 game 6 vs Sacramento, those few games in the Bucks vs Sixers series of 2001, the 06 finals, 08 finals (in favour of the celtics) and the 10' finals (in favour of the lakers). Damn I love bball but the nba is so god damn rigged sometimes.
No it was his 4th year in the league. But the Blazers were a fantastic team. But wow they just collapsed at the end of the game. They shouldn't have lost this game. but they found a way to do it.
Well yea, Gasol was already a complete player. I mean I'm not saying we would have won a title with just Bynum, but we were still somewhat of a contender. Shaq said he wouldn't mind coming back and retiring with the Lakers. So yea...
Funny how this is supposedly a 'big melt-down' for the Blazers, but in the NBA, 15-pt. leads on the road isn't that special. The Lakers topped it in this years finals being up 24 in the 1st damn quarter and still blowing it. Had they kept the lead, the finals would have been a completely different story.
"If we give the benefit of the calls to the team that's down in the series, nobody's going to complain. The series will be even at three apiece, and the better team can win Game 7" Bavetta said As history shows, Sacramento lost Game 6 in a wild come-from-behind thriller that saw the Lakers repeatedly sent to the foul line by the referees. For other NBA referees watching the game on television, it was a shameful performance by Bavetta's crew, one of the most poorly officiated games of all time.
ok, those are very awesome teams and i think it's very debatable. Hell, i think MOST people would agree with you. The thing that i believe that gives the 2000 Lakers the edge is... what could those teams do to stop Shaq? Kobe can guard Michael, Harper can guard Johnson, but neither Kareem nor Longely is going to stop Shaq. The bench is also another thing to take into consideration... 2000 bench>96 Bulls or 87 Lakers.
@6footdunker i still think this was the most complete blazers team ever. rasheed in his prime, pippen, steve smith, bonzi, damon stoudamire, sabonis, etc. dont get me wrong, clyde is the best player to wear a blazers uniform.
Facts of this decade (Spurs-Lakers): -3 NBA titles -Finals appearances LA: 5 SA: 3 -SA played more post-season series. -SA won 522 games; LA won 465 games -SA made playoffs every year... guess who didn't? -Lowest season win total SA: 53 LA: 34 -2004-2005 Lakers .415 win % And The Spurs won an NBA title in 1999 but, according to efjhsdjfasjf, 1999 isn't part of the last 10 years (which is a decade). So it should be NBA titles: SA: 4 LA: 3 I'm just appeasing the whiny LA fan.
Every single time the Lakers have an impressive win, haters start speaking of conspiracy theories on how they bought the league busted them out. Just admit that the Lakers kick butt and even the Lakers have bad seasons and games, there is nothing suspicious whatsoever. Jerry Buss could easily deal with the league to have him win 7 consecutive titles for crying out loud.
This is the definition of the Blazers...CHOKE!! Clyde Drexler's Blazers did it all the time and this team was no different. Remember Game 6 in the 92 finals? Many more games where the Blazers would be winning, then just decided they wanted to lose. Pathetic!
Harper got to play with two of the best to EVER play this GAME. Jordan - Kobe. Don't get me wrong, there are other good players, but come on... Kobe has shown lots of leadership and determination.
you're right. it probably would have. but i don't get your point. mine was that refs made calls that dramatically changed the outcome of games, which cast a hight doubt on LA's titles legitimacy. i'm talking about determined acts to favor one team
I'm sorry, but Rodman would not be able to stop Shaq. If Barkley couldn't do it, Rodman definitely wouldn't be able to. Shaq never had a good back up, but he never really needed one as a Laker.
It wouldn't even matter that much... Kobe still averaged 25 a game this series even with Pippen on him most of the game. Yes Pippen was the Blazers best wing defender, but still it wasn't like pippen was good at this point on his career. he was just a regular 10 pt 5 reb player.
Lakers can't get it done all the time in the Finals. Spurs are 3 for 3 in the Finals this decade. And the Spurs are STILL the better team this decade. This is proved by their consistency. There hasn't been a season where they won under 53 games. The Spurs have made the playoffs every season. The 04-05 Lakers boasted a pathetic 34-48 record (.415) without a post-season appearance. The Spurs are better in this decade as a WHOLE... not just 3 years of dominance followed by 3 horrible seasons.
Well isn't quite obvious why the fans turned their back on him? He left the Lakers to rot foe a few years, and had the nerve to talk smack and dirty towards the Laker organization after all they and the fans had done for him. It's called respect, and Shaq had none of it. Yes, we appreciate his kickass work during 3-peat, but otherwise he is no hero any longer in L.A. In fact, the talk is if whether the Lakers will retire his jersey or not...Personally, I would, but if they don't, no surprise.
I seen this video 10 years ago and fell in love with it.. great video bro had to come back to it
2020 Edit. Can u please make this remastered
One of the greatest games of my lifetime.
Great memories.
People don’t understand, this same track played this SAME YEAR for the WWF promo of the rock vs stone cold, arguably the GREATEST promo of all time. Kudos to you for using this track.
I remember watching this when I was 10, thinking there's no possible way we can loose this!!!! And I cried too, I remember balling my eyes out in my friends front room (who by the way was for the Lakers). Give us another year or two and we'll be right back in there with the top 5. Blazers for Life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lmao this you wrote this 13 years ago,
You’re probably 30+ nowlol
The Lakers won this game fair and square, get over it Laker Haters.
JRod 17 thank you
Exactly. Portland choked, we seized it. Go Lakers :)
+Ryan Novoa You are still up by 13 in the 4th. You should be able to close that without the refs help. But you guys missed like 11 shots in a row. Choke job. Period.
Damn right. Blazers shouldn't have missed 13 shots in a row. Go Lakers!
The lakers are cowards. They got league assistance to beat the Kings in 2002 and that is a fact ! Now you have to wonder in 2000 if there was league assistance.
The lakers have a permanent shit stain on their legacy because of 2002. The Sacramento Kings are the real champs
The 2000-2004 Lakers were the most exiciting, capitavtating, and dramatic sports team of all time. They had it all the cast of characters was legendary the personailties just had so much charisma, there so many moments, comebacks, game winners. With those teams no deficit was too big to be overcome. It was just something else
RIP 2000-2004 L.A.Lakers
i dunno about anyone , but im a laker fan since 2010 when i first started watching the nba (matches are 3-5 am in my country and i get up to watch now ) but when i watch this i get shivers ... i cant imagine how lucky the fans were watching these guys play !
I remember this game like it was yesterday. One of the greatest wins in Laker history in the playoffs. This loss put Portland in a long funk now stretching to 11 years.
I was devastated by that game. I was a hardcore fan when I was little(I'm still a big fan but not quite as devoted). I remember all the Beat LA signs in Portland that year. It was the best rivalry in the NBA at the time. I'm hoping it'll get back to that now with Kobe vs. Roy, Aldridge vs. Gasol, Oden vs. Bynum, etc.
great vid...besides all the highlights i especially like the use of facial expressions to show the tension/ emotion of the game. I remember the big 3s by Shaw, Horry, and Kobe, I remember Shaq's jump hook to take the lead and obviously I remember the alleyoop. But I forgot how awesome the Lakers defense was during the comeback! Those blocks were sick
14 years ago omg
i know
19 now
@@soosincere807824 years later now. 😢
This was a hell of a game. I remember it like it was yesterday. Can't believe it's been 10 years.
this had to be one of the top conference finals every. god this happen 9 years ago. the lakers had such good talent in that team. shaq, kobe, horry, shaw, rice, harper, fish, etc... to be able to compete and win over the blazers and kings who at that time who were 2 of the best teams in the nba. i miss that rivalry.
Wallace's comments after the game were classic. He spilled the secret about the NBA's fixing of games which weren't to come out for a few more years. "If we have to lose, then so be it. At least we got to show them we were the better team".
Ever since these days, ive always known Kobe would make it to the top and stay there. Nobody in the league has talent like him. They come and go but Kobe has always stayed consistent. No matter what he has been through. All you haters out there, prepare to see ring number 4.
simply the best dynamic due in history!!!
ohhh one of the best games ever. saw this when i was a kid. i remember this like it was yesterday. GO LAKERS!
that kobe to shaq alleyoup was ona the most beautiful plays that i have ever seen
I remember this game and I saw it live. I am a Lakers fan, but I have to admit that there were plenty of calls, and non-calls, that went the Lakers way. Still, I'm happy they won!
Of- course they were friends...Friends who wanted to rip each other's throat's out to win over the leadership of the team. Any who, the past is the past, and i'm always thankful for that 3-peat.
the songs sync great, my way about the blazers having their way with us, then breakdown by tantric about the blazers mental breakdown and our comeback to win it.
I can't decide if the Kobe to Shaq play or the Horry 3 vs. the Queens is the best moment for me as a Lakers fan.
1st Song: "My Way" by Limp Bizkit
2nd Song: "Breakdown" by Tantric
Loved the video
Man the Blazers just broke down, but credit to those persistent Lakers they fought hard and pervailed.
The 02' series wasn't the first or last time Bavetta weighed in on an important game. He also worked Game 7 of the 2000 Western Conference Finals between the Lakers and the Trail Blazers. The Lakers were down by 13 at the start of the fourth quarter when Bavetta went to work. The Lakers outscored Portland 31-13 in the fourth quarter and went on to win the game and the series. It certainly didn't hurt the Lakers that they got to shoot 37 free throws compared to a paltry 16 for the Trail Blazers.
Bryant...TO SHAQ!!!! Definitely one of the greatest sports moments of my life. I remember where I was and what I did when it happened. Watching my little TV alone in my room while the rest of my family was watching downstairs. Couldn't be with them because I was too wrapped up in the game and cursing like a drunken sailor. Screamed and lost my voice whilst jumping up and down repeatedly when it happened. I knew the title was ours. And I was right.
I hope there are more exciting games like this again...Mavs,Spurs,Nuggets, and Blazers should give Lakers a show......I hope my Kings get a quality FA next year so we can get that buzz going again!!
damn, this was a stacked portland team. A young damon, sheed, sabonis, veteran pippen. this is one tough team.
3:10 former bullmates
Excerpt from Tim Donaghy’s Book
In the pregame meeting prior to Game 6, the league office sent down word that certain calls - calls that would have benefitted the Lakers - were being missed by the referees. This was the type of not-so-subtle information that I and other referees were left to interpret. After receiving the dispatch, Bavetta openly talked about the fact that the league wanted a Game 7.
This run started with Shaq lauching himself into the stands for a loose ball. I think the other players thought "Damn Shaq is risking his body for a loose ball"
MVP of this series was definitely David Stern. He was firing on all cylinders!
Man, that loss hurt. At least Portland is back on track.
this game still gives me shivers.
i’ve been watching this video since 2009
I was at a game in this series and scotty Pippen was on fire that was how he became my favorite player of all time i couldnt remember what gam it was cuz i was young
if youre a Laker fan I'm sorry but this game was FIXED! The Blazers were so much better than the Lakers in fact that even though they couldnt hit a shot to save their lives in the fourth quarter they STILL deserved the game and wouldve won if not for the refs (led by the notorious Dick Bavetta). Other games that were fixed: 2002 WCF gm6, much of the 2006 finals, 2005 houston/dallas, 93 WCF gm7, 2010 finals gm7, various knicks/bulls playoff games over the years (especially against Miami or Utah)
But Scottie also had his chances to seal the win or win the game on his own.
He benched himself when Toni Kukoc hit a game-winning shot against the Knicks in the 1993-94 playoffs.
Two games against the Lakers as a Trailblazer. Portland hasn't been the same since that Game 7 meltdown.
one of the best videos on youtube! awesome job KB8SD!!
...and I fully trust every descision Joe D makes. He has never made a bad descision. He has drafted Stuckey, Prince and Maxiell. Three great picks if you ask anyone. Sure he said that next year's Pistons will look different than this year's, but he is a major reason as to why Detroit has seen 6 consecutive conference finals appearances, even after trading the captain and rebound leader.
And even if a starter goes, the Pistons don't have any superstars so it will effect them very little.
The music fits this video perfectly
Damon Stoudamire used to live down the street from me, he had a full b-ball court in the back, but he never really talked with any of the neighbors, he was kind of a shut-in
When it was the Lakers vs Boston in game 7, "Sheed" was like, "you know wat guys, i've seen this somewhere, but i dont know where" lol XD
@Pizuzuzimmer I think it is a meltdown because Portland went so long without a basket (and got plenty of makeable jumpshots too) due to a suddenly very stagnant offensive gameplan, that it would be unlikely for a team of the Lakers caliber to not come back. Portland was practically begging LA to come back with the way they shot from the floor and the foul line. One of the few comebacks I really don't find that impressive when I really watch it.
Greg Anthony, Jermaine Oneal, Scottie Pippen, Arvydas Sabonis, Steve Smith, Damon Stoudamire, Rasheed Wallace, Bonzi Wells...
Pretty stacked team...damn
@KevinAraingaSk8
1st song : my way by limpbiskut
2nd song: breakdown by Tantric
this is the game that decided scotties legacy. blazers win, then beat indiana and Scottie one ups Mike, proves hes not just a number 2.
I laugh whenever i see Phil Jackson as it seems like even during being behind on the score board we somehow knows they will win it in the end.
Kobe's FRO will forever be MISSED!
@TheDelaney401 yeah, sheed is one of the most complete PF's to play the game. He can defend, shoot 3's, play down low, he can do it all.
Refs had nothing to do with the blazers losing this game, during that 15-0 run the Lakers had to tie it up they went to the line only twice! and the blazers missed 10 shots in a row. The free throws didn't start piling up until the final seconds when the blazers had to foul.
And it took us 7 years to get back on track after this.
lol phil jackson's face @ 2:19 was like -- "these mother fuckers don't know whats about to hit them." what a smirk he has lol
Laker fan here.
How come we never see those loud, rowdy crowds anymore. WTF, I can't stand the fans that go to the games now. Damn celebs just sitting on their asses all the time. Thats why it never seems like we have the homecourt advantage anymore. That is all.
BTW, check out my Laker vids. :)
Yeah they started this thing called "lights out" at the staples center, where the crowd light is off and only the court is lit up...creating a dark effect in the stadium...they started that last year.
@Dbuck951 I know what your saying man this series felt so significant. What I loved about this time period in the league was the rivalries the Lakers had and how it was covered by NBC or the sports media. Maybe it's the interest level, fans of today, marketing, coverage, money, Stern, or us but I don't get the same vibe you were talking about either man. Like this series, or the Kings vs Lakers series felt monumental like Hero vs Villain. Now Magic vs Lakers I could care less who wins.
Both teams were amazing, but LA shut down Portland in that last 2 quarters, I miss these days and I'm a Nets fan... Shaq was a complete beast and not a pre madonna like someone who plays for the Lakers now
Fisher was most definitely on that team... there's only been 3 seasons since we drafted him in 96 he wasn't on the team
This music is perfect great video...one of my favs
4:20 Shaw...... Ties it at 75!!!
Yet another game rigged by Stern. The Lakers shot 20 more fts than the trail blazers and Sabonis fouled out on ridiculous calls yet everyone hypes this game up as some great comeback when in fact, it was just another rigged game like the 2002 game 6 vs Sacramento, those few games in the Bucks vs Sixers series of 2001, the 06 finals, 08 finals (in favour of the celtics) and the 10' finals (in favour of the lakers).
Damn I love bball but the nba is so god damn rigged sometimes.
@lilze96 do you think nick van would have played in the triangle?
No it was his 4th year in the league.
But the Blazers were a fantastic team. But wow they just collapsed at the end of the game. They shouldn't have lost this game. but they found a way to do it.
man i loved this blazers team, u had mighty mouse, pip, an at the time motivated rasheed, and f'n arvydis sabonis
Well yea, Gasol was already a complete player. I mean I'm not saying we would have won a title with just Bynum, but we were still somewhat of a contender.
Shaq said he wouldn't mind coming back and retiring with the Lakers. So yea...
whats the song that starts at 2:09?
Thanks!
Said the hater.
That's why LA has the brightest future in the NBA as of now.
Tell me the name of the second song please.
Funny how this is supposedly a 'big melt-down' for the Blazers, but in the NBA, 15-pt. leads on the road isn't that special. The Lakers topped it in this years finals being up 24 in the 1st damn quarter and still blowing it. Had they kept the lead, the finals would have been a completely different story.
"If we give the benefit of the calls to the team that's down in the series, nobody's going to complain. The series will be even at three apiece, and the better team can win Game 7" Bavetta said
As history shows, Sacramento lost Game 6 in a wild come-from-behind thriller that saw the Lakers repeatedly sent to the foul line by the referees. For other NBA referees watching the game on television, it was a shameful performance by Bavetta's crew, one of the most poorly officiated games of all time.
ok, those are very awesome teams and i think it's very debatable. Hell, i think MOST people would agree with you. The thing that i believe that gives the 2000 Lakers the edge is... what could those teams do to stop Shaq? Kobe can guard Michael, Harper can guard Johnson, but neither Kareem nor Longely is going to stop Shaq. The bench is also another thing to take into consideration... 2000 bench>96 Bulls or 87 Lakers.
The finest of Laker moments!
I would be more afraid if the Celtics played the Trail Blazers than the Lakers next year.
I think one of them was actually called goaltending, but you just see the crowd's initial reaction.
LOL the guy at 5:43 tries to pick up Shaq but totally fails! hahaha
i look at this and i cry
@6footdunker i still think this was the most complete blazers team ever. rasheed in his prime, pippen, steve smith, bonzi, damon stoudamire, sabonis, etc. dont get me wrong, clyde is the best player to wear a blazers uniform.
Facts of this decade (Spurs-Lakers):
-3 NBA titles
-Finals appearances LA: 5 SA: 3
-SA played more post-season series.
-SA won 522 games; LA won 465 games
-SA made playoffs every year... guess who didn't?
-Lowest season win total SA: 53 LA: 34
-2004-2005 Lakers .415 win %
And The Spurs won an NBA title in 1999 but, according to efjhsdjfasjf, 1999 isn't part of the last 10 years (which is a decade).
So it should be NBA titles:
SA: 4
LA: 3
I'm just appeasing the whiny LA fan.
They did have it and they lost it. A year later The Lakers swept them another meltdown.
Blazers killing the #1 Team (Lakers)in the NBA right now. Up by 24 points at Halftime.
Every single time the Lakers have an impressive win, haters start speaking of conspiracy theories on how they bought the league busted them out. Just admit that the Lakers kick butt and even the Lakers have bad seasons and games, there is nothing suspicious whatsoever. Jerry Buss could easily deal with the league to have him win 7 consecutive titles for crying out loud.
The music is on point.
This is the definition of the Blazers...CHOKE!! Clyde Drexler's Blazers did it all the time and this team was no different. Remember Game 6 in the 92 finals? Many more games where the Blazers would be winning, then just decided they wanted to lose. Pathetic!
my bad again i realize that what i wrote may be ambiguous so to clarify: the highest amount of points for a SINGLE game.(81)
-sorry
whats the name of the song? thanks.
Harper got to play with two of the best to EVER play this GAME.
Jordan - Kobe.
Don't get me wrong, there are other good players, but come on... Kobe has shown lots of leadership and determination.
i miss those days of the nba
you're right. it probably would have. but i don't get your point. mine was that refs made calls that dramatically changed the outcome of games, which cast a hight doubt on LA's titles legitimacy. i'm talking about determined acts to favor one team
THE BETTER TAM DOESN'T ALWAYS WIN!!! THIS WHOLE SERIES IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE!!! But Hey.........Winning is the only thing that counts!!
don't count out the celtics for next year, they went to 7 with Orlando without garnett, theyre still scary to me... GO LAKERS
Might have been the game of the decade
Hell yea. It'd be interesting to see how it turns out.
whats the name of the first song? ( :
2000 Western Conference Finals Game 7
I'm sorry, but Rodman would not be able to stop Shaq. If Barkley couldn't do it, Rodman definitely wouldn't be able to. Shaq never had a good back up, but he never really needed one as a Laker.
It wouldn't even matter that much... Kobe still averaged 25 a game this series even with Pippen on him most of the game. Yes Pippen was the Blazers best wing defender, but still it wasn't like pippen was good at this point on his career. he was just a regular 10 pt 5 reb player.
Wow. Great song choice, dude.
who's number 33 on the trail blazers? around 1:05?
what's the second music called?
Lakers can't get it done all the time in the Finals. Spurs are 3 for 3 in the Finals this decade.
And the Spurs are STILL the better team this decade. This is proved by their consistency. There hasn't been a season where they won under 53 games.
The Spurs have made the playoffs every season. The 04-05 Lakers boasted a pathetic 34-48 record (.415) without a post-season appearance.
The Spurs are better in this decade as a WHOLE... not just 3 years of dominance followed by 3 horrible seasons.
Well isn't quite obvious why the fans turned their back on him? He left the Lakers to rot foe a few years, and had the nerve to talk smack and dirty towards the Laker organization after all they and the fans had done for him. It's called respect, and Shaq had none of it. Yes, we appreciate his kickass work during 3-peat, but otherwise he is no hero any longer in L.A. In fact, the talk is if whether the Lakers will retire his jersey or not...Personally, I would, but if they don't, no surprise.