Richard Hamilton - 26 Points vs. Lakers (NBA Finals - Game 2)
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- June 8, 2004 - Hounded by Kobe Bryant for much of the evening, Detroit Pistons guard Richard Hamilton finished with 26 points on 10-of-25 shooting from the floor in a 99-91 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 2 of the 2004 NBA Finals.
In the Eastern Conference Finals, Hamilton saved the day by being the only member of his team's rotation to shoot better than .404 for the series, averaging 23.7 points on .474 shooting in a six-game win over the Indiana Pacers.
Against the Lakers, Hamilton saw his production and efficiency drop (21 points on .402 percent shooting), opening the door up for teammate Chauncey Billups to swoop in and secure the NBA Finals trophy.
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Rip was a real beast back in the day 😂 Kobe with the face guarding
*Illegal* face guarding. But it's all cool when it's someone from your team doing it, right? 👍
@@bubufubu hahahahaha! Thank you for confirming G! You just can’t help yourself, YOU LOVE TO ARGUE! Have a great evening fine sir! I’m done with you!
Man Rip used to run around too damn much 😂. Couldn’t stand him as Laker. But would take him on the team though if ever available 😂
@@popireal3628in all those playoff runs, Rip ran Reggie Miller two straight years into retirement, ran Michael Redd, Ray Allen, D Wade twice, Larry Hughes, Kerry Kittles, Kobe, and Ben Gordon crazy.
In that time the only defender who had success against Rip was Bruce Bowen in the 2005 Finals, the reason I said Bowen, not Tim Duncan should have been the Finals MVP.
Had Rip been his usual self, Detroit would have won that series.
This is the one player from the 2004 title team that should have been in the Basketball HOF.
Think about this, he won both the NCAA title and NBA title as the huge underdog both times to legendary teams and head coaches .
Duke in 1999 was being called the greatest college team ever with a future NBA top pick (Elton Brand) and Rip dominated to win the Final Four MOP.
Then in 2004, the wives of the Lakers told USA Today that they were getting rings for their pets after they win their 4th title.
That Lakers team also had a former No.1 pick in Shaq.
Rip dominated Kobe Bryant that series.
Chauncey rip and ben (who got in) all deserving
@@flashdamc Ben lowered the standards for the HOF .
You think he had a better career than Laimbeer, who also has done great as a WNBA coach?
Billups was awful before he came to Detroit
His stats alone are nowhere near HOF worthy.
Rip was the only one who had had a HOF career which includes college and NBA.
15.2 points, 5 assists and 41 percent shooting for 6 or 7 teams is not HOF worthy.
The mask 🔥