2001 Lakers were the best playoff team in history. I always found it funny that the 2001 76s had coach of the year, MVP, defensive player of the year and sixth man of the year and were still overwhelmed with the Lakers. They had to double Shaq everytime even with DPOY.
People who think Shaq carried Kobe need to go back and watch these games. He wasn’t even in his prime yet and he was already better than any of today’s players
@@reefk8876Guess u rather have soft Centers like Joel Embiid who's tall for nothing and never uses his size to his advantage while relying on ref baiting for fouls which bites him in the ass in the playoffs every year, LMAO.😂
This was a pivotal game. Aaron Mckie was brilliant, but the Lakers were so team oriented, hitting shot after critical shot, they just couldn't get over the line.
@@derrickalexander9710 do you know how to read? I said the lakers were unbeatable. So obviously they won. AI gave them the business means he gave them a hard time and dropped 50 on them in game 1 and beat them to break their 9 game winning streak after they had just swept Duncan’s Spurs. AI led that series in points 4 out of the 5 games
@@jjohnson4013Dude get outta here with that weakass excuse. The Sixers got done going through 2 grueling 7 game series vs the Raptors and Bucks which led them a lot more tired than the Lakers. Lakers blew game 1 which they should've easily won with the extra rest they had sweeping the Spurs.
Shaq led his team in rebounds with 12 more then the next closest person. Shaq led the team in blocks with 6 more then the next closest person. Shaq led the team in assists with 3 more then the next closest person. He was 2nd in points with 28 with kobe with 31.
it's crazy when you think about it, but if you replace Shaq with an average center on that lakers team, Allen Iverson would've gotten a ring. Kobe was not ready to lift a Shaqless team to a championship
@@kalvinbaber5484 yeah I know, what I meant is he needed Shaq to win the series. He was already an amazing player back then. I would pick any version of Kobe over any version of Shaq lol
@@Mr4everBaller He needed Shaq to win the series? Kobe led the team in points this game and he was the X factor in the victory in game 3 when Shaq fouled out
@@hectorlopez1069 It's not a Center's job to run the offense dude. Shaq just took advantage of the Sixers double teaming him in the post which gave Kobe, Fisher, Fox, Horry and the rest of the role players open shots. Kobe and Fisher were the main facilitators of the Lakers triangle offense since it's the guards jobs to PLAYMAKE.
I cant get over being able to watch these games live. AI was something else. Unfortunately shaq is just too big. You block his dunks youre losing an arm
Remember shaq was just stronger then everyone else lol that's what dumb peoplesay to discredit what he did. That's why he put up 9 assists and 8 blocks along with 28 points and 20 rebounds. It takes a lot of skills to get 9 assists along with 8 blocks in the same d@mn game.
@@865styleYeah I know, I'm aware of Mutombo being one of the all time great defenders and 4 time DPOY. I was responding to the idiot above me discrediting Shaq's performances.
@@jjohnson4013More like Fisher, Lue, Fox and Kobe all did their parts locking Iverson down implementing the Jordan rules to him by double and triple teaming him. Kobe and Fisher got cooked by Iverson in game 1 when they guarded him man to man defense which is why Phil Jackson change the Lakers defensive strategy prior to game 2.
@@Theterminato2013 You forget the Lakers had 7 days off becuase they were swept team while sixers had two days off they went to a Game 7 they were more ready then the Lakers they look rusty in game one after that Lakers dident lose a game Kobe block AI shot four times in the finals while out scoring AI in the 4thq
Iverson was probably better at this time, but Kobe had a better work ethic and became a legend. Kobe wasn't in his prime in 2001 but Iverson pretty much already was as a early bloomer who didn't really live up to the hype.
golden era of basketball
2000-2014 def not a "golden era" lmao
Better than this era
@@silwavereznor1516 Nope it was boring. Slow, too many post up iso, lacking competition, defenses always sagging off perimeter, stagnant
I miss this the showtime Lakers. the late nights up in Miami Florida watching the great Kobe Shaq and company. Rip Kobe Bryant the great Mamba
Idk if these were showtime lakers that is magic n Kareem worthy etc….. but this team was pretty showtime it’s self even though I hated their ass
Showtime was Magic and Kareem
Something about those late night games that added to the mystique
3:37 iconic pass
Bro thx so much
Your a legend I didn’t have to go through this whole thing for 1 clip in my edit
You saved me watching the hole vid for a edit cheers bro
He also did that with Bynum
kobe needed shaq and shaq needed kobe. they were duo and they both balled tf out
Can't believe AI carry that team to the finals. He's really the Answer.
Just goes to show how dominant a prime shaq
more like he aint have much comp at his position from 2000-2004
@@TyBrezzy11 Rick smits lol
@@TyBrezzy11 lol you can’t be serious. Gen Z at it again
@@TyBrezzy11 how u gonna say he had no comp when 90s NBA was still big man league. shut the hell up u fool
@@coreyortiz9913 90s NBA top % of scorers were GUARDS AND FORWARD do some math kid
Iverson can really shoot the ball and become the answer.
THAT KOBE TO SHAQ, SPIN BEHIND THE BACK, NO LOOK, MIGHT BE THE ILLEST PASS I EVER SEEN.. NEXT TO MAGIC.
I enjoyed so much watching AI on the floor,even shaq can’t stop him.
2001 Lakers were the best playoff team in history. I always found it funny that the 2001 76s had coach of the year, MVP, defensive player of the year and sixth man of the year and were still overwhelmed with the Lakers. They had to double Shaq everytime even with DPOY.
2:31
Wow. Just Wow.
3 defenders watching the ball within elbow reach. Shitty D
People who think Shaq carried Kobe need to go back and watch these games. He wasn’t even in his prime yet and he was already better than any of today’s players
Iverson had a really good crossover to beat his opponent.
that game was close and spectacular, i miss those good old days where you can just enjoy basketball back in those days
This Lakers team was the best team ever. Only lost game 1 of the Finals.
Shaq was really shooting hooks over Mutumbo from the free three line
Rest in peace Kobe and mutombo 🙌🐐🐐
Without Shaq, I believe the lakers would've lost. Shaq was most certainly essential.
he the best player on the lakers at the time
Y’all underrating Kobe rn
This Lakers squad relied on the Shaq and Kobe duo
They were not going to be at a 100% if they missed either one
@@tridra5714 Kobe is
Sounds like a hater
ShaQ was just unstoppable in his prime lol.
Shaq was a great passer. He was great at passing the ball to his teammates.
Yeah but he can’t shoot 3’s.
I’d rather watch everyone lob from half court.
@@reefk8876Guess u rather have soft Centers like Joel Embiid who's tall for nothing and never uses his size to his advantage while relying on ref baiting for fouls which bites him in the ass in the playoffs every year, LMAO.😂
This was a pivotal game. Aaron Mckie was brilliant, but the Lakers were so team oriented, hitting shot after critical shot, they just couldn't get over the line.
This Lakers team was literally unbeatable but dam did AI give them the business!!
What business they lost
@@derrickalexander9710 do you know how to read? I said the lakers were unbeatable. So obviously they won. AI gave them the business means he gave them a hard time and dropped 50 on them in game 1 and beat them to break their 9 game winning streak after they had just swept Duncan’s Spurs. AI led that series in points 4 out of the 5 games
Yeah becuase the Lakers coming from a 7 days off they were rusty even PJ said it
@@jjohnson4013 sure there buddy 😂
@@jjohnson4013Dude get outta here with that weakass excuse. The Sixers got done going through 2 grueling 7 game series vs the Raptors and Bucks which led them a lot more tired than the Lakers. Lakers blew game 1 which they should've easily won with the extra rest they had sweeping the Spurs.
I love listening to the lakers pa announcer
Shaq led his team in rebounds with 12 more then the next closest person. Shaq led the team in blocks with 6 more then the next closest person. Shaq led the team in assists with 3 more then the next closest person. He was 2nd in points with 28 with kobe with 31.
I miss this type of NBA. No 90% 3s lol.
Lakers Nation💛💜💛💜
it's crazy when you think about it, but if you replace Shaq with an average center on that lakers team, Allen Iverson would've gotten a ring. Kobe was not ready to lift a Shaqless team to a championship
What? How stupid do you sound. Kobe was the main reason they were in the finals to begin with
01 was Kobe Best Case for Finals MVP during the Shaq Kobe Duo Era,
Kobe averaged 30ppg going into the Finals@ 23 years old
@@kalvinbaber5484 yeah I know, what I meant is he needed Shaq to win the series. He was already an amazing player back then. I would pick any version of Kobe over any version of Shaq lol
@@Mr4everBaller naw
Shaq #s were INSANE during 98-04
Google them please
@@Mr4everBaller He needed Shaq to win the series? Kobe led the team in points this game and he was the X factor in the victory in game 3 when Shaq fouled out
3:28 got a poster of this play
Kobe was still young asf during these times
3:30 what everyone came for
Thanks
Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'neal are the great players of the LA Lakers
Love this game!
The last season Kobe n Shaq were buddies before hating eachother
Actually Kobe and Shaq got along just fine in 2002 and 2003. They didn’t start hating each other again until 2004.
Game 2 was there for the sixers too. I always wonder if the sixers won that game if they would have won the series
Dude almost had a quadruple double bruh
Wow, I didn't know that. This was the only game, Shaq almost had a quadruple double.
@@hectorlopez1069 It's not a Center's job to run the offense dude. Shaq just took advantage of the Sixers double teaming him in the post which gave Kobe, Fisher, Fox, Horry and the rest of the role players open shots. Kobe and Fisher were the main facilitators of the Lakers triangle offense since it's the guards jobs to PLAYMAKE.
These two are unstopable
I cant get over being able to watch these games live. AI was something else. Unfortunately shaq is just too big. You block his dunks youre losing an arm
Great game
clip on 4:28, his foot was outside the line when he caught the ball lol
Shaq and Kobe were unstoppables ! But don't forget, Fisher, Fox, Horry, Grant, Lue, Madsen...
We thought the 76ers might of beat the Lakers because of game 1. But no, it was a different story.
🏀🔥
LA just had better scorers. I was pulling for AI at that time he was fun too watch!!!
Me 2 I'm a kobe fan rip but that yr I wanted ai to win
the refs really shitted on Iverson in this game, he really got no calls.
Remember shaq was just stronger then everyone else lol that's what dumb peoplesay to discredit what he did. That's why he put up 9 assists and 8 blocks along with 28 points and 20 rebounds. It takes a lot of skills to get 9 assists along with 8 blocks in the same d@mn game.
Unless your a man playing against kids lol
@@gun12guage36Mutombo, 2001 DPOY, a kid?
@@Theterminato2013mutombo also won it 3 other times.
@@865styleYeah I know, I'm aware of Mutombo being one of the all time great defenders and 4 time DPOY. I was responding to the idiot above me discrediting Shaq's performances.
3:38
ムトンボは以外とシュートがうまい。
ゲイリーペイトンとアイバーソンにはバスケしてもらいたくないな。
バードとかはどう対応したんだろうか。
AI is better than kobe. AI aint no help to carry his team to the finals
this was Iverson vs O'Neal..
Oneal got 3 titles and Iverson didn't get nothing.
Kobe lockdown AI in this game
@@jjohnson4013More like Fisher, Lue, Fox and Kobe all did their parts locking Iverson down implementing the Jordan rules to him by double and triple teaming him. Kobe and Fisher got cooked by Iverson in game 1 when they guarded him man to man defense which is why Phil Jackson change the Lakers defensive strategy prior to game 2.
@@Theterminato2013 You forget the Lakers had 7 days off becuase they were swept team while sixers had two days off they went to a Game 7 they were more ready then the Lakers they look rusty in game one after that Lakers dident lose a game Kobe block AI shot four times in the finals while out scoring AI in the 4thq
Kobe was overrated.. iverson is so better.
Kobe led his team to the finals for 3 years straight in 08-10. Iverson never did that
Iverson was probably better at this time, but Kobe had a better work ethic and became a legend. Kobe wasn't in his prime in 2001 but Iverson pretty much already was as a early bloomer who didn't really live up to the hype.
There’s a reason why Kobe is considered one of the best not iverson
Bro watched a 9 min clip of highlights and thought iverson was better than kobe💀
Fuckin old heads
@@aaronrooks2703 But Kobe had really good teamates..So many good players..Who Iverson had??
I love listening to the lakers pa announcer