Kobe Bryant & Shaquille O’Neal Battle Kings in Legendary 2002 WCF Game 7
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Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal
Full Highlights
2002 NBA Playoffs
Western Conference Finals
LA Lakers vs Sacramento Kings
Game 7 - June 2, 2002
ARCO Arena
Kobe - 30 pts, 10r, 7a, 2s / 10-26 fg, 2-3 3pt, 8-10 ft
Shaq - 35 pts, 13r, 2a, 4b / 12-25 fg, 11-15 ft
Kobe & Shaq had many legendary performances as a duo. This WCF game 7 in Sacramento was arguably their greatest. It was truly the peak of their partnership. The ultimate test presented itself in this series. Lakers’ players and fans seemed to recognize this best of 7 matchup as the toughest amidst the 3-peat. Game 4, down 24 points in the 2nd quarter while trailing the Kings 2-1; then down 3-2, Kobe & Shaq combining for 72 points and 28 rebounds in game 6; lastly game 7, at Arco in Sacramento, posting a combined 65 points, 23 rebounds and 9 assists in the overtime victory. The “challenge,” as Kobe states in locker-room interview, was an opportunity to embrace. This mentality proved successful.
People talk about a player’s best game, best season. Personally, I like to consider their best shot; the shot that out of all career field goals would be #1, this is subjective. Whether defined as greatest, most memorable, or favorite, the one that sticks with me for Shaquille O’Neal is his 1 dribble right shoulder turn baseline jumper to tie this game at 106. Its arguably the most clutch shot he ever hit. It exemplifies Shaq’s ability to utilize footwork & post up skills, while maintaining composure in what was a high pressure situation. Plenty of players would’ve shown uncertainty in a moment like that, down 2 with a minute and change left in a dynasty-deciding game 7, and perhaps tried to force something at the rim. Shaq resorted to his most reliable go-to move, catching Chris Webber leaning and drilling the short drifter for points 32 and 33. It doesn’t get much better.
This is one of Kobe’s most underrated performances. 30 points, 10 boards, 7 assists, 2 steals, 2 charges drawn, and 0 turnovers in a Conference Final game 7 on the road. He played 52:33 out of the possible 53 minutes, and likely would have been the full 53 if not for the faulty drawstring. His poise down the stretch was incredible.
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@@dcshowwhat happened at the end he rolled on ground did Kobe hit him?
Man I can't believe this was 20 years ago. I remember watching this like it was Yesterday. RIP KOBE
I kno rite! 20 yrs 😊
Time really flies man I'm telling you
Kobe Bean Bryant the( in my opinion) the closest player to the GOAT 🐐 MJ..No other player is the most like Mike.. period.
The QUEENS are back @14:23
This was the beginning of me hating the Lakers
Shaq delivered on his free throws. He came up huge for LA.
The Game Was Fix
@@jackswing-ep7cf fixed lolololol yeah they fixed the kings to miss all those FT at home and also Peja to airball a wide open 3 to take lead with 10sec left in 4th..oh and also fixed Christie missing an open 3 that doesn’t even hit rim..& let’s not forget shaq shot better percentage from FT than the kings at home 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@jackswing-ep7cf that was Game 6
@@JOSERAMIREZ-pd5cg the kings should've already won in 5 or 6 like bibby got elbowed by kobe in the face and they didn't call anything that's all u need to know lmfao
@@wilt7505 Waah, Waah, Waah. The Kings failed to grab one rebound on the final play in Game 4.
The Lakers were ice cool from the charity stripe going 34 of 40 in Game 6.
The Kings went ice cold going 16/30 from the free throw line and 2/20 from distance.
The Kings choked.
That old school NBA on NBC music 🔥🔥🔥🔥
It’s definitely going back to NBC!! This aged well.. 🎉
Who else is watching? Watching this and other classics it’s so much fun to see no cellphones and people actually watching the game and involving the game. Ever green classics.
Facts now it’s all about taken pictures and not paying attention to the game
Kobe was never afraid of the big shot at the biggest moments I don't care about what stats say Kobe was the closest player to MJ I have seen ..he was a lock 🔒 down defender( 9 times All 1st Team Defensive) and a great scorer ( 25 gms of 50+ points in his career) the man was a killer on the court..RIP Kobe.
9 time all nba 1st team defender
@@Mmhs91 Yeah I mistyped my friend.. fixed now. Have a great weekend 👍
Miss the old nba 😢
The 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s NBA champs will thrive in today's NBA.
This is the Kobe, #8, that current, young nba fans don’t know. Kobe was a monster!
and had the help of the officials.
@@Dweller415 Nah. The Kings choked and Kobe and the Lakers capitalized.
It's well known that during these years, the WCF was the real finals. The west was a dog fight. And Kobe rose to the occasion against this kings team, and went crazy against the Spurs. Real fans know what he did for the game
@@joesakic91nah son Sacramento got robbed in game 6, kings would’ve already won the series. Literally this whole series was a straight robbery lmfao
@@notrelentless1630 [sniggering] So Papa, it was the refs who blew a 24-point lead and failed to grab one rebound on the final play in Game 4.
It was the refs who kept fouling to give the Lakers 40 free throw attempts and see them sink 34 of them in Game 6.
It was the refs who shot 16 of 30 from the free throw line and 2 of 20 from downtown in Game 7.
Nope, it was all the Sacramento Kings' fault.
BTW, the Pedowitz report dismissed Tim Donaghy's claims that Game 6 of the 2002 WCF.
Also, who had more free throw attempts in the 2002 WCF? It was Sacramento with 204 while the Lakers had 185.
Keep hating and dissing. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I’m still blown away how much Phil Jackson physically changed from 1998-2002
Its called age
Shaq Kobe has the most swag out of any duo in nba history. Last team to 3Peat
This was the finals in 99% of peoples minds back then. Nets had no chance against either team.
Facts. Nets knew it, too. 😂
It’s crazy to think Shaq was getting triple teamed and Kobe was getting doubled in the same possessions
It’s crazy how the refs fixed the game it’s even crazier how one of them went to jail ?
@@JohnnyTerps7 Craziest thing!! NBA and NFL is labeled an entertainment....
@@JohnnyTerps7 typical birdbrain 🤡🤡 lake show all day!! 🤡🤡🤣😂
@@rafaelmeza725 typical peanut brain 🤣 you prolly a cowboy and Yankee fan also 🤡
@@me3ksdagoat279 it’s scripted. Not rigged
Kobe and Jordan, the ultimate competitors.
The western conference series in the late 90s and early 2000s with the lakers vs the kings, spurs, and trailblazers were legendary
Say it again. LEGENDARY
As a laker fan since 1990, I never before or after stressed as hard as this series. It was a brutal heavy weight series. The next most stressful had to be the 2010 Finals.
Actually the Lakers had a greater chance in 2010 than that Sacramento series.
You should have been super stressed in 2008 😂😂
2000 WCF'S AGAINST THE PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS
2004 hurt too!!!
My hair is almost gone watching them the last 2 seasons now 😫
Wow! As a fan you can’t ask for more than a good 7 game series that ends in OT.
Doug Christie choke artist.
That freestyle at the end will always be a CLASSIC!!! 🐐💯
That as a great series. Shaq was a monster and Kobe had many daggers. Man, that Lakers team was awesome to watch.
Same here bro 90 and the kings and spurs were scary teams
It was a rigged series lmao Kings should've won game 6 to end the series
The NBA on NBC theme music is arguably the greatest theme in sports history...
This was back when I used to tape Lakers games on VHS. Miss this time
Man I miss Kobe, especially him and shaq together dominating the league back then when basketball was solid basketball! This particular rival series was all out war down to every second of the game….. and my Los Angeles Lakers set the tone for Championship playoffs putting the smash down in every series that led up to winning back to back titles!! Rest in peace,Kobe……. The NBA will never be the same!
Really wished doc buss was willing to pay Shaq. They probably win in 2005 and 2006.
The Best DÚO Ever 🟣🟡🟣🟡LAKERS 4LIFE Miss You KOBE#8
@@nonyobussiness3440Never. Kobe was leaving if they paid Shaq.
“Guess what, Kobe dunking in your face” 😂😂
You need to go where people no your naaaaaaaaaame
Damn you beat me to it 😂😂😂😂
Bruh shaq singing to Vlad at the end was hilarious 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
What’s the original song Shaq parodying ?
@@2kdemiks816 Old show, Cheers. 😂
I remember this series. I was 17yrs old we used to wake 3am Africa time to watch that series
One things for sure whether Kings or Lakers , this was the Finals!
😂 could not say any more better. Brotha
Sad thing is the series was rigged af
@@khongorsarankhuu3261people who say this are stupid. The most you can say is game 6 was rigged. If I was the ref, I'd blame the NBA for rigging the games too if my freedom was on the line
@@marquismoody7584OK thats why the refs did time?
@@PdxStk in this case, ref*
I remember watching this game when i was on summer break and back home from college. This has always been one of the best games I've ever seen.
Kobe with his style of finishing the kings. What a legend kobe was to the Lakers. Rest in peace kobe.
Kobe didn't finish the kings, the refs did. If you can't see the bias control of NBA games, you're blind.
@@MrRudy-vk7xx true but still can't deny the fact that Kobe finished them and Kobe is legit can't say that bout to many ijs
@@80sbaby90sraisedme - yeah, Kobe was the bomb alright ⛰ 🚁
@@MrRudy-vk7xx it's all good man my boy only player in nba history to have 2 jerseys retired at the same time 👏🏾💪🏾 ..lol u mad asf and u prolly gay u rainbow skittles lookin ass 😂😂💯
@@MrRudy-vk7xx stop watching
Remember watching this live.....i had 3 nervous breakdowns during this game lol
Man I really miss those championship runs. Heart attacks and pure joy, those were the days
😂😂
I kicked my aunts coffee table when we went down 12 with Vlades lazy ass dunk. Despised that kings team with a passion.
Man listen… I was at my neighbors house and we almost passed out 😅🤣🤣
I can still feel the intensity watching these highlights over 20 years later! Yes, we in L.A were all in pins and needles that day as Kobe said, lol.
Kobe and Shaq best duo in NBA HISTORY!
Lol
Kobe cool as hell drinking a sprite postgame 😂
Haha I peeped it too 😂
Sprite was an endorsement of his at the time.
He was doing sprite commercials and McDonald's commercials, as well.
Sprunk
Da Original ARCO Arena
I wish I could like this video a million times. Your point about Shaq is spot on - for a big man he had the softest touch around the rim and excellent footwork. That turnaround baseline hook is money, it's the same buzzer beater shot he hit against Utah. Absolutely unguardable
I appreciate that man! And yessir i posted those highlights around the same time, 39 points and the game winner. Unguardable indeed, perfect combo of raw talent, physical gifts, developed skill, and inner intensity/“dominate” mentality.
Yao was up there too...better shooter
All thanks to Kareem. Just my opinion.
Great days of the NBA...
Nowadays we have too many skinny players named Jalen shooting threes all game and flopping 🤦♂️
I still get chills from watching Kobe and Shaq giving it all to win against Sacramento!!
Miss you Kobe 😢
R.I.P Mamba
Watching this 21 years later, remembering how I watched it live at Staples Center on the jumbotron with other Laker fans, feeling extreme relief at the end while pumping my fist
Derek Fisher, Rick Fox and Robert Horry were All great role players for those Lakers teams!!
Most Free Throws I think I’ve ever see. Shaq Make👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
This rivalry was the best at the time can’t tell me other wise take me back .. to these times please
Spurs vs Lakers?
@@atribecalledlen3567 yeah overall it was lakers spurs but this year 2002 lakers kings was the nba
The greatest Game 7 win in history
The Sacramento Kings forcing a Game 7 back in Sactown against another defending NBA champion in the Golden State Warriors brought me here.
Unfortunately, the Kings lost another Game 7 since moving to Sactown.
Kobe‘s perseverance always surprises Kobe Bryant only made two more shots excluding FT yet he still kept going for the throat
I miss NBA on NBC 💯🙌
Kobe!! Love you 8 and 24🐍🔥❤
That crowd in Sacramento is the loudest in the league, along with that deep squad.... but kobe and shaq along with the rest went to war that night! Great memories of my childhood I have this recorded on a vhs tape
Hedo Türkoğlu deserves a few rings! Every team he played for. He was solid! A very overlooked player. Respect! This is coming from a Lakers fan.
This game crushed me I've been a kings fan for years I thought that was our year
If Not for REFS, Would have been your Year! Disgraceful how this game was Called
@@larrybaldwin8325 yeah it was a bad officiated game, the nba wanted the Lakers in the finals
Yall was cheated, no doubt.
@larrybaldwin8325 I just looked at the box stats for FT/FTA for Game 7:
LA: 27 for 33 (81%)
SAC: 16 for 30 (53%)
Only 3 FT attempts separated the two teams. That's an extremely closely whistled game. If SAC had merely mirrored LA's FT %, they win by 2. They left 14 FREE points on the court. Also, Peja air-mailed your game winner. Was that the refs fault, too? I guess so ...
Shaquille O'Neal is such a force when he played for the lakers nobody could stop him shack and Kobe were great duo.
Answer this for me. Phil Jackson stated that even the 72 and 10 Bulls wouldn't have beaten the Lakers, because who was going to stop Shaq. What do you think?
Literally sweating bullets…up and down 100 times watching this game live. Now I know the ending, I can just enjoy great basketball 😎😎
Man tell me about it facts
Still got a bit stressed watching the last 20 seconds of the 4th lol
Still to this day the best series I've ever watched
One of the greatest game 7's and 7 game series in NBA history. In state rivalry, 3 stars/superstars in there prime (Webber/Shaq/Kobe) . Buzzer beaters (Horry) Last second shots (Bibby) and of course, historically infamous controversy (Game 6). This series had it all.
Couldn’t have said it better 👌
Yes sir The Diesel Beans and C Webb and Bibby played like a superstar that yr too
@@ernestboykin3rd706 they played great! But not great enough. I loved to hate them 😩
Yeah I agree 💯 this series is one that I remember as one of the all time greats I’ve ever seen!!! Couldn’t have said it better.
Ain't no controversy, shit was obviously rigged lol.
I was 20 when this game took place, I can still remember exactly where I was and who I was with. Some of those friends are passed, just like Kobe. However, some of my greatest memories are from my friends and players like Kobe & Shaq.
This was an interesting time in the NBA, the 7 years in between MJ & LeBron, when Mamba and Shaq tore the club up.
I still remember Peja's wide open air ball 3 at the end, I was like wtf.
He took to much time to think about that when shooter’s make mistakes by second guessing there mechanics and trying to measure the shot in stead of just shooting it. Look up 2011 nba finals we’re Peja was just stroking it
Kobe the goat jr
Shaq shot 11 for 15 from the free throw line!
That's why LA won.
Don’t tell that to all the Kobe Stan’s who claimed Shaq always choked in the FT line late in games.
8:16 rigged
@@marvinwilliams7938The kIngs still blew it.
Kobe & Shaq
Game 7 of the NBA finals
Fr
Real talk bruh
Truth!
Western Conference Finals
@@ernestboykin3rd706 fake talk bruh
Kobe missing clutch free throws and Shaq hittin them is crazy
i appreciate the spectacular video highlight of kobe' career you upload . thank you
You’re welcome, thanks for the support
The Lakers made history by being the first road team to win game 7 in 20 years. Robert Horry had 16 points & 12 rebounds. Rick Fox had 14 points & 13 rebounds. Shaq had 35 points & Kobe had 30 points & 10 rebounds.
That Shaq ending was unexpected and great!
That video of shaq at the end is gold
Best game 7 ever 🔥
Two of the greatest: Kobe and Shaq!
The last minute of the video shows the comedian in Shaq.
This was real basketball, not the game we see now. Bunch on players shooting 3's all the time. Crazy how things change. Rest in peace kobe.
I mean if it wasn’t for zone defense being allowed then 3’s wouldn’t have become popular. Blame the NBA for allowing that.
Real basketball isn’t rigging the other team because you want 2 people to win rings🤡
Wow. 21 years ago of this.
Rest in Glorious Peace, Kobe. We love You 💜💛
Damn Kobe was powerful!! OMG did Shaq have ups!!
Born and raised in Sacramento... Queens fans still crying about this 19 years later
Did you watch it live?
Yeah I was in 7th grade
Damn, how was that experience seeing the game unfold? I was too young at the time to remember it now
@@dcshow honestly... that series is one of my personal favorite Laker moments ever. Being a Laker fan in Sacramento only added to it more cause it was like I was a villain at school n shit.... but I thought Peja was making that.... you tell anyone in this city “hey your seasons coming down to a wide open Peja 3” they’d put their life on that shot
Wow thats awesome to hear. Sounds wild being a lakers fan up there at the time! And absolutely on the Peja 3. With all Phil Jackson teams, the Lakers maintained their poise, remained calm and stayed true to their identity down the stretch. As somebody whose watched the entire series after the fact, I can say they didnt play out of character in the late 4th and OT. The Peja airball is an example of Sacramento being rattled, not quite prepared for that moment. Kindve like warriors rockets g7 2018. Not a coincidence the rockets went iceberg cold in their franchise’s biggest game since the mid 90’s. Im with you on the series in general tho, seemed like all 7 were straight battles. Can’t tell you how satisfying it was to put this video together. Incredible game.
The kings was the best team in the league that year cwebb Bibby divac stoy & christie with rick adolman coaching was great but the Lakers showed they wasn't going to be denied of winning back to back championships
Lol Refs also made sure too
@@FireAngelChris Yet, the Kings still choked.
I remember it like it was yesterday.....it was a brutal series...watched getting rowdy with a bunch of friends....so much fun!
Shaq was always hilarious😂😂
They had some classic battles kings and lakers
Man these Kings vs Lakers games were so fun to watch as a teenager.
Shaq was unstoppable back then
Youll be too,if someone touch you,you know that gonna be a foul...your guard must be at least one meter away if he wanna finnish a game...otherwise he gonna make 6 fouls in 2 quaters 🤦🤫
This game and game 7 of 2020 finals stick out as the most stressful laker games for me…. From 1996 to 2012 or so was quite the time to be a laker fan…. We were spoiled. 94 to 96 were super fun times as well….
*2010
The Lakers didn't have a Game 7 in their 2020 title run.
This was prolly top 3 best playoff series and most controversial all time
these rosters are sick. not a scrub to be found on the court. todays game is a joke
lol stop medmedenko from the lakers was in this game he was a scrub and the lakers had one of the worst nba players of all time mark madsen on their bench this lakers team had a trash bench that's why they almost lost this series
the queens..🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😅🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😅😅😅😅😅🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😅😅😅😅🤣🤣🤣🤣😅😅😅😅
These where the days the west was tuff!!!! Kings blazers lakers spurs..... tuff as nails!!!!!!
Early and mid 2000s the west was so tough
Best duo of all time
Look at shaq making all those free throws
I remember watching the glory years of the Lakers during 00-02. I was 19 when they beat the Sacramento Queens. Man what a time to be alive…Shaq and Kobe RIP Mamba 🐍
It's funny because the kings are now the best basketball team in California. I know it kills you to realize that but I think you'll get used to it. You better!!!!!!
@@gmontanabeats never thought I’d see the day the Kings would be the best team in Cali. For a team that hasn’t made the playoffs in so long, they’ve had an amazing year. Props to them, hoping they can at least beat the defending champs
So legendary, I remembered people cried.
damn good series 👏 best one two punch ever
Tbh kings deserve to he c champions that year 😢.
But you gotta earn it and the Kings didn't in 2002.
I still get chills about my lakers trying to win a game 7 on the road for the first time in 20 years.RIP black mamba
Kings never been the same since this game
Kings are like the wwf
@@mgene8093 yes
Shaq's free throw technique was hilarious
seriously. it's like he's playing darts at a pub or something. Or professional competitive axe throwing.
Word but he was making them shits
@@JorgeRivera-dq7pw It worked for him, especially in this game, where he shot a better FT percentage (11/15 - 73%) than the entire Kings team (16/30 - 53%).
@@pomerlain8924 Agree. The Kings were very stressed by this game 7, that's why they shot bad at FT, and lost the game.
Try shooting a baseball through a basketball hoop. It can't be easy for the big lug
My whole middle school years in L.A. was the lakers 3peat. Man my hood is illustrious
Kobe 6’7” here?
Early in Kobe’s career his height was listed at 6’7
Best game as duo
the Kings blew it ..
Love this channel man been had my profile pic for almost 10 yrs .. keep uploading man💯
I appreciate that dude, and no doubt I will
i really i love Kobe and Shaq duo ❤❤❤❤❤
@domcarter i always read your descriptions. Very well written and detailed. But Every champion needs to go through adversity. That’s what creates legends. Road atmosphere, knowing you hated, and still coming out on top. Like we all say, that year, the WCF was the Finals. In the end, the best players on the best team, always wins.
Much appreciated man that means alot 🙏, and soo true. When you mention that i think of the heat in 12 and 13 of recent years having to endure so much. Struggled with both indiana and boston, down 3-2 to celtics. Then 2013 pushed to game 7 ecf, and down 3-2 to spurs then ofcourse ray allen’s 3. Its crazy how some of these championship teams were ridiculously close to losing their whole season but ultimately prevailed. Imagine of Horry misses that 3 the quest for 3 titles in a row is pretty much guaranteed over.
domcarter hell yea that’s a fact. A lot of teams would/wouldn’t be champions if not for a pivotal play. Just glad the Lakers came out on top.
The best players on the best team do not always win. See the 2004 Finals. Or the 2016 Finals.
@@derekstewart6704 ok well the team playing the best always wins.
This was when i fell in love with Kobe Nd the Lakers. I remember being in middle school, living in the Bay area. All of my family was rooting for the Kings but i knew who that # 8 was at a young age. He was a problem.
Kobe the greatest 💜💛
Back when both teams weren't chucking 45 3s and you had to get hammered for a foul call. This was real basketball.
Nah
Hustle called ❤️🔥 💪 🙌 which million 💯 💪 go 💯
Great job on the video and the description! I'm glad I came across this channel.
Thanks very much 🙏 that means alot
I have such an infatuation with late 90s early 2000s aesthetic
It just feels so BIG we had those huge fast food meals, miss the vibes I rewatch these to remind me of when I was young