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That Kobe and Shaq alley oop connection is just so iconic ! Rip Mamba!

That LA crowd is insane man. That reaction from Kobe to Shaq gave me goosebumps lol Iconic moment

These two teams were absolutely loaded with talent! The western conference was DEEP this particular season!!!

Coming back to this after the Playoffs to binge historic games

Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, This Blazers team was the one that could beat the Lakers and win the title. We were confident they were going to do it. This team had it all, Mighty Mouse, Sheed, Pippen, Sabonis, Steve Smith, Schrempf, Greg Anthony, Brian Grant, Stacey Augmon, and Jermaine Oneal. Watching the Blazers ball out for 3 quarters and then give it away in the 4th was probably the most heart breaking game of the Blazers franchise. Lakers went on to win the title.

Man, for all the talk that Kobe was carried in this three peat there's plain evidence here. In the biggest of moments with the team looking dead in the water, game 7, and all the pressure, Kobe saves the day. Started with the big mid range at the end of the third, immediately followed with a nice feed to Shaw for a big three to end the quarter. Momentum swung completely when he blocked that shot at 1:11:30 and started the ball movement that ended with another Shaw 3. Big shot after big shot, defense, and ultimately with the sweet lob to Shaq. All this at a young age and not afraid of the moment.

Something to ease my pain after being swept

One thing I noticed is that Kobe Bryant was one of the best Rebounders of his time at the 2 guard position. Very Good at snatching boards.

2000 Lakers, Yankees, Ravens, Real Madrid and France National Football Team! Powerhouses of winning championship teams that season!

I was at this game. Place went nuts when kobe hit Shaq for the alley hoop. Kobe saved us with his outstanding defense and big plays down the stretch.

Rasheed was the best player on the floor. Strong defense, inside play on offense, outside shooting. Sheed was the man.

Dammit i miss Kobe man..... so glad i got to grow up watching him play. RIP Mamba

It was a privilege watching this game live.

Me and my brother were there. Sound had feeling on Kobe to Shaq. Still get goosebumps! 💜

2000's NBA Era is the Best Ever.

1:26:56 Down by 15 with only 10 minutes to go. Amazing. I'll never forget watching live that Kobe to Shaq alley-oop which I remember like it was yesterday. Just like game 7 of the 2002 Western Conference Finals in Sacramento. When my Lakers had returned to the top 3 years in a row. What memories!

Sabonis 5th foul was key to this match. He was a monster against shaq!

Sabonis has the announcers laughing at him for his build and the way he played slow and passed first even as a big man , not realizing he was actually way ahead of his time as a big man . Jokic is literally just Sabonis (Sr) with much more technical skills and scoring skills , just funny to see how things repeat and change over time they could’ve used him much differently

This is not only a classic game.. This is legendary..

I REMB WATCHING THIS GAME LIVE IN TV 📺

I grew up in Portland. I remember watching this game at my homies house. It was such a heart breaker man. Reminded me a lot of the Michael Jordan shrug game. Which was also against the blazers, but it was the finals.

One of my favorite all time Laker games. Harper, Robinson, AC Green, Frobe, and Shaq were such a fun team to watch.

I was recommended this after the Lakers/Suns IST game, and man, some things never change.

Smitty was cooking in the 3rd q this game! It’s amazing to see how the Lakers offense fell apart in the 3rd Q when they did not have any counters for Scottie Pippen when he was defending the entry pass for Shaq in the post. That lucky banked 3 by BShaw at the end of the 3rd was crucial

Brian Shaw was the unsung hero in this come back with those 3 pt shots at end of 3Q and throughout 4Q.

What a difference in playing style, long 2s, not that much spacing, crowding the paint, the NBA has evolved so much

that season was amazing

1:27:10 Kobe's oop even made Phil Jackson jump an inch lol

1:32:16 a beautiful smile by a beautiful man… knowing of his passing makes these scene that much more 😢😢😢 love u mamba

Watching this game in L.A. as a Laker fan (in real time) was just bonkers. At a certain point, we'd (obviously) given up, and had seriously started the grieving process. I lived in an apartment complex, had friends over to watch the game, and it was a nice day, so everybody's windows were open. When the Lakers started coming back, it was a very strange communal experience to hear everybody in the surrounding apartments screaming right along with us. And then we almost got mad lol. If the Lakers gave us hope - and then ended up losing anyway - I don't know how we would have handled the heartbreak of losing this game 7 - seemingly TWICE. The pure JOY at the end of this game can't even be described if you were in L.A. and watching this game that day 😁.

Ladies and gentlemen, the true 2000 NBA Finals. And what a series it was. I miss the Kobe and Shaq days, was so lucky to see them play in Staples back in the day

"Is that really the shot you want?" After Derek Fisher whiffs a wide open three lol. Times certainly have changed.

Ufff keep upload this classics games from 90's to 2005 love it!

This Blazer line up is a monster.

This game brings back memories

This game was a masterpiece it seems like the Lakers was down by 100 points

i loved the double unskippable ads every 3 minutes watching this amazing game 👍

Now thats a REAL NBA BASKETBALL GAME

Man I can’t stop replaying that alley-oop. Such a legendary moment, this was real basketball!

This game proved that Pippen was nothing without MJ. Considering he was the only star with a ring in that team, he didn't take charge at all, he could have baited for fouls and gone to the line during the Lakers run. Instead, he was reluctant on offense and kept passing the ball. And to think, he was being defended by Shaw!

I remember watching this game as a 17 year old kid…rewatching this game as a 41 year old man …24 years later gives me the chills. RIP Mamba/Big Diesel/Phil Jackson brought that 3-PEAT!!!!

This is why I miss the 90s and 2000s NBA basketball, look at how bright the Staples Center used to be, not like how it is nowadays all dull like I'm looking at a ritual or something; the crowd were live and energized on every possession, NBA on NBC broadcast is the GOAT, I would pay my life savings just to go back in time and relive those days

Kobe’s defense was phenomenal in this era

This Portland team was LOADED with talent. They were the deepest team in the league. They were 12 deep. That is unheard of this day and age. Teams today go as much as 8 or 9 deep in the playoffs, some not even that deep. But this Portland team had starting quality players up and down their roster. The problem was, they weren't as top-heavy as LA. They didn't have the horses in their starting 5 to contend with Kobe & Shaq. But man, they HAD this game in the bag! A little help from the refs was just enough for LA to squeak out a win..

the foul calls on sabonis defending shaq. unbelievable.

Show their game against the kings. Epic rigging

23 years later still hurts, blazers went ice cold

So much talent on both sides.

Classic And Fantastic Game 7…..The True NBA Finals…Jermaine O’Neal And Brian Grant’s final game with Portland before they were traded in the off season…..RIP Kobe And Jerry Buss…..

What an iconic game, can’t wait to watch.

1:26:52 the most iconic moment from kobe and shaq starts here.

Its crazy how the end of the 3rd/beginning of the 4th the aura of the crowd, magic johnson being pissed, and announcers/commentators were all like "wow they really gonna lose"

I literally jumped off the ground and broke my boys ceiling fan when that alley oop happened.

Kobes defense on Smith in the 4th cannot be understated. That dude was on fire in the 3rd and Kobe said no more.

Damn I never realized how stacked both these teams were

Pippen would have won a chip without MJ had the Blazers held on to this game… people don’t realize it, but Pippen went to two game 7’s in conference finals without MJ. MJ never got this far without Pippen.

Watch the end of the 3rd last shot and most of the 4th. UC Santa Barbara's Brian Shaw was the X factor. Unreal shots, huge steal, a couple key rebounds and steading the offense. So proud of you B Shaw. UCSB legend!!

Lakers always got the calls or no calls when they needed it

I liked the small bits of basketball between the ads. They were quite nice

23 years later and it still hurts 🙈🙈🙈🙈

Lakers where obviously the favorites with calls on sabonis but mane love the trash talking good Ole days Still💪🏾💪🏾

1:26:54-1:27:02 One of the most iconic moments in NBA history.

Crowd without phone 💪🏾🔥💯

So many experienced players @ Blazers. Pippen the most experienced one. Schrempf, as well. They should've been able to close out the game. Sabonis getting fouled out was crucial. Sheed got his revenge in 2004 though.

These two teams had the top ten players of the league that year. 8 of them play for Portland, #3-10.

Kobe vs Shaq in this game... Kobe Shaq 25 points 18 points 11 rebounds 9 rebounds 7 assists 5 assists 4 blocks 1 block

That was perhaps the largest choke I've ever seen in a big game.

Shout out to all the youngins who weren’t born to see this In real time

That crossover was dirty af

can someone explain why the blazers coach never called timeout by the time the lakers went on a 10-0 run in the 4th to cut the lead down to 5? He literally let them keep the momentum going

Rest in Peace Kobe Bryant.

My senior year high school. One of saddest days as a Blazer fan. Actually this was. We get a ring that year.

RIP Kobe B. 🙏

LEGENDARY

Show the series vs the kings I dare lol😂

To words to describe this unbelievable... improbable... historical come back... TIM DONAGHY!!!

@nba you shoul sell these series en HD or UHD for download. You'd make MILLIONS!!! Best duel in NBA history.

Sabonis out made such a difference

This is real basketball. Stiff defense, no easy layups, no easy threes. NBA today is unwatchable.

Blazers fan here. This was the moment my hate for the Lakers was cemented forever.

This was the birth of the Lakers 3 time champions run. Unbelievable 🎉

Some quality role players. Would cost an arm and leg today to get a vet that plays 2-ways, has length, can pass and dribble. Lakers had like 5 of them.

Rasheed Wallace was a monster. All the PF in Western Conference were monsters during this time.

23 years ago T O D A Y ! 🥺

Kobe Kobe Kobe miss u bro 😢

These throwback vids really just be taking you to the past NBA and reliving the greatest moments.

The nba needed the lakers to win. Some of those early foul calls were atrocious. The palming call on Steve smith…WOW

im loving these uploads of the classic games. Hope to see them upload more kobe and jordan games

Even after all these years, this one still hurts like nothing else. The magic was back in Rip City but we picked the wrong time to go cold and couldn't stop LA (no one could) when they got that hot. Oofta. It was a fun ride. Blazers haven't won a single WCF game since this series... that's what really hurts.

Never will I ever put anyone over Kobe. Shut down Steve Smith and Mighty Mouse and was plenty of help on Pippen and Rasheed. That dunk on Pippen at the end of the half…and the crossover on Pippen to set up the famous lob to Shaq. 🐐

So watching this now as I’m older, I noticed a couple things. When I was younger, I always thought it was just the Blazers choking the game away and some questionable calls. Now I can say it’s questionable calls, good Lakers adjustments on defense, and bad Blazers adjustments on offense. First, the fouls from Sabonis were killers. Him getting in foul trouble is what cost Portland the game cuz it allowed Shaq to sit in the paint and block any shots towards the rim. 2nd, Lakers did a great job doubling Sheed. With Sheed doubled, it basically turned Portland into a jump shooting team. This is where having more 3 point shooters on the floor could have benefited Portland. Instead they had Bonzi Wells and Scottie Pippen who were below average outside shooters. Smith was a great shooter, but they were covering him on the perimeter. Schrempf wasn’t nearly the shooter he used to be. They shoulda put Damon Stoudamire or Greg Anthony back in the game to space the floor. Cuz all Lakers were doing was doubling Sheed and making everyone beat them from outside. So great adjustments by Phil, bad adjustments by Mike, and questionable calls on Sabonis are what cost Portland the game. Lakers really didn’t play that well on offense, but it felt like Portland was just trying to hold on instead of put the Lakers away.

I was rooting so hard for Scottie to win a ring on his own team, would've changed a lot of conversations today.

Watching this classic game while doing my night shift. Thanks for the upload!

Its amazing we need more full game🙏🙏

1:28:25 Lakers got a huge non call there WOW lmao

I love Scottie pippen but you could tell he wasn’t even really trying here. He was like “eh whatever I already have 6 rings, I have a bad back, I’m just gonna try enough so I can get this 15 mil a year from Portland lol.”

The stadium playing the superman theme when Shaq makes those 2 free throws in a row at 17:36 is so funny to me for some reason lmao

“Bryant to Shaq!” Man that iconic.

The Blazers missed plenty of open looks in the 4th, the two possible missed calls by the official in the 4th in favor of the Lakers was when Smith was fouled by O’neal and hooked elbow by Shaq to Sabonis. Overall, Wallace missed a lot of good looks and the Lakers rallied and deserved the win! By the way, I am not a Laker fan. This is one of the most heartbreaking moments in Blazers history.