Yeah, they took the 1998 Bulls to 7 in ECF, in Bird's 1st year as head coach.

I could be wrong but the Lakers started 11-0 that season. First loss was to the Pacers.

sixers had a chance to win game 3 or 4, shaq fouled out and it was like a tie game. they probably still lose the series but yeah

Pacers my Team, and Miller my player all time

Also, the next game was Smits final game. Mark Jackson signed with raptors. And Dale Davis was traded for Jermaine Oneal. So, Pacers lost 3-5 starters

@@KJ3113 SAME

@@brianwilliams6167 that’s great bro!!!

Me too

Jalen Rose also was great

They were so close took Lakers 6 games and Jordans bulls 7

I think if they beat the Knicks in 1999 season and played the Spurs, they would have won that series.

Shaq was the big factor cleaning up all their misses & scoring !

I was saying the same thing

Na Shaq got fat and was way out of his prime exactly why the Lakers had no problem letting him go

nah if shaq wasn't fat they could have

Funny you make this comment on a video where they lose by 33. Lol

They had some solid shooters on the team. It wasn't just Reggie Miller Shrimp, and Perkins.

Yup a deep squad early 2000s Pacers were great

Reggie Miller was a Superstar.

I think we can prolly all say that tbh

😂😂😂😂_Kobe couldn't figure him out !

Pacers did tht under Reggie or shaved heads even

How so?

@@reneperezjr8383 because it's the only nba finals the pacers ever played in and the won to force game 6. I'm aware they've won some aba titles but still their backs were against the wall they played like champions.

@@jareddavidmanifold313 they got screwed game 6 Rose tied it & Davis got the rebound next Laker miss & they could've held 4 final shot. But they called a late foul on Davis w/ LA in the penalty of course & put Rice on the line to win it. Replay showed not only no foul but no contact whatsoever. Rice wasn't touched. Then next yr the Kings/Laker game happened. LA may of won in OT if Indy missed & if not prob win gm 7 but dark times when the league was crooked af. Stern was really pushing tht Laker team tryin 2 get fans lost w/ Mike, Magic, & Bird. Tht LA team could've been more legendary w/o the drama & insanely friendly whistles.

@@BIGLARRY100 Indiana was the 2nd best team that fakers team faced from 00-04. My Pistons shocked the basketball world in 2004!! Then we got hosed in 2005 against Tim Duncan's spurs. If that series was replayed the following week the pistons woulda swept em. It was a huge uphill battle after going all 7 against Miami in the 05 ecfs and then getting beat up in the 1st 2 games of the finals against San Antonio. The spurs weren't chopped liver by any stretch I just always felt that team was better than the spurs. The 1 that got away just like in 88' when the pistons went the distance against showtime. Now that pistons team really got hosed!!! The phantom foul on laimbeer against Kareem. Worst call down the stretch of a finals game I've ever witnessed. It's reminiscent of the foul the refs called on Rasheed Wallace against Shaq in the last minute of overtime in game 2 2004 nba finals. The pistons shoulda swept the fakers. That team knew all they needed was 87 to 90 points to win games. That defense was tenacious!! Probly the best ever in league history. Statistically absolutely but the badboys really knew how to clamp down on better teams than the goin to work pistons faced. Jordan Bird Magic. What an era of nba basketball.

MIP that year and leading scorer. great in those finals too.

wilt

I grew up in the early 2000s In Indy

Sickest crowd in sports not even Manning's Colts games had the juice a Pacer playoff game did. Especially in old, sticky ass floor MSG. Colts were great but it's basketball.

😂😂😂😂😂😂, by that time the guy was old !

sprained ankle in game 2 him chasing around reggie would not be a good idea

Because Kobe struggled defensively in those playoffs. It wasn't that he got hurt, even though that didn't help, it was because he was young. He was a great defender that year but come playoff time he had a lot to learn. Veteran players gave him trouble and coaches told there teams to make Kobe work more defensively. Against Portland Steve Smith was on fire the whole series and gave him fits, and so did Jalen Rose in the finals.

Bro he locked up Reggie before injury held him to 7 points

@@KBFilmRoom Kobe didn't guard Reggie. Phil put Kobe on the point guards.

He dunked on Smiths , not wrong with that Ankle !

A lot of people hate him for pulling the Zaza move on Kobe in game 2. Also people just like to clown him for Kobe's 81 point game. Good player for sure though.

No it’s game 5

This was early on in his career though, he still ended up with more rings than shaq and lebron and was the best player in those runs 2009 and 2010. With someone as dominant as shaq all they really needed to do was feed him the ball and nobody could guard him in the paint. Out of Kareems run with the lakers he only got 1 fmvp out of 5 chips but nobody discredits him bc his teammates were just that good, it's a team effort. Steph 1 fmvp out of 4 chips I barely hear people get on him for that either. You're probably an older fan, stop kissing jordans ass

That's true !!