On this day in 2002... the Los Angeles Lakers became just the 5th team in NBA history to win 3 consecutive NBA titles!
▪ Shaq: 36.3 PPG, 12.3 RPG and 2.8 BPG for the series, winning his 3rd straight NBA Finals MVP🤯
▪ Kobe: 26.8 PPG, 54.5 3P%, third-youngest player to win 3 rings💍
▪ Phil Jackson: 9th title, completing the 3-peat for the 3rd time in his career 🏆
June 12, 1996: Seattle's Shawn Kemp with the reverse dunk on Dennis Rodman during Game 4 of the NBA Finals.
Kemp finished with 25 PTS (12-17 FG)/11 REB and Gary Payton had 21 PTS/11 AST in the Sonics' 107-86 win. Rodman had 14 REB and Michael Jordan scored 23 PTS for the Bulls.
📽️6.12.1998 - OTD 28 years ago the #UtahJazz were facing elimination down 3-1 to the Bulls on the road in the #NBAFinals and Karl Malone showcased his entire offensive repertoire scoring 39 points to force a Game 6 back in Salt Lake City.
#JazzBasketball#TakeNote#Mailman📬
25 YEARS AGO TODAY
Allen Iverson stepped over Lue and broke the Lakers perfect Playoff record with 48 points in GM1 of the NBA Finals!
AI in the 2001 Playoffs
30 PTS: 14x
40 PTS: 6x
50 PTS: 2x
📽️ 6.6.1997 - "It's one of the most exciting moments in Jazz Basketball History!" ~Boler
OTD 29 years ago the #NBAFinals arrived in Utah for the first time ever and the Delta Center (and plaza) was absolutely electric in a 104-93 #UtahJazz Game 3 win. #TakeNote#JazzBasketball
📽️ 6.3.1998 - OTD 28 years ago the most-watched #NBAFinals ever opened in Utah between the 62-win Chicago Bulls and the 62-win #UtahJazz - and John Stockton (age-36) took over Game 1 in a #UtahJazz overtime win at the Delta Center. #JazzBasketball#TakeNote
Game 7s: where star players shine ✨
Like Charles Barkley (44 PTS, 24 REB) in the 1993 Western Conference Finals!
The 1992-93 @Kia NBA MVP led Phoenix to its second NBA Finals berth in franchise history.
📽️ 5.30.1996 - OTD 30 years ago the #UtahJazz dominated the SuperSonics in a 118-83 Game 6 home win before a frenzied Delta Center crowd to force a Game 7 back in Seattle. Halftime featured a Danny Ainge interview to discuss his move into coaching. #JazzBasketball#TakeNote
Miller vs. Ewing.
Pacers at Knicks.
ECF Game 7 in 1994.
A back-and-forth battle saw the Knicks clinch their first NBA Finals berth since 1973!
New York goes for its first NBA championship in 53 years starting Wednesday 🏆
May 29, 1986: Bill Walton to Larry Bird to Jerry Sichting for two points during Boston's 117-95 win over Houston in Game 2 of the NBA Finals.
Bird finished with 31 PTS/8 REB/7 AST/4 STL/2 BLK and Kevin McHale had 25 PTS for the Celtics, who took a 2-0 series lead on the Rockets.
📽️ 5.29.1997 - OTD 29 years ago "JOHN STOCKTON SENDS THE UTAH JAZZ TO THE NBA FINALS"
The greatest moment in franchise history, "The Shot" culminated a furious 4th-quarter #UtahJazz rally, recapped here in their own words. #Jazzbasketball#TakeNote
1⃣9⃣6⃣7⃣ Happy 59th birthday to Glen Rice 🎉
Never forget his legendary 1997 NBA All-Star Game MVP performance. One of the hottest shooting displays ever..