ON THIS DAY IN 2000...
Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant's ICONIC alley-oop capped a 15-point Q4 comeback against Portland in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals 🔥
On this date in 2000, the Lakers were down by 15 in the fourth quarter of the WCF Game 7… then greatness happened.
▪️Kobe Bryant: 25 points, 11 rebounds, 7 ast
▪️Shaq: 18 points, 9 rebounds, 5 ast
What a time. 🔥
@Babylakers2021@MarkIII824 They were actually the 4/5 seed before Kobe himself got hurt for the year and Rudy T retired halfway through the season due to illness….
OKC fans: “They lost by 18, so the refs didn’t matter.”
Meanwhile the Lakers were up 5 before all those questionable calls suddenly started swinging everything toward OKC. Bad officiating affects momentum too, not just the final score.
OKC fans, man…
Scott Foster is so universally hated that I’m seeing Lakers Fans say “See y’all at Game 7.” And Rockets Fans are saying “It’s Over.” 😭😭
NOBODY is confident when he’s on the floor.
Lakers had Phil who led us to 5 championships in 12 years and never won a COY. Lakers had prime Kobe who won 1 mvp. Lakers had prime AD who never won a DPOY award.
Don’t tell me there isn’t a lakers tax. They say they want to reward winning but thats a lie. Count the banners.
BREAKING: The Dallas Mavericks are trading Luka Doncic, Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a 2029 first-round pick, sources tell ESPN. Three-team deal that includes Utah.
43 FTA: No problem
playing the entire 2H in a blowout to stat pad, even when tanking opponent emptied the bench in 4th: No problem
Intentionally fouling while you’re up 30 in 4th quarter, to get more possessions & stat pad is shameless & a disgrace to the game #HeatPonziCulture