Was this the closest a team ever came to winning a title?

[Bandito]

2004 Lakers

We should've won that year if Malone never get injured and if only Shaq was not selfish and doesnt had a big ego.. People that time knew that Kobe was already far better than Shaq and should be the 1st option.. This was the reason why Shaq was kicked out of LA the next season..

That Lakers team wouldn't had won anything because the Pistons defense was just destroying the offense of the Lakers. They played the passing lanes and prevented Shaq from dominating. It doesn't have anything to do with the Kobe-Shaq feud. Losing Malone was a great factor in them losing though.

[rzp]

That Lakers team wouldn't had won anything because the Pistons defense was just destroying the offense of the Lakers. They played the passing lanes and prevented Shaq from dominating. It doesn't have anything to do with the Kobe-Shaq feud. Losing Malone was a great factor in them losing though.

Malone, fisher, george (great role player that season), fox... all injuried, and the Kobe Colorado thing .

In a normal situation Lakers would crush those Pistons.

[guy]

A ring is a ring regardless of whether it was won in 6 or 7 games.

The only reason they were in the game was because of Lebron's rally.

Go suck it you whiny butthurt delusional bulls fan. There will be more rings for Lebron so get ready for it.

And the main reason they needed the rally from Lebron was cause he was sucking ass before that and couldn't even hit open jumpshots all series.

[Young X]

Ginobiliiiii with 12 turnovers in the 2 most important games of the season.

Parker shooting 9-35 in the 2 most important games of the season.

Spurs = chokers.

[Bandito]

Ginobiliiiii with 12 turnovers in the 2 most important games of the season.

Parker shooting 9-35 in the 2 most important games of the season.

Spurs = chokers.

3 rings in the last decade says otherwise fgt. More like injuries and mileage got them in the end.

[MaxFly]

2010 Celtics

Yeah man...

[WayOfWade]

Pretty much, they were a Manu Ginobili away from winning it all.

[guy]

The 2010 Celtics was clearly not as close as the 2013 Spurs were. They basically didn't even show up for game 6 and didn't have a significant lead late in game 7 like like the Spurs did in game 6. They were close, but not as close.

[caliman]

2004 Lakers

We should've won that year if Malone never get injured and if only Shaq was not selfish and doesnt had a big ego.. People that time knew that Kobe was already far better than Shaq and should be the 1st option.. This was the reason why Shaq was kicked out of LA the next season..

[Bandito]

Malone, fisher, george (great role player that season), fox... all injuried, and the Kobe Colorado thing .

In a normal situation Lakers would crush those Pistons.

I forgot about Devean He was crucial for this team and he got injured (yet again) in the playoffs too.