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How did the blazers manage to lose to the Lakers in 2000?
I mean they had Sabonis and Rasheed to check Shaq not to mention JO on the bench who hardly played but was still there.
Bonzi Wells and Scottie Pippen to try to slow down Kobe (Lawl I know an impossible task)
Not to mention a 50 point man Damon Staudamire.
So how did the Blazers manage to lose to the Lakers, it really shows you the greatness of Kobe there, despite playing with so many disadvantages he still managed to will his team to victory over a much more talented foe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY06eaFaplw
relive the great memories!
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Raps
Re: How did the blazers manage to lose to the Lakers in 2000?
Go count FA attempts in second half and rewatch the game, or nvm don't watch it you are to stupid to understand what's going on there anyways.
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I rule the local playground
Re: How did the blazers manage to lose to the Lakers in 2000?
Originally Posted by Sakkreth
Go count FA attempts in second half and rewatch the game, or nvm don't watch it you are to stupid to understand what's going on there anyways.
FT attempts are a weak argument especially when discussing Prime Shaq. He shot 99 FTs in the seven games.
For what it's worth, the Blazers were an excellent matchup for the Lakers that year. Shaqattack has gone over these points before, but it's worth mentioning again.
Rasheed Wallace had a spectacular series, averaging 23.3 PPG as A.C. Green couldn't contain him. Pippen was still a solid defender to cover 2000 Kobe (the difference between 2000 and 2001 Kobe is enormous though 2000 Kobe had some very good games in the series including a 33/2/6 in Game 6 and 25/11/7 in Game 7). Sabonis was a good center to deal with Shaq as he was an excellent passer and had very good range. He was quite bulky (though this was Shaq in his MVP year). The Lakers' lack of depth was also highlighted as the Blazers were very deep (Detlef Schrempf, young JO, Bonzi Wells, Brian Grant all off the bench plus quality starters at every position), while the Lakers were thought of as "two deep", especially as Glen Rice didn't produce as much as the Lakers hoped he would.
The result: a seven game series that ended with the famous 15 point comeback in the 4th by the Lakers. The Blazers had a huge drought in the 4th where they couldn't hit from the field from several minutes, culminating in the clinching alley-oop to Shaq to put LA up by 6 with 41 seconds to go.
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Operat.Northwoods=9/11
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Local High School Star
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Local High School Star
Re: How did the blazers manage to lose to the Lakers in 2000?
Originally Posted by Boston C's
You mad that the GOAT defeated your team in game 7 of the finals even tho yall was winning goin into the 4th
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Re: How did the blazers manage to lose to the Lakers in 2000?
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Decent college freshman
Re: How did the blazers manage to lose to the Lakers in 2000?
They choked, simple as that.
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Re: How did the blazers manage to lose to the Lakers in 2000?
btw the GOAT would never give up the biggest comeback in finals history... just sayin
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I don't get picked last at the park anymore
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Very good NBA starter
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Dunking on everybody in the park
Re: How did the blazers manage to lose to the Lakers in 2000?
http://media.oregonlive.com/nba_impa...e6547e30ad.jpg
Sabonis-Wallace could only contain Shaq for 3 quarters. Then he will break you down Mentally, Spiritually and Physically.
Wallace would start gettin T's. Sabonis would complain to the Refs.
Clear signs of Mental and Physical fatigue.
Last edited by shaq's--lakers; 09-04-2011 at 01:42 PM.
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NBA sixth man of the year
Re: How did the blazers manage to lose to the Lakers in 2000?
Meh. The question should be how did a team with no star power and a 16/7 Rasheed Wallace as its player take a peak Shaq + Kobe-led LA team to 7 games? Depth is irrelevant in the playoffs without star power at the top. There's only been one superstar-less champion(Detroit) the last 31 years.
It's LA who were doing some massive choking by even letting the series get that far.
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Raps
Re: How did the blazers manage to lose to the Lakers in 2000?
Originally Posted by wally_world
He admitted it.
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