How did the blazers manage to lose to the Lakers in 2000?

[Nick Young]

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!

[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.

[Thorn]

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.

[Horde of Temujin]

See: Tim Donaghy

[zay_24]

They had the young GOAT

Kobe Bean, throw a 15 point lead in the bushes

[Boston C's]

They had the young GOAT

Kobe Bean, throw a 15 point lead in the bushes

Yea and he sure knew how to throw a 24 point lead in the bushes in the finals as well

[zay_24]

Yea and he sure knew how to throw a 24 point lead in the bushes in the finals as well

You mad that the GOAT defeated your team in game 7 of the finals even tho yall was winning goin into the 4th

[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

lmao its too easy with you kobe trolls you run to defend your hero like your life depended on it...

Kobe being goat=

He'll never be up on MJ's level so get used to it

btw if we had perkins game 7 you guys would of gotten thrashed cuz your boy couldn't hit the pacific ocean in game 7

[Vragrant]

They choked, simple as that.

[Boston C's]

btw the GOAT would never give up the biggest comeback in finals history... just sayin

[BoNafidde]

Choked.

[wally_world]

[shaq's--lakers]

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.

[Indian guy]

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.

[Sakkreth]

He admitted it.