Shaq for 3 years was the best player I ever watched. Prime LeBron, Magic, Bird, Kobe all would’ve been second fiddle players. The only player that maybe could’ve made Shaq the #2 option is maybe MJ, but it would’ve been razor close.
I was at this game. Section 219, Row 4 (upper deck in the corner, diagonal from the Kings' bench). Nobody sat down for 48 minutes (or at least it seemed like it). Every possession felt like life and death. When Bibby hit that jumper that turned out to be the game winner, the explosion of sound was like nothing I have ever heard. I literally thought the walls of Arco were going to crumble like Jericho. You couldn't hear yourself think! When Kobe's last shot left his hand, from our seats, it looked good off the hand. My heart was ready to sink the way it did after Horry's game-winner in Game 4. When it rimmed off, the explosion of sound returned and the euphoria was like nothing I have ever felt at a sporting event. The only thing that even came close was Kevin Martin's game-winner against the Spurs in the playoffs a few years later. It felt like we had won the championship. Too bad we still had to win one more game after that. The NBA prevented us from doing so in Game 6, and then we blew it in Game 7 by missing 14 FT's and missing a wide-open 3 pointer in regulation. Still the greatest playoff series ever played in my opinion, though!
Lakers were fucking robbed in this game. You'll never hear Sacramento fans say anything about this game. Instead they'll blame the refs for game 6 but not Peja for airballing a 3 to win the series. The refs made Horry hit that 3 to crush your souls? I don't care what anyone says, I'll take it to my grave Game 5 not Game 6 was the most rigged in this series and even the players will tell you that
we were the better Team, we should have won over the Lakers, and had victory over the nets..? i think it was.. for sure we would have beat the nets and had a championship..
They say the refs cheat for the Lakers in game 6 but Webber threw it out of bounds at 11.4 and he committed an illegal screen right after that but no call. Also it looked like Divac fouled Kobe the play before that, but the refs cheated for the Lakers only right? 😂
Seriously! If I had a time machine to travel back in time, the first thing I would want to witness is MJ's prime time in Chicago. The second thing would be the Sacramento Kings from 2002.
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Shaq for 3 years was the best player I ever watched. Prime LeBron, Magic, Bird, Kobe all would’ve been second fiddle players. The only player that maybe could’ve made Shaq the #2 option is maybe MJ, but it would’ve been razor close.
The Lakers are known for gold and purple but this series their colors were black and white stripes.
And still Lakers won the series!! Oh yeah!!
I was at this game. Section 219, Row 4 (upper deck in the corner, diagonal from the Kings' bench). Nobody sat down for 48 minutes (or at least it seemed like it). Every possession felt like life and death. When Bibby hit that jumper that turned out to be the game winner, the explosion of sound was like nothing I have ever heard. I literally thought the walls of Arco were going to crumble like Jericho. You couldn't hear yourself think! When Kobe's last shot left his hand, from our seats, it looked good off the hand. My heart was ready to sink the way it did after Horry's game-winner in Game 4. When it rimmed off, the explosion of sound returned and the euphoria was like nothing I have ever felt at a sporting event. The only thing that even came close was Kevin Martin's game-winner against the Spurs in the playoffs a few years later. It felt like we had won the championship. Too bad we still had to win one more game after that. The NBA prevented us from doing so in Game 6, and then we blew it in Game 7 by missing 14 FT's and missing a wide-open 3 pointer in regulation. Still the greatest playoff series ever played in my opinion, though!
RIP Kobe Bryant (1978-2020).
Wow! How time flies!!! I watched this game live on TV when I was in my mid-20s, and now I'm in my mid-40s. Enjoy while you can folks 😉
People complaining that the last shot on Kobe should’ve been a foul on Bobby are the same people who complains that today’s officiating is soft 🤡
The fact the referee rigged the game is sad but he got 10 years in jail kings could’ve won that championship
Arco Areana was impossible to play in back in the 2000s. Loud crowd with the cowbells man what a time to be alive
The golden generation of the Sacramento Kings, but they were not lucky enough to win the NBA championship, I cried a lot in the 7th game
I'm glad the kings are good again and hope they keep it up. I love atmospheres like this in basketball and wanna see Lakers and Kings in a playoff war
Kings got lucky in this game
This is a top 5 series of all time no question
The Kings were robbed. This team should have won at least 1 chip.
RIP KOBE😪
Every game in this series is like game 7 jeez
Lakers were fucking robbed in this game. You'll never hear Sacramento fans say anything about this game. Instead they'll blame the refs for game 6 but not Peja for airballing a 3 to win the series. The refs made Horry hit that 3 to crush your souls? I don't care what anyone says, I'll take it to my grave Game 5 not Game 6 was the most rigged in this series and even the players will tell you that
we were the better Team, we should have won over the Lakers, and had victory over the nets..? i think it was..
for sure we would have beat the nets and had a championship..
Sheesh did Bibby ever miss from the mid range this series or what???
They say the refs cheat for the Lakers in game 6 but Webber threw it out of bounds at 11.4 and he committed an illegal screen right after that but no call. Also it looked like Divac fouled Kobe the play before that, but the refs cheated for the Lakers only right? 😂
Seriously! If I had a time machine to travel back in time, the first thing I would want to witness is MJ's prime time in Chicago. The second thing would be the Sacramento Kings from 2002.
One of the worst officiated playoff series ever
@8:51 bad call. Lakers should've gotten the ball back.
the only reason why the kings couldn't beat the lakeers because they are full of chokers. the only exception was bibby. he was an assasin.