Shaq Was UNSTOPPABLE In His 3 Finals MVP Wins 😤🐐 | Complete Highlights | FreeDawkins

Shaq Was UNSTOPPABLE In His 3 Finals MVP Wins 😤🐐 | Complete Highlights | FreeDawkins

The officials are Danny Crawford Jack knees and Terry Durham B I think the thing to watch here earlier what are the matchups going to be Reggie Miller told us yesterday that he was going to guard Kobe Bryant but let’s see how the Lakers match up against the Pacers and now Harper

Looking for sha who takes it in deep and you can’t stop that well if you’re going to let him get it that deep you cannot let him foul get get the basket and the foul little interchange underneath the basket and the Pacers got confused now watch as Sha steps over and Dale Davis

Allows him to get right in front of him and we talked about when he gets it that deep you can’t get into the double team Shaq finishes it and he gets the foul Shaquille O’Neal showing early signs of just overpowering the Pacers in the paint Miller against

Harper to the Baseline the running one hander is blocked by O’Neal and he recovers it as well out to Bryant coach pulls up and hits here’s Bryan who’s hit all three of his field goal attempts O’Neal juggles it recovers not only hits the basket but as you were

Saying Doug once he’s in that deep it’s almost impossible to wrap him up and any foul only contributes to a three-point play possibility and to getting the Pacers front line into foul trouble O’Neal little Fade Away wow how good was that footwork it looked like he was

Going to shoot a jump hook in the lane he spun out and shot a fad jump shot on the Baseline Bryant Smits out on him on a switch here’s sha for the jumper from the Baseline that beats the shot clock and establishes a 12-point lead at 2614

On Harper in deep to O’Neal Harper’s fourth assist he’s tipped in with Five Points as well O’Neal’s turnaround well if he’s going to hit that in addition to overpowering you inside you might as well wave the white flag of surrender one-on-one coverage here with sha leaving Harper alone for three it’s all

Going right right now for the Lakers O’Neal backing in on Perkins mcke there with the help but it’s not enough I I’m shocked that they allowed Shaq to take two dribbl turn and lay that ball in the basket r with the Miss O’Neal with the recovery and he scored 19 points and we

Still have 7 1/2 minutes to play in the second quarter Sam Perkins on the run and O’Neal says get it out of here O’Neal against the smaller Perkins now they surround him he gets the roll scores the basket comes to the line into O’Neal only Jackson there to help he

Turns on Smiths and tips in his own Miss Phil Jackson with just a subtle way of getting his team’s attention told them after that last time out he says Rick Smiths has six points we have five we’re starting out the wrong way Bob thanks trying to rectify that

Situation they go to O’Neal his Hook is no good but there’s rice with the follow and now it’s all over when it winds up in Sha’s hands Mark Jackson blocked Away by Bryant and taken by rice into O’Neal in the Paint The Hop the jumper Dale Davis grabbed it score

The basket on the goal tending call out to Harper his [Applause] three-pointer Sha’s got the rebound and the follow is C off the glass he was just made a spectacular play Perkins was in front of him that was just right athletic ability by Sha to go right over

The top of him take it away from him and shoot the ball right in the basket Shaw just in gives it to sha and sha shot was partially blocked but still goes Miller on the drive sha with the block Kobe and the Lakers get some Breathing Room back up by

Six here’s Shaw firing one to beat the buzzer and that’s his first basket of the ball game Shaw from Sha best Shaw with a rebound Rick Fox in the front Court two onne who now has 33 O’Neal finds ay with a nice pass and Robert Ory scores that

Backside guy on the defense has got to step up that’s twice now sha has passed out of the double teams for layups once the shot this time the wor O’Neal over croser for the rebound he powers back up and scores that’s what I was talking about the rebound you see Shaquille

O’Neal now with 35 but they’ve got a small team out there Sam Perkins has got to try to get it body on Sha but he just overpowered him deep to O’neal He has 37 points now Dale Davis is strong but sha just sort of just walked him across the

Lane caught it about 4 feet and jump hooked it in the basket O’Neal again 39 points and watching this Mak makes you appreciate the post defense of Portland here’s Robert Ory O’Neal 41 points and a chance to tack on another one here’s Reggie Miller on the drive

Flips it up with the left hand and comes up empty one for 15 now this is where they want to use clock and stay organized and look at that L yeah the sh shot right there there’s your sh Jack Redemption now that started on Orlando when these

Guys played together for the magic they do that as well as anybody in the NBA the MVP the look in his face the man wants a championship to finish this season Bryan dribbles and waits for the buzzer there it is the Lakers kick game one Jack

4319 I guess we must say the diesel was in effect this even I I was just trying to get deep position and take the highend shot like I’ve been doing all year and when they doubled I kicked out to my teammate my teammate shot the ball

Very well you know we knew this was going to be a difficult game we had a couple lapses but we were able to uh get our Focus back and know win the game now we uh we realize game two is going to be a difficult game and we have to be ex

Ready in the first half the triangle is working very well third quarter sort of a lull what happened then I think I think in the first half we really really focused then once we got our lead we got kind of Rel Des but after a timeout in

PH and gr us we got our Focus back did you feel like in the fourth quarter you had to take over cuz that’s when you did I mean you know my teammates was getting me the ball in a good position and you know I was just taking a high percentage

Shots one of the things that’s helped you guys I guess is the Rhythm you’ve been playing every couple of days but what about the fatigue factor I don’t think we’re going to get tired you know uh Phil Jackson does a great job of getting us prepared and the same the

Time we get tired so you know we got one now we just uh you know have try to get three more Jim thanks so it’s 6:40 a.m. bird had already been up for 3 hours has he got a paper route no he’s a coach he’s woring for 12 different

People that may have been a false alarm alarm over Sha’s performance is Justified from Indiana’s perspective even though Smith’s is 74 they have Davis at 611 jump against O’Neal and the Lakers control it O’Neal spins on Smiths and Rick Falon Shaquille O’Neal finds AC Green with a

Nice pass here’s Bryant six on the shot clock Reggie defending Kobe finds shot who pow up for the dunk plus the foul now see Rick Smith made a mistake there Reggie flopped back to take the foul and he frees up Kobe Bryant and you’re going to see Rick Smiths come out to contest

The shot and when he does he leaves Shaquil O’Neal All Alone underneath the basket for the power dunk and the foul what you’ve got to do is you’ve got to to make Kobe make that shot and stay at home on Shaquille O’Neal those are the kind of baskets to kill you three-point

Play by Shaq brings the Lakers to wiin two Kobe Bryant looks like he’s sprained his ankle when Kobe came down he’s on the floor and he’s ring in pain holding his left ankle meanwhile Rose guns a three at the other end sha takes the rebound the Lakers have a break Harper lays it

In but the greater concern is Kobe Bryant O’Neal Turn Around from near the foul line and he hits it Jaylen Rose driving on Shaw and sha blocks it O’Neal over Perkins going to follow his own here and score plus the [Applause] foul jayen Rose spinning through traffic

To kroer took it right at O’Neal but couldn’t finish it Shaw loves it for shot who finishes it and they tack on the foul when Brian shaww is in the corner you cannot let Shaq roll off of you this is their play they did this in Orlando

They’re doing it here see toaca has got a lay in behind him if he’s in there to get fouls let him catch the ball and then foul him not foul him after a spectacular play but what about the grace of this big man he goes up strong

And finishes you see Larry Bird saying that’s not what I want three-point play O’Neal well if he’s going to make those you’re in deep deep trouble the Pacers Trail it by three but the Lakers will be without Kobe Bryant for at least the remainder of this game here’s

Shaw it’s amazing it seems like the Lakers always come up with a guy to make a shot at the right time for them Lakers by three ell Smith has three fouls he’s got to stay away from his four fourth and O’Neal scores on it sha with 17 here’s Brian Shaw into the lane

Throws up that little teardrop shot that’s no good and O’Neal is hammered as he tries to go up with the follow part of the problem if they decide to go to hackas Shack that means they have to put tobac on the floor for a while because

Davis now has three fouls Smiths is on the bench with five they don’t have that many to use up anymore ory dumps it into sha over Perkins who fouled him the NBA Finals record is see most free throw attempts in a game you would think it

Would be Wilk but no Bob pit of the then St Louis Hawks in 1958 against Bill Russell Bob Koozie and the Celtics let’s take a look here to see whether he gets some march on it gives it a chance to go in Lifted that one pretty nicely it’s amazing Bob he he

Starts out and he gets into a rut like two for 11 and then he gets a rhythm and he starts making them we’ve seen this happen throughout the playoffs now Perkins inside but here’s shot you could see it coming from our Vantage Point even if Perkins didn’t Shaq was closing

Ground on him there was no way that shot was going to see the rim well see the reason this happens is because Shaq is playing against Dale Davis who is standing right underneath the basket so Shaq is right there to block any shot that’s why your big men have to be able

To make shots against Shaq to get him out of there O’Neal turn around got it uran we just saw the tape with you 89 game two had the injury didn’t play anymore let’s talk about Kobe in that sort of same situation what’s the thought process well the thought process

Is simple Dr Lombardo and Gary vdr trainer made the right call keep him out keep that swelling down because everybody feel to be would have came back and play tonight it would have swell over tonight and probably wouldn’t play uh game three in Indiana or

Possibly game five so now we get the ice on it getting get uh keep pressure on it keep the swelling down so hopefully you know it’s a day-to-day process but hopefully he can play on Sunday marker looking for sha they get it deep to him and there’s no way in the world that

Perkins can contend with that Harper to O’Neal three Pacers around him two of them on the floor like bowling pins knocked over and this is what he’s going to have to do to finish this game and now he’s 11 for 25 Bob petett had a lot

Of NBA records I’m sure he doesn’t mind relinquishing this one a trivial one after 42 years the L for Shaq he couldn’t control it now he does and they F him the biggest man in the league and the smallest man on the floor go down together and luckily best wasn’t

Directly beneath him otherwise they’d be scraping him off the court with a spatula Perkins fakes on O’Neal best into the lane to the hoop but shot catches up blocks the shot got in with the body but still it sends a message they’re going to call flagrant on that now O’Neal’s got

It Glen Rice for [Applause] three 21 points for Glenn rice Jaylen Rose answers at the other end but his basket was a two Rice’s was a three O’Neal scores against two Defenders rice into the lane sha to finish it up will they foul sha if he touches it

He’s got it he goes up with the shot if they were going to foul him on purpose they waited too long and ran the risk of a three-point play you have to believe that smithz has fallen into disfavor with Larry Bird because an obvious strategy here would be to put him in get

The ball to him in the paint at 74 he can get his shot off against O’Neal and possibly Force O’Neal into foul number six then the Lakers would have to play the duration without O’Neal and Bryan now CER bumps off Shaw no call and koser’s jumper bounces in O’Neal and they grab

Him again one of two that’s been his pattern Jaylen Rose on the Run tough shot it’s in Shaquille O’Neal’s hands and they foul him as soon as he grabs it almost like clockwork one of two see now Reggie keeps dropping the ball into proser he’s got to come off that screen

And attack Bryan Shaw and get to the foul line or get a basket they’re going to double team him and they’re going to get the foul Miller hit 91% with his first two points of the fourth quarter he has 21 for the game and more importantly it’s a three-point

Difference canot let sha lay the ball in the basket no layups no DS he looks for Ry and the the fou a spectaculous shot by Robert Ory off the O’Neal assist bigman can’t do that you’re not supposed to be able to make a play like that

Shaquille gets the ball in the lane and watch this touch pass he realizes three or four guys are coming at him at the last minute he drops it down to Robert Ory and how often have we talked about either an ay or a fox or a Shaw somebody

Making a big shot this could be a dramatic three-point play and it [Applause] is Jaylen Rose to the basket see they didn’t need a three that’s a good play by Rose you shoot a three and you miss oh they’re going to foul they’re going to foul perfect Perkins didn’t know the

Rule he fouled shaed off the ball Larry Bird’s telling him the rule now it’s going to be probably Glenn rice shooting a free throw that’s something that you as a coaching staff also have to make sure that you let your players know exactly what that rule is that can be

Tough now you give them a point that makes it five now the big deal is if they score it’s a 7-point game that’s three possessions instead of two that’s how big that play is Fox on the Run back it in they’ll count the basket plus the foul and it begins to

Look like even without Kobe Bryant the Lakers will take a two- nothing lead to Indiana down by seven with 7 Seconds to play and they lose it Fox could have taken it to the hole but he’s content to just let it kick away and to go with his team to Indiana

Up two nothing in the series shck it it looked like when Kobe went down you guys collectively as a team realized that somebody had to come up big yeah you know we uh you know we felt we didn’t play very well at the beginning you know

My teammates was looking for me you know they tried to hack a shack I missed a couple in the first half I think I was you know trying to hard but once I settled down you know just took my time you know most of them fell for me and uh

You know we just uh played hard played good defense and you know we just wanted to you know really get this game and we did well the defensive strategy was to go to the hacker Shack but you are doing your part to put that thing rest yeah

You know the first half like I said you know I missed like uh you know 10 or or 12 um I think that I was trying too hard so I just you know said to myself calm down shoot I was looking over at my father you know he just told me take my

Time follow through and you shoot everything will be all right so now coming in game two have been a problem for you guys in these series but coming in tonight it looks like you guys match the energy you know we knew that they were going to come in fir up come and

Play hard and uh you know the reason why game two I think it’s been problem because we’ve been blowing teams out game one and uh you know they just came back you know they’re the best in the East so you know we knew that they weren

Going to give it to us so you know we just played hard and uh we were able toh get another home win all right congratulations on a great game the Lakers played 16 games this year without Kobe Bryant the first 15 of the season when he was out with a broken hand later

He was suspended for one after a fight with the Knicks and they were 12 and four in those games without Kobe Bryant the man who starts in his place tonight Brian Shaw bailed them out in the Portland series they might not be here without the veteran Shaw but in this

Series he’s gone cold hitting just three of 18 and 0 for seven on threes after making seven consecutive threes in one stretch of game six and seven against the Trailblazers they get it the Sha deep and smithz can’t stop him well that’s like our open when he gets it

Down there it’s too deep and it’s too late he’ll just overpower you here’s O’Neal driving Baseline and Smith’s hackson here sha once again deep post position and if you’re going to foul him foul him make him make free throws now Bob very important how he shoots him

Early will decide how often bird chooses to foul him Smiths gets it back tries it again and the bank is closed for him but he’s showing more aggressiveness here at home than he did in the first two games in La here is O’Neal against two Defenders who

Are powerless to stop him Jackson was over to try and help Smiths but once he got it that deep all they could do was pray that he’d missed the shot sha in the pain Rick Fox had it pooped Away by Jaylen Rose Ball still loose Fox recovers it

Lobs it for sha with the emphatic finish they go to O’Neal his turnar around in the lane nice touch on it 3 seconds to shoot O’Neal with the hook got his own rebound and hits the follow you just bounce off of him I mean D Davis is a big strong man Shaq just

Put his arm on him and he rocked him back O’Neal Powers up and scores you just can’t keep him out of the lane you have to have such good ball pressure that you can’t throw it in so quickly that’s when you’ll get the 3 second violation you got to pressure the ball

Enough so he has to get out of the lane Smith’s had it knocked away he recovers it still plenty of time to shoot rose has a three but can’t put it down O’Neal with 5 Seconds to shoot Harper with the fake and the pop just before the 24

Second clock sha recovers it powers in and Tack on the foul O’Neal double team has it back from Shaw Davis trying to defense it made him take a shot that Indiana will accept but if Shaq is going to hit it well all you can do is shrug your shoulders Shaw looking for

O’Neal back to sha in the paint jump up see what’s happening the the Pacers are double teaming they’re allowing that ball to come back to the passer the double team guys got to get out there sha is reposting they’re going right back to him they’ve got to deny that

Pass out of the double team the lob to sha underneath he loses everybody and scores you really can’t front sha down there because there’s no weak side help and you don’t want to give him a layup the worst thing you do is foul him and make him make a couple free throws

Here’s Derek fer thought about a three here’s the fake into the lane gives it up to sha he was fouled and puts it in the basket will count giving him 26 jayen Rose got free but couldn’t finish it Harper looking for shot he touch passes it out to ory now fiser who hits

Another big shot for the Lakers now Shaka is two for eight from the free throw line so they cannot let him Lay It Up they’ve got to fouling it’s Dale Davis on it he backs him in he takes the turn around and he cuts the lead to five

Crer screens for best leaving him alone for three and there’s your answer wow they needed that and Travis best has hit two huge threes fer Miller’s got him on a switch 3 seconds to shoot sha will how big might this be poten IAL three-point Play here’s Shaq with eight on the 24

Out to Harper dribbles into the lane flips it up and hits [Applause] it kroer contact ball loose kroer picks it back up and scores great hustle great he just wanted the basketball and what a big basket to put him back up six O’Neal and again it’s a four-point

Difference as the clock moves down toward 2 minutes sha has 32 whistle at the other end SPS there a bad foul gets the shooters roll and it’s a six-point game Glen Rice his jumper is short the rebound tapped to the side by koser and recovered by Rose here’s Perkins this

Could put the Lakers away ay rebounds exactly a minute as he brings it out of the back court here’s sha and Perkins who has fouls to give personally that was only his second immediately fouls him you could say that Sha’s free throw shooting is at least a

Big part of the difference in this game one of two for O’Neal a six-point difference 45 seconds off to kroer O’Neal with the rebound and the Lakers still have life Robert Ory lets it Go could have cut the lead in half O’Neal rebounds Harper will try it and

He’ll hit it long shots long rebounds Reggie just got a hold it here they’re going to foul him it’s interesting Jaylen Rose walked over to to give him five to slap his hand Reggie wanted no part of it leave me alone I’m concentrating here this one

Will give us a five-point lead if he can knock this one down is what he’s saying this was the scene that occurred Reggie Miller at the free throw line now he makes the first one to go up four Jaylen Rose says you know give me some

On that Reggie said no no not right now not now leave me alone I want to make this free throw and so then he walks up after he makes it he says now I will he points to his head gives him a little tap he said I love you but I needed to

Make that free throw I wanted to concentrate that’s great sight sha three of 13 on free throws as he scored 33 they go right to him and it’s over his head and that’s it been a long time since Phil Jackson won a game in Indianapolis remember in the 98 Eastern Conference Finals which

Went seven his Bulls lost all three games at Marcus Square Arena won all four games over Larry Bird’s Pacers that was Bird’s first year as Indiana’s head coach starting lineups familiar by now and the Laker lineup includes Kobe Bryant in the back court let’s go to

Ahmad Rashad all right thanks Bob I just spoke with Kobe he said that he’s feeling fine a little bit stiff but I did notice during the warm-ups in the layup line he did not shoot any layups I asked him about that he said well I did that on purpose because I’m saving it

For the game he shot all jump shots say he’s going to drive to the basket once the game starts Dale Davis drives on sha who swats it away as Harper tries to turn the corner on Miller and then hands it to sha and smithz goes up to contest him and fouls

Him he hits them both to start this one Ron Harper sha on the offensive glass with the dunk what a powerful move he just tipped the ball to himself Dale Davis tried to keep him off the block just not big enough and then the powerful finish here’s O’Neal against Davis who fouled

Him the foul was Dale Davis’s first Shaq hit his first two and now three in a row O’Neal gets it deep and they can’t stop him you know it’s a measure of his dominance that when he scored 33 in game three relatively speaking the Pacers felt they contained him now to smithz

Who hasn’t missed one yet his fadeaway is blocked by Shaquille out of bounds and touch Last by Indiana sha backs into the paint turns against two Defenders and slams it down Smith’s had it knocked away and Kobe Bryant takes it for [Applause] La Kobe with a great feed to O’Neal a

Little wraparound backhand flip O’Neal just before the shot clock would have expired hits the jumper he has really perfected that little shot that little power dribble going up right arm close to the basket and just sort of squirting the ball over the defense Defender O’Neal quiets the crowd here’s

Kobe Bryant against Reggie Miller Kobe left hand banked it too hard Shaquil O’Neal is there the automatic finish once he got it that deep plus the foul he’s made four of five free throws tonight and the Lakers have a one-point lead Glen Rice catch and shoot sha volleyballs it to keep it

Alive and then Powers it down this is where he was really punishing the Pacers this was his ninth rebound of the quarter 17 of them for the game here’s Perkins for Three best got it to Miller and Reggie drills the three-pointer that gives the Pacers the lead by two Reggie around kobby deals it out to Rose touch pass to the side big smooth Sam Perkins happy 39th Fisher quickly back to O’Neal and little Travis best

Doing what he had to do take a look here to see if he’s got the knees bent got the elbows are going to come off his fingertip nice sock shot he’s got the arch and he steps up and makes them both here’s sha into the lane off

Balance and this will go against LA and it’s five on O’Neal you know somebody did get hurt real bad right there Sam Perkins took one in the chest and went down Jack is the kind of guy a gentle guy a lot of guys would erupt there and

Really get angry Shaq just keeps playing with the jump Hook off the glass and the Lakers draw to within one Travis best turns the corner pulls up and Banks it in Kobe Bryant has an answer Rose rebounds Bryant’s Miss then kicks it away sha is there to scoop it

Up now he has it in the paint they can’t stop him and the they foul him 5 Seconds to shoot Reggie with the shake move and the drive the reverse see Shak is out on Perkins that’s why bird has kept him out of there the lane is wide open or he

Couldn’t get there soon enough O’Neal out of the double to fiser good look at a three trust your teammates you’re going to get double and triple team kick the ball out and trust that they can make big shots Travis best On The Run he has that Knack of arcing it high and with

The 7-1 O’Neal coming out at him the 511 best had the right trajectory to score with it and tie the game at 95 O’neal He plays well all the time it seems I’m just so impressed though how hard Shaq plays and how much he keeps his composure

Reggie three ball from the corner is there anybody in the league that uses screens better and has a quicker release than Reggie Miller Davis leaning on O’Neal who turns goes up and misses but tips in his own Miss Miller backs up for three are you kidding me he has said repeatedly if you

Want to be a hero you’ve got to take hero shots the Pacers by two 10 on the shot clock Kobe Bryant spinning around Miller into the lane O’Neal trying to finish it up hits the deck the ball drops they wave the basket off one-point [Applause] game Kobe fires the jumper and gives la

The lead Harper got up on Miller five on the shot clock Reggie fumbled it throws it up with the left hand a very difficult shot he had his rhythm interrupted deep to sha an immediate wrap up by Dale Davis Lakers by two with 102 on the clock Jaylen Rose short ay

With a big rebound one of two for Robert Ory Miller trying to come off a screen they find Perkins for three and he ties the game it’s Robert ory they look for sha and throw it away 8 seconds Travis best sha out on him best with the shot it’s way

Short with 2.3 seconds on the clock the Lakers are going to ask for time sh to trigger it in they look for Shaq he makes the catch he throws up a hook and we are going to overtime Robert Ory faked the three moved in closer and gives the Lakers the early

Lead in overtime O’Neal driving on Smiths ay is there to finish it up got to rebound the basketball when you look out there right now smithz is not a good rebounder for a big man nor is crocher Smiths against sha with a jump hook see Shaq has got to be very careful he

Cannot commit his six foul so Smiths has got to take his time Kobe between two Defenders lar Jackson’s got to step in there and trap him and force him to kick that ball out to Ron Harper Rose spinning looking for smithz winds up up in Miller’s hands backs up for three can

You believe that the awareness of the shot clock he looked up by Bobby’s eyes went to the Target what a game and the Laker lead is one but they get it deep to sha and this could be a three-point play Rose against rice misses it Shaw grabs the rebound that’s a loose ball

Foul on Sha that’ll be number six what a big play that’s [Applause] it Bill Jackson hands in his pockets staring at Steve Javy in seeming disbelief now in comes John Sally well he’s going to go against smithz and smithz is going to have inside position here if they double somebody’s got a

Three he throws up the hook he’s got 20 points and the Pacers are within one now you know that Kobe’s going to take over the game be aware of Glenn Rice’s three-point shooting but Kobe is going to to try to attack shaking on Miller and hitting a two-point basket he was

Just inside the line the Laker lead is three again John Sally here he’s got to try and stop smithz with game four on the line and he can’t do it question is can Indiana get a stop kby is going to go to work [Applause] again here he is over

Jackson how good is this kid well now Mark Jackson is in playing here and you know defensively he is not a good Defender he matched up on Kobe on that play but just stepping up and shooting huge shots here’s Reggie Miller into the lane missed on the run and the foul is

Going to go against the Lakers again it’s a one-point game the last two baskets made by Kobe Bryant barely missed being three-pointer driving now on Reggie On The Run smithz comes over for the block rice airball but into the hands of Shaw worked like a perfect pass

Miller hands it inside to kroer 14 on the shot clock as the ball was knocked away it’s en koser’s hands he drives the lane gives it to smithz who’s belted by rice as many good three-point Shooters as the Pacers have they might elect to foul maybe the Lakers make only one of

Two and even if they make them both you’ve got guys who can tie the game shot clock at 12 so you don’t want to foul now because you got one to give they won’t shoot free throws Shaw running one-hander followed in by Kobe Bryant again offensive [Applause] [Applause]

Rebounds two second shots in a row you go to the basket briyan Shaw tough shot and who is there Kobe Bryant over the shoulder shoulder for the followup it was first Brian Shaw with an offensive rebound this time Kobe Bryant Shaquille O’Neil is on the bench

He loves it the Lakers up three 5.9 seconds to go in the game Jackson looking to throw it in there’s contact with Fox climbing all over Jaylen Rose now that is big because no time goes off I think that’s going to be one shot and the ball that’s almost automatic Reggie now

With 35 points Rose will throw it in Mark Jackson 4 seconds Reggie off the screen for [Applause] three the Lakers have a 3-1 lead the lineups for game five the Lakers haven’t had a three-game losing streak all season but they came perilously close to losing three in a row to Portland after

Establishing a 3-1 lead and almost saw their whole season go up and smoke Jackson over to help smithz with O’Neal leaving Harper open and Harper hits the uncontested three Kobe over Davis sha up in a crowd counted plus one but once again Shaquille there’s a lot

Of ways to score in this league you don’t always have to be the primary guy when he gets it in there it’s way too late Bob Kobe Bryant Shaq again offensive rebounding we talk about the Lakers one of the best in the NBA at getting second shots Shaq with the short jump

Jayen Rose the Pacers have tried five three-pointers and they’ve made them all I have a bold prediction if they continue to shoot threes at that clip we’re going back to LA Shaq and the Lakers what they’re saying is you know it’s almost very similar to games three and four against Portland

Take the big surge just try to hang around and try to wear the Pacers down as the game goes on Sha tries to get deeper and deeper post position the longer the game goes sha over the back of Perkins to tip it to himself and now it’s ory for three those offensive

Rebounds I know that dick Carter Larry Bird Rick carile the staff one of the things they wrote on the board before the game is we gave up three offensive round rebounds and overtime that killed us the Lakers are staying in the game here early with their rebounding Perkins

Thought about it gives it up to Jaylen Rose now now he has it back okay you want me to I will but Shaq comes out and gets a piece of it now they sling it ahead to O’Neal and look out how about that but how about he jumped out and

Blocked the shot ran the floor caught it like a tight end and finished it on the run this guy’s the most dominent player that was a great agile play by Shaq O’Neal O’Neal nice move here is O’Neal and it rolls home for it sha has scored 16 in this first half now it’s

Perkins on O’Neal sha little hop into the paint and he cans the jumper that’s that little pet move his a little rhythm across the lane little fading jump shot Reggie with the steel Jackson flips it back in but into the arms of rice Kobe goes right by Smiths blows the

Layup but sha is there to finish now Rick Smith is a smart thing there he didn’t reach in and foul and get his forth stay on the floor you’re you’re up 19 give your team some help here they’re going to need you sha posts up Davis fell down smithz comes over late sha

Scores and the foul on Smiths is his fourth Reggie now driving on Kobe get it out of here says Shaq there’s the big block by Shaq Kobe had it knocked away got it back looking for Shaq lots of Pacers there O’Neal recovers it and scores see how deep sha gets out there

On the floor he’s not getting in the lane now that’s a tough shot but we saw the other night they had 66 points in the paint that was out of the paint so if you’re the Pacers you have to say you know what we defended that pretty well

That’s why Shaq’s the MVP he just made a great shot carbur a Shaq that Shaq’s basket of this period and it was off the great penetration by Ron Harper as he got in the lane NE guarded by Perkins Jackson there with the H and sha hits

The jump hook he scored 31 O’Neal I think what Phil Jackson is hoping right now for his team is that somehow they can find a little rhythm to finish this game something to feel good about as they go home especially KOB and sha that is their two stars rice good look at a

Three and he hits it well that’s what they want him to do out of the double team spot up and make that three and Larry Bird does not want to leave Glenn rice again you don’t want to let a guy get some looks in a game like this it

Will carry over to the next game back up top to Jaylen Rose he goes down the lane by Shack and lays it [Applause] in Jaylen Rose has been terrific from start to finish Jim gr said his tailbone is bother him a little bit at halftime

But I have not seen any problem in his movement as Sha swings in there and hits that little jump shot and now they come to their feet at the Fieldhouse earlier they were chanting Larry Larry this is his last game here in Indiana as the Pacers coach and now

They’re saying thank you thank you for bouncing back with this kind of effort this showed a tremendous amount of pride by by this Indiana team they thought start to finish this a big win for them in their franchise the Staple Center crowd not as rockus on a consistent

Basis as they are in Indianapolis is clearly ready for game six well now the tendency is in a game like this where you you feel the nerves is that shooting maybe be off a little bit Bob to counter that you’ve got to get second shots and offensive rebounds and that’s what the

Lakers do very very well here’s kobby Bryant forcing a shot but it winds up like a perfect pass as Sha slams it down O’Neal in the lane hits the hook that’s great post position when he gets it that deep there’s nothing you can do about it

Dale Davis just does not have the size to bother him he does have the strength it just doesn’t have the size O’Neal double teamed for anyway just a little extra power there he just turned into Smiths gave him a little bump and then the nice Rhythm play by Shaquille here’s

Smith against sha who blocked it into the hands of rice lak there’s got to establish sha inside and somebody’s going to have to start hitting some jump shots for them will it be Robert Ory no he gives it up to O’neal He went for point one rather than point two

Establishing sha inside O’Neal hits the hook he’s got 10 he’s got such a soft shooting touch he’s got that shot mastered when he gets in the lane that little floating hook shot O’Neal no quiet they’re going to call a technical foul on Shaquille O’Neal after the play

He really slammed that ball down hard and then afterwards he gave kocher a shove O’Neal cuts into it a bit he scored 14 that shot is rejected here comes fiser the L the shot gathers it in and scores now how good is that that’s the big man running the

Floor fiser realizes just keeping in the building and sha will catch it he catch it and goes up with a strong finish Robert Ory to sha and it’s six again 18 points for O’Neal well you can see his energy he’s W to the crowd let’s go he’s trying to uplift his team Kobe

Bryant took it away from Mark Jackson now Jackson’s alone with him and Kobe can’t score B KN around and Neil makes sure the defense right now for the Lakers not what they have had during the course of the season and the Pacers are really finding their way now when you

Have to struggle what do you do you go into Shaquille O’Neal remember Kobe had taken the first three shots of the third period Phil took a timeout and said look let’s go inside to Shaquille and he scores O’Neal how about the catch and a great pass by Ron Harper he threw it

Away from the defender so that all that Shaquille had to do was catch it and lay it in the basket that was a great play by both guys Mark Jackson can’t quite hit it spilled off the lip of the rim into the hands of Kobe [Applause]

Bryant Kobe in the traffic hands it to O’Neal count the basket plus the foul what the Lakers are able to do with Kobe Bryant he is their point guard and when you get your defense locked into their triangle they break it and he is allowed to go one-on-one and he creates

This is when the Lakers are very scary and O’Neal makes it a one-point game again Jaylen Rose with a turnaround and he hits it with 410 of a second remaining Robert Ory looking for O’Neal it brings it outside to fiser for three remember Portland game seven fer

Hits a big one Shaw hits three big threes in that period they’re going to need other guys to step up to make some Shots tonight O’Neal spinning and scoring plus one I thought he was going to shoot the ball he ped it he pmed it and then got the

Foul and shot it Kobe hands it inside to O’Neal and he will have another chance to tie the game here’s crer out of the corner for three croser has scored 13 ly tries to answer and does Jaylen Rose curls in he’s stripped Shaw’s got it it’s a two-on-one break

Kobe Bryant flips it to sha who is bented and the shot goes down so do sha and he’s clutching his left knee he seems to be saying just give me a second the photographers are all along the Baseline there and let’s watch how the Collision took place watch this

Wonderful catch and finish Now by Shaquille O’Neal the glass and he looked like he just fell hard to his knee and the collective breath of Los Angeles takes a deep sigh of relief as Shaq gets up you see he goes down but this guy works so hard night in and

Night out for his team Austin kroer gives it up to jayen Rose into the lane he goes in traffic he tries a nearly impossible shot and misses it Rick Fox Miller guarding him he pumps up a three and Larry Bird immediately says let’s talk it over Indiana playing from behind for the

First time since the first quarter Reggie good look at a three overshot it badly but Davis picks it up fake shackle off his feet and scores Kobe Bryant gives it up to Fox crosscourt ay out of the corner for three this amazing the Lakers have not shot the

Ball well from the three-point line all season long but they’ve shot it well at the most pressure pack time KOB Bryant off balance and there right now the difference in this game is this man right here Kobe Bryant not so much that he’s scoring but look what he does he collapses your entire

Defense three guys are playing and nobody to guard sha so even though he’s not shooting a high percentage he’s getting in the lane and breaking down the Pacer defense bran Shaw wild shot works like a pass and I’m pretty sure he knew that here’s ay again finally missed

From that spot but it pops into Bryant’s hands he goes up in traffic and finally there’s a whistle see he’s doing a lot what Michael used to do in Chicago play that triangle for three quarters and then that fourth quarter say you know what I’m going to

Break it here and I’m going to make some things happen that’s what he’s done it’s working and the Lakers are leading touch pass back to Harper he takes it to the hole but can’t finish koser comes up with it here are the Pacers down by only

Three Jaylen Rose to tie it there it is Harper to sha guarded by Davis turnar Around jumper how about that he’s got 40 jayen Rose rebound to Ay Davis got a piece of it but couldn’t control it Kobe Bryant throws it over Jaylen Rose the Pacers had tied it with seven

Unanswered points but six straight for the Lakers after the timeout and it’s 109 103 Kobe Bryant has such great confidence he’s going to square up little penetration and he’s going to hit the jumper to put him up six and he’s going to go off I got it under control

And Bill Jackson is coach waiting for him you know what he said to him a ready lift he said run the offense Kobe said okay I’ll do it coach he knows the confidence that Kobe has he doesn’t want to take that away from him but right now

Use the clock and power that ball inside Miller the fake the three he got it that’s why it’s so important I think they’re going to give him a two it’s a two his foot was on the line a two-point basket and you know who’s going to have

The ball they’re going to get it to Kobe and try to get him to attack off the dribble and get to that free throw line this is the time loves when sha is out of the game and he can do his thing he fires a three and Jackson grabs the rebound Here

Comes jayen Rose all the way to the hoop blocked by Bryant but recovered by [Applause] Davis Austin crer now hands to Davis and Davis is fouled he does miss it it goes out of bounds with the Lakers touching it last Jackson on the dribble gives it

To CER two seconds to shoot crer is fouled on the drive that’s a smart play though you don’t need a three prer brings the Pacers to within one a minute and a half remaining in game six Glen Rice sha screening rice into the paint blocked by Dale Davis and a whistle from Joey

Crawford again in and in it does not need a three way too much time crer Harper’s got him on a mismatch crer turnar around Big Shot way short sha grabs it and immediately like a hot potato gets rid of it so they can’t foul it Kobe Bryant turning shooting

Short Jackson picks it up Pacers very PR much alive Miller for three on the tie it’s long into the arms of rice 30 seconds Kobe off balance and the whistle blows he had the ball knocked away but the foul is on Indiana Four Points five Mark Jackson he drives throws it up Dale

Davis recovers and dunks it with 5.4 seconds into Bryant he’s expecting them to foul him they take a while to do it they let 3 seconds go off the clock if he misses them both the Pacers have a timeout left that’s not going to happen remember yesterday we spoke to

Kobe Bryant and I asked him I said Kobe you’re a dreamer and he said yes and I’m going to dream that I’m going to be holding that trophy tomorrow night and it looks like he’s going to get his wish in 2 and 1/2 seconds it appears he [Applause]

Will the Pacers struggling to the last use their last timeout but no one has ever designed a five-point play that happens in 2 and 1/2 seconds Jackson looking to throw it in and get sha Reggie turns and pumps it up off the rim and the Lakers are the 2000 NBA [Applause]

Champion you see the tears the big man you see you see him and you don’t understand how sensitive this guy is what a thrill for Shaquille O’Neal and his teammates I don’t mean to sound corny but when you see this guy around children around older people around

People that some would walk past without a glance and he turns back and smiles at them and has a word for them he is a big man with a big heart and it’s impossible you know Wilson that no one roots for Goliath hard not to feel happy for

Shaquille O’Neal for the third time in NBA history the same person has won the MVP of the regular season the MVP of the oldstar game and the MVP of the finals this time Shaquille O’Neal did it by averaging 38 points and 16 rebounds for the finals to the unanimous MVP of the 2000

Finals Shaquille O’Neal Shaq you have won everything this past season but I think it all PS in comparison of winning this Championship first of all I want to thank Phil Jackson the real Coach of the Year and I want to thank you fans in the Staple Center forget what everybody say

This is the best arena right here the Staple Center is the loudest Arena right here here go I just want to say thank you all for believing in us and we going to get one next year too and my teammates I love y’all I love my teammates all right Shaq you’ve called

Yourself the big luggage the big aiston how about the big Champion big champion thank you la appreciate you love you all right congratulations on a great season enjoy it 2001 NBA finals are underway as the Lakers control the opening kick Iverson go go go R Fox fires down Derek fiser lost the

Handle and here’s sha the K O’Neal going right at the keny Mumbo here’s iron a sloppy start by the Lakers Sixers with a 5-2 lead those are the kind of baskets for your Lakers you don’t want to give Iverson layoffs har from Shaquille o’ ke able to lose

Bryant on the P FS up the air ball Fox sh O’Neal feing to chy MBO sha again getting down but Tombo is could an offensive foul now single coverage on track nice for Philadelphia team is got a lot of toughness and courage the Lakers are going to have this is the most

Competitive team they have faced in the playoffs sha feeling some contact able to go glass gger a nice little turnaround beautiful wrist Jumper by Matt gerer well he’s been under Fire Philly since he’s been there he signed a big contract he’s been hurt the Philly

Fans are tough they want you to be able to get perform as we see the jump Hook by sh again the K did everything he could that’s just a brilliant move by amazing basketball player the footwork final seconds Bryant once again played very well by B and

Forced was able to FL it home s a second remaining in this first half NBA Finals record for most points and a half Michael Jordan he had 35 and a half so Iverson fall for K O’Neal with 20 points here’s Bry Bryant G in C the toall lost his balance

He felt he was P rley has checked in coming out looking for Kobe to get going very quiet game this far sha well sha has done his part he now has 26 snow snow is out of control see tan Le is in the game now as a point guard that

Means Kobe’s off the ball they’re trying to free him up for some offense SC coming at four is beaing Tiger to the lth b 76 perfect at the line they’re 16 for 16 O’Neal from L it coms at the foul 76ers looking for a traveling violation Theon

Lou now operating at the point chaquil O’Neal over again feasting inside now he’s in a rib they collapse on O’Neal and opens it up for fre yes it’s amazing I mean Brian show comes up with big baskets Aaron mcke is double teaming now how about five steals in 10 minutes he’s giving

Him some some energy something they’ve desperately needed originally a first round pick of the Denver Nuggets here’s L shooting yes toon L an unlikely hero helping the Lakers get back into it here in this fourth quarter they’re whin [Applause] two able to convert on the line Fox to the what happens you get

Sits down you go right down the boulevard nobody back back there to block shots Bryant trying to shake off snow here’s Bryant shoting it up for the lers take to 94 92 lead the inside outside combination Kobe penetrating thebo coming over to to block the shot no one getting the [Applause]

Sha chant of Defense from this crowded Staples shot clocked out of five SC the Lakers looking for a charging foul Eric snow taking it to the ri to tie the game at 94 Roger Bell the K MBO final seconds there’s snow firing one and we go overtime

That with single CS they will score over the dble the Lakers with a two-point lead right here’s Lou with time running out on the Lakers that will count the Philadelphia 76ers have defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in game one check of the starting lineups of the Sixers Tyrone Hill Jermaine Jones to K

Bble up front alen Iverson Aaron mcke in the back court the Lakers with a usual starting five Rick Fox Harris Grant Shaquille O’Neal on the front line Kobe Bryant Derek fiser in the back cour shot clock at five Shaquille O’Neal with his first field goal mck on the F stopped by

O’Neal M blows the stuff and it will be Laker ball the Lakers continue to struggle Fox got hit in the head sock up for Iverson but Off the Mark Rick Fox is hurt here’s Bryan yes remember the other night Rick Fox landed on his head off a collision he’s shaking up again mck

Rejected F the penetration Ryan so Carby is four for seven 10 points and the 76er lead is one Alan Iverson that’s about the fourth time now he looks like he’s got hit in the face oh the rejected St by Sha third block shot for tril O’Neal the

L had his head turned the other way and who’s sitting on Advance Matumbo this is exactly what happened the other night to kimbe knows he has to stay out of foul trouble Larry Brown patched a front fly together here with mumo getting a rest along with Hill nice jump Hook by O’Neal

So sha three of four from the field he has seven or nice set up Rob or his first field goal all right Marv thanks you know we documented Aaron mck’s chip fracture in his ankle but during the last time out he had a heating pad on

His left quadricep I’ve been told by the trainers he has an actual strin he’s trying to play through it right now but they’re going to look at it again at halftime and we’ll follow up in the third quarter oh he shooting Rober ory with his second field goal

There’s the double on shot beautiful pass strong out able to hites there for the putback the Kil so tough in game one on on putbacks back comes Bryan kobby going one on [Applause] two so sha has 11 now this is the patient that Phil Jackson wants from Kobe Bryant survey the floor penetrate find Sha and that is a very very high percentage shot but again probe the defense bring everybody to you then drop it off with a

Beautiful pass and a powerful finish proper play for Larry Brown earlier in his career with the Los Angeles Clippers here’s Kobe for K O’Neal with 13 points Points 11 rebounds and the sixer lead is down to one and this crowd urging the Lakers on O’Neal yes the game is tied at

43 shot clock at four who a crbard a line drive slow motion hook shot [Applause] check so the Lakers have come from behind they now lead 45 43 the last loss by the Lakers was back on the 1st of April losing to the Knicks here in La they have that long layoff

O’Neal and the Lakers now lead by four Hill on the Fate rejected Fox on the loose ball the Lakers try to tie the series at one 76 is trying to go two up with the seam shifting to 76ers looking for a go head Lot Brown walking the sideline nice play Shaquille O’Neal out

Of the double team fighting The Cutting Robert o Jackson telling us yesterday he was expecting more double teaming on the part of the the six sh with another reject snow mut block by for kill and here’s kby jail O’Neal with seven what shots the Lakers lead 6561 well sha blocks his previous shot

And Kobe runs out and he gets the fast break something the Lakers have done very well tonight O’Neal is fouled the thought there have been so many instances in this game where you think hey this this will be a turning point and the 76ers hang right in ory

On nice adjustment by Robert Ory that’s a nice play because Mulla can’t move his feet quickly enough so rather than shoot the jumper Drive the ball to the basket Matumbo comes over to help and you drop it off the shack for the easy score Lakers by five as we approach two

Minutes to go in the third shot with his eighth block shot that ties an NBA Finals record there’s C and and the Lakers lead by seven their biggest lead of the night Shaquille O’Neal with eight blocked shots and counting to tie an NBA Finals record that is held by Bill

Walton he came up with eight in a game against the 76ers June of 77 AEM elijahwan at eight against the Celtics and Patrick Ying of the New York Knicks in June of 94 with eight against the Houston Rockets and the Sha has done it here this evening so what when it’s done

It’s led to fast breaks on the other end of the floor for the Lakers every time they’ve been able to block a shot they’ve been able to push it out and get some easy scores here’s the double Fisher for three yes and that has to fall very good for

Derek fer and the Lakers who had missed their previous nine from down now lead by 10 is this fourth quarter gets underway right at the start of the quarter obviously Allan I and regaining his composure Robert Cory with AAL beautifully set up by Shaquil o iers for three and Iverson said you better

Get here sooner than that if you’re going to come off the bench you better get to me quickly and once again it’s back to a nine-point game Iverson has 20 here’s Bryant Lobby put it down well how about the Lakers the way they’re attacking the pressure tonight

They’re on their feet here at Staples as we BR two minutes remaining in the four fiser for Creek yes what a gutty effort by the Sixers the Lakers a big win we’re going back to Philly 1-1 and you know the United the First Union Center is

Going to be crazy on Sunday night with 28 points 19 rebounds eight block shots nine assists F Kobi and fiser 45 points tonight only 15 in game one 30p point differential there with those two guys sha was brilliant great stretches of Defense we got a 1-1

Series Mark I can’t wait to get back to Philly jaquil O’Neal and BMI Matumbo on the opening trip controlled by Tyro Hill O’Neal starting deep here’s track draws the foul the key coming over to help out picked it up sha able to get terrific position just impossible to stop what he’s that

Iveri Adan Iverson getting good shot opportunities here at the start not the case in game two on Friday lry Brown telling us he was not looking for scream O’Neal with a beautiful chumper from just inside the free throw strike AAR and sha looking to leave the break

Here’s m back shot takes all the way shot lost the rebound well we saw shot lead the break successfully back in game one here’s iers rebound Grant when do you see a guy run the four at 71 that effectively I have never seen it I also saw Aaron mck get really smart

And get out of his way and not take the charge he was back there and as courageous as he is he said you know what I don’t think I’m ready to quite take this charge yet the game is tied of 12 Iverson with six points on three of

Seven shooting beautiful pass from Shaq and fox gets the roll Shaquille O’Neal a splendid passer in fact in in game two nine assists for Here Comes Grant on a double to help Sixers try to take advantage andon Hill rejected by Oral and now Shaq getting down deep it

Counts in the foul what a sensational sequence for Shaq first the block then the hustle able to get terrific position and now he’s headed to the line fers up by another Sixers up by one and a foul is called wow Shaquille just turned and blasted into Matumbo five on the

24 out a three two O’Neal it counts there’s Bell helping out on O’Neal free up B yes a three for robbert ay who has been a terrific playoff performer throughout his career 76ers winning game one in stunning fashion in Los Angeles in overtime providing a scare in the fourth quarter against the

Lakers in game two Lakers able to pull it out here’s Bryant kobby Bryant again as Sensational first half for Kobe objection stopping snow and last touched by the Sixers well Shaq made a great play Larry Brown is very unhappy thought it was a foul but the referee ruled that

Snow jumped in to Shaq to draw the foul Jack gets the block shot the ball goes off snow sh clock at four Hy blue able to keep it alive gon Lou who goes 6 foot gets it into shaquila O’Neal and a foul late whistle at the Sixers [Applause]

Objective O’Neal with the drop step move we got here O’Neal 5 for n from the field eight of nine for the line he has 18 points backck of the high post oh beautiful Touch by Shaquille O’Neal moving to his right and then hitting on the Run go O’Neal oh he feels it beautiful

Touch doing it with the drop step doing it with fadeaways along the Baseline he now has 22 here’s P rejected by O’Neal s clocked out of two the extra pass costing the 76ers it’s a 24 second violation Kobe Bryant he’s the all here on the third O’Neal it’ll change up by

Sha O’Neal off the fake O’Neal on the footb see it’s hard for D Kimi to make that second effort Shaquille is so much quicker with his second here’s Bell rejected by O’Neal and it will be sixer ball with five on the 24 shot getting down deep and Shaquille

Has to be very careful care ful it is so easy to pick up number six with an offensive foul working on the T K O’Neal playing with five foul Derek fiser playing with five Kobe not able to hit but cha puts it down Kobe Bryant is two

Of his last 15 Iverson racing down Iverson kicks it out snow for three and that will wrap it the Los Angeles Lakers he able to come away with a victory here in game three despite the fact they lost both Shaquille O’Neal and Derek fiser on

Fouls and they take a two games to one lead in this best of seven NBA final and the Lakers control the opening tip y getting started 5 minutes G by Adam Iverson out one for four here at the St ja getting position Shaquille O’Neal with his first

Field goal both teams remaining the same following the timeout here’s Grant O’Neal and shot puts it down facial Circ up on Lumbo tumbo and missed by Jones on the follow should have got two hands on that one made sure he got the easy one and sha does it again Sha’s running

Right to the front of the rim anytime they have a fast break he’s going right to the front of the rim and Matumbo was sealed directly behind him that is Unstoppable OB Bry with the [Applause] reverse and sha will get credit for the T Lakers up by four O’Neal

Sixers want a traveling violation but a foul is called well Aaron mcke is obviously not what he was beautiful pass it counts and the foul and Brian Shaw with the bucket is headed to the line Iverson over the help look like a trouble and you can hear the reaction

From the crowd little drop step move by by Sha here’s the devil on shot oh nice pass Hopper with the bucket and he is fouled hoer cutting to the basket and again we saw on the double that was actually a triple team St finds the open now Harper feeling it for three run

Harper he has that Laker bench up cheering O’Neal oh Shaquille O’Neal with yet another facial against the Ki Matumbo back eight for n and game three struggling once again at the line as he did the first two games sha with the reverse or who’s blocking out the

Shooter that Shaq you got to block out the shooter oal beautiful turnaround by Sha who has 22 points O’Neal O’Neal on the photo and a foul the Sixers are not able to do anything here tonight against Shaquille O’Neal we have seen very few spurts by the Sixers four unanswered and that’s a

Big deal the way things have been going here for Philadelphia well Phil Jackson’s going to immediately go to Robert Ory not happy with a couple turnovers but when you got sha you can go right into the post and you can quiet the crowd Fox with or and O’Neal up front

Fiser and Bryant at the guards here’s the drop step oh beautiful move sha once again going to the Finesse Robert in the game now he brings the ball up against Hill so there really is no pressure defense that’s why still went back to him O’Neal with a power move on

Mumbo footwork dump shots [Applause] power Str gets position O’Neal Str goes back to the power move blue played by Hill on a switch where’s the mismatch oh Iverson from the lind side nearly stri Jack sha for three and Brian Shaw once again comes up with a clutch field goal

From downtown Ron Harper getting lots of playing time tonight Shaq 34 points for Shaquille O’Neal along with 14 rebounds and four assists or this time from straightway from downtown well if you don’t double sha he has 34 if you do they’re pairing you with their three-point shooting Mar

This is this an amazing run that this Lakers team is putting on right now so the Los Angeles Lakers with a commanding three games to one lead over the Philadelphia 76ers who are hearing cheers from the crowd it’s a tough crowd here in Philadelphia but they have appreciated this hustling 76er ball this

Season the Lakers 4 and0 in closeout situation the chant of Defense from this crowd once again sha forced to start out a bit deeper than usual but a beautiful Spin and the Sixers now lead 128 apparently there was audio difficulty with that report from Jim Gray no difficulty on the part of Shaquille

O’Neal and the 76 is now lead 1918 here’s Bryant rebound O’Neal has the double team going Lynch over to help Fisher for three Derek fer with his second three-pointer O’Neal with the beautiful drop step that’s his third field goal six points for Shaq HBO and here’s Shaq getting down four

And the crowd looking for a foul off the contact with mck now that’s what we saw the other night early in the game Shaq ran early he got to the basket he caught the ball around the rim and finished with power let’s see if that gets him

Going here’s o and a foul is called here’s hill Oh Tyrone Hill very much into it tonight that’s his third field goal he seven point six rebounds the Sixers down by four but sha gets it right back had my eye on check the entire way went right to the front of

The rim Kobe was watching him he pointed to the Corner said throw it to the corner and get me the ball inside that’s exactly what they did the out of for O’Neal Rick Fox right on target 3:15 remaining in this first half Mumbo thought he was fouled Rick Fox

Open O’Neal able to keep it alive oh beautiful back door pass but Fox came up short on the reverse O’Neal going right at gerer and the foul is called Alan Iverson hanging in being played aggressively by Derek fiser beats him off the dribble rejected by O’Neal the

Sixers have to come with that same energy they started the game with they cannot dig themselves a hole here’s Brian able to post up rebound O’Neal tril O’Neal with 19 points well it was great recognition by Kobe Iverson was on him on the switch he went into the post he

Missed a little jumper but once again that offensive rebound that quickness to the ball by the Lakers here that we’ve seen the entire third period ion has a shot block by fer for a slower Iverson able to recover that because of the Brew rib injuries for kale it CCH

And the foul well he just wheeled in there and to kimy Matumbo leads with his head he is very fortunate that he really has not gotten hurt with some of these power moves but just watch the head of Matumbo as he leans right in there and Jack with that shoulder owers himself to

The basket Marv I’ve said before I think Shaq is the most difficult guy in the league to referee what is a normal move and what is excessive I don’t know how you can determine that with him he’s so strong single coverage on O’Neal gives it up Harris Grant yes six points for

Harris O’Neal to the hook shot and a very friendly roll with five and 6/10 seconds remaining in the third Roger Bell with one on the shot clock is blocked and it’s a 24 second violation now St guarded by mger and is foul looks like they might be going to

The hacka shack here they’ got gerer in the game trying to protect Matumbo with foul so will they go the substitution bring Mumbo in when they have the ball try to get guer out there to take some fouls O’Neal with a power move not able to hit

O’Neal and a foul that will put the 76ers over the foul limit tyone Hill is rejected emphatically by Shaquille O’Neal you think sha was letting him know that air ball was out of his mind he wasn’t thinking about it he said okay you want to challenge me in here I’ll toss that

Right up into Row three third block for Shack Mulla rejected by O’Neal Mar’s going to be really interesting this Philadelphia fans we see Tyrone oh and the foul coming up on 10 seconds remaining and the Los Angeles Lakers will make it a second straight NBA crowns Fox threw

That three in at the clock it looked like he just threw it up there to hit the backboard and he made it just for looking to run it down that’s the way it’s gone for the Lakers who finish with a 15 and one run the best alltime playoff winning percentage in the

History of the league so game one of the NBA Finals is underway the Lakers controlling the opening TI O’Neal getting position jaquil O’Neal going right at Todd McCullen Fox being played by kid gets it inside it TS and the foul and you can see right at the start

The intent of the Lakers is to get that ball down low and Todd Mulla having his difficulties and why wouldn’t the Lakers come here this is where the mismatch is in the series The glaring Gap and what Todd McCulla is doing wrong here is he’s doing nothing in anticipation there is

No preparation whatsoever now granted he’s outmatched physically B tries to get a r goes as Shaquille O’Neal comes through with his third field goal he has six points and what you don’t want to see from New Jersey is them having to have Jason kid walk the ball up the floor and watch out

O’ whing by Tod Mulla to hit the reverse eight points for sha on four of six from the field meanwhile the Lakers with very sharp ball movement feeling very confident here at the start O’Neal yes he’s just moving so well all season long played by the bad toe rejected by

NE with no pressure on Sha to guard Todd Mulla he just zones it up in the basket area getting defensive rebound igniting fast break when the penetration does come you got to cover all the way into sha and then lay it off for somebody else who’s shooting while Shaq is denying penetration beautiful

Block back on the floor getting right to him six of eight for 12 points Sacramento has the advantage of playing against the Lakers a ton of times not only in the regular season but the last three years in a row in the playoffs so they have gotten a sense of what to do

What it’s like to play against the big man who throws it down throws it down one more time sha has hit his last seven shots he has 14 points and the Lakers lead it 40- 19 Shaq 16 points he’s hit his last eight Kenyon Martin has got to start thinking

Out there can’t use back to the basket moves beautiful O’Neal on the to and the Lakers have taken a 5236 lead O’Neal with his first field goal of the third quarter Mark St by O’Neal the play by Jason Collins is playing some ball out there now he’s out

Here he’s tipping balls to teammates on the offensive end he’s standing in front of sha he’s willing to fight are there any other Nets who with do the same oh tequ O’Neal getting the roll sha has 28 Lakers 84 the Nets 79 O’Neal backing his [Applause] way just under three remaining in the

Fourth quarter O’Neal yes 33 points along with 14 rebounds for Shaquille O’Neal the Lakers 91 the Nets 85 now Martin will hit one just a moment ago rebound O’Neal and here is R checking the clock and instead of scoring he looks to run it out the Lakers are hearing it from this

Crowd as they take game one by the score 99 to 94 it appeared to be on the verge of a blowout with the Lakers jumping to a 23-point lead in in the first half but the Nets got back into it all right thank you very much Mar I’m here with

Shaquille O’Neal chea congratulations on a good game tonight how is it that the Lakers up by 23 points made this an adventure well I think we just got kind of lack today you know we don’t really know much about this team now that we know what they have and what they’re

Going to do I think we’ll be a little bit more focused this is the type of team that never going to give up so we have to do everything right and we will did you just do enough to win tonight was that the case it’s all about winning we could have

Played better but you know it’s all about us you know it’s nothing that they did you know we just messed around and we just had to pick it up and we will you know it’s only our third time playing this team we don’t really know that much about them but right now we’re

Just trying to win four games we already won one so we got three more wins to go Jack was there any let down from the great series that you guys had played against Sacramento was there a mental let down maybe I’m not going to blame it

On a mental let down I don’t be bringing it up you know it’s all about us she’s going there playing Team ball execute so we just got kind of LAX I you know I wouldn’t blame it on a mental let down you know we don’t really know much about

The team now that we know we’ll pick it up don’t be trying to make stuff up Jim all right check congratulations good game tonight Mark all right leis the officials at Salvatore Steve jabby and Don Baden only two teams the 69 Celtics the 77 Trailblazers have ever come back

From a 20 deficit to win the NBA Finals Kobe Bryant over cry kiddo now kobby would like to get going only six of 16 from the field in game number one shot clocked to five see Shack check the clock puts the move on [Applause] Mulla that guy’s pretty

Good here comes kid to help little extra step taken that one kid O’Neal here is KD on the quick releas shooting the three carry KD with a green light here at the St he is determined he he made this a decision back at the hotel at the

Beach today I’m shooting every time I touch [Applause] It by Shaquille O’Neal throw it down big man throw it down KD for three kept Alive by K and ory able to get to it O’Neal and the Lakers lead 15 to9 this crls into it here at the start this game has had more excit in the first 6

Minutes then we saw all of game one now the Lakers get it down on next did not get back Aaron Williams defending on Shaquille O’Neal feeling for Williams goes to the drop step again O’Neal 40 was fouled he now has 14 points sha doing it from all angles little

Deeper shot Seven of Nine 16 points Harris and the net shooting continues to be and the Lakers L 37 29 here’s the Lo o’ fou by throw it down pig man called for the LA of the out of bounds play throw it down I I’m waiting for the rest of that

Song other than throw down I know that’s got to be the refrain but uh you know they not putting any pressure on the passer that allows ja to use his sides and his strength against Mela and he’s too late and you’re just not going to be

Able to make an impression on the Lakers unless you can score against them this is not Boston you know New Jersey had a good time against New Boston how about sha three for three from the had his back turn and O’Neal going for the was able to slam it down

For this is a clinic of how to play the center position scoring rebounding blocking laying the passes off Ryan changed his mind to not shoot the three Beau M all right Marvel I told to Shaquille O’Neal before the game he was upset with some comments by Rick Adam today uh that

He heard uh he had a response he says the more you complain the more not dominant I will become all of this will do nothing as he go will go to the foul line once again on that dump all of this will do nothing but make me mad he

Didn’t complain when I was missing I have the following to say to Mark cubin and Rick Adelman don’t cry just dry your eye Mark all right well he is right about one thing when he was stepping over the line and missing it was fine now that he’s making him they’re saying it’s

Illegal so uh you know Shaq is sha he’s going to have those games where he makes a lot of free thr he also going to have those games where he misses a lot fer yes Derek fiser with his first field go Ryan for three 16 points for L the Lakers lead by

11 O’Neal on the recover look now once Again by Aaron Williams who took a ride on Shaquille O’Neal dein George has checked back in replacing Rick Fox and sha hitting the free throws Harris that’s aist their last eight shots the drop 36 points for Shaq and a 17o lead here’s Shaw

To the that’s to the double team and it open up for briyan Shaw and they’re getting killed in every aspect of the game cins fell down he felt he was pushed no call made and Shaquille O’Neal able to take advantage here’s George oh O’Neal to the rebound

And he is fouled by Collins Shaquille now has 40 points Lakers with an 8577 lead Fisher for three yes or thought he was fouled fiser right off Target and the shot has returned for Derek fiser only two teams in the history of the NBA Finals have ever come

Back from a a 20 deficit that’s not to say that it can’t be done but it’s very difficult is able to hit from downtown so the Lakers win this one going away led by as many as 20 the Nets got back into it and as we’ve been saying you never have the

Feeling that it was a ball game sha they got it down to six did you ever feel this game was in doubt you better get ready you better get ready for tomorrow the Tyson Lewis about uh no you know they’re a great team Jason kid MVP this year you know

He’s great player you know they fight they hustle we know that if we get a lead we got to take care of the ball play smart and know a couple times you know we had a couple laps you know they just came back but we know what it takes

To win we know what it takes to you know maintain our composure and keep our lead you were plus 36 on the court tonight have you been able to intimidate the Nets I’m not trying to intimidate them I’m just trying to win I always said to myself after the disappointing sweep

Against the Houston Rockets and if I ever get back to this level I need to you know set my mark let my name you know and try to win uh we have two and right now I’m just focusing on number three you know I don’t get into all the

You know trying to you know intimidate people I’m just playing do you think there’s anything that the Nets can do to make this more competitive you know we’re used to any type of Defense so you know whatever type of Defense they throw we just have to play smart you better be

Smart tomorrow don’t ask Mike nothing did you like hitting me who you picking I like Mike I like lenux I just want to be a nice clean fight and I wouldn’t mind seeing Mike Tyson back on top sh congratulations we look forward to seeing you Todd McCullen and Shaquille O’Neal

On the opening tip controlled five the net the Nets are hoping to disrupt Shaquille O’Neal this evening by going with what they call more decisive double teams not there though as Sha is able to hit on the quick release Robert ay breaks the offense by flashing up

Against the Trap erk fiser is turned back but O’Neal is there lost it and able to recover throw it down big man throw it down get on the offensive glass a cut with it an airball off that jump hook Shaquille O’Neal so that is his third field goal O’Neal draws the foul

Sha will go to the line aulla picks up the foul so Shack hearing some booze back in his home area born in Newark New Jersey again mullet is stopped what New Jersey has to do is keep scoring and keep scoring the two O’Neal just stepping around Mulla and

Here are the Lakers up by eight O’Neal gets inside yes and it counts and another foul on Williams they need the motion offense which they’re not able to get into and they have to put fouls on andreil O’Neal what they have not been able to do here’s sha on the

Follow so the Lakers now lead 42 to 28 Fisher for O’Neal Shaquille O’Neal on the stuff he now has 19 and the Lakers lead 4842 when he comes out of those plays grimon and growling and grumbling and roaring throw it down big man throw it down this is

Kobe time so you got to keep him in front of you they don’t oh Bryant able to find O’Neal so Shaq has 21 points Lakers 50 Nets 42 throws back out Fisher over kid O’Neal Martin thought he had a a potential block timed did not he threw

Three guys out of his way and didn’t even commit an offensive bow doing it guys just flying around O’Neal very friendly rim for Shaquille O’Neal who has 25 and the Lakers lead by seven here’s McCulla rejected by O’Neal kept Alive by Fox Now fiser from downtown

Yes so fiser has picked it up from three-point land after having huge problems earlier in the postseason O’Neal getting position on Collins a power move by Shaquille O’Neal that’s 30 for Shaq Shaw o’ and a foul if it’s Williams it’s number five ay from downtown how many times have we seen

Robert ay come up with a clutch shot from Beyond that three-point line the Lakers now lead 98 to 96 and that’s only his second basket of the game he’s got six points here all of them on three-pointers already Tred to get it to sha five on the shot clock out of three

O’Neal going blast with one on the 24 102 to 98 just under 1 minute remaining in the fourth quarter kid with the step kid reap Jed by O’Neal and the save by George Shaquille O’Neal with a fourth block shot and a foul on Van Horn with 42 seconds to go Shaquille

O’Neal still on the floor indicating that he’s all right trying to find out if that hand is in one piece Phil Jackson was up off the bench he realized that that defensive stop was the difference between an easy championship and one that’s going to be a lot harder

But this block and Shaq keeping in inbounds Devin George once again feeding off the brilliant play of Shaq keeping this ball inbound and Shaq’s very tough Landing basketball world can only hope that he’s all right fourpoint bu lead Collins takes the shot kid with the back Tap Man horn Falling Away kept

Alive with 7 seconds remaining here’s kid for three yes Nets do not have any timeouts remaining final seconds they must foul man horn grabbing Fox with 3.5 to go Fox hits on both three-point lead they didn’t realize they had the foul again kick gets it off and the Lakers have defeated the Nets

106 103 a heartbreaking loss for the Nets for the Lakers another illustration of how well they face the pressure in particular on the road in the postseason mention the that’s going for the Zone they plan to play even more Zone here’s O’Neal they still want to go with more

Decisive double teams sack it counts and the foul pushed from behind by Martin now Kenyan Martin is finding out that he’s got to change his game from one of physical intimidation and power to one of trying to play a thinking man’s chess game and Shaquille O’Neal who has come

So far at the foul line is able to complete the three-point play the Laker defense continuing to make Jason kid a shooter he’s taken 67 shots in this series to only get 70 something points that’s not good enough and that will not work if Shaquille O’Neal from the net

Point of view is able to get that kind of position get that deep there is no way that uh he will be stopped Derek fiser On Target and he has provided a enormous lift for the Lakers in this NBA final series Neil O’Neal with a strong move the crowd

Looking for an offensive foul Jefferson has a three ey walk back it goes to Jefferson that pass slightly off robbert always got to wake up O’Neal well tequil remaining in the front court and the Lakers took advantage Ryan Shaw who has not been a major contributor thus

Far and the finals after playing so well as a a spot guy against the Sacramento Kings shot clocked to five they surround sha so here’s George for three yes that Steve is another one of those passes ory has 12 points on four shot attempts he has four assists and a block shot it’s

Amazing how with with blocked by O’Neal and then Martin draws the foul Martin all right Lewis now is going to the pressure again and Shaquille O’Neal wide open off the trapping defense by New Jersey CH O’Neal referring to Todd McCulla as a respectable player which he is had a

Solid year but he’s going up against one of the great centers of all time O’Neal with the strong move on Todd that time trying to get a little physical Byron Scott can’t believe it oh is fouled by Collins so that’s six on Jason Collins minute and a half

Remaining in this New Jersey Net season a net team that went 52 and 30 during the regular season best record of the Eastern Conference but the Lakers are on their way to a sweep 33 points for Shaquille O’Neal and Shaquille O’Neal in this four game series averaging better

Than 36 points per game and he has now moved in front of hem Elijah on most points in a 4 game series and hem did it against the Shaquille back in in 95 Los Angelas Lakers have made it three straight NBA championships they wrap it up in the

Four game sweep by beating the Nets 113 to 107 and Phil Jackson has equaled red hour box record of nine NBA titles

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Chapters:

0:00 – Shaquille O’Neal 2000 Finals Game 1 vs Pacers – 43 Pts, 19 Rebs, 4 Asts, 3 Blks
6:56 – Shaquille O’Neal 2000 Finals Game 2 vs Pacers – 40 Pts, 24 Rebs, 4 Asts, 3 Blks
17:42 – Shaquille O’Neal 2000 Finals Game 3 vs Pacers – 33 Pts, 13 Rebs, 2 Blks
24:08 – Shaquille O’Neal 2000 Finals Game 4 vs Pacers – 36 Pts, 21 Rebs, 2 Blks
34:38 – Shaquille O’Neal 2000 Finals Game 5 vs Pacers – 35 Pts, 11 Rebs, 2 Blks
39:46 – Shaquille O’Neal 2000 Finals Game 6 vs Pacers – 41 Pts, 12 Rebs, 4 Blks, 1st CHiP
53:19 – Shaquille O’Neal 2001 Finals Game 1 vs 76ers – 44 Pts, 20 Rebs, 5 Asts
58:44 – Shaquille O’Neal 2001 Finals Game 2 vs 76ers – 28 Pts, 20 Rebs, 9 Asts, 8 Blks
1:06:29 – Shaquille O’Neal 2001 Finals Game 3 vs 76ers – 30 Pts, 12 Rebs, 4 Blks
1:12:08 – Shaquille O’Neal 2001 Finals Game 4 vs 76ers – 34 Pts, 14 Rebs, 5 Asts
1:16:52 – Shaquille O’Neal 2001 Finals Game 5 vs 76ers – 29 Pts, 13 Rebs, 5 Blks
1:22:00 – Shaquille O’Neal 2001 Finals Game 1 vs Nets – 36 Pts, 16 Rebs, 4 Blks
1:27:04 – Shaquille O’Neal 2001 Finals Game 2 vs Nets – 40 Pts, 12 Rebs, 8 Asts
1:34:16 – Shaquille O’Neal 2001 Finals Game 3 vs Nets – 35 Pts, 11 Rebs
1:39:22 – Shaquille O’Neal 2001 Finals Game 4 vs Nets – 34 Pts, 10 Rebs, 2 Blks
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