Kings-Lakers-2002-game 6

[Wennington]

Since I'm new here, I'm wondering what people here think about this game. It was one of the best games of the previous era, although obviously mired in controversy.





Here are just a few clips from the game, and you can already see a lot of the bad calls in these clips. What do you guys think about this game?

[namlook]

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[Giuseppe]

The Kings thought they'd wise guy their way to victory.

Uh, uh.

[Red Hawk #21]

The Kings thought they'd wise guy their way to victory.

Uh, uh.

Seriously Cubby? I've seen even the most hardcore Laker fans admit this game was fixed.

[Giuseppe]

Seriously Cubby? I've seen even the most hardcore Laker fans admit this game was fixed.

I never qualify a ring. I simply tote up the cyphers.

The Kings made a conscious decision before these serie(s) started early this century to put their fate in the hands of the officials. Utah did the exact same thing in the mid-80s.

Their regrets are their own.

[Wennington]

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What do you think about the game?

[Hemotivo]

[Koolaid_Man]

I never qualify a ring. I simply tote up the cyphers.

The Kings made a conscious decision before these serie(s) started early this century to put their fate in the hands of the officials. Utah did the exact same thing in the mid-80s.

Their regrets are their own.

brillant

[Koolaid_Man]

brilliant

[AussieFanKurt]

an atrocity

[endrity]

I think most people here think the game was really badly refereed, and that the Kings would have one ring if it wasn't for that game.

[Giuseppe]

I think most people here think the game was really badly refereed, and that the Kings would have one ring if it wasn't for that game.

That's why they have a scoreboard, A, & B, they keep it plugged in.

[Ashy Larry]

one of the worst officiated games ever ...... if there was any game that showed the fix would be in, it would be this one. A Nets-Kings Finals would be horrible for the NBA.

Also, check out that game 5 in which the entire King roster wasn't close to being in foul trouble but Kobe and Shaquille had like 11 fouls between them.

[Daddy_Of_All_Trolls]

Sour grapes game for Lakers haters. They all say this game cost the Kings a championship but I have yet to see how they can prove the Kings win if the 4th quarter fouls aren't called. Lakers had a lead and kept it. Who's to say they wouldn't have made baskets if they weren't fouled? Speculative nonsense, if the dog hadn't have stopped to , he would have caught the fox. The non-call on Kobe versus Bibby at the end; Bibby fouled Kobe first. look closely. Mike has his arms around Kobe's waist, holding him down. Bryant was just trying to get free.

[Giuseppe]

Sour grapes game for Lakers haters. They all say this game cost the Kings a championship but I have yet to see how they can prove the Kings win if the 4th quarter fouls aren't called. Lakers had a lead and kept it. Who's to say they wouldn't have made baskets if they weren't fouled? Speculative nonsense, if the dog hadn't have stopped to , he would have caught the fox. The non-call on Kobe versus Bibby at the end; Bibby fouled Kobe first. look closely. Mike has his arms around Kobe's waist, holding him down. Bryant was just trying to get free.

They'd made a concerted effort to come after Bryant in that series, to cut him out, and take his cookie.

Uh, uh.

[dunkman]

Kobe got a bad burger in a hotel property of the Maloof brothers - that was prior to game 2. He didn't play well various games after that.