Laker Fans: Your Most Exhilarating Laker Win of All-Time

[Koolaid_Man]

I was at that game too. I think it was was the loudest arena that I have been in, except maybe Spurs vs Pistons Game 7 and Spurs vs Nets Game 6.

You always gotta trump a good Laker experience with a Spur one...it's sickening...

[LkrFan]

And it was what Kobe actually predicted. Maybe not in so many words, but, his intent was plain & evident. I couldn't bare to look sometimes as he intimated these demands, these predictions. I just thought he was pissin' up a rope, that they'd never come to fruition, not so much for me, and "us", but, more importantly for him. I felt the agony thru him.

They were unbearable times. Such collosal failures with Phoenix. Like Magic though, Bryant never broke. He never lost faith in himself and his goals.

{{{5 rings distinguishes him from Shaq and TD - two bonafide HOFers}}}

^That, that is his finest achievement.

Well put - you have a way with words. Props.

[Budkin]

true dat...but how could I forget the Shot Heard Round The World...this has to be top 2 in all Sports History....

you give me the ball and I'll throw a strike....

Still gives me nightmares... even worse that the clock operator ed up. Pure pain.

[VBM]

I was at that game too. I think it was was the loudest arena that I have been in, except maybe Spurs vs Pistons Game 7 and Spurs vs Nets Game 6.

Memorial Day Miracle in the Alamodome can't be topped soundwise (even with the empty half of the stadium...it was deafening.

on topic with the thread though, gotta say 2006 Game 4 of the Suns - Lakers series. I was rooting for LA against Phoenix...thought they'd be an easier out (although it didn't matter with Dallas knocking out SA). Kobe got his Jordan/Tiger fist pump on in epic fashion...

[Daddy_Of_All_Trolls]

Growing up in the 60's as a fan of the West, it was very pleasurable to finally see a western team win in 1971. So the Milwaukee dismantling of the Baltimore Bullets (Now Washington Wizards) still stands out. Aside from the Lakers, the Golden State 4-0 upset and rout of those same Bullets in 1975 was awesome.

For the Lakers:

1972 finals win vs. the Knicks.
1980 Magic's signature 42 point game 6 vs. the Sixers.
1985 Finals Game 6 win in Boston.
1987 Finals Game 4 Magic's junior sky hook.
2010 Finals game 7 win over Boston.

All the other western wins were nice, but those are top of my list.

[ezau]

Did you pay DPG the $500 that you promised to pay him after you lost the bet?

[ambchang]

your avatar is offensive.... but anyway....Kobe single-handedly prevented us from getting swept...the only reason we lost to Detriot is because we was cursed by Karl Malone's presence...the dude impregnated a 13 yr old girl when he was I think 24 and kept it secret until his love child made it to the NFL recently...His bad Karma single handedly prevented us from winning the le so I can live with that one... It was the Pedo's fault tbh....

First time I have heard my avatar being offensive. It's a beautiful gorilla, what's wrong with it?

In all seriousness, 2004 is the first year Kobe took over the Lakers, and the results weren't that good. Game 2 was the only game Kobe shot over 37% from the field in that entire series, and the Lakers won.

Shaq was still a force, all that crap about him being smoothered by the Wallace brothers were unfounded, the dude was shooting over 50% every game and putting up overall general monster numbers. The Wallace boys made passes to Shaq more difficult, but once Shaq got the ball, there was still nobody who could slow him down.

Jackson got royally outcoached in that series.

[Riddler]

Most exhilirating Laker win should be the day Kobe paid off that white girl

[lefty]

Nope.

1. 2000-2001 vs. Blazers ... I was there Blazers melted inthe 4th ...a dynasty was born. And we snuffed out a potential Blazers one before it get started.

2. The Magic at center vs. philly 1980 I was so young I did not even understand ball. But Magic planted the seeds for this die-hard. after that i listened to the games on KLAC and went to my uncle's house to catch "prime Ticket" before we finally ponied up for cable.

3. Game 4 2000-2001 vs. pacers Kobe saved us when shaq fould out
Kobe said "I got this calm the down ...and we believed"

4. The baby hook game in the 87 Finals :
Magic over Parish and Mchale and it took until 2008 for those green loving bas s to sniff a le ...

5. 2003 WCF vs. Kings ...
Vlade: "it was a lucky shot"
Horry: Lucky?! They better read a paper or something ..."

Honorable mention:

1. Game 2 of last year's Finals ...
Beating the Celts in 7 games was great but winning Game 3 was the best of the bunch. Kobe, Fisher coming up clutch once again.

2. Outlasting isiah's 3rd quarter assualt to win Game 6 in the 1988 Finals

3. 0.4 enough said ...

4. Kobe's dagger vs. the suns we had a better suns team on the ropes ...we started Luke, Smush and Kwame and Sasha played a key role though we came up empty that was sick.

5. Breaking the curse in 1985 great series but Game 2 was my favorite...Kareem bounced back after a horrible game 1 (memorial day massacre)

Not you of course

[Venti Quattro]

Most exhilirating Laker win should be the day Kobe paid off that white girl

Lefty-esque

[Giuseppe]

Without that win, Rid is right:::it'd still be:::

Duncan: 4

Kobe: 3

Maybe even worse!....Like:::

Duncan: 7

Jordan: 6

That'd fetch ya around, eh?

tee, hee.

[Sportcamper]

Triple-overtime?
Highest score in the NBA this season?
If you don't love the Lakers, you don't like NBA basketball!
Grant Napear…

[Giuseppe]

Just thank heavens we won last night. Otherwise, this place would be uninhabitable.

The tension is starting to build so early this season. If it continues at this degree Kori will have to provide some kind of release.

[Sportcamper]

Kobe…Phil…Fisher…Artest…Odom…Gasol…Baby Drew…It is always about the Lakers…

[CavsSuperFan]

My most exhilarating Lakers moment is when the Cavs & Lakers played on Christmas…It did not matter if the Cavaliers won or lost…It is just that for a brief moment in time Cleveland mattered…

[DeadlyDynasty]

This one was the biggest. We went in those er house and sucked the life out of the Garden. Magic earned his statue on that night. Don't underestimate Mayor Fish burying those green bas s in game three last year as well. Fish grabs the board... rushes to beat the 8 second clock, KG took the wrong angle but Fish was moving too fast. The word " " came out of his mouth when he realized Fish had turned the corner on him and he had no help. Under normal cir stances Fish misses that layup, but not tonight. He was golden, and LO's grin offset Big Big Baby's frown to cap the night off. Sleep wasn't worthy of me that night... I still watch that game.

[Jt.ONE]

There is no other explanation for it. gots just don't dissapear. They migrate.

Same guy from SpursReport.com, banned after saying "F*ck PETA"

[Giuseppe]

Grand lodgment, Deads.

A nerve racking experience no matter how many times you experience it.

The free flow candor of Fisher at the end Vs. the stilted calculations of Bryant. The absence of fear in both men is magnificent. The mind set exists.

[DeadlyDynasty]

It was a weird finals b/c neither team's main players had what you would consider a "great" series...just a grind it out 7-gamer with key bench and role-player contributions from both sides. Ron Artest was a beast in this series though, so no matter how much he's frustrating to watch from here on out, I can live with it. He earned his stripes in the 2010 Playoffs.

[TheManFromAcme]

This game right here. I was a young un still and had already loved the Lakers but this is the game that started my man-crush on Earv and all things Lakers.

This was Magic's coming out party. He had a fantastic regular season but this game, this player, this moment ignited one to the most memorable decades of Laker history.

Those were literally "magical" times to be a Laker fan. I'll take that decade over the early 2000's three-peat any day.

[Killakobe81]

This game right here. I was a young un still and had already loved the Lakers but this is the game that started my man-crush on Earv and all things Lakers.

This was Magic's coming out party. He had a fantastic regular season but this game, this player, this moment ignited one to the most memorable decades of Laker history.

Those were literally "magical" times to be a Laker fan. I'll take that decade over the early 2000's three-peat any day.

Amen brother, well said.
I chose my avvy out of spite (so much kobe hatin') but if i had it to do over Magic would be featured prominently .... he is my all-time favorite Laker. and although kobe has narrowed the gap some ...doubt he can surpass the Magic man.

[Koolaid_Man]

Amen brother, well said.
I chose my avvy out of spite (so much kobe hatin') but if i had it to do over Magic would be featured prominently .... he is my all-time favorite Laker. and although kobe has narrowed the gap some ...doubt he can surpass the Magic man.

Kobe is Magic's equal as of today...but come June Magic will be looking up at Kobe...remember Magic said that we judge greatness by les won...

[TheManFromAcme]

Kobe is Magic's equal as of today...but come June Magic will be looking up at Kobe...remember Magic said that we judge greatness by les won...

Point made and respected. Kobe = Buck right now but for me, it will always be Magic regardless if bean gets more (which I don't mind ) than Buck.

Earv was, is and will always be my boy.

[Ashy Larry]

Probably Bob Horry's three because the Lakers didn't wanna go back to Sacramento down 3-1.

Magic's baby hook over McHale and Parish was huge in '87

Magic's game six versus the Sixers in 1980

Game seven versus the Blazers in 2000. They were dead and that 4th quarter with the lob was beautiful.........

Winning in the Boston Garden in 1985 was beautiful as well .......

[Giuseppe]

Amen brother, well said.
I chose my avvy out of spite (so much kobe hatin') but if i had it to do over Magic would be featured prominently .... he is my all-time favorite Laker. and although kobe has narrowed the gap some ...doubt he can surpass the Magic man.

& the kicker? This game wasn't even shown live to the rest of the country. It was on tape delay.