Lakers: 89, Guests 84

[Killakobe81]

13 straight missed Blazer fg's. B Shaw some HUGE 3's. The Lakers would have blown a 3-1 lead and Kobe-Shaq would have imploded that year. Portland would have won 2-3 les. Sabonis was a beast.

No doubt that game cemented our run and ended the Blazers.
They absolutely had more talent 1-12.
We just had the two best players in the series, by far.

Natural talent though honestly Rasheed had the talent to be better than Kobe or Shaq tbh. HE had Kobe like skill and touch and post moves with Length and strength and very good though not elite athelticism.

Since I was watching college hoops he and duncan are the most skilled college bigs I ever seen, and I saw David/Ewing/shaq etc in college. (i didnt see much of hakeem though)

[daslicer]

I was in high school at the time and that game was my first introduction of how corrupt NBA refs can be when favoring the media money teams.

[LkrFan]

I was in high school at the time and that game was my first introduction of how corrupt NBA refs can be when favoring the media money teams.

Look at this chicken farmer here

[Killakobe81]

I was in high school at the time and that game was my first introduction of how corrupt NBA refs can be when favoring the media money teams.

Even bad refs cant control shots rimming out or being shot short ... stop it.
Now game vs 7 Sacto could be seen as shaky but game 7 vs Blazers was 1/3 great comeback by Lakers and 2/3 Epic choke by Blazers.

[daslicer]

Look at this chicken farmer here

Judging by your reaction it shows you are a snowflake. That game was rigged by the refs in the Lakers favor and that's been the widely accepted perception by non-Laker fans. Anyways you shouldn't be butt hurt by what I said since the Lakers ultimately won it all that year. I can even admit Donaghy rigged game 3 for the Spurs against the Suns back in'07. It never bothers me when opposing fans bring it up. Just shows you got thin skin.

[Clipper Nation]

Scottie Pippen forever sealed his status as an ultimate Beta but not an Alpha.

MVPippen was already long since cemented as an alpha from carrying DK all those years, tbh.

[daslicer]

Anyways this question is for Laker fans. Which rigged reffed game did you enjoy more was it '00 WCF game 7 or '02 WCF game 6?

[Ghazi]

yesterday's ty ass NBA

[baseline bum]

When Kobe shook pippen and shaq slammed the lob pass ... a ramdom white guy in his 40's (I was in my very early 20's) hugged me liek we were best friends. Sports are great that way.

Im sure the first Spurs le was similar

That's what Game 2 of the 99 WCF was like, which was another epic meltdown by Portland (shout out tlongII). They were up 18 either late in the third or early in the fourth and the only lead the Spurs ever had was the final score. Everyone was jumping up and hugging strangers when Elliott hit that three, as it was pretty much the first time anything like that had gone the Spurs way in the playoffs. Every other critical playoff moment it was something like Robert Horry draining the game winner when Rodman left him in Game 1 of the 95 WCF, Strickland throwing a no-look right to Kersey near the end of Game 7 of the 90 WCSF so Portland could force OT, Gilmore bobbling an offensive rebound and time running out when he would have had an easy layup to force Game 7 of the 83 WCF, and so on. I still remember when Damon Stoudamire was shooting free throws right before that shot how loud it was. The Alamodome had these hollow plastic chairs and when 40,000 people started paddling on them it sounded like a train passing by. And Stoudamire missed one of those free throws so that Elliott's shot was a game winner and not just a shot to force OT.

[Killakobe81]

That's what Game 2 of the 99 WCF was like, which was another epic meltdown by Portland (shout out tlongII). They were up 18 either late in the third or early in the fourth and the only lead the Spurs had was the final score. Everyone was jumping up and hugging strangers when Elliott hit that three, as it was pretty much the first time anything like that had gone the Spurs way in the playoffs. Every other critical playoff moment it was something like Robert Horry draining the game winner when Rodman left him in Game 1 of the 95 WCF, Strickland throwing a no-look right to Kersey near the end of Game 7 of the 90 WCSF so Portland could force OT, Gilmore bobbling an offensive rebound and time running out when he would have had an easy layup to force Game 7 of the 83 WCF, and so on. I still remember when Damon Stoudemire was shooting free throws right before that shot how loud it was. The Alamodome had these hollow plastic chairs and when 40,000 people started paddling on them in sounded like a train passing by. And Stoduemire missed one of those free throws so that Elliott's shot was a game winner and not just a shot to force OT.

that toe dance on the baseline was incredible. Smart heady player. was a beast in college used to murder our Bruins.
I hate his annoucing though ...
I know some prefer homers in those roles but I grew up on chick who loved the Lakers but tried to be fair and unbiased.

[Killakobe81]

Anyways this question is for Laker fans. Which rigged reffed game did you enjoy more was it '00 WCF game 7 or '02 WCF game 6?

Only 02 was shady, stop it ...

[baseline bum]

that toe dance on the baseline was incredible. Smart heady player. was a beast in college used to murder our Bruins.
I hate his annoucing though ...
I know some prefer homers in those roles but I grew up on chick who loved the Lakers but tried to be fair and ubiased.

Chick wasn't a homer but Stu sure was man. Still whenever the Spurs and Lakers played when I was in LA I'd watch the KCAL/FoxSports broadcast over the national guys, and I liked the national guys except for Snapper Jones who was terrible.

[Killakobe81]

Chick wasn't a homer but Stu sure was man. Still whenever the Spurs and Lakers played when I was in LA I'd watch the KCAL/FoxSports broadcast over the national guys, and I liked the national guys except for Snapper Jones who was terrible.

I never loved stu and without chick he is horrible and has only got worse.
Grumpy old man ...

[baseline bum]

13 straight missed Blazer fg's. B Shaw some HUGE 3's. The Lakers would have blown a 3-1 lead and Kobe-Shaq would have imploded that year. Portland would have won 2-3 les. Sabonis was a beast.

I don't think they would have. They would have been a one and done who eeked out a lucky le when Shaq had gone cold at the worst possible time. Teams like the 85 Lakers, 89 Pistons, and 14 Spurs came back mad as after blowing a le they should have won. But the Blazers just laid down and died after that Game 7 loss.

[Killakobe81]

I don't think they would have. They would have been a one and done who eeked out a lucky le when Shaq had gone cold at the worst possible time. Teams like the 85 Lakers, 89 Pistons, and 14 Spurs came back mad as after blowing a le they should have won. But the Blazers just laid down and died after that Game 7 loss.

Great points. I think that motivation fueled the 2014 Spurs who played better than they were (talent wise) Duncan was on fumes and KAwhi was not yet a MVP candidate ... but they wrecked teams.
Duncan promising to avenge it was to the highlight even more than the great passing or 3 point shooting or KL's defense. Duncan played some innspired defense but that was the best example of his leadership even over the les when he was the best big in the NBA ... when he said THAT?!
I knew Lebron and company was in trouble ...

[ambchang]

One of three games where the lakers enjoyed a 20+ fta advantage in an elimination game in a span of about a decade.

lakers.

[daslicer]

One of three games where the lakers enjoyed a 20+ fta advantage in an elimination game in a span of about a decade.

:Yu lakers.

[LkrFan]

MVPippen was already long since cemented as an alpha from carrying DK all those years, tbh.

Is the Lakers player Bron Bron still your GOAT?

[Kori Ellis]

Kori you ever attend games at teh Forum oir was that before your "time" in SOCal?

I went to some games at the Forum in the 90s, but not that many. I was, however, at the last Lakers playoff loss to the Spurs in '99.

[Killakobe81]

I went to some games at the Forum in the 90s, but not that many. I was, however, at the last Lakers playoff loss to the Spurs in '99.

Ugggh that sucked for me but good for yall.. Boy for all the heavy lifting Shaq did he got swept a lot.

[FrostKing]

Is the Lakers player Bron Bron still your GOAT?

[Ghazi]

MVPippen was already long since cemented as an alpha from carrying DK all those years, tbh.

https://www.basketball-reference.com...006030DET.html

LMAO MV Pippen shooting 1-10 in a Game 7 and putting up 2 points.... MJ would've had a 4-peat from 90-93 if Pippen was actually MVP level.