Lakers toughest finals of that three peat. Indiana was no joke.
@elroz1675 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, they took the 1998 Bulls to 7 in ECF, in Bird's 1st year as head coach.
@owefay16 ай бұрын
I could be wrong but the Lakers started 11-0 that season. First loss was to the Pacers.
@KevinsKontentKorner5 ай бұрын
sixers had a chance to win game 3 or 4, shaq fouled out and it was like a tie game. they probably still lose the series but yeah
@20fadhilRevolution5 ай бұрын
Especially with Kobe injured and only shot at good percentage for game 4.
@Theterminato2013Ай бұрын
The 2000 Lakers first loss after their 11-0 start was against the TrailBlazers.
@joachimbucherer50303 жыл бұрын
Reggie for 3 ... ohhhhh baby ☺
@thomaslewis2473 жыл бұрын
Reggie Miller was so great in this series but his team just couldn’t beat Shaq Kobe and the lakers
@fuziquepuzique9343 Жыл бұрын
Jalen Rose also was great
@chriswalls583110 ай бұрын
They were so close took Lakers 6 games and Jordans bulls 7
@zerimar269 ай бұрын
I think if they beat the Knicks in 1999 season and played the Spurs, they would have won that series.
@rodneymckinnon90758 ай бұрын
Shaq was the big factor cleaning up all their misses & scoring !
@drewainge10593 жыл бұрын
Jalen is a baller.
@notthatrisk3 жыл бұрын
3pt line owned by pacers that night, amazing
@KJ31133 жыл бұрын
Unreal how dominant Shaq, and Kobe were . If they never had beef, they might have won 6, or 7 rings together, instead of just 3 in a row
@EzMoney952 жыл бұрын
Na Shaq got fat and was way out of his prime exactly why the Lakers had no problem letting him go
@devangpatel5227 Жыл бұрын
nah if shaq wasn't fat they could have
@cfish0031 Жыл бұрын
Funny you make this comment on a video where they lose by 33. Lol
@castrodeleonfilms2 жыл бұрын
I love Steph and Ray Allen but“Reggie miller was different”
@censortube86629 ай бұрын
Unfortunately this was the pinnacle as a Pacers fan. We couldn't get past Jordan in the East until he retired and then we run into Kobe/Shaq when we finally got to the Finals. Was a fun ride though even with no ring.
@jayscribe75473 жыл бұрын
Jalen played very well
@jso198019803 жыл бұрын
really wish reggie had won this series
@KJ31133 жыл бұрын
Pacers my Team, and Miller my player all time
@KJ31133 жыл бұрын
Also, the next game was Smits final game. Mark Jackson signed with raptors. And Dale Davis was traded for Jermaine Oneal. So, Pacers lost 3-5 starters
@brianwilliams61673 жыл бұрын
@@KJ3113 SAME
@KJ31133 жыл бұрын
@@brianwilliams6167 that’s great bro!!!
@marklucas39003 жыл бұрын
Me too
@KJ31133 жыл бұрын
21 yrs ago! I just started as a CT DOC Officer. I just retired from there in Feb 2020. 20 yrs completed. Man, if i knew then, what i know now, my life would have turned about better. Much better
@brianwilliams61673 жыл бұрын
I think we can prolly all say that tbh
@lilbondeck1002 жыл бұрын
In an era were you literally needed at least a "superstar", I tip my hat off to Larry Legend and the Pacers for putting together a pretty good team
@joshuabryant85042 жыл бұрын
They had some solid shooters on the team. It wasn't just Reggie Miller Shrimp, and Perkins.
@MrEOM41 Жыл бұрын
Yup a deep squad early 2000s Pacers were great
@tremendoushustle9548 Жыл бұрын
Reggie Miller was a Superstar.
@donniejohnson35533 жыл бұрын
Them pacers tuff! Favorites real smooth
@forrestmalcom83512 жыл бұрын
Pacers we’re the Utah Jazz of the eastern conference. Always got close but came up short 🎉
@joachimbucherer50303 жыл бұрын
I so loved the Pacers , new court ( conseco fieldhouse that year and they made finals.
@acusticsunri42553 жыл бұрын
Great quality
@gerardoramirez1152 жыл бұрын
I know these are highlights and I don't want to fall into the fallacy of "back in my day...", but man modern day basketball almost seems sloppy compared to the grit and composure of this series
@Jakezimms19902 жыл бұрын
Grew up in the 90s in Indy.. miss the juice of the crowd in games like this
@leteizjordan2982 жыл бұрын
I grew up in the early 2000s In Indy
@BIGLARRY100 Жыл бұрын
Sickest crowd in sports not even Manning's Colts games had the juice a Pacer playoff game did. Especially in old, sticky ass floor MSG. Colts were great but it's basketball.
@ManniLive4 жыл бұрын
Another great upload
@mcoeif11 ай бұрын
Jalen Rose's greatest game vs Kobe
@jareddavidmanifold3133 жыл бұрын
The single best win in the history of a franchise.
@reneperezjr83832 жыл бұрын
How so?
@jareddavidmanifold3132 жыл бұрын
@@reneperezjr8383 because it's the only nba finals the pacers ever played in and the won to force game 6. I'm aware they've won some aba titles but still their backs were against the wall they played like champions.
@BIGLARRY100 Жыл бұрын
@@jareddavidmanifold313 they got screwed game 6 Rose tied it & Davis got the rebound next Laker miss & they could've held 4 final shot. But they called a late foul on Davis w/ LA in the penalty of course & put Rice on the line to win it. Replay showed not only no foul but no contact whatsoever. Rice wasn't touched. Then next yr the Kings/Laker game happened. LA may of won in OT if Indy missed & if not prob win gm 7 but dark times when the league was crooked af. Stern was really pushing tht Laker team tryin 2 get fans lost w/ Mike, Magic, & Bird. Tht LA team could've been more legendary w/o the drama & insanely friendly whistles.
@jareddavidmanifold313 Жыл бұрын
@@BIGLARRY100 Indiana was the 2nd best team that fakers team faced from 00-04. My Pistons shocked the basketball world in 2004!! Then we got hosed in 2005 against Tim Duncan's spurs. If that series was replayed the following week the pistons woulda swept em. It was a huge uphill battle after going all 7 against Miami in the 05 ecfs and then getting beat up in the 1st 2 games of the finals against San Antonio. The spurs weren't chopped liver by any stretch I just always felt that team was better than the spurs. The 1 that got away just like in 88' when the pistons went the distance against showtime. Now that pistons team really got hosed!!! The phantom foul on laimbeer against Kareem. Worst call down the stretch of a finals game I've ever witnessed. It's reminiscent of the foul the refs called on Rasheed Wallace against Shaq in the last minute of overtime in game 2 2004 nba finals. The pistons shoulda swept the fakers. That team knew all they needed was 87 to 90 points to win games. That defense was tenacious!! Probly the best ever in league history. Statistically absolutely but the badboys really knew how to clamp down on better teams than the goin to work pistons faced. Jordan Bird Magic. What an era of nba basketball.
@kennethharrison94097 ай бұрын
Reggie was so underrated.
@treskingos3 жыл бұрын
You knew it was playoffs/ Finals time if players were wearing black socks and black shoes. The real NBA era.
@BIGLARRY100 Жыл бұрын
Pacers did tht under Reggie or shaved heads even
@chrisuncleahmad7892 жыл бұрын
The Lakers got completely demolished on the scoreboard and Shaq STILL scored 35
@cfish0031 Жыл бұрын
People don't realize how big of a challenge the Pacers were.
@kemalmighty22882 жыл бұрын
Without Shaq,Lakers couldn't win this series.
@rodneymckinnon90758 ай бұрын
I was saying the same thing
@vlbinladen3019Ай бұрын
Ehh idk bout that they still had Kobe but then again Jalen rose intentionally injured Kobe
@michaelcruz77313 жыл бұрын
Jalen rose was cooking Kobe R.I.P
@rodneymckinnon90758 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂_Kobe couldn't figure him out !
@vlbinladen3019Ай бұрын
Yet he intentionally injured Kobe. But what happened game 6
@fizzyfuzz58783 жыл бұрын
No one more dangerous by the rim than Shaq
@errezmardi5063 жыл бұрын
wilt
@bbaret34422 жыл бұрын
Best Game of these finals.
@AntiMTVMovement Жыл бұрын
I wonder if this game was a case of the Lakers blowing their load in Game 4 and coming out flat the following game. Props to the Pacers for not letting the devastation of Game 4 devastate them.
@Ryenobal10 күн бұрын
Rose, Miller, and Jackson were owning Kobe in the low post.
@Daniel_B797 ай бұрын
Sam Perkins AKA big smooth was no joke. Very underrated
@leteizjordan2982 жыл бұрын
I was born in 2000
@marilia64903 ай бұрын
❤Shaq ❤Shaq ❤Shaq ❤ 🎉 I love Shaquille O'Neal ❤❤❤
@willseest37323 жыл бұрын
this the tape that no one knows about. Jalen is no random role player. He was ballin out against kobe
@elevatorelliot7142 жыл бұрын
MIP that year and leading scorer. great in those finals too.
@Motivationalwave3000 Жыл бұрын
Rose dominated Kobe
@MrDock808Сағат бұрын
This was the BEST Lakers team out of ALL Five Title teams. I'll take Shaq/Kobe and a sniper like Rice to play ANY team in NBA history in seven games and beat them 💯
@Motivationalwave3000 Жыл бұрын
Jalen rose was so underrated
@brianmao529611 ай бұрын
Jalen Rose balled out this game. Kobe never forgave him for it - though it took Kobe 6 years to fully get his revenge.
@rodneymckinnon90758 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂, by that time the guy was old !
@vlbinladen3019Ай бұрын
Wym the dude intentionally injured Kobe he was hating
@Motivationalwave3000 Жыл бұрын
2:10 Reggie miller
@turtleislandlac14903 жыл бұрын
If Kobe's such a "great" defender, why isn't he guarding the Pacers' best player Reggie?
@blackboyfromaz3 жыл бұрын
sprained ankle in game 2 him chasing around reggie would not be a good idea
@elevatorelliot7142 жыл бұрын
Because Kobe struggled defensively in those playoffs. It wasn't that he got hurt, even though that didn't help, it was because he was young. He was a great defender that year but come playoff time he had a lot to learn. Veteran players gave him trouble and coaches told there teams to make Kobe work more defensively. Against Portland Steve Smith was on fire the whole series and gave him fits, and so did Jalen Rose in the finals.
@KBFilmRoom Жыл бұрын
Bro he locked up Reggie before injury held him to 7 points
@turtleislandlac1490 Жыл бұрын
@@KBFilmRoom Kobe didn't guard Reggie. Phil put Kobe on the point guards.
@Kyng-f8c2 жыл бұрын
There are people I know who thinks my birth name is Reggie Miller. Enough said.
@LouTubeYNR Жыл бұрын
Kobe couldn’t get lift or lateral movement after that ankle injury smh
@rodneymckinnon90758 ай бұрын
He dunked on Smiths , not wrong with that Ankle !
@bahalakajohn Жыл бұрын
If Klay "The Modern Day Reggie Miller" Thompson only played like this in the playoffs, they could've beaten the Lakers but I guess he's no Reggie Miller after all. 🤷🤷🤷
@DaRealNaga3 жыл бұрын
I dont understand the Hate for Jalen Rose.
@elevatorelliot7142 жыл бұрын
A lot of people hate him for pulling the Zaza move on Kobe in game 2. Also people just like to clown him for Kobe's 81 point game. Good player for sure though.
@Daniel_B797 ай бұрын
This is one of my favorite games of all time. So sad! Reggie Miller doesn't have a championship ring. He's the best player of all time not to have one.
@joelsturm7179Ай бұрын
I Truly stopped Caring About NBA after My Pacers Lost the Series. In My Heart..and Soul. Ive ReAlived Scripted Entertainment..
@hungkiet75358 ай бұрын
The Pacers could have won game 6 if they had the same energy in game 5.
@Motivationalwave30008 ай бұрын
Reggie is better than curry and Thompson
@865style Жыл бұрын
In these finals shaq averaged more ppg than the 2nd, 3rd, 4th leading scorers on this lakers team combined. Shaq= 38.0 ppg Kobe, Rice, Harper= 37.9 ppg Thats crazy 😂😂 If shaq would of just shot 65% from the free throw line he would have averaged 42.6 ppg. That would of been an all time record beating Jordan's 41.0. But ifs dont matter.
@Daniel_B797 ай бұрын
Shaq is a big dummy that can put the ball in no matter what. Doesn't make him a good player
@steventorres93117 ай бұрын
This was game 2 not 5!!! Smh
@Motivationalwave30007 ай бұрын
No it’s game 5
@TheClassicReport10111 ай бұрын
Pacers team was nice but still wasn't enough in 2000😂
@SiriusFade-kv1ik6 күн бұрын
Kobe bryant and Shaq ron harper, rick fox, Horace grant, Rob Horry, Phil Jackson 2nd greatest coach of all time cool your argument is doesn't make sense 😂
@johnlaquihon7186 Жыл бұрын
Shaq is the deciding factor..too big..
@derrickharris6932 Жыл бұрын
3:31 notice a theme yet? Kobe missing more than he makes and Shaq finals mvp every year Shaq won the finals with Kobe. Kobe 15 ppg in finals vs Philadelphia. Kobe the most overrated player EVER, MOST MISSED SHOTS EVER. 2 finals mvps out of 5 rings. That's why you don't hear his name with Jordan or even LeBron. Jordan is NUMBER ONE in ppg for regular season and playoffs, LeBron is top 5 in both. Kobe is 24th all time in ppg, while missing the most shots in NBA history. He was a poor imitation of Jordan and had the arrogance to say he was better. Numbers however don't lie. 6 finals mvps vs 2, 4 finals mvps vs 2. Boy hush💯
@flashdamc Жыл бұрын
This was early on in his career though, he still ended up with more rings than shaq and lebron and was the best player in those runs 2009 and 2010. With someone as dominant as shaq all they really needed to do was feed him the ball and nobody could guard him in the paint. Out of Kareems run with the lakers he only got 1 fmvp out of 5 chips but nobody discredits him bc his teammates were just that good, it's a team effort. Steph 1 fmvp out of 4 chips I barely hear people get on him for that either. You're probably an older fan, stop kissing jordans ass
@rodneymckinnon90758 ай бұрын
That's true !!
@vlbinladen3019Ай бұрын
I like how u ignored the 01 and 02 finals Kobe was balling, u just a hater