The wild comeback finish to the 2000 Lakers-Blazers playoff series deserves a deep rewind

Before there was a Lakers dynasty, there was a crucial moment in the final minute of Game 7 of LA's 2000 Western Conference Finals series against the Portland Trail Blazers. And before THAT, there was ... so much important background and context.
This episode of Rewinder covers what came before the moment. That includes the collapse of the Chicago Bulls dynasty that began after their third title in 1998. That includes the rise of Kobe and Shaq, their run through the 2000 playoffs, and the big lead the Lakers had in this series. It includes the fully formed Blazers Megatron, and their comeback from a 3-1 deficit. It includes a lot of whistles, and a tremendous fourth-quarter collapse.
The moment that punctuates all this is iconic, and to truly appreciate it, you've gotta rewind.
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[@trailblazers]

you didn't have to post this

[@SecretBaseSBN]

Oh...geez...ok this is awkward. I..I didn’t know you came around here. I hope we can be friends?

[@dcbandnerd]

Oh dear...

[@basketballgod9547]

@@SecretBaseSBN 😂😂😂😂😂

[@tgt773]

Lol

[@primetime858moneymay]

Portland Trailblazers are trash lol. We all already know that.

[@JDubs1464]

Rasheed took this so personally that he waited 4 years, let the Lakers build a super team, then destroyed them in the finals, dedication

[@Abe.-]

And then 6 years later Kobe got the last laugh in the 2010 NBA finals GM 7 against Rasheed

[@SmartWentCrazy.]

@@Abe.- yeah rasheed threw up a pretty ugly air ball in gm 7 too.

[@razzaskatesbaker5385]

@@SmartWentCrazy. oh god people remember that. Poor Rasheed

[@joesakic91]

But Sheed also let Robert Hoory sneak by him and hit a dagger in 2005. Spurs went on to outlast and dethrone the Pistons in seven.

[@BridgesOnBikes]

The amount of retribution and revenge bliss almost out weighed this ptsd riddled fact of this series…almost.

[@milesfraser1477]

Jon Bois' play that got the '08 Detroit Lions their first win deserves a deep rewind

[@insertcolorfulmetaphor8520]

I love this comment! Simply brilliant!

[@SnackRat]

do we.... do we really.............

[@hannibalbarca1905]

SB nation y'll some ga y as s dic kriding bandwagons thats for sure. We really gonna act like this series wasn't rigged for Kobe and Shaq? You've already said that you don't think the 2002 WCF vs the kings was rigged for the Lakers which is BLASPHEMOUS: thats the most rigged series in NBA history. Now this? I can smell Kobe c um on your breath from here smh

[@taylorleach9844]

Hannibal Barca good to know 👍

[@thatguyfromsandiego2660]

Hannibal Barca It’s true man, that Kings series is IMPOSSIBLE to watch. It’s so damn obvious, the NBA could never let the Kings play the Nets. It would have been a ratings killer.

[@slurmo5695]

My mom delayed me and my twin’s birth so she could watch this game.

[@spongeaang98]

Sounds worth it to me. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@manoskok1810]

@@spongeaang98 except if she was a Blazers fan 🤣

[@Imjustherelol]

Slurmo was she a blazers or lakers fan?

[@slurmo5695]

Lenke Williams lakers

[@user-ej9ub6wl5l]

fantasyexctasy well kids who never seen wizards jordan will soon be heading to college so...

[@carlyata1]

To the ones asking for a Kawhi Conference Finals shot rewind: Come on guys, it's way to early for that. Let it age a little so we can savor the rewind better.

[@patdan10]

They did JR Smith last season

[@razkable]

it wasn't a conference finals shot

[@JoshuaDark88]

Jennie?

[@craigthompson168]

I'll do it for ya. Kawhi gets the ball, takes 5 steps before dribbling and then hits a game winning 3 that shouldn't have happened. You're welcome.

[@christianhuang9673]

@@craigthompson168 philly fans lol

[@jaywaz680]

That blazers team was stacked. Sabonis, Resheed Wallace, Scottie Pippen, Steve Smith, Damon Stoudimire, Even having a young Jermaine O’Neal

[@J.J.Barrientes]

Jay Waz and a very young Zach Randolph

[@bryanttisdale2446]

Yes. One of the most talented teams in NBA history. Smh. Should have won 😞😤😑

[@jaywaz680]

J.J. Barrientes He wasn’t on the 2000 blazers. He got drafted in 2001

[@imightbebiased9311]

That was the old saying. Blazers had 10 of the best 12 players in this series, but you can only play 5 of them at once... And the Lakers had the best 2 players.

[@ivanmorales.1968]

But the Lakers had the refs though..m

[@Julianlesk]

Surprised they didn't add a footnote that Shaq was pointing at his son after the iconic dunk, which is now tattooed on his son's leg.

[@AdmiralHipper15]

Tbh Shaq probably lied about that like he lies about everything else

[@shure81]

Right? But what do you expect? This whole video was just more east-coast whining about the refs.

[@SSB8073]

@@shure81 This was in the western conference finals. Both teams are in the west. What does the east-coast have to do with this?

[@QuincyHStatusQuo]

@@SSB8073 buddy has no idea what he's talking about

[@mateenquwi3975]

if memory servies me correctly i thought i heard Shaq said one time before he was looking up at sergeant his mother 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@PatFenis420]

Shoulda included the "Get away from me Steve" when he was talking to the ref about Wallace 😂

[@raenaldo]

“Wells got his shxt SWATTED by Kobe.” 😂

[@brandonjohnson3797]

I really wasn't expecting him to cuss😂😂

[@cantstopbeeboo2055]

Why are Fakers fans, soooooooooooo happy with a tainted Series ?? What pleasure or JOY do you get, from something that's not even real ??? You can literally call it artificial.

[@Go_PSU]

@@cantstopbeeboo2055 hey I got a question for you; why are people still mad about a series that ended 21 years ago?

[@angelusgnz5784]

@@cantstopbeeboo2055comments like this make my heart warm as a Laker fan.♥️ thank you for your tears and your heartbreak. It went to a great place

[@alexcalderon1017]

I’m a blazers fan and I’m tying my noose as this plays

[@williehardiman6766]

@The Remnant you wrong for that. 😂😂😂

[@kvngirvng9475]

I bet you did that as yall got swept by my Warriors

[@HowardEase]

@@kvngirvng9475 honestly, we all saw it coming. The fact that we beat the nuggets itself was a complete shockm

[@TVjohnny00]

Lillard will win you one some day

[@encoredp14]

@@TVjohnny00 don't count on it

[@geordiejones5618]

Shaq really did get crazy ref preference, especially in the WCF during the 3peat

[@airpegasus5167]

Ryan Sansaricq He Was The Best/Most Dominant Player In The League i.e. “The Jordan Rules”

[@geordiejones5618]

@@airpegasus5167 yeah Bron, Kobe and definitely Jordan all got some very favorable calls or no calls

[@airpegasus5167]

Ryan Sansaricq Steph Curry, James Harden, Kevin Durant, Etc. The NBA Has To Protect It’s Money Makers/Stars

[@Ometecuhtli]

Stay true to the game and piss off 200 million fans around the world or bend the rules, protect the superstar and piss off the 10,000 fans who have played the game and know actually the game? Such a difficult conundrum for the NBA....

[@redlion45]

2000 and 2002 were just flat out rigged.

[@emorywhite1413]

Funny thing is Rasheed got his revenge against da lakers 4 years later😂😂

[@djtommyc.3678]

Emory White ball don’t lie

[@reymiguelperez6643]

Rasheed got his revenge in 2004 and then Kobe with Gasol and Lakers got their revenge against Sheed also 6 years later. The cycle of life LOL

[@machoboys8884]

Boi if you don’t get

[@colinsinder9100]

No way this dude makes multiple accounts to say the same crap lmao

[@razkable]

so did steve smith 3 years later..

[@RetroKid]

Such a painful memory for me. Pippen should have earned his first ring without Jordan that season. Damn.

[@ldbwa1050]

Titus Mark why?? Jordan didn’t win one without him ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@RetroKid]

@@ldbwa1050 because Pip gets disrespected so much because he played and won with MJ. If he had won without Mike, I'm sure his place in history would be higher, or at least more definitive. As it stands, his place in nba history is polarizing.

[@RetroKid]

@Blue Skeptic did you see the game? Did you follow the season? Did you follow his career? He himself admitted he didn't have the clutch gene...he was more of a complimentary superstar who made everyone else better. He was not the player who could win a game by sheer force of will, he was the maestro who would create masterful games that involved everybody. That whole season, despite their great record, nobody on that team averaged more than 20 pts. Everyone embraced their roles and swallowed their pride because they were winning. It was great to see how many lineups that team threw out because all they cared about was moving the ball and overwhelming you with depth. If anything, that team embodied Pippen's playstyle. He didn't stand around...his team was a victim of Shaq and Kobe, bad officiating and mainly because they didn't have a single player who could take over the game like a McGrady, Kobe, MJ or Shaq.

[@BigPoppa931]

The Pacers beat them in the finals if Blazers beat the Lakers. Dunleavey was a bad coach and they don't match up well against the Lakers

[@jockobo]

This and the 1994 western conference finals. Painful memories for Pippen fans.

[@swpdisciple]

Such an important game when you think of all the ramifications

[@razkable]

shaq kobe phil split up if they lost up 3-1...trust me...that thing was waiting to come apart

[@MrLp1980]

If they lost Phil would have tried to get the lakers to trade Kobe. Phil and shaq hated a young Kobe.

[@VojkanTrifunovic]

No way Nba would rigg such a game😂😂😂...

[@johndavis9321]

​@@VojkanTrifunovicrigged or not no excuse for the trailblazers to blow a 15 pt lead

[@1gbuzzin]

Crazy that this was almost 20 years ago

[@razkable]

this was the last time the knicks were relevant lol...2000 east finals game 6 vs indy..dolan's first full year as a owner...

[@TRJ2241987]

Compare the 1980 Playoffs to this, and then come to the realization it's the same gap Where do the years go....

[@user-ej9ub6wl5l]

Asmosis Jones the knicks never really rallied after ewing. damn i miss the big fella

[@JohnMbo93]

Gaddamn

[@Videogamelover58]

ikr time moves by so fast

[@HipsterShiningArmor]

lol Damon Stoudamire was such a non-factor in this series that he didn't even get mentioned in the entire video despite being the starting PG. I don't know if that was deliberate but good on you either way.

[@hannibalbarca1905]

SB nation y'll some ga y as s dic kriding bandwagons thats for sure. We really gonna act like this series wasn't rigged for Kobe and Shaq? You've already said that you don't think the 2002 WCF vs the kings was rigged for the Lakers which is BLASPHEMOUS: thats the most rigged series in NBA history. Now this? I can smell Kobe c um on your breath from here smh

[@richardgutierrez26]

@@hannibalbarca1905 get over it lmao there is no need to get your panties in a bunch that happen almost 20 years ago

[@machoboys8884]

Lol ok salty king’s fan. Nearly everything is rigged in sports.

[@machoboys8884]

BTW I’m a TimberWovles fan.

[@machoboys8884]

No it certainly was a little rigged

[@lukastorres6639]

RIP Kobe Bryant and GiGi 🙏❤🏀

[@darj617]

I remember watching this series, back when I was really into the NBA. So strange to think Kobe's not alive anymore.

[@TellenJones]

Pippen disappeared in 90' ECF G7. 10 yrs later he re-disappeared in 00' WCF G7. In b/t there's that infamous 94 ECSF 1.8 sec. Poor lad seemed to go haywire under pressure.

[@mave007funk]

I remember being pissed off watching these series and the one against the Kings a year or so later... now I can recall why I hate those biased refs years.

[@razkable]

2 years later this is 2000 you meant 2002 kings la....2001 la went 15-1 in the playoffs 11-0 in the west

[@alonedownthere47]

refs still biased now, but at least back then the announcers could mention it lol

[@jaiyeokesola4157]

Shaq pointing and celebrating after the lob is him pointing to his son, Shareef

[@Mechamjr88]

Really, I thought it was David Stern. As a thank you for the pandering refs. Ha

[@victorpadilla6964]

@@Mechamjr88 😂😂

[@jeremyschep3589]

The image of Shaq running down the court after the alley oop is what I will always picture when I think of the Lakers

[@nathaniellevesque2782]

Speaking of former Bulls, Dennis Rodman was on the Lakers for 15 games in 99. Also for the 2000 season, Phil Jackson wanted the Lakers to get Scottie Pippen, but his salary was too high for Lakers ownership.

[@razkable]

id rather have pippen then rice

[@jayvilla6277]

There should be a Collapse based around the Jail Blazers after this game

[@J.J.Barrientes]

Jay Villa true they did make back-to-back conference finals only to lose to better teams

[@hannibalbarca1905]

SB nation y'll some ga y as s dic kriding bandwagons thats for sure. We really gonna act like this series wasn't rigged for Kobe and Shaq? You've already said that you don't think the 2002 WCF vs the kings was rigged for the Lakers which is BLASPHEMOUS: thats the most rigged series in NBA history. Now this? I can smell Kobe c um on your breath from here smh

[@jonnykilroy9762]

Matthew Spurs lmao if you wanna make the case about the Kings series ok fine but this one? You gotta do some real gymnastics for a reach that good. Blazers choked this one away. Don’t matter who you playing, you go that cold in the 4th quarter of a playoff game you gonna lose period.

[@Jarekthegamingdragon]

@@J.J.Barrientes I don't know if you're talking about 2000 here but to say the lakers were the better team is a stretch. Blazers just choked straight up. Those teams were even.

[@macewbee]

Andy hoop I think has done this.

[@theasiandude7885]

SB Nation: *heart beat* Me: This is going to be a good one.

[@blovett0814]

Guil Laurente Just makes it even better and keeps you anticipating for more

[@donalddeluxe6407]

Ref: yeah you ejected. Player: LMAO why? Ref: he was staring at me in intimidation.

[@muhammadadam8105]

The ref did ask sheed three times....so there is that

[@donalddeluxe6407]

muhammad adam there is blame on both sides here, but the call is nonetheless stupid.

[@muhammadadam8105]

@@donalddeluxe6407 i understand that,its a joke ,the cause of the tech just laughable,as for the series it self,i heard that it was one of those series where the officaiting are quite tilting,btw sorry for making unfunny/unclear jokes

[@donalddeluxe6407]

muhammad adam you good Adam, hope you have a merry Christmas if you celebrate it.

[@maryakopyan3224]

Exactly!

[@thedon8976]

This was on my 11th birthday I remember being pissed and going across the street to play with my friend and my dad yelling the lakers coming bk!!! What a time rip pops

[@mariosdimaratos6236]

Ac Milan collapse (2007-2019)

[@a_bb_a6356]

Amen

[@JonathanGonzalez-to9gt]

2007 - Present

[@LLSalerno]

2007 - Forever.

[@luismoreno2688]

Now they really back 😈

[@widm0]

@@luismoreno2688 with a 39 year old striker yeah..

[@squidsseeghosts4533]

I remember that I used this clip in my slideshow and everyone of the basketball fans were going crazy over that

[@tymikelmusic]

I still have this game on VHS...damn I feel old asf😤

[@mecube9148]

That slam and crowd going nuts was something else

[@razkable]

la waited 12 years for a title in anything..they were ready..no mlb super bowl nba wnba college football or nhl title..the only title they had was in ucla basketball in 1995...

[@mecube9148]

@@razkable cool

[@TheKrazyk2010]

and now this moment is even more GOLD RIP KOBE

[@xordus]

gold? it really makes his first ring seem a bit.. bronze.. He won because of Shaq, sure, but he also won because of refs, and that's never a good look...

[@redlion45]

Gold? He was gifted this moment by the NBA. They rigged it against the blazers, then again in 02 against Sacramento

[@steven_green]

"Wells got his S#!+ swatted by Kobe" that had me rolling

[@PlusSFC]

I love how at 3:35 Larry David is chillin. Lookin. Like he's gonna trip shaq

[@florencec1707]

At the very least he’s weighing the pros and cons of tripping him lmao

[@ericsilver9401]

You should do "the creation of SB nation deserves a deep rewind"

[@290TheEmpireRecords]

H town in here!!

Wow, I had no idea Shaq & Kobe's legacy had such Refs' help in their first championship. I dunno why Chuck doesn't remind him this more frequently when they argue! LOL.

[@jordandwiggins1026]

It’s certainly not the only one.

[@ikki76AMV]

When i saw Detlef Schrempf i instantly thought of "Parks and Recreation" 😂😂

[@dripfield]

Jose Bautista’s earth-shattering bat flip in the 2015 ALDS deserves a deep rewind

[@waynepetersen9082]

Man looking back at it now, growing up I was too young to notice how much conspiring and fixing was going on. I do remember every team complaining to the league of fouls called guarding Shaq. But seeing the score going into the 4th quarter really shows how a team mostly had defenders than scorers. Times have changed!

[@razkable]

the 2000 blazers should of shot more threes specifically damon smith and sheed vs the lakers while pippen and sabonis should of taken way less...sheed smith and damon made their threes yet it was pippen who was taking most of them and sabonis almost took as many as sheed and damon and made less...the blazers cost themselves..la had no shooting outside of rice

[@waynepetersen9082]

@@razkable Damon Stoudamire* I agree, Dunleavy dropped the ball in crunch time and a good coach in the that moment would have made adjustments before it was too late. Now, granted, it is hard to gameplan around foul trouble too. Especially when you have to go to the 10th man off the bench in the PLAYOFFS which never usually happens. I am not trying to take all the blame away from them, they did deserve to lose.

[@TheSands83]

@@razkable kind of hard to shoot a bunch of 3s with guys all up in you… I guarantee if they shot more 3s it would have went even worse…

[@brunopetkovic-rakitic9592]

Same as Kings series, because of tv ratings it is in the Nba best interest, to push bigger market and stars in the finals, same as Green suspension to extend Cavs Warriors final series.

[@jayleehoffman2599]

Game 6 in this series in Portland was my first ever nba game. The rose garden was so loud and that was the game that turned me into an nba fan when i was 10 years old.

[@kohnjack]

I love these videos and learning about all the cool sport moments I missed. You guys are some of the best writers on KZbin in my opinion. Keep up the good work!!!

[@eddiesanchez551]

This was one of the best moments of my childhood . Nine year old me went absolutely insane. The begining of a dynasty and one of my happiest moments as a Lakers fan.

[@jon_gotteiner7169]

We need Kawhi Leonard’s shot on rewinder

[@migstheshit]

Pronto

[@bristolcountycastro]

But it just happened give it some time

[@kennyj1437]

Jon_Gotteiner yeah and make sure to rewind all those steps he took before he finally dribbled too 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@sammyloccisano30]

There was so much that happened before that shot not only to Kawhi but that raptors 76ers rivalry!!

[@kelamullah1999]

Along with Corner Taken Quickly.

[@DickDousche]

i remember watching this series when i was 14. still get goosebumbs when i see that play.

[@shakarussanders9911]

Still one of my favorite series! Rasheed was my boy back then I can't believe this is about to be 20 years ago!😵

[@theotad933]

We need a 2010 Finals rewind, lakers vs Celtics

[@sgaxnikolaix661]

The Ron Artest shot?

[@steeguzman8726]

sgaxnikolaix661 21 free throws in the 4th?

[@sgaxnikolaix661]

@@steeguzman8726 don't recall

[@steeguzman8726]

sgaxnikolaix661 look up the stats. If you watched the game live you knew the refs couldn’t let the old big three Celtics beat the darling kobe lakers twice especially with how embarrassing the first finals was for kobe and gasol

[@sgaxnikolaix661]

@@steeguzman8726 I'm good fam

[@fitness65]

Blazers had this series won but choked hard and that was their immediate downfall and thus my Lakers wound up winning this series and went on to win the NBA Finals that year which started the 3 peat.

[@razkable]

that 4th quarter feels scripted ....the nba wanted the lakers to win...the year before we could of had spurs pacers the year before that paces jazz and then in 2000 pacers blazers and kings nets in a 5 year span....the fact we got la ny chi an 3 tx teams in all the finals from 1991-2011 tells me its scripted .....

[@bobbytherossy1257]

The officiating was ... sketchy to say the least

[@JJJameson.]

To dig deep in this comeback, we've gotta talk about Pippen. In 1983, rapper Future was born

[@1toast]

Long Live Kobe Bean Bryant 💔🥺

[@WillJM81280]

Apparently not...

[@dervindeobautista7386]

He dies

[@covidbryant7985]

Naaah his career hits a great obstacle that made him spiral downwards and crash

[@joshdolar4142]

My earliest sports memory is watching that lob from Kobe to Shaq as a Blazer's fan. It has taught me that sports only teases you with possiblity and gives you just enough hope to then take it away like the cold uncaring thing that is it. And we always think it won't happen again.

[@javianjohnson8746]

I wish I was old enough to watch this series, since I was only 6 months old when this iconic moment in NBA history took place :(

[@jaheimRakim]

This game broke my heart. I've have never been more emotional at a finish to a game more in my lifetime. But the basketball gods weren't on the blazers side. The amount of shots that went halfway down and then popped out and the refs gave the lakers 6 points on bad calls

[@gordonshumway5933]

Not a blazers fan and the refs gave them far more than that. Not a kings fan and they received the same treatment as Portland. Bad calls happen, it’s part of the game and isn’t usually such a deciding factor but those lakers teams benefited from some really awful officiating, it was egregious!

[@jordandwiggins1026]

Portland and Sacramento both deserved far better. Lakers fans have no right to ever complain about officiating, things are so rigged in their favor it’s egregious

[@AdamTelanoff]

I was at this game. It was the best game for us Laker fans. I remember Shaw sinking 3's, Shaq making free throws, and Portland throwing up bricks. The 4th quarter was electric, and that last Kobe-Shaq alley-oop was magic!

[@awesomesause1116]

“Welcome to a moment of history” That’s 🥶 chills man

[@tones.melodies]

Bro that crossover by Kobe was lethal. It made the play.

[@AndrewJW]

Those blazers were one of my favorite teams ever. Sheed and Sabonis were stretch 4s and stretch 5s before it was cool

[@brogcooper25]

I was 12 and on vacation in Branson Missouri when I watched this game and series. It was an emotional roller coaster that I still remember well. That era of Lakers was incredible to watch.

[@lishsc3]

It’s been almost 20 years now. That game 7 loss was BY FAR the most most painful loss that I have ever experienced in my sports life! With the Lakers up 3-1 in the series with games 5 and 7 in LA if it even went that far, everybody was calling the series “OVER” taunting the Blazers. To come all the way back to the point where Portland had a 15 point lead with 10 minuets remaining in game 7, it was all right there!! To sit there and watch it all just crumble away was absolutely devastating being a lifelong Blazers fan! Even 20 years later it still bothers me whenever it’s brought up.

[@Supermariohoops24]

Damn I usually know my stuff but I didn’t know the Lakers missed 6 free throws in the last 40 seconds. Portland really blew this.

[@hoosier3060]

Supermariohoops24 the refs horsefucked em

[@Supermariohoops24]

hoosier3060 I know the part about the refs, but you also gotta consider that Portland had chances. I’m pretty sure they only had like 4 points in the first 8 minutes of the quarter which is pretty terrible, whether or not the refs are for/against you

[@MattyByrdV1]

This still hurts me to this day...

[@gabrielsandoval7331]

That Kobe to Shaw play still gives me chills of nostalgia (Laker fans know what I’m talking about). It had been more than 10 years since our last title and this series was an emotional roller coaster.

[@yojimboliferow]

thank you for dredging up so much anguish, frustration, despair and rage. Just what my 40 degree rainy wednesday needed.

[@barryswigart1432]

Every decade there are at least 2 titles that the NBA gives to a team. Kings and Blazers got absolutely robbed during the Stern-Donaghy era

[@louischokre6193]

Don’t forget the Mavs and the Suns

[@lurchlogan]

Yeah, and those 2 titles are "Biggest Losers" & "Greatest Choke". & you're right, those two titles go to the Kings & Blazers every decade at some point!!

[@huongdieu6543]

"Given" in 2000 is completely wrong. Shaq was also in foul trouble in that same game 7 but the Blazers still lost. Don't blame the whistle in 2000.

[@Intr0vertical]

@@lurchlogan Lakers fans so delusional and entitled

[@therealjaystone2344]

Laker fans acting like yankee fans

[@meharinationsportspodcast2582]

They should do the Charles Smith rejections in Game 5 of the 1993 Eastern Conference Finals because there a lot storylines and controversy on and off the court.

[@trigga6895]

Such a legendary game that my 23 year old self still remembers all this vividly it nearly 20 years later. That start of my love affair with basketball

[@tatayaya]

Man I loved this blazers...

[@billyp.bertrand7990]

Please do a rewinder on the 2008 F1 Finale in Brazil! The home country hero losing the title on the last turn of the last lap of the last race, can't get any more dramatic than that

[@andrewr7982]

Billy P. Bertrand that will never happen on this channel.

[@billyp.bertrand7990]

@@andrewr7982 Doesn't hurt to propose the idea

[@antonygonzales3909]

old heads: “the league is soft nowadays” but gets a technical for staring 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@jofel9243]

antony gonzales maybe more to it my guy

[@Ometecuhtli]

I give that tech 7 Joeys.

[@maryakopyan3224]

Personalities have gotten nastier and more aggressive now, to my dismay. The game itself had more physicality to it before, with hand-checking & rugged paint play. Although you didn't ever usually get ejected for starring at a ref in any era, Rasheed was clearly doing it to try an intimidate the ref in a bully fashion, already had a technical for something else, and had already been warned previously in this game to not do that.

[@hansmransm8835]

If you look in to it and see how hard sheed was on the refs, that would tell you why the league is so soft now.

[@maryakopyan3224]

@@hansmransm8835 But Sheed wasn't soft at all, his mouth was dirty, and he was always trying to push the envelope, to see just how much he could get away w/ (particularly w/ the refs, as you eluded to).

[@rjdiii1224]

This guy, I like to hear from him not the other guy

[@earllewis656]

Yesss!!!!finally!!!/ Been waiting forever for you to do this!!! So happy as a lakers fan!!

[@larryharlee7164]

Shaq's game was summed up in ONE word "POSITION"...it was certain places where he got the ball you couldn't stop him.

[@donaltc]

Rasheed said Dunleavy calling that last time out screwed their momentum and gave the Lakers time to regroup

[@Ometecuhtli]

Sheed don't lie.

[@NJDDSNS]

BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!!! THANK YOU SETH!!!

[@showtimesportsmedia6906]

Finally! I've been waiting for this one 😩

[@johnthompson3741]

Really appreciate this vid. I always felt like this team was robbed. NBA used to be really rigged & the deck was really stacked against the Blazers but David Stern was not having these guys representing the league. They were a rough bunch. The type of guys Stern tried so hard to get rid of plus Stern just loved the Hollywood Lakers. The calls were ridiculous & Sabonis was a problem for Shaq getting him out was a big game changer as well

[@TellenJones]

It still is today. The whole 23 WCF felt like Nuggets was doing 5 VS 8 against LeFraud.

[@randomfaca]

@@TellenJones classic Jordan cockrider

[@TerminatedAccount.]

"Bryant to SHAQ... from the brink of elimination to the brink of the NBA Finals!" That Bob Costas call was one of the best I've ever heard in sports only second to the Joe Buck call of the Ronde Barber pick-6 that demolished Veteran Stadium.

[@micsheridan]

HOT kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5uck4h6hpaFY7M

[@ArroyoVideo]

well done! One of my favorite sports moments ever!

[@homunculusSZN]

This was an amazing game. Will always be a classic.

[@88smjls]

The NBA needed the Shaq Kobe dynasty to start. The ratings had cratered after Jordan left and the Spurs won in 1999.

[@allthesmallthings1041]

88smjls hence why they rigged all those lakers series

[@MikeBNumba6]

@@allthesmallthings1041 yup

[@88smjls]

Yeah they really did that 2002 Kings series was the all time rig job. I’m surprised there wasn’t an investigation into that.

[@muffinzezyproductions116]

88smjls there was, by the FBI

[@mattvaughn4828]

So obvious. Mind boggling that people can’t see it. Hey, it’s a business... I’m not hating on the NBA. Just on the people who fail to see the obvious. And I sure as heck find Shaq more entertaining than the big man from Portland, Sabonus ... or however it’s spelled. So, I can’t blame them.

[@6SLeGM]

When the Monstars steal the Trail Blazer’s talents in the 4th quarter

[@adampilarski7083]

“Refs”

[@kevinjabroni1554]

Thank you for another great entry in this series.

[@MichaelScott-ih4yx]

These videos are always great

[@wanderlustwarrior]

A series with John Salley, Scottie Pippen, and Phil Jackson. Rasheed Wallace facing the Lakers. ...But no team in this series was named the Bulls or Pistons. What a world.

[@razkable]

don't forget ron harper ...also rodman was on the lakers that season before as well again not on the pistons or bulls lol ..and mj was retired the knicks were in the east finals...what a time

[@maryakopyan3224]

Rodman was on season before.

[@willrod42]

I love these!!!! Can you do Tim Duncan’s “laughing” against my mavs?

[@kwrbt2979]

That Blazers team was so great and so underrated. They really blew it

[@usinipigiekakablacklivesma4229]

That wAs a crazy ending. Great video

[@kennethpetovic4271]

THIS JUST LIKE LAKERS VS KINGS ... REFS HANDED LAKERS THE GAME.

[@blackmamba3060]

No they didn't. Blazers shot more free throws in the other games, wouldn't have happened if they cared to rig it.

[@hashmoncrief6965]

Everybody has to just be jealous and make excuses

[@tc43]

Any of the 49ers "Catches" that won Playoff games would be perfect for this series

[@joshwonkim0895]

Do a Rewind on Ron Artest's three-pointer to put the Lakers up 6 with a minute to play in Game 7 of the 2010 NBA Finals!! Both of them happened inside Staples Center and have Rasheed Wallace end up losing the series! They were a beginning and ending to Kobe's successful championship runs!

[@VitorRedes]

Your way to tell this stories is amazing

[@J.J.Barrientes]

Nice video, you think you guys could do a collapse episode on those eagles teams that made 4 straight NFC championships and nearly beat the patriots or those bills teams that loss 4 straight Super Bowls?

[@bryanttisdale2446]

They definitely deserve 1. A very talented pro bowl laden team. But unlike the Broncos were losing Before the super bowl 3 of the 4 chances. Then lost in super bowl In the 4th. Might be now that I say it MOST DISAPPOINTING NFL TEAM.

[@VABPAR]

Yeah Max Payne, that could be a great video!

[@charismatic9904]

what about the 80s browns who went to 3 afc title games in 4 years. losing all 3 to the broncos

[@bryanttisdale2446]

@@charismatic9904 They were DISAPPOINTING but at the time it was something about that team..I didn't think they could beat Elway. The Raiders of the 70s LOST 5 championship games in 7 yrs. 7 of 8. From 70'- 78'. The 49ers' surprisingly lost 4 out 5 in the 90's. (Mostly because of Cowboys run). From 90'-97'. All 4 Losses were at Home!😨😯. But the eagles were mostly home losers but all in a row then win and get to superbowl and lose by 3 in last minutes.....🤢🤕😩😰. Most DISAPPOINTING

[@kvngirvng9475]

Yall forget that the Eagles won SB 52 haters always want to point out the negatives

[@bblesener]

New SB Nation video, oh boy oh boy time to put on my Ripcity Jersey, shimmy with my Walton bobblehead, take a snack out of my Drexler lunchbox and get ready to enjo- Oh.

[@itsmellslikeshitdontit3752]

Great rivalry. Very good video.

[@JP4_Gaming]

THIS CHANNEL IS JUST AMAZING

[@KIDTV-qe2dm]

Imagine if more of those bulls players went to LA with Phil Jackson. PG: Ron Harper, SG: Kobe Bryant, SF: Scottie Pippen, PF: Dennis Rodman C: Shaq That team be scary.

[@jasonfire3434]

Rodman did go to LA for a short time

[@abizitgill4310]

Super teams don’t always work like you’d think they would,the lakers learned this firsthand Gary Payton, Kobe Bryant, Karl Malone, Shaquille O’Neal And they got stuffed and Rasheed Wallace got revenge

[@KIDTV-qe2dm]

@@abizitgill4310 true. But what a team that would've been. A blend of old and new.

[@nbaghst]

@@abizitgill4310 Big part of it was Malone getting injured though. He was rolling throughout the year and into the playoffs.

[@razkable]

rodman was on the 1999-2000 lakers for a few games but got cut then went to dallas played ok then never played in the nba again in 2001 onwards

[@SadfoxGuyver]

"No matter what happened we are about to see history" Rolls old video . Literally correct.

[@rosetownstumpcity]

I am a Portland native and was 12 years old when this game was played. I watched it live, and it is such a vivid memory, such an intense heartbreak... still makes me sick to this day. Ugh...... great video though :-(

[@SquattingxBear]

These videos are so well done!

[@creampuffman1640]

Please do Vince Carter's Olympic dunk pleaseee

[@hashmoncrief6965]

He's so boring why watch him