WILD Finish From Lakers And Nets 2002 NBA Finals 👀

[@inexpugnabilis]

Kobe Bryant‘s Finals performance in 2002 needs to get more props. He had incredible shooting percentages with over .500 three point Fgs. Especially game 3 was crucial with 36 points and shooting 14-23. Not only the numbers but also his art of scoring made him special!

[@ThanosDidTheRightThing]

Bean Bryant ! My generation’s MJ!

[@ajajala5081]

He was a good Robin to Shaq . Shaq was complete unplayable in 2002. 36 12 and 4 in the finals on 60 shooting . Kobe's style is more entertaining to watch but barely anyone talking about how Shaq dominated.

[@inexpugnabilis]

@@ajajala5081 You have to take into account, that Kobe was being guarded by Jason Kidd, whereas Shaq was being defended by Todd MacCulloch who only played for about 4 years. Still don‘t get me wrong tho, Shaq was for sure the most dominant center during that time and is at least one of the best centers of all time. Kobe & Shaq was a deadly combination for the opponents. I have to admit I don‘t like the Batman & Robin comparison for Kobe & Shaq. It‘s rather that Kobe is like Batman to me & Shaq like Superman

[@a.c9369]

@@inexpugnabilis bruh please. Shaq was the man and kobe was the side chick during that time. Sure kobe became a top 10 player but during that time shaq was the man by far

[@brentw0681]

Kobe shot 40% in the finals 4 times. Awful lucky he had Shaq and played weak finals comp

[@rjmacready9828]

what incredible shots by kobe at 0:55 & 3:48. rest in peace legend we love and miss you

[@javianjohnson8746]

My goodness 4:15 the amount of contact that was allowed! A basketball players' DREAM compared to what we see today. I know that was extremely satisfying for Kobe when he was able to muscle through all of that and still get that clutch bucket 💪

[@jamesnichols5998]

If there's no foul, then he travelled. Changed his pivot twice. Just saying. But since he got fouled but he made the shot, ball don't lie. play on

[@dyreman20]

​@jamesnichols5998 I think he did shuffle his feet, but it's also hard to determine if he had full possession of the ball yet being that it was kind of bobbling. Once he secured it, he would be allowed two steps if he caught in one swift motion.

[@night6724]

@@dyreman20it was swiped away so ready set for shot

[@ljcool17]

This is what I miss with the game today. You don't get a lot of contact anymore. Just how Kobe had to wrestle his way to get that shot to go up 104-100

[@d3adyoutubeaccount]

He only forced that up because he believed he got the foul though

[@CableCashew]

You changed the NBA forever Love u Kobe

[@voankhang2745]

not as impactful as jordan though

[@ccece6938]

@@voankhang2745 steph* changed how its played

[@YvngGoat_]

@@voankhang2745 all Jordan did was score & dunk

[@SoggySlopster]

@@ccece6938 nah they literally changed the rules because of Jordan. They didn’t do shit for steph, all he does is shoot more threes than anyone else

[@ccece6938]

@@SoggySlopster oh they sure did. like how u cant sag off somebody? u have to commit the double which leads to easy passes? that was back in the 90s lmao. braindead rule. but sure he's the goat and he impacted the game more than steph like steph didnt catapult this 3 pt barrage around the globe lmao

[@danmoreta]

I look up to you as the standard of excellence, thank you Kobe Bryant

[@lebronjamesharden3958]

maybe not as a helicopter pilot hehe

[@2genders-tk2ue]

​@@lebronjamesharden3958 kobe wasn't the pilot...grow up buddy. If you are going to make a joke on someone who has passed atleast make it funny or atleast make sense

[@metalmacabre9991]

Greatest laker of all time in my book.

[@bencruz512]

Still remember watching this, live. Great memories. I loved watching these Lakers.

[@Terror832]

The NBA on NBC aesthetics is everything

[@mymagicisntgivingup5908]

I know right!

[@TDH24Live]

I think the NBA was better when it was on NBC. They presented the game a lot better than the current broadcasters.

[@mymagicisntgivingup5908]

@@TDH24Live That depends ABC has Mike “Bang” Breen, and Reggie Miller.

[@scarykurapika100yago2]

@@mymagicisntgivingup5908 Reggie Miller is awful to listen to

[@mymagicisntgivingup5908]

@@scarykurapika100yago2 corny actually.

[@udopiarecords]

This is one of the MAJOR differences in todays players compared to Kobe: look at the play at 4:18. In a Finals game situation, most players here would try to flop and draw the foul from the refs, just look at Tatum and how many times he did it in these last Finals. Kobe is going to stick through the double team, stay focused, and trust in his abilities to get a good shot off. And BOOM he does. Players like Tatum, or Booker, who get compared to Kobe are NOT built like this. Too much acting and flopping nowadays, thats why they losers.

[@finnkealy3918]

Thats a travel btw

[@udopiarecords]

@@finnkealy3918 Maybe, I considered the same thing here too, but truth is with the amount of contact he got from the defenders, I think you can get away with lifting your pivot a little bit. Also, in full game time speed, the refs would've never noticed it either, because of this same reason. So nah. It was a good no-call.

[@Thicc4080]

Kobe 25 yrs old 04 finals: 22.6 ppg 2.8 rpg 4.4 apg 1.8 spg 38/17/92 splits 22.6 FGA 3.6 tov 11.6 gamescore Tatum 23 yrs old 22 Finals: 21.5 ppg 6.8 rpg 7 apg 1.2 spg 36/45/65 splits on 20 FGA 3.8 tov 13.8 gamescore Lebron 22 yrs old 07 Finals: 22 ppg 7 rpg 6.8 apg 1 spg 35/20/69 splits on 22.5 FGA 5.8 tov 10.6 gamescore

[@jamessoften3811]

@@Thicc4080 why u comparing different years for kobe and tatum lol. not same age, and not kobe’s first finals. clown ass

[@MushMunkey]

@@finnkealy3918 when the ball is knocked out of hands he gets another gather step which was his up and in finish off his new pivot foot (the foot he begins with when grabbing the ball again) im pretty sure.

[@RAMS4L1FE]

Kobe was 21-23 years old taking over games in the finals 3 years in a row , he was fearless

[@dirrrrrrr]

I can’t even find a job at 21

[@Weeby_historian]

Shaq carried

[@2genders-tk2ue]

​@@Weeby_historian such ignorance....probably was just a baby during this time so I doubt you know

[@LPjunemark]

Lmfao shaq was the main guy. Stop overhyping kobe. He was a sidekick and a headache for the lakers.

[@stevenellis99]

@@LPjunemarkthis is a brain dead stupid thing to say 😂

[@GreekSneakCollector]

Kobe and Shaq were just unstoppable.

[@JDOGFTW]

In colorado he was unstoppable too.

[@muhammedking3963]

​@@JDOGFTWyou're an ass

[@MrEOM41]

Kobe went off this Nba finals

[@Shiro_Haven]

What a game we miss u kobe 💓

[@entertainmentsportsandmore5783]

We miss the iconic NBA on NBC..

[@chikobanda5654]

Jason Kidd was niceeee

[@richboyjullianhicks6604]

Can anyone show me the part where Shaq carries Kobe in this video I’m trying to see something 😭😭🤷🏾‍♂️‼️

[@pereztomer3]

He wasn’t a superstar on their first championship. I be livid he shot around 16 ppg

[@22xxjoshxx22]

Kobe hit a shot then missed a BRICK.. then they came back down gave shaq a touch FINALLY and he converted then on the other end got a block .. bra yall need to stop sucking Kobe lord

[@jamrr719]

Shaq avg 38points and 15 rebounds this series.

[@22xxjoshxx22]

@@jamrr719 bra people just be stuck in their ways to much fandom

[@Maurkeel]

@@pereztomer3Kobe averaged 28 PPG in that whole playoff run , and he was hurt in the finals missing half a game and a full game. Also was an all star that year and made 1st team all defense and 1st all nba. You sound like a hater 😂

[@spicerc1244]

Honestly, before that corner three and assist to Van Horn, those were two pretty bad possessions by Kidd. Kobe redeemed himself after those missed free throws. Superstar-driven league.

[@loganross1861]

2:27 that shot by Shaq was sick

[@avianabessette1]

those jerseys were everything

[@ajdeluna6344]

Best duo ever

[@eruptrl8893]

Nope that’s Lebron and Kryie came back from 3-1 finals

[@msytuser]

@@eruptrl8893 they only won 1 championship tho. But tbf lakers got the easy way out as the nba's golden franchise. 2002 kings get robbed from officiating in game 6, 2001 i think the lakers would win the chip, but nba rigged it for the 76ers against the bucks which were the easier opponent for the lakers

[@LaPride247]

@@msytuser casual are you 12 kid lmao. I could tell you werent even alive in 2001. Lakers would have killed bucks as well. Easier opponent for the lakers?? bucks??? hahaha. Lakers literally swept spurs, kings, and blazers in 01. Lebron and the cavs got an easy way out when they suspended draymond lmao. Hush up boy and educate yourself

[@KingTaylor-pl2el]

@@msytuser Kobe is the goat 🐐🐐

[@KingTaylor-pl2el]

@@eruptrl8893 Kobe better than lebron Kobe is the goat 🐐

[@themaskedgamer436]

Can’t believe this was 2 decades ago. Damn.

[@dannyhernandez265]

Crazy man.

[@CJMacN1990]

I was 12 years old in the 6th I witnessed the whole series

[@dannyhernandez265]

I was 2

[@mid-s_to_earlysViBEZ]

I was 8.

[@BrennanSwanson-zh8rk]

That is a crime against humanity that Kobe didn’t get a foul call on that floater play. Amazing how he didn’t give up a steal there.

[@mariamekaba]

That 3 pointer at 3:26 somehow only counted as 2 points

[@nickknowledge]

Fr wtf 😂😂

[@onunka16]

I miss these Laker teams so much.

[@Riles3152]

People need to realize that although Shaq was the MVP of those 3 championship Laker teams, Kobe was the CLOSER. Go back and look at the 2000 finals. Kobe took the game over in the most important game of that series (game 4) in OT when Shaq fouled out, playing with an injured ankle. In game 6 he hit the dagger shot and free throws to put LA ahead for good. In the historic 2001 playoff run, he closed out Sacramento in games 3 and 4 on the road. Closed out the Spurs in SA in games 1 and 2. Closed out NJ here and hit the biggest shots of the game in games 3 and 4. Shaq was the man, Ill give you that, but when the Lakers needed a basket late in games, its Kobe they went to.

[@reubengifford3830]

True those two bricked free throws were clutch

[@LPjunemark]

Stfu. Shaq was the main reason lakerd won 3 straight.

[@Riles3152]

@@reubengifford3830 So your that much of petty silly hater that you choose to zero in on those 2 missed ft's and ignore every other 4th quarter basket he made including the game clincher shortly after those free throws?

[@JKtims]

The days where players just chew gum. No mouthpiece or any dental equipments. 😂

[@ericelegado1677]

The last NBA on NBC game. Missing bill waltons voice here. And oh, I hope that the first game that nbc covers will be a lakers-nets matchup too.

[@ОпасныйГенри-з6д]

Kobe ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@thespacesbetweenstudio3346]

In today's rules, Kobe would have gotten fouled 5 times in that last play.

[@KK-pm7ud]

And Luka and LeBron would be crying about the no-call for the next 48 hours.

[@HousesByVic]

Nets had a squad.

[@ColdJelly19]

4:06Shaw: they was right there (teammates were open) Kobe: I’m not letting them take that from me, that’s GAMETIME THEY NOT TAKING THAT SHIT!! 💜💛💜💛

[@kyreiseward1988]

Horrible Time Stamp 😭

[@ColdJelly19]

@@kyreiseward1988 😂🤦🏾‍♂️ oh shit my bad

[@spicerc1244]

Very interesting moment. The team had much respect for Shaw. He probably always reminded them of little things like that, and it probably made them all better.

[@SirButtah]

Always shocked in how vividly I remember these classic games. Kobe even had the Mamba Scowl then. 😄

[@LaughAlil]

Somebody needs to show this on Gil’s arena show when Kenyon talking that Defense shit 😂 Kobe !!!!! As I shoot my trash in the can

[@user-rg4vz4mb4o]

@ 4:09 Kobe said its game time I’m not going to pass that sht 😂❤️

[@dr.hugostrange9719]

Again this game amongst many others dispells the myth that Shaq was unplayable in the 4th quarter. Look at how clutch he was. The turnaround short jumper off the glass with one second left on the shot clock and that key block in the closing minutes.

[@mdp5775]

this year was late prime shaq and early prime kobe. maybe their best as a duo

[@erickcruzm.24]

Kobe totally got fouled on that shot to put LA up 4. The Mamba!!

[@geekUSA101]

Wasn’t this the season the Kings should’ve been in the finals, not the lakers?

[@AliFrankTheTank]

3:45 top 3 all time 😭

[@inexpugnabilis]

💯

[@xavierd725]

Hell no

[@eazyscottie]

At 3:25 Brian Shaw calls the timeout, not Phil Jackson. Something small but speaks volumes to why he’s the greatest coach. To empower that players that much is special. Especially with on 30 seconds left. He really trusted Shaw.

[@spencerrubino-finn923]

Zone in crunch time of a must win finals game is crazy lol

[@gotsteeze92]

Was Van Horn's 3 not a 3?? They never changed it to 101.

[@batsoupman1697]

"But Shaq got double/tripled team the whole series 🤓" Times Shaq got the ball with a help defender - 4 Times Kobe got the ball with a help defender - 3

[@joharvhisiam1227]

Ez finals for The Lakers, after Beating Sacramento kings in WCF

[@msytuser]

Search up kings vs lakers 2002

[@-hunt-6225]

They shouldn’t have beaten the Kings. Everyone who knows ball knows the Kings got screwed over by officials

[@captainmarvel69]

the thing that struck the most is that it's actually playing basketball !!! nowadays for the last 2min it's like 30min of time, pause, breaks and all that shit... I can't watch it it's just boring.

[@lawrencedavis5486]

I love my Nets back to back NBA Finals but Lakers and Spurs were amazing

[@Pablo-cs5sc]

@3:33 anyone know why it was kept as a 2 and not a 3?

[@kingtshilobo1849]

4:30 if that was James Harden or any player in today NBA. They would’ve looked at the ref for a foul

[@clapz8380]

Rip Kobe Bryant 🕊️🙏🏽

[@FLGEEE]

Wasn’t they supposed to change that 2 to a 3 when van horn made it

[@起缘-w8n]

5:05 So handsome! fox

[@highlybaked8417]

RIP MY IDOL KOBE BEAN BRYANT

[@dholloway2482]

Rip bill walton

[@lukegallegos8523]

I'll never have enough Kobe and Shaq.

[@redman6790]

Why did the NBA start that much earlier 20 years ago? I thought it always started in early June

[@MosSoSoDef]

Kidd being afraid to shoot that wide open Jumper at 0:30 tho Jesus Christ

[@Earth517Phoenix]

Even bench guards in the NBA today would have ether taken the floater or tried to dunk on whoevers under the basket 🤣

[@kaybe5404]

@@Earth517Phoenix because it's not Shaq under the basket

[@joystickcasaa8148]

That was never Kidd's game

[@spicerc1244]

@@joystickcasaa8148 But that rushed step-back at 2:03 was? Honestly, bad couple possessions from Kidd here. Disappointing.

[@razkable]

Fun fact lebron was 17 and about to be in the nba the next year

[@Maja-hs5pd]

You’re wrong, he came the season after this one

[@lyoldreynolds362]

Prime Bryant is unstoppable

[@Finetouchautopros]

Rick fox was a great role player as well

[@emricquito5107]

Damn, Jason Kidd was good!

[@Grandmaster_Vic]

This was suppose to be the same 2 franchises this year smh

[@youngsain3]

THATS GAMETIME! 🔥

[@elibelly9373]

Horry always clutch

[@JERSEYBOYPLAY2HARD]

Jason Kidd from California vs Shaq from Jersey .

[@DLL8252]

#MAMBA was NOT taking that L 💯💯💯😍😎

[@edzr921]

They need to bring that finals logo back

[@10girlfriends]

No one like Kobe. Rip

[@ajajala5081]

Kobe was great that finals but Shaq was by far the best player in the finals . Kobe averaged 27 6 and 5. Shaq averaged 36 ppg 12 rpg and 4 assist .

[@-hunt-6225]

Kobe went out like he shot in these NBA Finals..on fire. 🔥

[@KingTaylor-pl2el]

@@ajajala5081 Kobe is the real 2002 FINALS MVp 🏆💯💯💯

[@kobedagoat6395]

Fuck what anyone says hands down a top 5 player to touch an nba court !

[@Commentsofthemonth]

This when Shaq got tight and Kobe haters said he was a jok 😂 at least we three peat tho

[@alexandervelasquez1830]

Should've been the Kings vs. Nets.

[@FrogsLeap23]

Felt like Bill was hating on Kobe just a bit. RIP to both

[@xavierasher4472]

i thought 44 on the nets was bogdonavic for a second😭

[@ChiefCedricJohnson]

Ecclesiastes 9:12 For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.

[@Flyerman777]

Kobe being a “sidekick” hurts his legacy in the goat convo. But if you see these numbers without knowing who scored these, and knowing the slower 2000’s era.. this is an all time performance..

[@batsoupman1697]

Shaq deserved the FMVPs but in 01 and 02 West Playoffs, Kobe averaged 32-7-6 and 27-6-4 while Shaq averaged 29-15-2 and 26-13-2. Batman and Superman dynamic, not a sidekick

[@jackvielbig1968]

If Van Horn doesn't step on the line on that corner three then they'd have been tied

[@kinghill3615]

At 3:23 #44 hit a 3 but only 2 pts showd on the score bored that would’ve made it a tie game but you can’t 100% see that his feet is behind the line tho

[@spicerc1244]

Look at referee Dick Bavetta to his left, who Van Horn talks to immediately after the shot, he's signally a two-point shot. If it was three, he'd have his hands in the air.

[@ArtisanWindchimes]

What do these players have in common? Steph Curry Seth Curry Klay Thompson Austin Rivers Gary Payton ll Devin Booker Jae Crowder Domantas Sabonis Bol Bol Jalen Brunson Tim Hardaway Jr Jeremy Grant Glen Robinson lll Kenyon Martin Jr Gary Trent Jr Cole Anthony Larry Nance Jr Luke Walton

[@jakeyyad03]

Sons of former nba players

[@ArtisanWindchimes]

@@jakeyyad03 😂 that was easy. I was hoping for some bozos.

[@slimhardaway8]

Dads played nba ball!

[@jakeyyad03]

@@ArtisanWindchimes well when I saw all the "Jr" it was kinda obvious 😁

[@bunda4691]

None of those players listed have a pet Dinosaur

[@TheSerenaders]

Why include the final score in the thumbnail

[@dobz746]

Look who is the Batman and its SHAQ. He creates so much attention and had Horry free up made his three, Shaq being the defensive anchor and Kidd can't take an inside shot, made a clutch dagger post up, blocked Jason Kidd's layup. And that is why Shaq is the 3-time FMVP and not Kobe

[@sebfrett1005]

I could be wrong but didnt these 3 peat lakers only lose 3 times in the finals in those 3 seasons ? Incredible.

[@RYMAN1321]

Nets were completely outmatched

[@kaksmirknight5318]

Jason Collins showing signs already at 39 seconds. Kobe missed 2 FT came back with another 2 point made.

[@Mixture420]

The fix was in Van Horn hit a 3 they called it a 2 the game could've went overtime

[@jackdanielss]

Shaq admitted Kobe sacrificed in the NBA finals. If not he would have been the Finals MVP

[@animemui5626]

My man had to wrestle hes way just to get a floater thts what u call nba

[@JohnHanncock-m5k]

SHAQ & KOBE'S LAKERS ARE THE LAST NBA CHAMPIONS TO 3/ PEAT!!! I ❤️ LA!!! IT'S A SWEEP!!! & A 3/ PEAT!!!

[@angelorocksful]

And the last 3 peat of the 4 professional sports

[@seragaldinzaki4203]

Kobe missing 2 free throws is weird

[@1986-r2c]

Kobe is the GOAT! Jordan who ???

[@Tojohiruma]

I don’t think he’s the goat, however he may be the best scorer of all time he had all the moves

[@msytuser]

@@Tojohiruma jordan had all the moves but he did it better. Kobe isn't even a top 5 player. People can't give a single reason on how kobe was better than jordan or bron. Kobe is the 2nd or 3rd greatest scorer of all time. Jordan 10 scoring titles highest career ppg of all time and i'm not sure but i think he's STILL higher than kobe on the all time scoring lidt

[@GregEtnomla-sc5fz]

Hardwood classic finals"'🏀

[@rosemarya63]

That's what you call real basketball

[@keichannnn]

Kidd shooting bricks

[@paul-pq4xp]

Man the game isnt too different. The 3 is pretty prevalent here. Alot less pnr which too me is appealing

[@victorv1779]

Wish marbury was in the team still

[@Theterminato2013]

The nets wouldn’t come close to making the Finals if they kept Marbury instead of trading him to the Suns for Jason Kidd.

[@nathan2000100]

Can't get over the idea the script helped get the Lakers to the finals and not the Sacramento Kings. They should have went to the finals

[@jrsx5826]

😂 that’s how non champions do it. Keep making excuses

[@nathan2000100]

@@jrsx5826 100s of people have made videos covering this topic how the refs aided the Lakers for the 3 peat it’s fact

[@mikerobotgaming9687]

kobe and Shaq, awesome

[@macmillysoanti4357]

Jersey nets way better then Brooklyn 😂😂 I said what I said

[@mateusyuresdasilva767]

Só eu percebi que time do Nets, meteu uma bola de 3 e contou 2 pontos quando tinha 98 na partida?

[@sharkiechan8470]

He’s not passing Miss u Kobe

[@ChiefCedricJohnson]

Proverbs 29:8 Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.