Kobe Bryant & Shaquille O'Neal Full Highlights vs Spurs 2001 WCF GM4
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2001 Western Conference Finals Game 4, May 27, 2001 | The Lakers needed one more dominant performance to complete the unexpected sweep of the #1 seed Spurs, and all signs pointed to another win. The team was clicking on all cylinders. Opposing teams couldn't score on them, the role players were on automatic, and the superstar duo of Kobe and Shaq posed a threat that no one had an answer for. After the two combined for 71 points, 26 rebounds and 11 assists in game 3 at Staples, they were back at it looking to finish the job. Shaquille tallied 26 points and 10 rebounds while Kobe scored 24 points and dished out 11 assists. The Lakers again won convincingly by a score of 111-82 as they completed the sweep of San Antonio and capped off a historic 11-0 run through all three rounds of the Western Conference Playoffs.
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Shaq carried Kobe will go down as one of the biggest lies in NBA history. Kobe was so dominate against the Spurs, Sean Elliot. Said playing against Kobe was like playing against Michael Jordan. Kobe was dominate at age 20 to 37.
i agree...but the thing was the lakers had the best duo so
Facts.
Dude Shaq got doubled n tripled the entire time r u blind? 😂 Shaq was by far the best player on the Lakers
@@TheSands83 was Kobe not doubled and tripled? The amount of times Kobe’s hit difficult shots over 2 or 3 defenders is crazy.
@@michalgondolewski8709 dude if he drove into traffic but watch the games.. Shaq was doubled or tripled in some casesevery time he touched the ball. They did not double Kobe. When Shaq left they started to double kobe.. u can’t scheme to double two guys especially if one works the low post. Kobe feasted off teams swarming Shaq in the post
Damn Kobe didnt carry Shaq and Shaq didnt carry Kobe, this was an example of pure teamwork between 2 superstars...
Shaq carried Kobe 😁😁😁😁
imsljr420 your mom carried me
No, but we all know who the best player was
The most dominant player during those years was Shaq. Shaq attracted so much attention that Kobe could go one-on-one every time down the court. After Shaq left, look how the Lakers did.
Now I'm not saying Derek Fisher could do what Kobe was doing. Lol
who else misses the NBC song?
Slave Of Christ It was the best! Got me so pumped!
nice song it makes the nba thrilling
I came to the comments for this reason, that theme was the goat
John Tesh wrote it
I miss it too
15-1 in the playoffs, 2001 lakers team was scary....
16-1...
+Victor Rippe 15-1* the first round was the best of 5 in that time
+miguel angel sosa rodriguez oh u just tought me something..
+Victor Rippe young kids xD
What year did they switch it to 7?
This team and this Playoff series should be talked about more in the media. Lakers completely dominated the Western Conference in 2001. Kobe specifically was a huge problem for the Spurs. This doesn’t get talked about in the media when it comes to iconic moments as far as Kobe’s resume goes. He averaged 33, 7 and 7 and probably could’ve been slightly more if the Lakers hadn’t demoralized the Spurs in the games at Staples. Beat em by 39 & 29 in the last two games 👀. Kobe played damn near every minute of the first two games. He only played 33 minutes in this game. That’s how bad they beat down the Number 1 team that year. You’ll likely never see two players dominate a whole Playoff run like this ever again.
One of the greatest teams of all time. 2000-1 Lakers just annihilated teams.
Yes I completely agree!!
I remember watching this in 10th grade of 2000 up till 2002.. this was the best Lakers line up along with Phil Jackson. Ill never forget this memory... Lakerfan4life
Best team in NBA history 15-1 playoff record Kobe said this team would beat any NBA team history agree
The Spurs were overwhelmed with Kobe and Shaq's athleticism
the spurs pre parker manu jackson bowen claxton and prime malik in 2001 were outmatched athlete wise vs la....in 2002 parker was a 19 year old rookie bowen was new....
Kobe, Averaging 33points , 7 assist & rebounds, with FG 53%
as much as i hate kobetards people do underrate his 2000-2004 seasons...he was better then people remember by age 22.5...like scary good...the lakers were not that stacked and they had injuries...they had trash bench players outside of horry..washed up ron harper and old brian shaw and a young ty lue is not much man..besides fox kobe had no support really at the sf position and he managed to make it work somehow...i mean for a minute in a tight playoff game vs a good team maybe they could send young devean george out there and hope he did not suck but that was about it..it was basically fox and then kobe at sf and kobe at sg and 4 pgs and somehow they swept the spurs lol with grant and horry at pf and no backup center...
And they say he was carried the biggest lie told in NBA history
Kobe did it to a rank #1 defensive team in the league.
This Lakers Team had internal issues during the 2/3 season. But when Shaq and Kobe were in the same page, Derek Fisher returned from injury, they were BACK : 8 straight wins to finish the regular season (13 wins on the last 18 games). 15-1 in playoffs. NBA Champions 2001.
Shaq was so bad at free throws that they actually included them in the highlights when he made them. LOL
Mark James if u actually watched the lakers games in the early 00s shaq was actually clutch in crunch time with his free throws no lie.
This Lakers team was the best ever, even better than the 2017 warriors.
Bob P Disagree. The 1992 USA dream team was the best. 2001 lakers were second best.
lol..
The 1992 dream team doesn't count. We might as well include all olympic teams and all star teams if it does count.
1991, 1992, 1996 Bulls were all head and shoulders above the 2001 Lakers.
And all the Warriors teams 2015-2019 suck compared to the 2001 Lakers.
the best duo in NBA History
Jordan and pippen have something to say 6-0 in the nba finals. 6 rings in 8 years
Magic/Kareem??
Jordan always had all the spotlights.. We talking about the duo power, Kobe and Shaq were equals
MCR C WHAT happens if kobe and shaq stayed together 5+ rings easily ya heard
+Bishop Steel Out of any sport?? John Mcenroe and Peter Fleming were the greatest duo out of any sport in history, just saying.
Just watched a video of Shaqs statue ceremony. Kobe spoke. Said he remembers Shaq asking him to feed him early. Kobe asked, where is this fuel coming from? Shaq responds, David Robinson wasn’t too nice to him when we was younger. Kobe said, say no more! We got this matchup in the bag! Watching this game and seeing the narrative just hurts. Damn Kobe we miss you! Rest Easy Fam with GiGi ❤️
Die hard laker fan here. This was the best team I've ever seen. So dominate, 15-1 in the playoffs, man those were the days.
Bruh I'm 2 yrs later but yes hell yea U r right I argue this with my nephew ALL the time and we live in Cleveland so man beating that team as a fan of the Cavs felt gr8 tho they should of won 2 if not FOR LeBron and Kyries frivolous decisions to leave. This team the Lakers were Legendary man Shaq and Beans man in my top 5 ever real talk MAN
Same here
2001 Lakers was the best
Lakers 4 life here checking in 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
And the teams we played weren't slouches... The Blazers had probably the most talent, roster wise. The Kings had arrived, especially after they pushed us to 5 games the previous playoffs. The Spurs had the best record and the league's best defense. The 76ers had the league MVP, Coach of the Year, DPOY, and Best 6th Man... 15 - 1.... That's why it's the best playoff run in NBA history, even though GS has one win more... I don't think their run was as impressive.
Forget the "carried by Shaq" thing. It's just mind boggling to me that there will be people who say that Penny would've been better than Kobe had he stayed healthy. Don't get me wrong, Penny was a very special player, but even if he had stayed healthy, I couldn't see him being able to stay with Kobe due to Kobe's insane work ethic, alone.
Penny doesn't belong in same sentence with kobe
All due respect to Penny but he’s not even in the same atmosphere as Kobe. No where near the same skill set.
These Lakers are mostly responsible for the Spurs never repeating as champs.
***** how can u disrespectf the spurs and Duncan like that ???? I'm die hard Lakers fan and kobe fan but Duncan is a class act and the spurs have been a great team for a long time now !!! But I will say no way the spurs shouldve won in 03 the Lakers just fell apart !! Shaq wasn't himself and.kobe tried.to.do to much !!! If along kobe and shaq could've gotten along and if shaq would've trained andstayed in shape !!! When shaq is at his best the spurs can't stop him he will destroy Duncan !!....
I'll take stopping a 4 peat something that hasn't happened since the 60s over stopping me from repeating which is common.
and Kobe single handily stopped Tim from repeating in 08. I get the point you're trying to make but the Lakers still come out n top.
spurs eon in 1999 and they didn't play spurs in 2000 when la won so these spurs are responsible for not beating the lakers so they cant repeat
Actually in 2000 Duncan got hurt and missed the playoffs which ruined the spurs chances at repeating with prime Duncan and Robinson ......in 2004 the fisher bs shot that was late thus shouldn't have counted was why they lost that series...but in 2006 they chocked in game 7 at home...they were up 3 with 15 seconds left and fouled Dirk on a layup he was gonna make anyways for no reason and the rest is history ...sound familiar...spurs have had their heartbreak..many times before 2013 ..
Lmao Tim Duncan looked confused the whole game
Not confused just helpless
people forget in game 2 duncan went for 40 and 15 and still lost cause his team had 41 lol...a top 2-3 west playoff game for his career that he ended up losing...a top 5 career game imo and a top 4 playoff game...insane
Shaq doing a Magic Johnson at 4.30! I don't think I've ever seen anybody toss 250 pounds of all-muscle David Robinson around like Shaq did at 7.57.
Richard Abeysinghe remember shaq at that time weight 320 lbs nobody fuking with the diesel 😤💪
Jay Casino no doubt man.. early 00s shaq use to own prime Duncan and Garnett and anyone else ... if kobe played thru shaq like he did in the 01 title run they would've won titles from 00-06 easily . .
@@joshuahaynes7128 The lakers played through Kobe in this series lmao
@@joshuahaynes7128 Garnett was a defensive god and can guard everyone... except Shaq
i was there. me n my homie parked on a side street, smoked a couple joints n drank a few 24oz Heinekens in my white Lincoln towncar..n then watched this masterpiece
4:22 Just look at that. No one that big should be able to run that fast, much less while dribbling the ball. Prime Shaq had everything, talent, size, athleticism, coordination, ball handling...
Ever heard of the greek freak
@@Shmurdababyyy Shaq was around 330-335lbs at this point. Much heavier and bulkier than Giannis. Shaq is the most athletic piece of BULK the NBA has ever had. Not even close.This prime Lakers Shaq was a human TANK.
10:22-10:30 Man that Lakers-Spurs rivalry was real, they whooped them by 39, then by 29 just so their sweep could eclipse that 99' sweep by the Spurs.
That alley loop by frobe 1:41-1:50 😳 sick athleticism to even catch that ball from the initial jump and dunk it with 2 hands. Greatest playoff team of all time imo
The greatest 1-2 punch duo of all time
Pssh and people saying Kobe does not pass smh... Cuz I saw 10 assist in this video.
well he had shaq...
NiddyTv he did that with Kwame brown as well Kobe just a beast top 5
KOBE just has haters
Derek Fisher was never a superstar, but damn he was solid.
Always hit big shots
Facts. Brah
a Huge Leader.
Fisher only played in 20 games that season, but when the playoffs came, he was unstoppable. Amazing performance.
Hell yea gotta love D-Fish idk if the Lakers will retire his Jersey that’s a big question but if they do I support it wholeheartedly…
damn 22 year old kobe was better than any 22 year old we ever seen i am sorry lol
luka? magic?
@@razkable yes more athletic and two way player 🥱🥱
@@razkable but kobe already won a championship at that age , and how about luka?
@@danDota2God23 kobe was better than luka at this point it wasnt even close because of kobe's defense
People with any ounce of basketball knowledge understand Kobe was never carried. It was strategy in the finals to go through Shaq since the East did not have the same kind of HOF level big men they had to face in the West during the playoffs. They needed every bit of Kobe's dominance to get to the Finals in the first place
I feel lucky to have grown up in LA during this Laker era
JohnYAHyeet same here
Yup....I grew up in BOTH era's here in L.A., showtime Lakers AND the Kobe & Shaq 1 2 punch
I was in 8th grade around this time Beautiful to see our team avenge previous years Go LAKERS win or lose Tank mode rebuild whatever
damn i missed these times when my lakers were so dominate
lakersfan 24 Jim is out and magic is in. Big step into getting back on top.
lonzo ball is coming
lakersfan 24 so dominant you mean?
Falconsfan1020 about that....
I miss the times when I was still a Laker fan.
As others have mentioned, one of the best Laker teams of all time, if not the best. Glad to have witnessed this generation of Laker glory.
not the best but one of
You can take “Laker” out of the first sentence, and it would still be true. I’m taking this team over any in history. In my personal opinion, this was the best, most complete basketball a team has EVER played. Inside, outside, cuts, 3s, secondary reads, spot ups, over the top…just NOTHING this team didn’t excel at. They were smothering on defense and didn’t have to double team, either. Just pure dominance.
I'll take this team over any Laker team.
82-85 era lakers maybe better. Magic was young, kareem still killing. But this three peat lakers are right behind if not just as good. Kobe shaq is just too good. Were talking two eras of the team that had two all time top 10 players on the roster at the same time! so either way…
Kobe 33/7/7 series average. Cough, cough...
Kobe averaged about 30/7/6 that WHOLE postseason....absolutely amazing at 22 years old
How can that be when all the haters tell us Kobe was carried to 3 rings by Shaq???
dcjr7921 It was all a mirage. It never happened.
dcjr7921 I agree but kobe and shaq shouldve won more than 3.rings together !!! I'm 03 when the spurs beat the Lakers in the playoffs I didn't think shaq was shaq at all !!! And no way In hell should the 04 pistons have ever beat the 04 Lakers !!! Kobe shouldve gave shaq the ball everytime down the court !!! Ofcourse kobe wants to score and help his team but they would've won the title in 04 if he just didn't try n do to much !!! Idc if.its jordan on the Lakers when u got someone like shaq u give him the ball everytime down low ben Wallace couldn't stop shaq although he did play great !!! I just think shaq somewhat gave up in the 04 finals !
I'd love to see kobe come back healthy next year and go to the spurs lol could u imagine or go.to.the thunder !!! If the thunder could stay fully healthy all year and in the playoffs I would take them.to.beat the spurs !!! As good as Durant is I haven't seen very many great playoff performances !! In the 12 finals Durant played good in game 1 which they won and after that he struggled lebron locked him up !! Durant isn't very good at shooting over people he is a catch n shoot guy !!! In my opinion Westbrook is just as good of a scorer !!! I would just like to see Durant and Westbrook stay fully healthy all year long ever since they made it.to the finals in 2012 someone has gotten hurt the past 2 or 3 seasonss!! If James harden had stayed and they all 3 stayed healthy nobody would beat that team !! Only reason Miami Heat did in 2012 is because harden was absolutely horrible every game !! Westbrook was the only player who showed up every game !!but I don't think the thunder is as good as they were when they had harden !!! When u got.someone as.good as harden coming of.the bench wow lol that's awesom lol !!!
One of my favorite Kobe Shaq moments 4:20 I just watched that 100 time. R.I.P Kobe
Kobe passing the ball back makes this better
@@EPIGOLDhe rewarded Shaq when he worked, shaq ran the floor so unwritten rule is if your big runs the floor give him the ball
These were the best times of my life. Me and my family, friends all together watching this.
After the Dream Team this was the greatest team ever assembled
Bid diesel Shaq and cool afro Kobe aw man they were so perfect together
The best Kobe was mini-fro Kobe.
burx18 frobe
Best version of Kobe was Buzz Cut Kobe. He had the perfect blend of athleticism and craftiness
@@sravanmotamarri6166 Best Kobe is 2003 and 2006. Flashiest Kobe is 1997-2002
Frobe was OG forever but man from 1999-2004 Kobe was the Don real choppo
@@ygk6279 I agree with you Best physical peak Kobe: 03 Best scoring kobe: 06 Best leader kobe: 07-10 Most refined kobe: 07 Best above the rim: 01 Best defensive kobe: 01-03 Most motivated kobe: 09
Shaq and Kobe cold blooded killers best one two punch duo in nba history
Kobe avg. 33 per game, Shaq 27 per game against a very tough Spurs team. Yet they say Shaq carried kobe through out their championship run.
Are you using ppg in one series of this championship run as justification to say that Kobe was as important or more important than Shaq during this championship run? Or am I missing the point.
Adrian Cawaing both of them can't win championship without Phil
nomooon exactly people forget Kobe was basically the same player in 99 that he was in 2000 the biggest difference was the lakers finally had a competent coach instead of Del Harris and Kurt Rambis Secondly Shaq performed just fine without Kobe as a matter of fact as long as Shaq was playing the lakers had a better record when Kobe didn't play (1999-00) Lakers record (67-15) Lakers record with Shaq but without Kobe (13-2) Lakers record with Kobe but no Shaq (1-1) Lakers record without Shaq and Kobe (0-1) (2000-01) Lakers record (57-25) Lakers record with Shaq but without Kobe (11-3) Lakers record with Kobe but without Shaq (5-3) (2001-02) Lakers record (58-24) Lakers record with Shaq but without Kobe (2-0) Lakers record with Kobe but without Shaq (7-8) 2000-02 Lakers record 181-65 .735 win percentage (13-12 lakers record with Kobe but without Shaq win percentage .52%) Lakers with Shaq but without Kobe (26-5 win percentage .84%) Lakers record without Shaq or Kobe (0-1) (.000 win percentage) 2002-03 (287-123) lakers record with Shaq and Kobe 45-22 (winning percentage .67%) *(Kobe didn't miss any games) Record with Kobe but no Shaq 5-10 (Winning percentage .33%) 2003-04 Lakers record with Shaq 49-18 (67 games) Without Shaq (7-8) Lakers record with Kobe 48-17 (65 games) Without Kobe (8-9) Lakers record with Shaq but no Kobe (6-5) (*1 game Shaq was ejected early with the lead, which they wound up losing) Lakers record with Kobe but no Shaq (5-4) Lakers record without either (2-4) Lakers record in total from 2000-04 (287-123 .700 win perceentage) Lakers record with Shaq and Kobe both playing (2000-04 230-82) (.731 win percentage) Lakers record from 2000-04 with Kobe but no Shaq With Kobe but no Shaq (23-26) .47% win Lakers with Shaq but no Kobe (32-10) (.76% win percentage) Lakers record without Shaq or Kobe (2-5) (.285 win percentage)
nomooon Shaq won with Pat Riley
fdajj yea that’s kind of important in a series. Also he’s the one running point on the team and the closer. So it’s safe to say he was more important in some of these playoff series
Mane coming back and watching this years later no way we ever see a duo like this make a playoff statement like they did in 2001..
2001 Lakers > Any team in history
TheRandomGamerDude I disagree, the 1992 USA dream team was better. The 2001 lakers are the second best.
Dream team then you just take bunch of Olympic teams... Horrey, Fisher & Fox aren't that good lol. Stop being a douche lol.
2017 warriors
2000-2003 Lakers>2010-2014 Miami Heat>Golden State Warriors 2015 - 2018
Ginga Tetsudō Surī Nain def top 3 all-time team and I'm not even a laker fan . But the 01 postseason kobe accepted his role as Batman and truly played thru shaq and they destroyed everyone it was beautiful basketball ... it truly wasn't fair that the lakers had kobe and shaq I mean come on lol
Craziest thing is you can see how good this San Antonio defense is and how much they respected Shaq and Kobe's game, look at the amount of bodies and pressure applied to both of them but Shaq and Kobe still dominant. Nowadays everyone is too afraid of 3pt shooting to put that kind of pressure and attention on superstars.
These Lakers would destroy Golden State. Draymond Green trying guard Shaq?? GTFO and nobody could stop Kobe. Not Thompson or Curry.
@Female Ass Is The Hottest Thing Ever no their not! Kobe would score at ease and so would Shaq and they play way better D all you see what the Cavs did to them a few years ago in the finals? They couldn't hit shit in those game because on e you start to get up on them and really challenge those shot, they stop falling after a while especially late in game! Yeah these teams don't play that aggressive Defense anymore to afraid of getting fouls that's sad!
Only Females Have Ass/Buttocks what’s are u 15? If u think gsw has a chance against these lakers your an I idiot. Who can guard Shaq, he ran up and down the court like a guard. Kobe would open up their defense as well plus play elite defense.
Golden state would have got their asses whipped by this team.
NBA teams nowadays are way worse than 80s and 2000s ones.
And you're telling me Shaq would've stopped Steph or Klay on the 3pt line when put in a pick n roll? You're telling me there's anyone on this team who could even stop Durant? You people's nostalgia clouds your judgment.
I miss when Staples was loud like this. I think when they started dimming the lights in the crowd is what gave that ''laid back'' atmosphere. We need this bright lighting and roudy noise again!
Strongly agree on that
Never thought about that but yeah I think that shit is true.
No team in NBA history beats this team
best team i have ever seen by far
Man I miss those days.
That Lakers team was the shit! Much respect for group
4:22 that is absolutely insane how Shaq can move that much weight down the court that fast. Idk if we'll ever see that combination of size strength and athleticism in the league again
Go look at Wilt. He might has been faster than LeBron in his prime
Porzingis
A pissed off shaq is ALOT to handle ... But a pissed off shaq AND KOBE . thats unbeatable . I remember watching this when I was younger , when they got in that zone , when they would lock eyes with eachother with that championship look in there faces , it was fuckin over
we will get back to these days watch
Terry Bogard we are now! Thank u Bron and AD we on top
Did you hear what Marv said? Kobe avg 33 ppg vs. the Spurs Shaq avg 27. But haters say Kobe got carried to 3 rings. LOL
The thing is Shaq was so dominant at this time that it was very easy to forgot not only Kobe, but Fox/Horry/Fisher's shoots, Horace Grant in the paint (you could see the difference without him guarding PF's in 2002 playoffs). And, as a SG Kobe had to face Iverson (who was the best player in the world with Shaq at this era) and Carter and his spectacular plays during those years. So Kobe was easy to forgot in some way, but he surely wasn't carried by Shaq, he was just the second option in offense
waipareil Allen was the 3rd best player behind shaq and Kobe
Shaqs finals stats were nuts
Asmosis Jones shaqs 2000 finals mvp stats are 38 points a game and 18 rebounds and 5 blocks a game he shot 64 percent lol . . Talk about dominant
Kobe was the MVP thru the west playoffs then in the finals the east was always so small inside Phil Jackson would feed the diesel all game which was smart ... Shaq could've averaged 40 and 20 if he had kobes drive and work ethic
Best duos all time! Shaq was so dominant!
This is the greatest team in NBA history. No matter what the so called experts say
This Kobe can absolutely destroy anyone who ever knows how to play basketball...maybe even MJ....just too quick and too skilled and too powerful
Please just the year b4 Kobe got outplayed by an old Reggie miller.. early 90s jordan would give Kobe the business
@@TheSands832003 Kobe smashes early 90s Jordan
@@tinyfalcon1185 😂😂😂😂 kobe is the poor mans jordan.. Jordan is stronger jumps higher is quicker way bigger hands faster n everything kobe does jordan does better
This laker team must have been a nightmare to play against.
Fisher hitting 3s fox Horry shaw as well..grant and shaq inside...Kobe everywhere.....nightmare...but in today's era not so scary 6 3s a night...now teams hit 12-15 at least
Asmosis Jones only reason small ball works today is cause there's no true inside forces like shaq or prime Duncan or hakeem or ewing and many more . Plus the rules today are soft as charmin toilet paper ..
Joshua Haynes Facts
@@joshuahaynes7128 i get that but you have to agree the lakers in 2019 would have to build a better roster around shaq and kobe and fisher right?...like this team is ok but nothing special anymore....they just were strong for their era
I miss these days rip Kobe Bryan 😢😢🌹🌹🌹🕊️🕊️ growing up watching Kobe and shaq
Man I wish we had a Shaq caliber of player today. I'm tired of these teams doing nothing but jacking up a bunch of 3s like post play doesn't matter. I'D LOVE a player like Shaq to come along and just destroy such a team and restore some sense to things.
Derek Fisher jumper was not even hitting the rim,nothing but net and Kobe’s alley opp dunk was the signature end of this series even though it was in the first quarter
to outscore kobe is crazy
There has not been a team over the last 15 years that has been anywhere NEAR as devastating as this team was. They were just overpowering. They not only beat you, they also demoralized you. Crazy stuff.
Seun On no doubt .. that 01 team was special man . They had young Horry and Ron Harper who was a great defender and rick fox and prime Fisher and prime kobe and shaq the most talented duo of all-time
RIP 2018 Warriors
Should have been the best team of all time, Kobe and Shaq could have won as many championships as they wanted during their prime if they would have just left the egos at the door
I was glad that the Lakers swept the Spurs after losing to them in the 1999 playoffs. The Spurs had no shot in this series.
la is lucky manu never came over in 99 and duncan got hurt in 2000 and both derek and elliot got hurt in 01 and robinson in 02....they had luck at least 2 of those years
@@razkable oh shut up 😂😂😂
Back when basketball was a team game and won on defence. It's just a pick up jump shot game now. How the game has fallen!
I've been a Laker fan for 50 years and that was the best series any Laker team has ever played.
Derek Fisher: 17.5 PPG / 61% FG / 75% 3P in 4 Games Vs. SA.
Edward Perry III Never knew this. If true, insane stat line
Fisher 2001 playoffs- 52% from 3point range.
1:44 WOW Kobe was amazing - Reggie Miller said it best: to celebrate his basketball Legacy and use that Mamba Mentality to put in the work
They were so amazing back in time... Shaq running a coast to coast with the ball...current centers don't even have postmoves...
That's crazy,sad!I quit watching .
To be fair even then I think only Shaq can go coast to coast. He was the freak before the Greek freak
15-1 playoff run- incredible. Shaq and Kobe were unstoppable.
I miss this Lakers. back in the old day.
My most favorite team of all time. I was in high school when this team 3-peated. Incredible to witness.
6:25 their was 3 guys on em man GOAT
2001 SHAQ is a GOD
The good old days when my Lakers were the most dominant team in NBA. Kobe and Shaq were both unguardable at that time. They tried triple teaming Shaq and double teaming Kobe and they could both score almost at will, and then you had Fish, Horry and Fox sitting open all day sinking 3’s. Best 1-2 punch in the NBA in my lifetime. I don’t think we’ll ever see a team as dominant as that again.
People forget how explosive #8 was! Kobe’s athleticism has become underrated.
Shaq the most dominant player ever
Shaq is a badd man, I miss him playing basketball.
This series sweep erased the sadness of 1999. Spurs swept us and closed the Forum. This was great revenge. Loved every second of this series. We won Game 3 by like 39pts...it was and still is fun to watch. Fisher was hot from 3pt line too...👍
these lakers were tremendous. We need bad asses like this again.
Man! After game 1, the Spurs did not want to continue the series...was so obvious in their body language.
the lakers could of won this series with 5 guys...thats how much better they were...just switch horrace and horry out for one game literally 6 guys out played the spurs main 9...no one else was needed....
I think a reason Kobe was so clutch is that he had to basically become a veteran immediately early in his career. Shaq was there, and it was championship or bust, and he had to become the number two guy immediately
they couldn't be stopped
man rest in peace kobe
They give "excuses" to mj/Bron when their supporting cast were subpar....but they use it against Kobe!....you know why?....Kobe better than BOTH of them!!!!!!!!!
the thing with the 2001 lakers people forget is vs the spurs basically they won this series with 7 guys...and brian shaw was meh kinda not needed honestly...6 guys could of won the series for them easy...and they had 2 stars...not 3...just crazy to think having horry fox fisher and grant was all la's star duo needed to beat the spurs...the rest of the guys were garbage time players 95% of the time
No Spurs team coached by Greg Popavich was ever dominated by 1 team in a playoff series the way that they were by this Laker team. The 2001 Lakers had the greatest playoff run of all time. People forget that this Spurs team had the best record in the NBA during the regular season that year.
derek anderson and sean elliot both got hurt dummy.....two starters...that team ran on robinson elliot duncan and anderson with malik off the bench and with a revolving door at pg between avery antonio and porter and a hair from kerr and then a bit of ferry...with two injured wings the only sf they had really was malik...who was a pf and old ferry who could not guard fast wings like kobe anymore...they had too many smaller or older guards to guard kobe with and not enough size for shaq off the bench...malik and samaki can't do anything and duncan and robinson want to avoid foul trouble so its a mess
@@razkable If you think Derek Anderson or Sean Elliot was going to slow down young Kobe or make that big a difference overall against that Laker squad that had not lost a game in that whole playoff up to the point of this series, than I guess I'm not the only dummy commenting on this video. Kobe had to deal with Pippen in the Portland series and Doug Christie in the Kings series, 2 all-NBA defensive perimeter defenders, before he would have got to Derek Anderson. I'm sure he would have been fine and the Lakers would have still rolled past SA. They had NO answer for LA's 2 best players.
if only these two put their egos aside, no doubt they would've had at least 8 titles.
Lawrence They would have been the greatest dynasty of all time.
Forsure man .. the 01 title run was the 1 true season kobe accepted the robin role and they went 16-1 thru the playoffs and finals
Joshua Haynes robin?? What’s wrong with you? Kobe was averaging 33 this series with Shaq averaging 27. They were equals
The Warriors will have to employ the services of LeBron James and Anthony Davis to even have a chance against this team. I mean, you cant have Andre Igoudala guarding Shaq. And you already know what happened after Klay Thompson talked trash against a 40-year old Kobe.
Even Rick Fox was amazing that dude could drive to the basket, and no way Draymond could contain Shaq
@@Michael-yo7cb Fox’s defense was spectacular. Lockdown defender, then u have 2nd team all-defense Kobe, then the greatest charge-taker ever in Fish, then the ultimate eraser in the diesel. As entertaining as their offense was, their defense was better. Too bad they were rusty in Gm 1 vs Philly, still nearly won forcing OT. Soooo close to being the unanimous greatest team ever, thx Iverson & your 48
Kobe was the "real" mvp!
nba 2k16 gona have 2001 lakers my body is ready
2001 Lakers vs 2017 Warriors epic
D Fizzle 01 Lakers in 6
@@deanskingdom8654 2017 Warriors wouldn’t get a single rebound lol. Prime Shaq, Grant, & Horry are all terrors on the glass then u have Kobe soaring everywhere in the prime of his athleticism
Doug Collins was the BIGGEST Laker hater during this time!!
4:23 that fastbreak 🔥😭
Loved everything about this duo.
the alley oop at 1:43 is my favorite from #8 days, definitely needs to be in more video highlight compilations
6:50 legendary
4:21WOW! Just WOW!
1:44 that lob was insane
This was the year spurs had the best record in the NBA it didn't matter they were on one lol
This is a example of going all out in the playoffs
THIS LAKERS TEAM NEED TO BE ON 2K18 SINCE SHAQ GONE BE ON THE COVER
You said it. It has been done.
The Shaq and Kobe Lakers hitting on all cylinders....on their way to a 15-1 playoff record....with the feeling by many, including the team, that they could have/should have gone undefeated!