Will Lyman narrated the season-ending documentary for NBA Entertainment.
Series summary
The Finals were played using a 2-3-2 site format, where the first two and last two games are held at the team with home court advantage. The NBA, after experimenting in the early years, restored this original format for the NBA Finals in 1985.
The 1979 NBA World Championship Series at the conclusion of the 1978–79 season were won by the Seattle SuperSonics defeating the Washington Bullets 4 games to 1. The series was a rematch of the 1978 NBA Finals which the Washington Bullets had won 4–3. Due to a better regular season record, the Bullets had home-court advantage.
Dennis Johnson of the SuperSonics was the Finals Most Valuable Player while Gus Williams of the SuperSonics was the top scorer, averaging 28.6 points per game.
The 1983 NBA Finals, also known as Showdown '83, was the championship round of the 1982–83 NBA season. It was the last NBA Championship Series completed before June 1.
The 1988 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1987–88 NBA season.
One of Los Angeles Lakers head coach Pat Riley's most famous moments came when he promised the crowd a repeat championship during the Lakers' 1986-87 championship parade in downtown Los Angeles. With every team in the league now gunning for them, the Los Angeles Lakers still found a way to win, taking their seventh consecutive Pacific Division title. While the 1988 Lakers did not produce as many wins in the regular season as the 1987 Lakers, they were just as successful in the playoffs, becoming the first team in 19 years to repeat as champions. The Lakers met the physical Detroit Pistons in the 1988 NBA Finals.
One of Piston guard Isiah Thomas' career-defining performances came in Game 6. Despite badly twisting his ankle midway through the period, Thomas scored a still-NBA Finals record 25 third quarter points, as Detroit fell valiantly, 103-102, to the Lakers at the Forum.
Thomas still managed to score 10 first-half points in Game 7, as Detroit built a 5-point lead. In the 3rd quarter, the Lakers, inspired by Finals MVP James Worthy and Byron Scott (14 3rd quarter points), exploded as they built a 10-point lead entering the final period. The lead swelled to 15 before Detroit mounted a furious 4th-quarter rally, trimming the lead to 2-points on several occasions. Still, several Detroit miscues enabled the Lakers to win with a 108-105 victory.
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Los Angeles's Staples Center sold out for the inaugural game of the 2002 #NBAFinals2002 #FinalsLakersNets, with nearly 19,000 on hand. The Nets trotted out a lineup of Kidd, Kittles, Martin, Van Horn and MacCulloch to hold up against the two-time defending and heavily favored champions. The Lakers brought out Derek Fisher, Rick Fox, Shaquille O'Neal, Robert Horry, and #KobeBryant, who drew the assignment of guarding Kidd. New Jersey head coach Byron Scott, a member of the Showtime #Lakers, received a standing ovation.
Taking advantage of a late arrival to the arena by New Jersey, L.A. dominated the first 17 minutes of play with a 42–19 score by the 6:41 mark in the second quarter. From that point on, the Nets went on a 17–6 run to close the lead to a respectable 12. They had no answer for...
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Kobe Bryant & Shaquille O'Neal EPIC Game 3 Full Highlights vs Nets 2002 Finals - 71 Pts Combined!
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Kobe's highlights from each game against the New Jersey Nets in the 2002 NBA Finals. This was Kobe's best individual Finals performance of the 3peat, scoring efficiently and coming up big every time the Lakers needed him in crunch time. The Lakers won this series convincingly, punctuating the 3peat with a clean sweep.
Series stats:
26.8 PPG (51.4% FG, 54.5% 3P, 80.6% FT)
5.8 RPG
5.3 APG
1.5 SPG
0.8 BPG
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2002 NBA Finals Los Angeles Lakers Championship Video (Subtitulado en Español)
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On this date in 2002, the Lakers pull out a close 106-103 win on the road to take a 3-0 lead in the NBA Finals on their way to a 3rd straight title!
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On this date in 2002, the Lakers pull out a close 106-103 win on the road to take a 3-0 lead in the NBA Finals on their way to a 3rd straight title!
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On this date in 2002, the Lakers pull out a close 106-103 win on the road to take a 3-0 lead in the NBA Finals on their way to a 3rd straight title!
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Los Angeles's Staples Center sold out for the inaugural game of the 2002 #NBAFinals2002 #FinalsLakersNets, with nearly 19,000 on hand. The Nets trotted out a li...
Los Angeles's Staples Center sold out for the inaugural game of the 2002 #NBAFinals2002 #FinalsLakersNets, with nearly 19,000 on hand. The Nets trotted out a lineup of Kidd, Kittles, Martin, Van Horn and MacCulloch to hold up against the two-time defending and heavily favored champions. The Lakers brought out Derek Fisher, Rick Fox, Shaquille O'Neal, Robert Horry, and #KobeBryant, who drew the assignment of guarding Kidd. New Jersey head coach Byron Scott, a member of the Showtime #Lakers, received a standing ovation.
Taking advantage of a late arrival to the arena by New Jersey, L.A. dominated the first 17 minutes of play with a 42–19 score by the 6:41 mark in the second quarter. From that point on, the Nets went on a 17–6 run to close the lead to a respectable 12. They had no answer for O'Neal, however, who had bullied MacCulloch into 16 points and 6 rebounds by half-time. The Nets outscored the Lakers in the third but stood steadfast as Bryant scored 11 of his 22 in the third.
" You can't dig yourself a hole, get down by 19 or 20 points and expect to win. We just dug ourselves a hole against the champions. "
—Lucious Harris, Sports Illustrated[28]
New Jersey battled back, coming as close as three several times in the final quarter. Desperate to take the lead, they utilized the "Hack-a-Shaq" strategy midway in the fourth. It backfired, as O'Neal was 5–8 from the free throw line and had 16 points and 9 rebounds in the period alone.
New Jersey was doomed by their late start and poor shooting. The Nets, who shot 45% from the field and 74% on free throws were 39% and 57% respectively. Kidd finished with a triple-double, the 26th in Finals history and the first since Charles Barkley's in the 1993 series.
Los Angeles's Staples Center sold out for the inaugural game of the 2002 #NBAFinals2002 #FinalsLakersNets, with nearly 19,000 on hand. The Nets trotted out a lineup of Kidd, Kittles, Martin, Van Horn and MacCulloch to hold up against the two-time defending and heavily favored champions. The Lakers brought out Derek Fisher, Rick Fox, Shaquille O'Neal, Robert Horry, and #KobeBryant, who drew the assignment of guarding Kidd. New Jersey head coach Byron Scott, a member of the Showtime #Lakers, received a standing ovation.
Taking advantage of a late arrival to the arena by New Jersey, L.A. dominated the first 17 minutes of play with a 42–19 score by the 6:41 mark in the second quarter. From that point on, the Nets went on a 17–6 run to close the lead to a respectable 12. They had no answer for O'Neal, however, who had bullied MacCulloch into 16 points and 6 rebounds by half-time. The Nets outscored the Lakers in the third but stood steadfast as Bryant scored 11 of his 22 in the third.
" You can't dig yourself a hole, get down by 19 or 20 points and expect to win. We just dug ourselves a hole against the champions. "
—Lucious Harris, Sports Illustrated[28]
New Jersey battled back, coming as close as three several times in the final quarter. Desperate to take the lead, they utilized the "Hack-a-Shaq" strategy midway in the fourth. It backfired, as O'Neal was 5–8 from the free throw line and had 16 points and 9 rebounds in the period alone.
New Jersey was doomed by their late start and poor shooting. The Nets, who shot 45% from the field and 74% on free throws were 39% and 57% respectively. Kidd finished with a triple-double, the 26th in Finals history and the first since Charles Barkley's in the 1993 series.
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Kobe's highlights from each game against the New Jersey Nets in the 2002 NBA Finals. This was Kobe's best individual Finals performance of the 3peat, scoring ef...
Kobe's highlights from each game against the New Jersey Nets in the 2002 NBA Finals. This was Kobe's best individual Finals performance of the 3peat, scoring efficiently and coming up big every time the Lakers needed him in crunch time. The Lakers won this series convincingly, punctuating the 3peat with a clean sweep.
Series stats:
26.8 PPG (51.4% FG, 54.5% 3P, 80.6% FT)
5.8 RPG
5.3 APG
1.5 SPG
0.8 BPG
Kobe's highlights from each game against the New Jersey Nets in the 2002 NBA Finals. This was Kobe's best individual Finals performance of the 3peat, scoring efficiently and coming up big every time the Lakers needed him in crunch time. The Lakers won this series convincingly, punctuating the 3peat with a clean sweep.
Series stats:
26.8 PPG (51.4% FG, 54.5% 3P, 80.6% FT)
5.8 RPG
5.3 APG
1.5 SPG
0.8 BPG
2000 West Finals- Game 7: Lakers vs Blazers - Trailing by as many as 15 points in the fourth quarter, the Lakers stage an improbable comeback against the Blazer...
2000 West Finals- Game 7: Lakers vs Blazers - Trailing by as many as 15 points in the fourth quarter, the Lakers stage an improbable comeback against the Blazers to advance to their first Finals since 1991.
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Los Angeles's Staples Center sold out for the inaugural game of the 2002 #NBAFinals2002 #FinalsLakersNets, with nearly 19,000 on hand. The Nets trotted out a lineup of Kidd, Kittles, Martin, Van Horn and MacCulloch to hold up against the two-time defending and heavily favored champions. The Lakers brought out Derek Fisher, Rick Fox, Shaquille O'Neal, Robert Horry, and #KobeBryant, who drew the assignment of guarding Kidd. New Jersey head coach Byron Scott, a member of the Showtime #Lakers, received a standing ovation.
Taking advantage of a late arrival to the arena by New Jersey, L.A. dominated the first 17 minutes of play with a 42–19 score by the 6:41 mark in the second quarter. From that point on, the Nets went on a 17–6 run to close the lead to a respectable 12. They had no answer for O'Neal, however, who had bullied MacCulloch into 16 points and 6 rebounds by half-time. The Nets outscored the Lakers in the third but stood steadfast as Bryant scored 11 of his 22 in the third.
" You can't dig yourself a hole, get down by 19 or 20 points and expect to win. We just dug ourselves a hole against the champions. "
—Lucious Harris, Sports Illustrated[28]
New Jersey battled back, coming as close as three several times in the final quarter. Desperate to take the lead, they utilized the "Hack-a-Shaq" strategy midway in the fourth. It backfired, as O'Neal was 5–8 from the free throw line and had 16 points and 9 rebounds in the period alone.
New Jersey was doomed by their late start and poor shooting. The Nets, who shot 45% from the field and 74% on free throws were 39% and 57% respectively. Kidd finished with a triple-double, the 26th in Finals history and the first since Charles Barkley's in the 1993 series.
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Kobe's highlights from each game against the New Jersey Nets in the 2002 NBA Finals. This was Kobe's best individual Finals performance of the 3peat, scoring efficiently and coming up big every time the Lakers needed him in crunch time. The Lakers won this series convincingly, punctuating the 3peat with a clean sweep.
Series stats:
26.8 PPG (51.4% FG, 54.5% 3P, 80.6% FT)
5.8 RPG
5.3 APG
1.5 SPG
0.8 BPG
2000 West Finals- Game 7: Lakers vs Blazers - Trailing by as many as 15 points in the fourth quarter, the Lakers stage an improbable comeback against the Blazers to advance to their first Finals since 1991.
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Will Lyman narrated the season-ending documentary for NBA Entertainment.
Series summary
The Finals were played using a 2-3-2 site format, where the first two and last two games are held at the team with home court advantage. The NBA, after experimenting in the early years, restored this original format for the NBA Finals in 1985.