Brian Windhorst, Zach Lowe and Richard Jefferson discuss the 2002 NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Jefferson’s New Jersey Nets, with the former NBA player explaining why Shaquille O’Neal’s Lakers were more dominant than the 2017 Golden State Warriors that were faced by Jefferson’s Cleveland Cavaliers. They also discuss Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks winning the 2011 NBA Finals vs. the Miami Heat, and talk about a potential condensed schedule for the 2019-20 season.
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NOLAY AUSTIN
June 13, 2020 at 12:34 am
3PEAT 🏆🏆🏆
Michael Kay
June 13, 2020 at 12:36 am
I’m a huge fan of those lakers. They would get stomped. Modern nba is so far evolved from those years. Maybe If they played in this era they would catch up though. Basketballs just a lot more efficient and data driven now a days 🙂
Mr. TheKidd
June 13, 2020 at 12:37 am
…Lakers Cheated Portland the first WCF. Too obvious.
Liang Sam
June 13, 2020 at 12:43 am
but when shaq stays at the paint when warriors runs their picks, it just becomes practice threes for Curry and Klay. And we know that Curry can shoot 93/100 threes in practice. And 3 is one point more than 2.
Jessie Mcbride
June 13, 2020 at 12:44 am
Dirk the best white man to step on a court
a aa
June 13, 2020 at 12:45 am
Lakers barely beat the kings with the ref help in game 6 , warriors run was nearly perfect
Roman Avila
June 13, 2020 at 2:46 am
a aa nope; the queens lost fair and square, anyone who says otherwise is a Lakers hater who can’t accept the results
whydouneedakno
June 13, 2020 at 12:47 am
Bahahaha the Lakers couldnt even beat the Kings yet they would beat the Warriors, bahahaha the Lakers were overrated garbage… The NBA being scripted is what makes clueless idiots thinking those Lakers teams were good… None of them were good… They were scripted to look good cuz they were the cash cow… No way was the League gonna allow the boring Spurs to make the Finals every year
Jonah Danley
June 13, 2020 at 12:58 am
Thats why the NBA had to rig game 6 of the WCF right?
sean rimmer
June 13, 2020 at 1:02 am
Love that Lakers team but cmon the pace of the warriors offense and the X factor of Klay would ultimately put them over the top
Jack Liu
June 13, 2020 at 1:04 am
Game plan? 2004 Pistons. They already proved it. They dominated the Lakers every game in the series. Pistons all starting 5 are elite or close to elite defenders. Billups, Hamilton, Sheed can create their own shot. Prince, Hamilton bothered Kobe that he shot like 30% in the series. Shaq was still dominant but obviously bothered by Ben Wallace’s defense and shot blocking. Pistons also have a pretty good balanced bench in Lindsay Hunter, Williamson and Campbell. Besides Shaq playing pretty solid, no one had answers for the Pistons.
Michael Prada
June 13, 2020 at 1:09 am
The gentleman who lost to the 2017 warriors ❗️The irony…..
Javian Johnson
June 13, 2020 at 1:19 am
The fact that Shaq was a 300-pound center that was pretty agile, you cannot tell me centers weren’t physically exhausted and mentally DEMORALIZED attempting to stop that man. That’s why the Lakers are better than the Warriors
carL
June 13, 2020 at 1:22 am
They could have Iggy and Klay guard Kobe, but nobody could guard Shaq. He’s the reason, simple.
Terry Sullivan
June 13, 2020 at 1:24 am
Lakers have 2 players that are better than everyone on that warriors team … lmaooo discussion already over
Ryan Hall
June 13, 2020 at 1:27 am
Lmao. Wasn’t that the team that had the refs help them beat the kings?? 😂
Roman Avila
June 13, 2020 at 2:45 am
Ryan Hall no; the Queens lost fair and square
M N
June 13, 2020 at 1:29 am
rockets took gsw to game 7 in 2017, wonder what kobe and shaq could do
brian niemeyer
June 13, 2020 at 1:48 am
Well because it was 2002 duh
Cris T
June 13, 2020 at 2:12 am
In my opinion, Dirk got robbed championship in 2006 due to the corruption in the league office / ref system at that time. He should have two rings as should Jason Terry
Rage Wynne
June 13, 2020 at 2:17 am
This is not even a Batman and Robin situation. It’s more like a two-headed dragon. Shaq will be unstoppable in today’s NBA. And if the defense try to contain that, Kobe will be exploding. I love that team before, and looking at the replays now, those two and the guys that surrounded them must have been scary on the court.
Aaron Wiesenfeld
June 13, 2020 at 2:20 am
Uh bring back the handcheck rule and let’s see how these 2010’s nba players would do. Lmao weak.
Reuben Germain
June 13, 2020 at 2:24 am
Trade 2s for 3s. Jefferson is off, way off . Kobe was not efficient enough to counter Klay,Stef and KD. It’s Maths 2s vs 3s.
Noway
June 13, 2020 at 2:27 am
2017 warriors would go toe to toe with the prime Jordan/bulls because of KD. Without KD, warriors are a great team not a dynasty, but 2017 warriors are the best team of the century so far
Dr Phot
June 13, 2020 at 2:28 am
people forget how good the Nets were between 2002-2006
Frank Dogg
June 13, 2020 at 2:29 am
The Lakers would absolutely demolish the Warriors no question
AxA Montage
June 13, 2020 at 2:55 am
Jefferson is always salty asf. Both teams are great in their own way. Tf is his problem