That ending where Kobe gave up the layup for Shaq, and then Shaq paid him back with the beautiful alley-oop throw, and reverse dunk by Kobe is vintage Shaq-Kobe era. That smile afterwards by Kobe.. man that hits me in the feels.
@@rogerham For sure! And all the Kobe-Shaq individual performances back then were linked to each other. When Kobe went off for the string of 40+ pt games, Shaq let him shine and campaigned for him winning MVP. When Shaq goes off in the Finals and in the playoffs, it's Kobe feeding him the ball, and adding that dynamic, all-court scoring threat that lets him feast in the paint. That play at the end to cap off his career high 61pt is VINTAGE!!!
The quality of this throwback is criminally good. I feel like I’m a kid again being 6 always walking into my uncles room and him always having the basketball games on
@Keyan Dehghan that doesnt mean he would smoke wilt. Wilt has 70 records for a reason dudes a beast. And js bill russel won 11 rings. 2 of which he was coaching and playing at the same time. Shaqs good but he didnt do that. And i highly doubt he would dominate wilt js. Whos team would win 1971 lakers or 2000 lakers? 2000 of course but not because of shaq entirely.
@Keyan Dehghan to an extent yes. Im not even gonna bring the records into this or championships for that matter because thats a team effort. Shaq had plenty of bad games where his squad (and yes the lakers were a squad) made up for his slack. Also wilt did the same. Just didnt have as good of a team. In fact wilt did more than that. He played 48 minutes a game as opposed to shaqs 40 (in 1963 wilt only missed 8 minutes because he got two tech fouls. Every other minute of that 79 game season he was on a basketball court) he once dunked so hard on Johnny Kerr that the ball hitting his toe after he dunked it it broke johnnys fucking toe. He dislocated gus johnson shoulder by blocking a ball (all ball no contact and on the year he won a title with the 76ers going 68-13) and as far as strenth goes, he benched more than shaq even at the age of 59
25:58 Derek Anderson over Shaq at the rim. Beautiful. One of the most underrated players of that early 2000s period. Very classy player, monster dunker, well rounded polished game.
Go make a Derek Anderson video. A Shaq video with nice moments with Kobe, being shaqs career best that happened on his birthday. Yeah/No...nobody gives a fucc what you're talking right now dude. And it's two years later.
@1:29:06 - @1:29:27 Two of the greatest Lakers play of all time. Kobe passed the ball to Shaq, Shaq dunks. Shaq alley oop pass to Kobe. Kobe dunks. What a sequence!
He was. Even though he was already out of shape here at 28-years-old. When Shaq in an Orlando Magic jersey, he was in top shape, albeit smaller due to weight difference.
He was fundamentally sound, with an array of post moves, soft touch and great hands to go along with efficient footwork. An absolute powerhouse of a center. His free throw percentage was bad, sure, yet considering how hard he was fouled average it's a wonder he could use his hands at all.
*Shaq vs today’s “big men”* Shaq vs Embiid: Joel is too fragile and soft to handle physical contact. He’d get injured by the time Shaq puts his 350 lb body on him. BBQ Chicken. Shaq vs Towns: KAT is offensively skilled but his bully ball skills are cringe. BBQ Chicken Shaq vs Gobert: He has height, he has length but he’s wayyyyy too skinny. BBQ Chicken. Shaq vs Davis: I like AD but you’re too small for the Diesel. Just stick to playing power forward. BBQ Chicken. Shaq vs McGee: funniest matchup of all time. JaVale don’t want smoke with his master. BBQ Chicken. Shaq vs Allen: He has a fro, he’s blocked superstars and he wears a headband but you ain’t no Ben Wallace. BBQ Chicken. Shaq vs Adams: This is actually a great matchup. Superman vs Aquaman. I’m leaning towards Shaq tho. BBQ Chicken. Shaq vs Tucker: Do y’all really honestly think 6’5’ PJ Tucker is checking Shaq? BBQ Chicken. Shaq vs Green: Draymond just stfu. You ain’t shutting down nobody. BBQ Chicken.
Shaq had a bad start to this game, but he came back and dropped 61. It just goes to show how much having confidence and not getting in your own head helps.
He didn’t wanna play because he had his birthday party that night then he saw his hero in Kareem coaching the Clippers in how to defend him then he decided to go off and show he couldn’t be guarded
Its amazing.. Lakers running a simple post up for Shaq again.. and again.. and again.. and the Clippers know EXACTLY what they're trying.. and they still cant stop it.
Because guys guarding him are afraid of being posterized. Afraid of sacrificing their body to get offensive foul. Man to man defense on shaq feels like the coach are dumb🤣.
Wow...what a throwback. We had Glenn Rice, AC Green and others on the squad...memories. Always nice to see Shaq and Kobe footage. Especially the afro Kobe.
I just recently saw an interview where Shaq gives backstory behind this game. He was out all day before the game getting ready for hosting a big ass party, because he thought the game would be easy, didn’t expect to play much, skipped his usual nap before the game, (25:30 ~ he’s lookin tired).then he saw Kareem helping out the clippers head coach and that’s when he took it personal. After the game he went out that night and was bumpin the song “Bow Down” in a convertible while pulling up to the club. Had a lil twinkle in his eye while reminiscing on destroying the clippers on half a tank and then a big ol shaq party, can you imagine going to that party???? Peak nba culture.
It's funny how as I was watching the first few minutes of this game, and before browsing through the comments section, it slipped my mind that Kobe isn't here anymore. 😢. Surreal...
I forgot what it was like to watch my Lakers back then. Fouls, missed free throws, and powerful dunk's. When The Big Aristotle goes up for a dunk you get out of the way or else!
Hey NBA, I love the 2013 Spurs vs Heat and the 2007 Suns vs Nets. Can you please show this other games as well? These were some epic superstar matchups... 1) 1994-95 Knicks vs Magic - Shaq vs Ewing at MSG 2) 1999-00 Heat vs Lakers - Shaq vs Mourning at AAA 3) 1997-98 Bulls vs Rockets - Olajuwon/Drexler vs Jordan/Pippen 4) 1997-98 Bulls vs Spurs - Duncan/Robinson vs Jordan/Pippen 5) Any matchups of Lebron/Wade/Carmelo/Durant and Kobe between 2006-2015 6) 2013 and 2014 Heat vs Pacers Classic Games 7) 2008-2010 Celtics vs Lakers Classic Games 8) 2007-2010 Lakers/Spurs and Suns Matchups 9) Any matchups of Shaq/Robinson/Olajuwon/Ewing and Mourning from 1994-2000. 10) Any matchups of Barkley/Drexler/Payton/Malone/Grant Hill/Penny/Kidd and Jordan from 1995-2000. Thank you!!!
Man I wish Lamar Odom had played PG as the main guy on a team his whole career. Imagine him as a career “point forward” in a Ben Simmons kinda role, surrounded by shooting in a pace and space system...would be crazy. Ben Simmons with a jumper...
Then 5 years later Kobe and Lamar Odom became teammates when Shaq was traded to Miami where he won his 4th and last NBA ring in 2006 then in 2009, Kobe won his fourth ring and Odom won his first championship when the Lakers defeated the Magic in six games.
If Shaq had the vigour and the rigour Kobe had, he would have been the greatest player to have ever played the game period.. you can see those moments when he wants to play - he’s unstoppable. Unfortunately he doesn’t constantly and consistently want to play..
You had to not only worry about Shaq inside but then you had Kobe out in the perimeter who was a nightmare to guard also Also the sound of Shaq’s stomp at 4:05 is the sound of an absolute unit
look at how high shaq gets at 1:25:40 on that alley oop dunk. his head is dang near at the rim. he had pretty good hops for a guy that big. that guy was scary good when he was in his prime. geez
Fascinating to watch this, way more midrange jumpers and post-ups than nowadays. More variety between different kind of shots. The pace is slower, but even so I think this is more entertaining to watch than the current 3 point chuckfest.
actually it turns out that shaq being shaq was entering this match dog-tired since he was planning his b-day so he decided to foul shave but when he saw his idol kareem sitting there telling the lakers how to defend seeing that he got into beastmode and absolutely wreked the lakers so bad.
Fun fact: Since it was Shaq’s birthday, he had it in his head that he wasn’t going to try very hard to save himself for his party that night….until he saw Kareem
Ik he said that about Giannis but I'm just saying that you could say that about Shaq according to Harden's logic. Being 7 foot doesn't change the fact how dominant you are on the basketball court
For the first 10 minutes I thought it was an Euroleague game, 9 points in the first 4 minutes, 5 faults, and 0 threes attempted. But it wasn't an Euroleague game, it was a NBA game 22 years ago. Btw, the real O'Neal vs Olowakandi battle, young Kobe8, young Lamar Odom...
This my first year watching the nba finals - Bucks vs Suns. I love this game, the players feel more agile, and personally I just the impolite yet very entertaining commentary!
I like these old school NBA games which shows the full game not the "full game highlights". WHY? because here you can actually see a player performs the whole game, you see them miss a shot, make turnovers, etc. You can watch how a player really plays.
This game has to hold the record for most charges called. Shaq handled every call well. Even when he didn't use his elbow and barely bumped his defender, the ref called a foul. And he still scores 61.
Look at all these drives to the basket! Look at players playing and not whining to the ref on every play. Kobe working. Shaq dominating. Lamar Odom running point and playing DEFENSE. I miss this era of the NBA.
Fun fact: shaq was trying to get in faul trouble beacuse He spent all Day planning a party then He saw kareem his favorite player at the clippers bench telling them how to guard shaq after that He dominated
![[FULL] Kobe - Shaq 1-on-1 Interview](/img/1.gif)
That ending where Kobe gave up the layup for Shaq, and then Shaq paid him back with the beautiful alley-oop throw, and reverse dunk by Kobe is vintage Shaq-Kobe era. That smile afterwards by Kobe.. man that hits me in the feels.
Yichen Wang mighta shed a tear or two seeing that
1:29:05
1:28:59
Truly the best moment of the game. It made me shed a tear. Moments like these what elevates the game of basketball.
@@rogerham For sure! And all the Kobe-Shaq individual performances back then were linked to each other. When Kobe went off for the string of 40+ pt games, Shaq let him shine and campaigned for him winning MVP. When Shaq goes off in the Finals and in the playoffs, it's Kobe feeding him the ball, and adding that dynamic, all-court scoring threat that lets him feast in the paint. That play at the end to cap off his career high 61pt is VINTAGE!!!
The quality of this throwback is criminally good. I feel like I’m a kid again being 6 always walking into my uncles room and him always having the basketball games on
@@georgeresso6835
Lol oo yea 💁🏾♂️
@Ag21 Amen
Facts it's damn near impossible to find any NBA footage pre 2010 that doesn't look like it was recorded by a potato 😂
And that’s when the touching started
@@MrShanester117
Lol, i tried to leave that part out sir. Thanks for the bad recall
Shaq was the most dominant force ever also rest in peace Kobe.
Nah prolly wilt. Yao and duncan were able to contain shaq
Everytime Shaq was in the paint it was an automatic 2 points.
Kobe was right when he said he could’ve been the GOAT if he had his work ethic.
Keyan Dehghan he just didn’t have a playoff team like Bill Russell
@Keyan Dehghan that doesnt mean he would smoke wilt. Wilt has 70 records for a reason dudes a beast. And js bill russel won 11 rings. 2 of which he was coaching and playing at the same time. Shaqs good but he didnt do that. And i highly doubt he would dominate wilt js. Whos team would win 1971 lakers or 2000 lakers? 2000 of course but not because of shaq entirely.
@Keyan Dehghan to an extent yes. Im not even gonna bring the records into this or championships for that matter because thats a team effort. Shaq had plenty of bad games where his squad (and yes the lakers were a squad) made up for his slack. Also wilt did the same. Just didnt have as good of a team. In fact wilt did more than that. He played 48 minutes a game as opposed to shaqs 40 (in 1963 wilt only missed 8 minutes because he got two tech fouls. Every other minute of that 79 game season he was on a basketball court) he once dunked so hard on Johnny Kerr that the ball hitting his toe after he dunked it it broke johnnys fucking toe. He dislocated gus johnson shoulder by blocking a ball (all ball no contact and on the year he won a title with the 76ers going 68-13) and as far as strenth goes, he benched more than shaq even at the age of 59
25:58 Derek Anderson over Shaq at the rim. Beautiful. One of the most underrated players of that early 2000s period. Very classy player, monster dunker, well rounded polished game.
Go make a Derek Anderson video. A Shaq video with nice moments with Kobe, being shaqs career best that happened on his birthday. Yeah/No...nobody gives a fucc what you're talking right now dude. And it's two years later.
NBA (Jordan-BULLS )
beautiful
Won a ring with shaq in 06
@1:29:06 - @1:29:27 Two of the greatest Lakers play of all time. Kobe passed the ball to Shaq, Shaq dunks. Shaq alley oop pass to Kobe. Kobe dunks. What a sequence!
The smile on Kobe’s face tho.
The crowd... Lakers own Los Angeles.
Not the best but two of the best ally oops between the two other than that other alley oop that won the game
1:18:00
14:58 was impressive, Shaq wasn’t just big and strong he was also athletic and agile
He was. Even though he was already out of shape here at 28-years-old. When Shaq in an Orlando Magic jersey, he was in top shape, albeit smaller due to weight difference.
nuh uh. Shaq was in the best shape of his life when he won mvp@@allisknu11
He was fundamentally sound, with an array of post moves, soft touch and great hands to go along with efficient footwork. An absolute powerhouse of a center. His free throw percentage was bad, sure, yet considering how hard he was fouled average it's a wonder he could use his hands at all.
*Shaq vs today’s “big men”*
Shaq vs Embiid: Joel is too fragile and soft to handle physical contact. He’d get injured by the time Shaq puts his 350 lb body on him. BBQ Chicken.
Shaq vs Towns: KAT is offensively skilled but his bully ball skills are cringe. BBQ Chicken
Shaq vs Gobert: He has height, he has length but he’s wayyyyy too skinny. BBQ Chicken.
Shaq vs Davis: I like AD but you’re too small for the Diesel. Just stick to playing power forward. BBQ Chicken.
Shaq vs McGee: funniest matchup of all time. JaVale don’t want smoke with his master. BBQ Chicken.
Shaq vs Allen: He has a fro, he’s blocked superstars and he wears a headband but you ain’t no Ben Wallace. BBQ Chicken.
Shaq vs Adams: This is actually a great matchup. Superman vs Aquaman. I’m leaning towards Shaq tho. BBQ Chicken.
Shaq vs Tucker: Do y’all really honestly think 6’5’ PJ Tucker is checking Shaq? BBQ Chicken.
Shaq vs Green: Draymond just stfu. You ain’t shutting down nobody. BBQ Chicken.
Lmao 😂 bbq chicken ... all this true though 😂
POOP pause
Lmfaooooooo. Ok bet now do Shaq vs Hakeem 🤔
Cousins would've been the best match up, but he's a shell of himself now because of injuries.
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Shaq had a bad start to this game, but he came back and dropped 61. It just goes to show how much having confidence and not getting in your own head helps.
You do realize why he didn't do good the first half, than dominant the second?
Bro he was trying to foul himself out the game
He didn’t wanna play because he had his birthday party that night then he saw his hero in Kareem coaching the Clippers in how to defend him then he decided to go off and show he couldn’t be guarded
Shaq would have had 70pts if he made 80% of freethrows
Bruh if Shaq was 80% that would be too OP. Near god level.
real fact
Yeah and HackaShaq wouldn't exist
If he had 80% he wouldn't be going to the line as much
@@Kavothizzlafduxbfd So he would stop getting fouled? If shaq shot 80% from the strike he would be the 🐐.
Its amazing.. Lakers running a simple post up for Shaq again.. and again.. and again.. and the Clippers know EXACTLY what they're trying.. and they still cant stop it.
Because guys guarding him are afraid of being posterized. Afraid of sacrificing their body to get offensive foul. Man to man defense on shaq feels like the coach are dumb🤣.
@@dxic962Zone defense was still illegal until the 01-02 season
Wow...what a throwback. We had Glenn Rice, AC Green and others on the squad...memories. Always nice to see Shaq and Kobe footage. Especially the afro Kobe.
#Frobee
Don't forget ron harper....and to a lesser extent john salley
Since I didnt watch basketball in this era, this is a treat for me to watch. Thanks for making it possible 🦋🦋🦋
Does anyone else hear that guy when kobe shoots free throws at the beginning
I noticed that too lol.
I was like... bruh
When?
@@7scarld170 3:20 HAHAHAHAHAHA
Yup real life troll 😂
Kobe and Shaq were brothers. True brothers argue and still fund a way to reunite. Such an epic duo 🔥
1:32:40 A.C. Green is a pure soul and must be protected
I just recently saw an interview where Shaq gives backstory behind this game. He was out all day before the game getting ready for hosting a big ass party, because he thought the game would be easy, didn’t expect to play much, skipped his usual nap before the game, (25:30 ~ he’s lookin tired).then he saw Kareem helping out the clippers head coach and that’s when he took it personal. After the game he went out that night and was bumpin the song “Bow Down” in a convertible while pulling up to the club. Had a lil twinkle in his eye while reminiscing on destroying the clippers on half a tank and then a big ol shaq party, can you imagine going to that party???? Peak nba culture.
Ac Green played basketball in three different decades. So weird he played with Kareem and Magic and Kobe and Shaq...
AC Green is still a virgin ? ruclips.net/video/LTo2LdSel88/видео.html
Even more impressive, he only missed three games his entire career
@Wilt Chamberlain GOD of NBA Chill big dog lol
Green=HOF...Christian
He is under rated
@Wilt Chamberlain GOD of NBA Fucker
shaq gets more applause for a free throw then a dunk 💀
21:45 the moment when shaq got pissed and decided to show his idol what a machine he is.
Watched it live from my bedroom from tip-off. You could just feel it in your bones what this team was about. Unreal.
It's funny how as I was watching the first few minutes of this game, and before browsing through the comments section, it slipped my mind that Kobe isn't here anymore. 😢. Surreal...
It doesn’t feel real
Man, I forgot about it too
This whole 2020 has been one long surrealistic nightmare so far.
Let it go already
Life goes on
I forgot what it was like to watch my Lakers back then. Fouls, missed free throws, and powerful dunk's. When The Big Aristotle goes up for a dunk you get out of the way or else!
The big Aristotle lmao
1:29:06 - 1:29:36 Probably the happiest 30 seconds for both Shaq and Kobe during their career in Lakers
Hearing Chick Hearn brings me right back to my childhood. One of the greats.
It’s still unreal we haven’t gotten a Kobe game yet
Don't worry man, quarantine days isn't done yet
2010 NBA. Finals gm 7
They’re saving the best for last
What about his 81 point game?
@@mantgrta9728 kobe played badly in game 7 tho
Looking back at this this was legendary true dominance from Shaq 💪😤
Hey NBA,
I love the 2013 Spurs vs Heat and the 2007 Suns vs Nets.
Can you please show this other games as well? These were some epic superstar matchups...
1) 1994-95 Knicks vs Magic - Shaq vs Ewing at MSG
2) 1999-00 Heat vs Lakers - Shaq vs Mourning at AAA
3) 1997-98 Bulls vs Rockets - Olajuwon/Drexler vs Jordan/Pippen
4) 1997-98 Bulls vs Spurs - Duncan/Robinson vs Jordan/Pippen
5) Any matchups of Lebron/Wade/Carmelo/Durant and Kobe between 2006-2015
6) 2013 and 2014 Heat vs Pacers Classic Games
7) 2008-2010 Celtics vs Lakers Classic Games
8) 2007-2010 Lakers/Spurs and Suns Matchups
9) Any matchups of Shaq/Robinson/Olajuwon/Ewing and Mourning from 1994-2000.
10) Any matchups of Barkley/Drexler/Payton/Malone/Grant Hill/Penny/Kidd and Jordan from 1995-2000.
Thank you!!!
When you realize that Duncan Robinson is a good 3 point shooter.....
The playoff games between Boston vs literally just Lebron are underrated. Talk about carrying an atrocious team
Chick is such a great commentator I wasn't even born yet haha
Man I wish Lamar Odom had played PG as the main guy on a team his whole career. Imagine him as a career “point forward” in a Ben Simmons kinda role, surrounded by shooting in a pace and space system...would be crazy. Ben Simmons with a jumper...
Then 5 years later Kobe and Lamar Odom became teammates when Shaq was traded to Miami where he won his 4th and last NBA ring in 2006 then in 2009, Kobe won his fourth ring and Odom won his first championship when the Lakers defeated the Magic in six games.
If Shaq had the vigour and the rigour Kobe had, he would have been the greatest player to have ever played the game period.. you can see those moments when he wants to play - he’s unstoppable. Unfortunately he doesn’t constantly and consistently want to play..
Loved hearing Chick Hearn & Stu Lantz’s call! #RIPChickHearn #RIPKobe #HappyBirthdayShaq #LakersHeritage
Shaq and Kobe man that was beautiful to grow up watching. The most dominant duo ever!!!!
Clippers Homecourt yet they cheering when Shaq made basket.
It's great he won MVP on that year
Clippers home court but could probably guess there's a shit load of lakers fans in that arena
Same arena, same city
Stretch Armstrong Well that's true, sometimes I think how the crowd will be divided if the Lakers and Clippers face the playoffs
Larry Joe both in la so u would still have quite a few lakers fans
It was his birthday too
Damn I remember watching this game when I was teenager. How time flies
You know it's a classic game just by the commentator's voice. 😂
Chick Hearn. He was 84 years old that year. Put some respect on him dude. The great voice of the Lakers basketball
@@ibleedpurpleandgold9084 Where in my statement did I disrespect him? People these days...
The last REAL hoops commentator: Chick. I would watch today’s shitty games if he were doing them. (He’d talk shit too)
ugobx yes chick herns
Nah but the spectrum channel for laker games got the other guy that’s with chick hern and it’s good af
It's surreal to see players who played in the 80s in action again. I'm pushing 40 and this is super nostalgic!
Duhhhh the guys that played in the 80s couldn’t play in today’s NBA doe. Evolutions and stuff!
I think they can hold their own with solid fundamentals. Pros know how to adapt.@@HT-sm9dm
Lamar so underrated Tbh ...
You had to not only worry about Shaq inside but then you had Kobe out in the perimeter who was a nightmare to guard also
Also the sound of Shaq’s stomp at 4:05 is the sound of an absolute unit
“87 percent FT shooter” *misses*
The sequence between 1:29:05 and 1:29:30 is just perfect basketball
1:22 Who would've thought 10 years later they'd win back to back titles together.
Lamar Odom and kobe in the beginning like ima trade for you in the future eh LOL
Loved how Kobe was just throwing Shaq the ball at every opportunity at the end of the 4th quarter.
He's like : "yeah, get that career high!"
Shaq was something different they will never be another big man that play that 5 play that position better💪🏽
@1:14:15 "he limps a lot" lol classic commentating, I miss that honesty.
He needa ankle braces lol
All those free throws, all those points, all those rebounds. But all I see is that dope oop to Kobe. High skills.
36:12 that guy jumped so high that his head reached the rim.
Imagine if this man worked out in the off season and kept getting better..
Could have been the best player ever
Shaq was a really underrated passer
R.I.P LEGEND KOBE AND WE MISS YOU SHAQ YOU PLAYED WELL IN YOUR PRIME
I miss kobe man. I’m still in tears 😢
look at how high shaq gets at 1:25:40 on that alley oop dunk. his head is dang near at the rim. he had pretty good hops for a guy that big. that guy was scary good when he was in his prime. geez
1:23 “aye bro you gotta play here one day”
Who was that?
@@unstable3s650 Lamar Odom
@@rfxkingflex434 oh ok
1:24 Glad to see these two were friendly even before they wore the same uniform
Please bring us more stuff of the 2000s. Just an amazing time for B-Ballers 🙏🏼❤️
I remember this game, he also had a monster game against the wizards around this time…
It's crazy that this is literally 20 years ago.
I remember watching this game like it was yesterday, god damn tine flies
24 now
54:47 this is a beautiful dunk!!!
Fascinating to watch this, way more midrange jumpers and post-ups than nowadays. More variety between different kind of shots. The pace is slower, but even so I think this is more entertaining to watch than the current 3 point chuckfest.
more bricks too haha
actually it turns out that shaq being shaq was entering this match dog-tired since he was planning his b-day so he decided to foul shave but when he saw his idol kareem sitting there telling the lakers how to defend seeing that he got into beastmode and absolutely wreked the lakers so bad.
Rip Kobe and Gigi ❤️🙏
My favorite nba duos for me Shaq and Kobe ❤️❤️❤️
PUT KOBE'S 81 POINT GAME!
You can watch it for free in the league pass
@@gregormcconor6539 The league pass is not free.
@@taylorcharles5329 yes it is for 30 days
@@taylorcharles5329 blok goblok
@@reyzxx2665 ??
If I was gonna watch the full game I probably would have to watch RUclips ads for half an hour
This when Staples Center was brand spanking new and LA Clippers made their debut against the Lakers in same building
One of the my favorite matches of basketball I've ever watched. Shaq and Kobe were electric, and I have never even been a Lakers fan.
1:29:06 this n play after that is awesome!!
thanks for the stamp, that was awesome. Kobe's reverse alley-oop on a perfect long pass from Shaq was spectacular.
61 and 23 lmao. What an insane statline. Shaq was one of a kind
Odom was so good
Ikr
at doing crack
Bro this video is ridiculous with the RUclips ads !!!! Cant swipe 5 seconds forward without a damn RUclips ad playing
So nice to hear Chick Hern and Stu calling a game. Good old days...
And there was still illegal defense.
What a different game it was.
Fun fact: Since it was Shaq’s birthday, he had it in his head that he wasn’t going to try very hard to save himself for his party that night….until he saw Kareem
Happy birthday to Shaq!
"Shaq isn't skillful.. he's 7' 3" and can dunk whenever he wants.."
According to James Harden's logic..
Me: SMH
the REALIST he said that about gianis
the REALIST dumbass he said that about Giannis
Ik he said that about Giannis but I'm just saying that you could say that about Shaq according to Harden's logic. Being 7 foot doesn't change the fact how dominant you are on the basketball court
the REALIST harden wouldn't say that because he respect shaq
You're actually right. Without his size and physicality Shaq would be nothing. No handle, no jumper, let alone no freethrow
For the first 10 minutes I thought it was an Euroleague game, 9 points in the first 4 minutes, 5 faults, and 0 threes attempted. But it wasn't an Euroleague game, it was a NBA game 22 years ago. Btw, the real O'Neal vs Olowakandi battle, young Kobe8, young Lamar Odom...
This my first year watching the nba finals - Bucks vs Suns. I love this game, the players feel more agile, and personally I just the impolite yet very entertaining commentary!
The quality of the throwback is so good
I like these old school NBA games which shows the full game not the "full game highlights".
WHY? because here you can actually see a player performs the whole game, you see them miss a shot, make turnovers, etc. You can watch how a player really plays.
This game has to hold the record for most charges called. Shaq handled every call well. Even when he didn't use his elbow and barely bumped his defender, the ref called a foul. And he still scores 61.
The Late Great Chick Hearn puts a classic in the refrigerator 1:26:30
I remember this game live as if it were yesterday. KCAL 9 Chick and Stu! Man time flies, Kobe rip. And the Diesel doing what the Diesel does! 😢
CLEARLY ONE OF THEE ALLLL TIME GREATS WOW WHAT A SUPER SUPER TALENT #SHAQ...GODBLESS PEACE AND LOVE ALWAYS TO YOU AND YOURS MY BROTHERS...#NBA...(*8*)
1:04:32 damn Shaq made both of dem free throw clean🤩😂🔥‼️
you could legit shave 30 mins off this game just from the absurd amount of little foul calls...so glad it’s not like that anymore
Shit it's worse
R.i.P!!
Kobe!!
Still shaking my hesl went down last year
My mom was giving birth to me when this was happening. The doctor and my dad were more focused on the highlights😂
Well lucky you, you have the same birthday as my GOAT Shaquille O’Neal ! Last to 3peat and win 3 finals mvp in a row
Cap
@@lavonhathcock6048 why would he lie about that?
@@Pikkon-17 i wanna know the answer to rhat as well
I love how on the ball the main commentator is holy shit he a robot
Look at all these drives to the basket! Look at players playing and not whining to the ref on every play. Kobe working. Shaq dominating. Lamar Odom running point and playing DEFENSE. I miss this era of the NBA.
This was one game my guy
12:52 Classic Kobe. Not many had that quick of bounce and that high.
It's funny to me how many calls there where. If u believe your grandpa u'd think there were 3 calls per game
9:04
Nesby: "No"
Ref: "YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!"
Fun fact: shaq was trying to get in faul trouble beacuse He spent all Day planning a party then He saw kareem his favorite player at the clippers bench telling them how to guard shaq after that He dominated
I miss theses days... Chick Hearn, Stew Lance always commentated with such class. RIP GOAT Kobe
This Shaq was like ” The Hulk. ”
Kobe looked so young R.I.P brother
Lots of greats on both teams. This is when the west so damn tough. Rip Kobe
Give us the malice at the Palace!
Wouter de Jong The nba wants to forgot that game. So you will never see that game unless you know someone who might have taped that game.
When the NBA gonna post some Kobe games?
MERCENARY Ak47 when are you gonna shut the fuck up?
Chain Breaker wtf?
@@chainbreaker2425 never!
Kobe is in this game you stupid fuck