2000 NBA Finals
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Dates | June 7–19 | |||||||||
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Western Finals | Lakers defeated Trail Blazers, 4–3 | |||||||||
The 2000 NBA Finals was the championship round of the
Background
Los Angeles Lakers
Although the Lakers were one of the more talented teams in the NBA the previous year, they failed to win a single game against the
Along with these starters, the Lakers also possessed a strong bench. Robert Horry not only had championship experience with the Houston Rockets but also was a threat on the perimeter and a defensive star.[4] Derek Fisher was a defensively minded point-guard with the ability to shoot well from long range. Rick Fox, acquired after being released by the Boston Celtics,[5] was the Lakers' sixth man.
With a healthy O'Neal, the Lakers dominated the regular season. They posted a 33–7 record after 40 games, the second-best record after 40 games in franchise history, trailing only the
Although many expected the Lakers to reach the Finals, the road would be a rocky one. In the first round, the Lakers won the first two games against the
Indiana Pacers
In the
The Pacers started the season 7–7 but eventually finished with an Eastern Conference best 56–26 record, including a franchise-best 25 game win streak at home.[26] The Pacers, like the Lakers, struggled in the playoffs. They needed a clutch Travis Best three-pointer to dispatch the Milwaukee Bucks in five games.[27] Indiana faced the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round and took the series in six games, earning a trip to the Eastern Conference Finals.[28] The Pacers would face their rival Knicks,[29] winning a memorable six-game series in a reversal of fortunes from years past.[30] With the victory, Indiana advanced to the first NBA Finals in franchise history, becoming the second former ABA team to do so after the Spurs the previous season.
Road to the Finals
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Defeated the (8) Sacramento Kings, 3–2 | First Round | Defeated the (8) Milwaukee Bucks, 3–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Defeated the (5) Phoenix Suns, 4–1 | Conference Semifinals | Defeated the (4) Philadelphia 76ers, 4–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Defeated the (3) Portland Trail Blazers, 4–3 | Conference Finals | Defeated the (3) New York Knicks, 4–2 |
Regular season series
Both teams split the two meetings, each won by the home team:
2000 NBA Finals rosters
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Series summary
Game | Date | Road team | Result | Home team |
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Game 1 | June 7 | Indiana Pacers | 87–104 (0–1) | Los Angeles Lakers |
Game 2 | June 9 | Indiana Pacers | 104–111 (0–2) | Los Angeles Lakers |
Game 3 | June 11 | Los Angeles Lakers | 91–100 (2–1) | Indiana Pacers |
Game 4 | June 14 | Los Angeles Lakers | 120–118 (OT) (3–1) | Indiana Pacers |
Game 5 | June 16 | Los Angeles Lakers | 87–120 (3–2) | Indiana Pacers |
Game 6 | June 19 | Indiana Pacers | 111–116 (2–4) | Los Angeles Lakers |
The Finals were played using a 2–3–2 site format, where the team with
This was the second time a Finals game was played on a Monday night since the NBA switched to the Wednesday-Friday-Sunday rotation in 1991. In the previous five series (1992–94, 1996, 1998) that needed a Game 6, the game was played on a Sunday. In this series, however, the NBA chose to play the game the Monday night after Father's Day. The previous Finals game played on a Monday night was Game 3 in 1999.
Game 1
June 7
9:30 pm ET |
Recap at the Wayback Machine (archived February 10, 2001)
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Indiana Pacers 87, Los Angeles Lakers 104 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 18–33, 25–22, 28–22, 16–27 | ||
Mark Jackson 7 |
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal 43 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal 19 Asts: Bryant, Harper 5 each | |
L.A. Lakers lead the series, 1–0 |
Staples Center, Los Angeles Attendance: 18,997 Referees:
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The Lakers dominated from the start. The Lakers shot 15-for-20 (75%) in the first period while the Pacers shot only 7-for-20 (35%). Reggie Miller would miss all of his shots in the first quarter to give the Lakers a 15-point lead. Austin Croshere came off the bench to keep the Pacers alive in the 2nd quarter, scoring 9 points and grabbing 4 rebounds in the quarter. Although the Pacers attempted a comeback in the 2nd quarter, they were still down by 12. In the 3rd quarter, it would be Mark Jackson who led the Pacers to a comeback, cutting the Lakers lead to 2. Reggie Miller also hit his first field goal in the 3rd quarter, though it would be his last. The Lakers handled the Pacers in the final quarter, with a 13–2 run winning by 17 points. Shaquille O'Neal scored 43 points and grabbed 19 rebounds.
Game 2
June 9
9:30 pm ET |
Recap at the Wayback Machine (archived February 10, 2001)
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Indiana Pacers 104, Los Angeles Lakers 111 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 28–28, 21–24, 20–21, 35–38 | ||
Mark Jackson 8 |
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal 40 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal 24 Asts: Brian Shaw 7 | |
L.A. Lakers lead the series, 2–0 |
Staples Center, Los Angeles Attendance: 18,997 Referees:
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Los Angeles and Indiana were evenly matched for the first quarter, both scoring 28. However, Los Angeles suffered a major setback when Kobe Bryant left the game in the 1st quarter due to a sprained ankle and did not return. Jalen Rose later admitted that he intentionally stuck out his foot when Kobe shot a jumpshot in order to trip him when he landed.[31][32][33] Ron Harper went in for Bryant and scored 21 points for the game. Desperate to try to gain the lead, Larry Bird resorted to the "Hack-a-Shaq" strategy. Shaq shot 39 free throws, making only 18, an NBA record for most free throws attempted. Despite this low percentage, Shaq made 9 of 16 in the 4th quarter to keep a Lakers lead. The Pacers cut the lead to 99–96 and were looking to foul Shaq, but when Shaq got the ball he passed to Robert Horry who converted not only the layup, but the foul shot as well giving them a 102–96 lead en route to a 111–104 Lakers victory.
Game 3
June 11
7:30 pm ET |
Recap at the Wayback Machine (archived February 4, 2001)
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Los Angeles Lakers 91, Indiana Pacers 100 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 15–23, 27–30, 24–26, 25–21 | ||
10 | Pts: Mark Jackson 6 | |
L.A. Lakers lead the series, 2–1 |
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis Attendance: 18,345 Referees:
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Taking advantage of Kobe Bryant's ankle injury, Indiana restored a semblance of parity to the proceedings. Kobe's absence was felt as the Pacers had an 11–2 run in the first quarter to take an 8-point lead. Austin Croshere once again had another huge 2nd quarter, scoring 8 points as the Pacers shot 61% from the field. The Lakers tried to make a run to get back into the game, but upon doings so, Indiana answered with 12 straight points and led by 17. The Lakers were desperate and attempted another run to get within 3 points, but Reggie Miller nailed all his free throws at the end of the game to give Indiana a 9-point win.
Game 4
June 14
9:30 pm ET |
Recap at the Wayback Machine (archived February 4, 2001)
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Los Angeles Lakers 120, Indiana Pacers 118 (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23–33, 28–21, 29–23, 24–27, Overtime: 16–14 | ||
5 | Pts: Mark Jackson 8 | |
L.A. Lakers lead the series, 3–1 |
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis Attendance: 18,345 Referees:
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Full game broadcast by NBC on YouTube |
The Pacers took a quick 9–2 lead due to Rik Smits hitting his first four shots. Kobe Bryant attempted to play with his sore ankle but only managed to score 6 points in the first half. Even though Bryant and O'Neal were in
Game 5
June 16
9:30 pm ET |
Recap at the Wayback Machine (archived February 4, 2001)
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Los Angeles Lakers 87, Indiana Pacers 120 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 28–39, 17–25, 22–22, 20–34 | ||
5 | Pts: Mark Jackson 7 | |
L.A. Lakers lead the series, 3–2 |
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis Attendance: 18,345 Referees:
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Reggie Miller and the Pacers dominated the game from the start in what would be Larry Bird's last game as a coach in the state of Indiana. Reggie Miller came out and made 5 straight shots including a 4-point play. The Pacers hit their first 6 three point shots in the game. The Pacers would have a 20-point lead in the 2nd quarter, and eventually won by 33 – it was the worst Lakers NBA Finals loss since the 148–114 loss to Boston in the 1985 NBA Finals, known as the "Memorial Day Massacre."
With their loss in Game 5, the Lakers record in close-out games dropped to 3–6 in the 2000 NBA Playoffs (the other losses coming in Games 3 and 4 in the first round against Sacramento, Game 4 in the series against Phoenix, and Games 5 and 6 versus Portland). As a result, the series returned to California.
Game 6
June 19
9:30 pm ET |
Recap at the Wayback Machine (archived February 10, 2001)
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Indiana Pacers 111, Los Angeles Lakers 116 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26–24, 30–29, 28–26, 27–37 | ||
Mark Jackson 11 |
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal 41 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal 12 Asts: Ron Harper 9 | |
L.A. Lakers win the NBA Finals, 4–2 |
Staples Center, Los Angeles Attendance: 18,997 Referees:
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After the two teams traded blows in the first quarter, Mark Jackson concluded the period with a turn-around half-court shot at the buzzer to give the Pacers a 26–24 advantage. They would not relinquish their lead until the fourth quarter. In the first half, the Pacers would lead by as many as twelve points. However, the Lakers chipped away and entered intermission trailing 56–53. Indiana added two more points to their lead, and entered the final period in a position to force a decisive seventh game.
In the fourth quarter, the momentum shifted. The Lakers got four timely three-pointers from Derek Fisher, Robert Horry, and Rick Fox. The turning point occurred on a play where Brian Shaw stole the ball from Jalen Rose, leading to a fast break where Shaquille O'Neal hit an off-balance shot to give the Lakers the lead. The Pacers never led after that point.
The Lakers would build a seven-point lead, but the Pacers fought back to tie the score at 103. After a timeout, the Lakers scored six unanswered points to regain control. The Pacers made one final valiant effort, but it fell short and the Lakers clinched their first championship in twelve years. Shaquille O'Neal led all scorers with 41 points and also pulled down 12 rebounds. He was awarded the Finals MVP.[34]
Player statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game
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Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Kobe Bryant | 5 | 5 | 35.2 | .367 | .200 | .909 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 15.6 |
Derek Fisher | 6 | 0 | 18.7 | .429 | .583 | .833 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 6.0 |
Rick Fox | 6 | 0 | 17.3 | .611 | .625 | .867 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 6.7 |
Devean George | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | .000 | .500 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
A.C. Green | 6 | 6 | 17.2 | .571 | .000 | .857 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
Ron Harper | 6 | 6 | 30.7 | .464 | .400 | .700 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 10.8 |
Robert Horry | 6 | 0 | 30.3 | .512 | .200 | .727 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 9.2 |
Travis Knight | 4 | 0 | 2.3 | .667 | .000 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
Shaquille O'Neal | 6 | 6 | 45.5 | .611 | .000 | .387 | 16.7 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 38.0 |
Glen Rice | 6 | 6 | 32.2 | .400 | .632 | .650 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 11.5 |
John Salley | 4 | 0 | 3.3 | .667 | .000 | .000 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Brian Shaw | 6 | 1 | 18.8 | .216 | .000 | 1.000 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
- Indiana Pacers
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Jonathan Bender | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | .667 | .000 | .750 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3.5 |
Travis Best | 6 | 0 | 16.3 | .467 | .500 | .833 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 5.8 |
Austin Croshere | 6 | 0 | 24.2 | .545 | .400 | .867 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 15.2 |
Dale Davis | 6 | 6 | 29.5 | .575 | .000 | .545 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 8.7 |
Mark Jackson |
6 | 6 | 31.0 | .413 | .400 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 7.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 9.7 |
Derrick McKey | 6 | 0 | 12.0 | .500 | .500 | .667 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
Reggie Miller | 6 | 6 | 42.0 | .413 | .375 | .978 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 24.3 |
Chris Mullin |
3 | 0 | 4.0 | .500 | .000 | .667 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
Sam Perkins | 6 | 0 | 21.8 | .379 | .478 | .750 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 6.0 |
Jalen Rose | 6 | 6 | 43.2 | .467 | .500 | .833 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 23.0 |
Rik Smits | 6 | 6 | 19.3 | .466 | .000 | 1.000 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 10.0 |
Žan Tabak | 3 | 0 | 3.7 | .500 | .000 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Broadcasting
The 2000 NBA Finals was aired in the United States on NBC, with Bob Costas and Doug Collins on play-by-play and color commentary respectively. Even though Marv Albert had been rehired by NBC Sports in 1999 following his infamous sex scandal, NBC opted to keep Costas as the lead play-by-play man to avoid any negative publicity. Albert was eventually promoted back to the lead role before the succeeding season.
Hannah Storm served as the studio host while Isiah Thomas, Bill Walton and Steve "Snapper" Jones served as studio analysts. Ahmad Rashad and Jim Gray served as sideline reporters.
Aftermath
This was the first NBA championship for the Lakers since
The Lakers went on to score a “three-peat” when they won the NBA championship in 2001 and 2002, making them the first team to open a new arena with three straight NBA championships.[38] However, the Lakers were unable to score home-court advantage throughout the playoffs in the latter two, yielding them to the San Antonio Spurs and Sacramento Kings, respectively. In addition, the Lakers were able to beat both of those teams in the Conference Finals. They won the championship over the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets, respectively.
As of
The Lakers and the Pacers would meet again 23 years later in the
Riots
During the Lakers' victory on June 18, an estimated crowd of over 6,000 fans gathered outside Staples Center to view the game and later celebrate the victory. However; as the crowd grew during the night following the victory, fans began acting unruly until the celebrations devolved into a riot. Fans began lighting numerous bonfires or torching nearby cars in the street, things devolved quickly as vandals also began looting and vandalizing nearby buildings.[42] LAPD was criticized for its late response hours after the damage began, there was no released total of the overall property damage but 70 cars and a local dealership were destroyed.[43] Upon seeing the destruction following the victory, owner Dr. Jerry Buss and Magic Johnson would heavily condemn the vandalism and urge fans to leave the area and celebrate in peace. LAPD were forced to re evaluate their security plans for that election year's Democratic National Convention following the destruction.[44][45]
See also
- 2000 NBA Playoffs
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External links
- NBA History
- "Official Website on NBA.com". NBA.com. Archived from the originalon August 15, 2000. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
- 2000 NBA Finals on YouTube
- NBA Basketball Stat Reference