Story of NBA Finals 2001 Game 2 Los Angeles Lakers vs Philadelphia 76ers Recap
In game two of the NBA finals in 2001 the Los Angeles Lakers faced off against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Staple Center in Los Angeles among all the incredible Feats Shaquille O’Neal accomplished none was more impressive than the past to Derek fiser that resulted in his ninth assist
In the final moments of game two of the NBA finals on Friday night the Lakers managed to hold off the Unstoppable Philadelphia 76ers 9889 thanks to Fisher three-pointer with two weight remaining with 28 points 20 rebounds nine assists and eight block shots O’Neal tied the finals record and helped the lickers tie
The series at one game a piece O’Neal wasn’t the only Laker to perform well other players also did well in addition to scoring 14 points and contributing significantly to Allen Iverson’s containment Kobe Bryant finished with 31 points eight rebounds and six assists in the closing seconds of the game Iverson
Became increasingly combative as the series progressed with 638 remaining O’Neal committed his fifth foul two minutes later Philadelphia went on a 133 run to get within three points at that point O’Neal provided fiser with his crucial assist and Fischer’s three-pointer and a Robert Horry basket put the Lakers ahead
94 86 with 11 19 remaining with 28 seconds left O’Neal hit a jump hook to give Los Angeles an eight-point lead that virtually ured the win when the series picks back up Sunday night in Philadelphia Iverson will aim to contribute more Fischer’s defense kept him to 23 points and he missed all four
Of his free throw attempts before committing his third fourth and fifth fouls in the first five minutes of the fourth quarter O’Neal appeared to be leading the Lakers to a decisive Victory he had already tied the finals record for blocks held by Bill Walton H aajan
And Patrick yui for the next 5 minutes the Lakers managed just two baskets but they were were three pointers from Fischer and Brian Shaw that prevented the 76ers from drawing Eva with 19 seconds remaining Iverson quit the game and yelled at the Lakers who were once again strong favorites despite losing
The first game after shooting 7even for 22 in game one Bryant recovered to shoot 11 for 23 from the field and eight for eight from the field and eight for eight from the foul line Fischer lost the first game without scoring but he bounced back strongly DMI mutambo had
Six 16 Aaron maky 14 Todd mccullock 13 Eric snow 12 for the 76ers whose balanced scoring was a surprise the primary reason for it was their inability to get the ball to Iverson as much as they wanted because of Fischer’s tight defense Iverson missed his opening four shots before
Converting a reverse fast break layup and setting up Jamaine Jones for a three-pointer and a 13 te lead after receiving their second fouls in the ninth minute of the first quarter Tyrone Hill and Tombo were sidelined until the middle of the second however before the two starters returned with 6 minutes
Remaining before halftime the Sixers actually outscored the Lakers by seven points and prevented them from taking advantage Los Angeles LED 4947 at the half thanks to 16 points from Bryant and 17 points from O’Neal and 13 rebounds during the majority of the third quarter O’Neal’s five blocks gave
The Lakers an advantage Bryant’s fast break layup with a 5-sec remaining gave the Lakers a 7265 lead Fischer stole any impressively bur Iverson to take a nine-point lead with 20 seconds remaining Fischer made a three-pointer to give the Lakers a 10-point lead 7767 with roughly 9 minutes remaining in
The fourth quarter Bryant made a wideopen three-pointer to give the team an 8270 lead Iverson finally tried his first free throws 10 31 but missed both after Iverson made a three-pointer O’Neal scored an Al oop dunk off a pass from Bryant to give the Lakers the advantage by the time O’Neal committed
His fifth foul with 638 remaining the lead had grown to 13 before O’Neal returned with 522 remaining the 76ers went to the foul line seven times but Bell missed three of those attempts snow stole the ball and Maki made it 86 80 before Shaw made a three-pointer from the left corner to
Give the Lakers some Breathing Room the Staple Center crowd went nearly silent as the ball was in the air with three four remaining and a chance to reduce the deficit to three points Iverson missed two more foul shots but the 76ers went on to score the next four points
With 222 remaining O’Neal missed the other end and mutono made a short back shot to tie the score at 8986 however with 27 remaining fiser three-pointer gave Los Angeles a six-point Advantage Bryant and O’Neal combined for a total of 59 points showcase faing their dominance on the
Court on the other side the 76ers were led by Allan Iverson who scored 23 points despite Iverson’s efforts the 76ers fell short with the Lakers winning the game 98 E9
Kobe Bryant 31 PTS
Shaquille O’Neal 28 PTS
Allen Iverson 23
