LA Lakers 2000-Birth of a Dynasty

November 19th, 2011 by Tim Harvey Leave a reply »
The game that changed it all.

NBA FINALS 2000-GAME 6: INDIANA PACERS 111-L.A. LAKERS 116

PREGAME

Let's take it back, way back. Before Dallas ended Phil Jackson's reign this year and before a Pau Gasol trade brought some gold back to the sunshine of California's favourite team. Way, way back, even before after taking three, the departure of Shaquille O'Neal led to the death of a dynasty. Let's take it back to when the dynasty began, back in the new millennium, were the Lakers were given new players, new uniforms and a new arena.

It all looked so good with this forum of talent and purple and gold promise. All that stood in the new Los Angeles Lakers and their new beginning was Larry Bird (again), fellow hot-shooter Reggie Miller and the Indiana Pacers. After five hard-fought, back-and-forth tempo games in STAPLES and the Conseico Fieldhouse in Indiana, the series came back to L.A. for a crucial Game 6. What could be more fitting?

FIRST QUARTER

This is Larry Bird's last game as a head coach and just like when he was a player, tonight in California he's about to witness some magic that's going to leave him with not ...

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