2001 NBA Finals: Lakers at Sixers, Gm 3 part 1/14

Game 3 - Lakers 96, 76ers 91

Despite Shaquille O'Neal fouling out with more than two minutes left, the Lakers were able take over down the stretch thanks to the heroics of Robert Horry. The Lakers forward scored 12 points in the fourth quarter, including a key three-pointer with 47 seconds left, to give the Lakers a 2-1 series lead.

O'Neal, Horry and Kobe Bryant combined for 77 of the Lakers 96 points. Bryant had 16 of his 32 points in the second quarter, when the Lakers took the lead for good. O'Neal finished with 30 points and 12 rebounds, and after the game was highly critical of the defensive style of 76ers center Dikembe Mutombo, who he claimed was flopping.

Allen Iverson scored 14 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter to help the 76ers cut into a deficit, but could never get Philadelphia over the top. Mutombo added 23 points and 12 rebounds.

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[frusionnn]

R.I.P. NBA on NBC (November 3, 1990 - June 12, 2002)

^ such a shame losing one of the greatest broadcast's in sports history

[masonbomber516]

Nba isnt as fun as this nomore

[Antimatter050]

Right here! Right now!!. Miss that intro!

[playoffexpert1]

'Cause fat ass didn't totally carry the ball at 7:35

[playoffexpert1]

Fuck you Shaq if your fatass could make some fuckin free throws maybe you woulda won game 1 huh? Nobody was partyin' anyway yeah we celebrated game 1 that's what you, the media, and all your bandwagoning "fans" get for acting like you were just gonna mob the Sixers in 4 games.

[Phillysports0822]

@tcoom76 to you I am from Philly and I loved this team wish we could go back in time

[kenny6449]

nobody beats the bulls intros in the 90's and ima laker fan

[bigfella3411]

shaq has a pottymouth haha

[tcoom76]

this 76ers teams was all heart.... this was America's bandwagon team at the time and for good reason....I miss this so much I'm gonna cry...

[AintHome000]

"fuck these mahfuckas lets get in they ass, they out there fuckin partyin and shit lets fuckin go man" 1:12

[ballislife06]

mutumbo was the shit in 2000-2001 he should have been in the first team nba that year. Plus averaging 16 points a game, 8+ rebounds, and 2 blocks a game during this run/during the playoffs, man this guy was on fire. Iverson needed help in the backcourt though to compete with the lakers, tryone hill was a scrub that year and also aaron mickie.