Brutal game for like three quarters. Shaq and Kobe are the only Lakers to even score until 5 min left in...the 2ND quarter lmao. But really entertaining 4th. TP and Manu really not at that level yet. Robinson a shell of his former self. It's basically Duncan vs the World. Stephen "O'Block" Jackson with a pretty solid game though. Walton's commentary funny as hell.
It's probably hindsight, but you can feel more of that tension between Shaq and Kobe. Shaq's hardly involved at the beginning of the game
To be fair Phil Jackson wasn't there for this game (some medical condition).
Shaq comes up HUGE from the FT (something like 17 for 23
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