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Pippen claims referees missed multiple 3-second violations on Shaq in 2000 WCF: "The officials never focused on that"

In addition to succumbing to pressure, Pippen believed that Shaquille O'Neal 's dominance, combined with the referees' lack of urgency, contributed to the Blazers' defeat. Scottie observed that, in ...
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"Any snipers in the room?" - Kobe's ice-cold response to doubts about whether he was going to return in the 2000 Finals after an ankle sprain

Los Angeles Lakers fans collectively held their breath when Kobe Bryant suffered an injury in Game 2 of the 2000 NBA Finals against the Indiana Pacers. By then, it was clear to them that the young ...
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"I gave them all the respect and I think that killed my game" - Reggie Miller says not talking trash against the Knicks in 1999 cost them the series

Indiana Pacers legend Reggie Miller entered the 2000 NBA Finals with lessons from his 1999 NBA Playoffs campaign. A year before they booked a ticket to basketball's biggest stage to face the Los ...
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"As long as they have Shaq in the paint" - Reggie Miller and the Pacers were not worried about Kobe Bryant's absence in the 2000 NBA Finals

Kobe Bryant's injury in Game 2 of the 2000 NBA Finals squeezed the life out of the Los Angeles Lakers. He was their second-best player. Bryant was the midrange assassin who perfectly complemented ...