Hopefully before the league removes it... Such a travesty. They essentially stole the finals and most likely the championship from the Kings, the city, and RA. Goodness <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LcS10rSrOhI&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LcS10rSrOhI&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZlByVWEEXE8&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZlByVWEEXE8&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/b0KJvlSUB-w&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/b0KJvlSUB-w&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>
yeah, its still crazy to actually see such rigging instead of remembering it. And man, Webber and Divac were really something under RA.
wow.. that was really really bad. Thanks for sharing the videos. I wasn't watching the NBA back then.
I really hope all these exposures will help Rockets next year. Our coach was a victim in 2002 Our center was a victim in 2004
I never got to see this series here in Australia, back then they didn't bother putting playoffs on until the Finals if i remember. I just can't fathom how blatant the favoritism for the Lakers was, by those highlights. Most of the calls against the Kings were too far out to believe those were NBA refs in a playoff series. It's also ridiculous to see how much the refs/league were riding Shaq's d*ck back then to give him the calls he would get, yet Yao in his career won't get these calls, even if he had half his salary credited to Donaghy's bank account!! basically, ludicrous... I no longer credit Lakers with their three-peat... pfft.
i just got pretty mad watching that. how the hell did divac, pollard, and webber keep their cool during all of those fouls? on the pus side... i can't wait for the rockets to look that good on offense under coach A.
we better get some concessions next season, our best player was abused in o4 and our coach was abused in 02.
I remember watching that game and thinking then why can't everybody see this game is rigged, right when Bibby got clobbered on that inbounds play by Kobe.
That is amazing. It is not basketball, those are refs... I wish Yao could get at least 50% of Shaq's calls.
If you want to dl that, go to mediaconveter.org or .com and then type in the link of the youtube video and save it.. Im doing it just in case NBA takes it down again so I can upload it for othr people
I doubt it will get taken down again. The media made a point of pointing it out the first time... so it makes them look like they are hiding something. I could be wrong though.
No kidding I would have completely lost it. It get me pissed off to watch that not even being a fan of the kings, think about being one of the players or the coach. damn
No lie, Webber had skills that Nash could only dream to have (haha ok not that good), but if webber just has to stand there and find a man he had passing skills of a PG. That was one hell of a team, the Kings were def best that year, I still remember that, I just forgot how damn good they were.
wow, i know i think this every time i watch that kings team but MAN, c webb was one hell of a player. he played this game like a true leader and made his teammates better, something he didn't get much credit for.
It looked early on like the Kings new something was up and they couldnt do crap about it. They were lingering about the calls longer than most teams, but in a way that was more like "consistency please". In the end, they did the only thing they could: Play their best, and try to keep the refs out of it. Unfortunately at that level of play(Conference Finals) the teams are close enough that unless one is just on fire the refs will have a say.
These calls are atrocious and an abomination...and that's exactly why Donaghy named this game as a 'fixed' game. Anybody can say it was fixed by looking at this game--it's easily the worst officiated game of all time. Maybe favoritism from the refs, but I highly doubt the NBA fixed it. Being that the Donaghy allegations are going away and the FBI already finished their investigation, I'd say there was no fix...it was just a ridiculously badly officiated game. I hope.
Okay, one of the craziest calls was that elbow from Kobe into Bibby's face and Bibby was called for the foul.
