kobe bryant beat orlando magic in the 2000 finals.
kobe bryant beat orlando magic in the 2000 finals.
who did kobe bryant beat in the 2000 finals?
orlando magic
bryant was sidelined for six weeks prior to the start of the 1999–2000 season due to a hand injury that he had incurred during a preseason game against the washington wizards. when bryant was back and playing over 38 minutes a game, he had an increase in all statistical categories during the 1999–2000 season. this included leading the team in assists per game and steals per game. the duo of o'neal and bryant backed with a strong bench led to the lakers winning 67 games, tied for fifth-most in nba history. this followed with o'neal winning the mvp and bryant being named to the all-nba team second team and all-nba defensive team for the first time in his career (the youngest player ever to receive defensive honors). while playing second fiddle to o'neal in the playoffs, bryant had some clutch performances including a 25-point, 11 rebound, 7 assist, 4 block game in game 7 of the western conference finals against the portland trail blazers. he also threw an alley-oop pass to o'neal to clinch the game and the series. in the 2000 finals against the indiana pacers, bryant injured his ankle in the second quarter of game 2 after landing on the pacers' jalen rose's foot. rose later admitted he placed his foot under bryant intentionally. bryant did not return to the game, and he also missed game 3 due to the injury. in game 4, bryant scored 22 points in the second half and led the team to an ot victory as o'neal fouled out of the game. bryant scored the winning shot to put the lakers ahead 120–118. with a 116–111 game 6 victory, the lakers won their first championship since 1988.
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nba courtside 2: featuring kobe bryant is a basketball video game developed by left field productions and published by nintendo for the nintendo 64. the game was released in north america exclusively on october 31, 1999. it is the sequel to "kobe bryant in nba courtside" and features nba star kobe bryant on its cover. bryant also performed the motion capture for the game.









































a game boy color version of the game was released at the same time, entitled "nba 3 on 3 featuring kobe bryant".
nba courtside 2: featuring kobe bryant