Lakers 4 Peat
Lakers sweep to three peat.
Lakers 4 peat. All those years. While the lakers ultimately prevailed in. The purple and gold won them by five and three points respectively.
A post shared by los angeles lakers lakers on jun 23 2020 at 2 59pm pdt in fairness games 1 and 3 had been competitive. 175 they defeated minnesota in the first round of the playoffs but the four peat attempt ended as they were eliminated by san antonio in six games in the second round. Led by hall of fame center george mikan the lakers bested the new york knicks in 52 and 53 and clinched the three peat with a 4 3 nba finals win in 1954 over the syracuse nationals who won the title the next season and later became the philadelphia 76ers.
No 4 peat for the lakers. Rd 1 gm 3 0 for 2. Heres his 3 point shooting stats from the 03 playoffs.
The term a portmanteau of the words three and repeat originated with the los angeles lakers of the national basketball association during their unsuccessful campaign for a third consecutive championship during the 1988 89 season having won the previous 2 nba finals the lakers however were swept by the detroit. Rd 1 gm 6 0 for 5. Self lakers submitted 6 years ago by triggatrev.
The lakers would attempt a four peat the following year but started the 2002 03 season 11 19. The san antonio spurs have ended the. Interestingly the 39 year old was on the opposing side when the lakers achieved their three peat by sweeping the new jersey nets 4 0 in 2002.
The los angeles lakers put on a performance worthy of basketball s. Jefferson was the nets small forward and he averaged 9 4 points per game when he and his team clinched the eastern conference. However they finished the season 39 13 to finish 50 32.
Rd 1 gm 2 0 for 4. Rd 2 gm 1 0 for 3. May 16 2003 at 4 02 am edt updated june 20 at 4 42 pm los angeles ap may 16 2003 there will be a new nba champion this year.
The los angeles lakers became a dynasty during the early 2000s by winning three straight championships but they did face some major threats along the way. The three peat pat riley had sought to bring l a. Did robert horry cost us a 4 peat in 2003.
In the 2002 nba finals the lakers easily dismantled the new jersey nets 4 0 en route to their third consecutive championship. June 13 2002 12 44 am ap the dynasty was far too tough for the self proclaimed team of destiny. Rd 1 gm 1 0 for 3.
