2001-2002 Sacramento Kings

TheIraq

I know we are talking 9 to 10 years ago but at that time did anybody really believe they could've beaten the Lakers in that Western Conference finals or was I the only one? I still believe the shit was fixed and Sacramento got screwed..

Chris Webber
Vlade Divac
Doug Christie
Mike Bibby
Peja Stojakovic
Bobby Jackson
Hedo Turkoglu
Gerald Wallace
Mateen Cleeves ( Yea I brought this nigga up)
Scot Pollard

Finish 61- 21 1st in the Pacific Division Lost 3 - 4 in the Western Conference Finals to the Lakers ( Great Series imo)

Who rocked wit em?

Why didnt they win the title in '02? I dont give a fuck what anybody says because they were better than the Lakers this season... So did they beat themselves or did they lose to the refs (Darth David Stern)? Or were the Lakers just too much for them?

TheIraq

This shit literally crushed my soul

ysl313

it was wildy acknowledged that they were cheated by bad officiating against the lakers in game six of that conference finals

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On June 10, 2008, Donaghy's attorney filed a court document alleging, among other things, that Game 6 of the 2002 Western Conference Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings was fixed by two referees. The letter states that Donaghy "learned from Referee A that Referees A and F wanted to extend the series to seven games. Tim knew Referees A and F to be 'company men', always acting in the interest of the NBA, and that night, it was in the NBA's interest to add another game to the series."[39] The Lakers won Game 6, attempting 18 more free throws than the Kings in the fourth quarter, and went on to win the 2002 NBA Finals. The teams were not named, but the Western Conference Finals was the only seven-game series that year.[40] The document claimed that Donaghy told federal agents that to increase television ratings and ticket sales, "top executives of the NBA sought to manipulate games using referees".[39] It also said that NBA officials would tell referees to not call technical fouls on certain players, and states that a referee was privately reprimanded by the league for ejecting a star player in the first quarter of a January 2000 game.[39] Stern denied the accusations, calling Donaghy a "singing, cooperating witness".[40]

Datdude87

*looks at post count*...yeah theres actually quite a few of us who think that sactown was robbed of that series. the whole donaghy thing jus further solidified some of our beliefs

ysl313

this team was going to win the ship that year, niggas robbed c-webb

txboi_09

Havent fucked with that bullshit of a league since and now they even got the commisioner owning teams

Sym_

one of the most blatant robberies ever

nba lost so much respect that year...

TheIraq

Mike Bibby was so clutch in this series though....

Ibex

Bad officiating and Peja nutting up at the wrong time is what cost them.

TheIraq

Ibex wrote: »

Bad officiating and Peja nutting up at the wrong time is what cost them.

You talkin about that ball he threw over the rim? lol smh... They tried to blame it on a bad ankle smh

FlyFreeCt

Man it hurts to even think about this bullshit smh...Tough being a Kings fan...

marc123

lol @ Shaq missing that bunny put back.....

Max.

live in sacramento...i never yelled at a tv like when robert horry hit that 3...one my fav playoff series..

b*braze

if they couldve, they wouldve...


niggas said they was gettin cheated by the refs, but they was right there in basically every game with chances to win it, and missed free throws/couple lucky shots just did them in

b*braze

TheIraq wrote: »

This shit literally crushed my soul

lmao.... my favorite moment as a laker fan.


lol robert horry the clutch gawd sleepwalkin through entire games and casually toss in game winning shot, like it aint shit

Mvpbrodie93

They choked in game 7

Ekscape

That Robert Horry shot is forever engraved in my mind... remember it like yesterday, my house erupted with epic niggie dances

c1up

damn floor cleaning boy got into the celebration

ThaJudge650

The best team ever that never one a championship. Great they added them to 2k12

PanchoYoSancho

ThaJudge650 wrote: »

The best team ever that never one a championship. Great they added them to 2k12

Overreact much?

Jamaica

Sym_ wrote: »

one of the most blatant robberies ever

nba lost so much respect that year...

that and tim duncan winning mvp over jason kidd