O'Neal was at the peak of his dominance in the Finals that year. He averaged 45 minutes per game, 33 points, 15.8 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 3.4 blocks per game. He led the Lakers to a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Digitals and won the championship that year. championship, and Kobe was slowly maturing at that time. Kobe averaged 46.8 minutes per game and averaged 24.6 points, 7.8 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game. However, although Iverson lost the game at the time, his His performance was enough to win him respect. Iverson averaged 47.4 minutes per game in 5 games, averaging 35.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. Although it was a pity that he lost the game, Iverson's outstanding performance also made him proud. People have proven their strength.
In the 2001 playoffs, the Lakers led by O'Neal and Kobe Bryant encountered little effective resistance in the Western Conference. Before the start of the finals, almost everyone was optimistic about the Lakers, but they refused to admit defeat. As soon as Iverson came up, he gave the OK team a surprise at the Lakers' home court. Iverson performed like crazy in the first Finals, scoring 48 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. The team's second highest scorer was Mutombo and Snow's 13 points can be said to have led the team to defeat the Lakers alone.
On the Lakers side, O'Neal's performance was equally astonishing. He scored 44 points, 20 rebounds and 5 assists, while Kobe's performance was a bit poor, with only 15 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists. The two teams fought fiercely until overtime. In the end, the 76ers defeated the Lakers 107-101 away from home.
In the second game, the game was dominated by Kobe, who did not perform well in the first game. He scored 31 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, while O'Neal once again dominated the paint, once again getting 20 rebounds and There are also 28 points, 9 assists and 8 blocks. With the outstanding performance of the two, the Lakers also beat the numbers and evened the score. Iverson's performance was not bad, but faced the Lakers 23 The data of points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists cannot lead the team to victory.
Iverson once again performed well in the third game. His 35 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists were good enough, but the Lakers' OK combination showed their power. Kobe scored 32 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, and O'Neal scored 30 Points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 blocks. The outstanding performance of the two led the Lakers to overtake the score.
In the fourth game, Iverson once again scored 35 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, but the Lakers had O'Neal, a giant inside, who also scored 34 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists again. Statistics, and Kobe only took 13 shots in this game, scoring 19 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists. The Lakers took a 3-1 lead.
In the last game, although Iverson scored 37 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, although O'Neal did not score more than 30 points, O'Neal scored 29 points and 13 rebounds and O'Neal scored 26 points and 12 rebounds. With 6 assists, Kobe led the Lakers to defeat the Digital Team without any suspense and won the championship that year, while O'Neal won the FMVP with his outstanding performance in the game.