This Day in NBA Playoffs History: Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal Finish the Blazers With This Alley-Oop

With the Lakers looking to finish the Blazers, Kobe Bryant tosses up a legendary, thunderous alley-oop to Shaquille O'Neal.

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Take a trip down memory lane as we share a crazy moment at the podium, an amazing posterization, an absolute on-court fail or a memorable shooting performance from the postseason of the National Basketball Association in This Day in NBA Playoffs History.

It's gotta be bittersweet for Los Angeles Lakers fans to check out this legendary alley-oop from Kobe Bryant to Shaquille O'Neal which essentially punched the Lake Show's ticket to the NBA Finals in 2000. While the play was a sign of great things to come for the Lakers, who won the NBA title for three consecutive years, this moment also signifies what could've been for the dynamic duo of Shaq and Kobe if they didn't part ways. *sheds single tear*  

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