Great partnership
1996–2004Los Angeles Lakers
Kobe Bryant & Shaquille O'Neal
Perimeter ambition met unmatched interior force in a partnership brilliant enough to three-peat and volatile enough to end early.
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Greatest duos · 1996–2004
Kobe Bryant & Shaquille O'Neal
Los Angeles Lakers
Perimeter ambition met unmatched interior force in a partnership brilliant enough to three-peat and volatile enough to end early.
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Defining games
Curated games from the partnership, season or same championship core. The order favors stakes, historical meaning and how clearly the group’s identity appears on the floor.
2000 Western Conference Finals
2000Game7
LOS ANGELESLAKERS
PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS
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JUN 4, 2000
Lakers vs Trail Blazers
2000 Western Conference Finals Game 7
NBA Finals
2001Game1
PHILADELPHIA76ERS
LOS ANGELESLAKERS
Score hidden
JUN 6, 2001
76ers vs Lakers
2001 NBA Finals Game 1
2002 Western Conference Finals
2002Game4
LOS ANGELESLAKERS
SACRAMENTOKINGS
Score hidden
MAY 26, 2002
Lakers vs Kings
2002 Western Conference Finals Game 4
2002 Western Conference Finals
2002Game7
LOS ANGELESLAKERS
SACRAMENTOKINGS
Score hidden
JUN 2, 2002
Lakers vs Kings
2002 Western Conference Finals Game 7