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NBA2001 NBA Finals Game 1

76ersVERSUSLakers

2001 NBA Finals Game 1 · Jun 6, 2001

Philadelphia entered Los Angeles as a heavy underdog against a postseason machine in the Finals opener.

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Starting fives

Verified starters

Home starting five
Los Angeles Lakers
StarterDFDerek Fisher
StarterHGHorace Grant
StarterKBKobe Bryant
StarterRFRick Fox

Before the game

Spoiler-free context

Los Angeles entered the Finals 11–0 in the playoffs after sweeping the West, while MVP Allen Iverson had dragged an injured Philadelphia roster through two seven-game series. The matchup looked like the final step in an inevitable Lakers postseason.

  • The Lakers had not lost in more than two months and were pursuing a perfect playoff run.
  • Philadelphia was missing key health and depth, placing an extraordinary creation burden on Iverson.

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Epic Score

94.8

Fan Rating

★ 4.82

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Starter
SOShaquille O'Neal
Away starting five
Philadelphia 76ers
StarterAMAaron McKie
StarterAIAllen Iverson
StarterDMDikembe Mutombo
StarterJJJumaine Jones
StarterTHTyrone Hill

The five starters come from each team’s saved NBA box-score order. Exact positions are omitted because this archive does not reliably provide them.