June 15, 2001: "You want to play against (Finals MVP) Shaquille O'Neal? Well, you better be ready."
O'Neal had 29 PTS/13 REB and Kobe Bryant added 26 PTS/12 REB in the Lakers' 108-96 Game 5 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers that clinched the NBA Championship for Los Angeles.
“But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him.” (Romans 5:8-9)
On this day in 2002... the Los Angeles Lakers became just the 5th team in NBA history to win 3 consecutive NBA titles!
▪ Shaq: 36.3 PPG, 12.3 RPG and 2.8 BPG for the series, winning his 3rd straight NBA Finals MVP🤯
▪ Kobe: 26.8 PPG, 54.5 3P%, third-youngest player to win 3 rings💍
▪ Phil Jackson: 9th title, completing the 3-peat for the 3rd time in his career 🏆
Joe Montana's Final Magic Act
#Chiefs-Broncos, 1994 MNF
"Lord, you can take me now, I've seen it all."
After John Elway gives Denver the lead with 1:29 left, Montana takes his team 75 yards to win it.
ABC's Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, and Dan Dierdorf — left breathless at Mile High
Steve and Ed Sabol take us behind the scenes of the groundbreaking 1968 NFL Films documentary, "Lombardi".
An up-close, intimate look at #Packers legend Vince Lombardi
Born June 11, 1913
Heaven Birthday, Coach🕯️
#GoPackGo
Charles Barkley: “In today’s NBA, any time us old guys says something, y’all like, ‘We old, get off my lawn guys.’
"Yo, those 3s were great, the first half. At some point, when you start missing, you gotta say, ’Maybe we should stop shooting 3s.” 🏀 📺
Happy Big 7-0, Joe Montana!
• PFHOF Class of 2000
• 4x Super Bowl Champion
• 2x NFL MVP
• 3x Super Bowl MVP #FTTB
• NFL 75th Anniversary and NFL100 All-Time Teams
• Super Bowl 50 Golden Team
• 1980s First-Team All-Decade
• 1989 NFL Offensive Player of the Year
• 1986 NFL Comeback Player of the Year
• 8 Pro Bowls
• 3x AP First-Team All-Pro
#49ers#Chiefs
June 10, 2001: Robert Horry of the Lakers drives and dunks during a 96-91 win at Philadelphia in Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
Horry scored 15 PTS, Kobe Bryant scored 32 PTS and Shaquille O'Neal had 30 PTS/12 REB/4 BLK for Los Angeles. The 76ers' Allen Iverson had 35 PTS/12 REB.
The whole message was excellent, but the following clip is especially powerful.
If you’re in the SBC, give this a listen, then join me in giving Willy Rice your vote for president.
June 5, 2002: This slam dunk by Kobe Bryant during the Lakers' 99-94 win over New Jersey in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
Bryant finished with 22 PTS/6 AST and Shaquille O'Neal had 36 PTS/16 REB/4 BLK to lead Los Angeles. Jason Kidd had 23 PTS/10 REB/10 AST/3 STL for the Nets.