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The Kobe-to-Shaq alley-oop
Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal were the most iconic and lasting NBA images of the early 2000s. The duo's alley-oop in game 7 of the 2000 Western Conference stands above the rest. -
Jordan's last ride
When Michael Jordan retired for the second time in January of 1999,he said he was "99.9 percent certain" that he would never play in the NBA again.Less than 2 years later, on September 25,2001,that 0.1 percent chance changed everything. He announced his return to the NBA, as a member of the Washington Wizards. -
Sweet three-peat
When Pat Rile marked the phrase "Three-Peat" in 1988, he thought that it would be for his two-time defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers. -
Draft class for the ages
There are a handful of NBA Drafts that could be claim to being the greatest. In 2003, another group added themselves to that list. While LeBron James dominated the headlines on his way to being selected number 1 overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade rounded out the top five. -
Motor City championship
When Joe Dumars was hired by the Detroit Pistons to be team president after the 1999-2000 season, he couldn't have predicted what awaited his team 4 seasons later. The Pistons had not advanced beyond the first round of the playoffs since 1991 ,and had missed the playoffs in 4 of the previous 8 seasons prior to Dumars' hiring. -
Things change, Spurs stay the same
Just like the old saying goes, the more things change the more they stay the same. That about summed up the Spurs once again, who edged the Pistons in a physically demanding and thrilling finals game. -
D-Wade delivers in Finals
In front of their home fans, down 89-76 with 6:15 minutes remaining in Game 3 of the 2006 NBA Finals, the Miami Heat's season was hanging on by a thread. -
LeBron schools Pistons
In LeBron James' first post season game, the Cleveland Cavaliers took a heavily-favored Detroit Pistons team the distance before falling 79-61 in Game 7 of the 2006 Eastern Conference semifinals. The following season, James and the Cavaliers had a chance for redemption. -
Rockets' win streak to remember
Until the Miami Heat won 27 games in a row in the 2012-2013 season, the Houston Rockets' 22-game win streak in the 2007-2008 season stood as the gold standard for consecutive wins in the modern NBA era. -
Phil passes Red
It took 43 years, but in 2009 Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson did what was once considered impossible. He passed Red Auerbach for the most NBA titles won as a coach when he collected his 10th championship. He then went onto winning another championship the following season that brings his total to 11, which broke the record.
