{"id":113757,"date":"2021-09-25T18:48:39","date_gmt":"2021-09-25T10:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/?p=113757"},"modified":"2021-09-25T18:48:39","modified_gmt":"2021-09-25T10:48:39","slug":"shaquille-oneals-impressions-about-the-2002-nba-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/basketball\/shaquille-oneals-impressions-about-the-2002-nba-finals-113757.html","title":{"rendered":"Shaquille O\u2019Neal\u2019s Impressions About the 2002 NBA Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Shaquille-ONeal-min.jpg\" alt=\"Shaquille O\u2019Neal\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-113758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Shaquille-ONeal-min.jpg 620w, https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Shaquille-ONeal-min-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Shaquille-ONeal-min-120x68.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"button-container\">\n<div class=\"button-align\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dafa07.net\/DFBSPMY-REG1\"><img alt=\"\"src=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/unspoken\/images\/join-now.png\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dafa07.net\/DFBSPMY-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/unspoken\/images\/view-market.png\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='content-column one_fourth'><p><strong>Share this story<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style\">\n<a class=\"addthis_button_facebook_like\" fb:like:layout=\"button_count\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_tweet\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_google_plusone\" g:plusone:size=\"medium\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_pinterest_pinit\" pi:pinit:url=\"https:\/\/www.dafabet.com\" pi:pinit:media=\"#\" pi:pinit:layout=\"horizontal\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/300\/addthis_widget.js#pubid=undefined\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- AddThis Button END --><br \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"three-fourth\">\n<p>The Lakers won their third straight NBA Championship in 2002 after sweeping the Nets in four games and Shaquille O\u2019Neal was extremely dominant, averaging 36.3 points, 12.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.75 blocks in 41.5 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Shaq talked to Brandon \u2018Scoop B\u2019 Robinson on Scoop B Radio about playing the Nets in the 2002 NBA Finals: <em>\u201cIt was boring. I actually got mad when we were playing in Jersey. You think Todd McCollough is going to stop me at the crib in Jersey in front of my grandma and grandpa?&#8230; No. Stop it.\u201d<\/em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Neal revealed what Phil Jackson asked to work with him in harmony and take him to the top of the NBA. The first three championships of Jackson with the Lakers were in a three-peat with Shaquille O\u2019Neal and Kobe Bryant leading the way. O\u2019Neal arrived to Los Angeles in 1996 and in 1999 he was still after his first NBA Championship. The Lakers signed Jackson as their head coach hoping to change that and he had some recommendations for Shaq.<\/p>\n<p>Shaquille O\u2019Neal averaged 23.7 points, 10.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.3 blocks in 34.7 minutes over 1,207 career games in 19 years with the Magic, Lakers, Heat, Suns, Cavaliers and Celtics.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview at Rich Eishen\u2019s show, Shaq revealed details about his relationship with Phil Jackson, what it was like to meet him and Jackson\u2019s requests for him:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHe brought a resume. If he says, \u2018Do this,\u2019 we all know that he knows what he\u2019s talking about. Because every summer when we\u2019d lose, we\u2019d watch him in the Finals. &#8230; When I first met him, he said, \u2018Look, if you listen to me, you\u2019ll be MVP. You listen to me, you will win a championship.\u2019 And I said, \u2018Cool.\u2019<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>First thing he said, \u2018No more albums, limit your commercials and do everything I say.\u2019 And I agreed, and it was probably the best years that I played. Once we had that formula of how to win, we were just thirsty for more.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Jeff Pearlman\u2019s book Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty, broke down more details of their first interactions.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cFrustrated by one lost season after another, O\u2019Neal spent the summer lifting weights, watching what he ate, ingesting creatine and other supplements.<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI was huge,\u201d he said. \u201cSolid bulk.\u201d<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHow much you weigh?\u201d Jackson asked.<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d O\u2019Neal replied.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>\u201cI want you to lose about 15 pounds,\u201d Jackson said. \u201cThe bigger you are, the harder it\u2019s gonna be on your knees, and I want you playing 40 minutes a game.\u201d<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cOkay,\u201d O\u2019Neal replied.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Lakers won their third straight NBA Championship in 2002 after sweeping the Nets in four games and Shaquille O\u2019Neal was extremely dominant, averaging 36.3 points, 12.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.75 blocks in 41.5 minutes. 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