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Book of Basketball 2.0

2004 Finals, Game 4: Shaq’s Last Great Game (The Rewatchables With J.A. Adande) | Book of Basketball 2.0

Book of Basketball 2.0

The Ringer

Sports

4.85.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2019

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Chapter 3b: With the Shaq/Kobe era crumbling against a hungry 2004 Pistons team, Shaquille O’Neal tried to save the day with a memorable throwback performance. It ended up being his last great Lakers game. What did that night say about Shaq, that bizarre Lakers season, and a now-underrated champion from Detroit that wouldn’t roll over? Bill breaks it down with his former ESPN colleague J.A. Adande. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:42.6

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0:48.1

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0:52.1

Coming up, we talked about Shaquille O'Neill and his resume for the Hall of Fame pyramids,

0:57.7

specifically the Pantheon, which we covered in a podcast with Jay and Donnet a couple days ago.

1:02.7

Now we're back for the accompanying podcast, a rewatchables game about game four, 2004, NBA finals,

1:12.0

the Los Angeles Lakers playing in Detroit against the pistons. My name is Bill Simmons. Let's do it.

1:22.1

All I like Shaquille is going to have a tattoo. She said three cries playing that.

1:29.5

He, the boy, he had to be with us there and he already feel positive.

1:33.6

So he's good at you. It's a book of basketball.

1:38.3

Yeah, it's a book of basketball.

1:41.1

Yeah, it's a book of basketball.

1:43.9

Yeah, it's a book of basketball.

1:47.6

The Detroit LA 2004 game four, you were selected for a lot of reasons for these two Shaquille

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