OK's Last Championship (4K)

The Heat and the Lakers opened the Finals on June 10, 2001.

At the Lakers' home court, Staples Center, many Los Angeles fans had already forgotten the man who had single-handedly built the Showtime dynasty—Pat Riley.

Pat Riley was somewhat unfamiliar with this new arena as well.

But that did nothing to diminish his determination to crush the Lakers dynasty!

This year's Heat could defeat anyone!

In G1, the aggressive Heat scored 61 points in the first half!

Kobe locked down Eddie Jones, and Tim Hardaway tore Little Fish apart.

When Kobe switched to defend Tim Hardaway, Eddie Jones continued to brutalize Little Fish.

One was the small, speedy guard Little Fish feared most; the other was the veteran big brother who had led him since the moment he entered the league. Little Fish could not stop either of them.

Their outside shooting opened up the interior attack. Stephen Jackson became more involved in help defense, leaving O'Neal to absorb even more punishment.

Alonzo Mourning had specifically developed a smooth mid-range shot to face the Lakers.

The Lakers could only struggle to hold on in the first half, trailing by as many as 15 points.

In the third quarter, Kobe went into full takeover mode.

Harris benched Little Fish and brought on Manu Ginobili, deploying a two-star system alongside Kobe.

Though Manu Ginobili's defense was even worse than Little Fish's, his offense more than made up for it.

This year, Manu Ginobili averaged 25.4 minutes per game, putting up 17+2+4 and winning Sixth Man of the Year.

With the Sixth Man on the floor helping Kobe draw defensive attention, Kobe entered a frenzied scoring mode!

Eddie Jones guarded Kobe.

During Kobe's first two years with the Lakers, Eddie Jones and Kobe had often practiced against each other.

Now, it was