Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal combine for 59 points as the LA Lakers defeated the Philadelphia 76ers and Allen Iverson, 23 points, 89-98 in Game 2 of the 2001 NBA Finals.

Allen Iverson's 48 points leads Philadelphia in surprising win . 76ers G. Allen Iverson scored 48 points to stun the Lakers in Game 1 of the 2001 NBA Finals.

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Phil Jackson called Shaq’s third-place MVP finish in 2001 "a real slap in his face," then used it as fuel for the title run.

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2008 — Zheng Jie completes the biggest victory of her career at Wimbledon, beating new No. 1 Ana Ivanovic 6-1, 6-4 in the third round. The 133rd-ranked Zheng’s victory, her first against a top-10 ...

Ujiri — the architect of the franchise’s only NBA title, in 2019, and a once-untouchable executive star — served 13 years ...

Former NBA coach Doug Collins on how Michael Jordan’s 2001 NBA return with the Washington Wizards wasn’t a ceremonial ...