If crooked NBA playoff series were heavyweight boxers, then the 2002 Western finals (Lakers-Kings) was George Foreman and the 2001 Eastern finals (Bucks-Sixers) was Earnie Shavers. Here's Bill Simmon's recount of the series. than we would with L.A." said an angry Ray Allen after a controversial GM5 loss in the series. "It behooves everybody for the league to make more money, and the league knows that Philadelphia is going to make more money with L.A. The conspiracy theory that Ray Allen and Coach George Karl believed in was the NBA and NBC did not want a "small market" team like the Bucks to face off against Shaq, Kobe and the Lakers in the NBA Finals. ![]() ![]() On this day in history, June 3rd of 2001, Allen Iverson (44pts) and the 76ers eliminated Ray Allen and the Bucks in GM7 of one of the most controversial playoff series of all-time.
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