The Lakers played the New Jersey Nets in the NBA finals in 2001. The Lakers beat NJ 4-0 games in that series. They won their third consecutive NBA championship.
The Lakers swept the NJ Nets, winning the last game in NJ
yes.
It depends on which year you were talking about. Currently, the Nets would get crushed by the Lakers even if the Lakers star players were absent.
2000 Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 Indiana Pacers
In the year 2000, Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Indiana Pacers in the NBA Finals 4-2. In 2001, Lakers dominated the Philadelphia 76ers 4-1 and grabbed the NBA championship. Shaquille O'Neil was named the MVP of the series. In 2002, LA Lakers swept the New Jersey Nets 4-0 to capture their 14th NBA championship. It also marked the fifth occasion in which a team has won at least 3 championships in succession.
The New Jersey Nets
The last time the New Jersey Nets made the playoffs was in 2007. They defeated the Toronto Raptors (4-2) in the first round and got elemintated by the Cleveland Cavaliers (2-4) in the conference semifinals.
The lakers and the nets
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The LA Lakers and the New Jersey Nets
The LA Lakers and the New Jersey Nets
not much compared to the lakers