On this day in 2002... the Los Angeles Lakers became just the 5th team in NBA history to win 3 consecutive NBA titles!
▪ Shaq: 36.3 PPG, 12.3 RPG and 2.8 BPG for the series, winning his 3rd straight NBA Finals MVP🤯
▪ Kobe: 26.8 PPG, 54.5 3P%, third-youngest player to win 3 rings💍
▪ Phil Jackson: 9th title, completing the 3-peat for the 3rd time in his career 🏆
Amard Pagan
6’0 155
Guard
Penn State Lehigh Valley
USCAA D2
2022-23 Stats (20 Games):
📈 10.0 PPG 2.6 RPG 43% FG 37% 3PT 73.6% FT
2024-25 Stats ( 20 Games):
📈 7.3 PPG 2.6 RPG 40% FG
2022-2023 | FRESHMAN
Appeared in 20 Games, Starting 6 Games
Averaged 10.0 PPG
Scored a season- high of 17 points three times against Harrisburg Community College (11/15/2022) Thaddeus Stevens Tech (1/17/2023) Northampton Community College (1/19/2023)
"I'm a two-way player."
OG Anunoby this postseason:
🔥 19.9 PPG
🔥 57.0 FG%
🔥 47.4 3P%
🔥 1.5 SPG
🔥 1.1 BPG
His Knicks seek a 3-1 lead tonight... while the Spurs look to even the NBA Finals at 2-2!
"He has become one of the great playoff performers in his era."
🔥 Most clutch points since 2023 (149)
🔥 Most 4Q points since 2022 (535)
Jalen Brunson's 9.3 4Q PPG this postseason are the most for a player to reach the NBA Finals since Dirk Nowitzki in 2011!
An older man raised his hand toward a woman pushing a baby stroller… her husband stepped in and punched him immediately. Did he take it too far or he did the right thing?
JALEN BRUNSON WINS EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS MVP 🏆
🗽 25.5 PPG
🗽 7.8 APG
🗽 3.3 REB
🗽 47.8 FG%
FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1999, THE NEW YORK KNICKS ARE HEADED TO THE NBA FINALS!
Another incredible night from Jalen Brunson 👏
🗽 30 PTS
🗽 6 AST
🗽 1 STL
Brunson is averaging 29 PPG, 8.7 APG, & 1.7 SPG for the series 🤯
Knicks seek their 11th straight win & first NBA Finals appearance since 1999 on Monday at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN!
10 STRAIGHT POSTSEASON WINS FOR NEW YORK.
During the streak, New York has averaged 122.2 PPG while allowing 99.7 for opponents, giving them an average margin of victory of +22.5!
The highest average margin of victory over any 10-game postseason winning streak in NBA history 🤯