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Article: On the other (big) foot: Shaq, Lakers go for sweep of Nets tonight; NBA FINALS 2002
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- June 12, 2002
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Shaquille O'Neal remembers the night
Houston fans banged brooms against his team bus following the last
sweep in the NBA Finals. Seven years later, O'Neal considers it one
of the four lowest moments of his life.
O'Neal can bring his own broom to Game 4 and smack it all over New
Jersey if the Los Angeles Lakers finish this series tonight.
The Lakers have a 3-0 lead over the Nets in the best-of-seven
series and a Los Angeles win on Wednesday would mark just the seventh
sweep in Finals history.
O'Neal refused Tuesday to dwell on the looming opportunity of
being on the winning side of a sweep.