Dirty D
Vikes & Raptors 4 Life
Round 1 vs the 8th-seeded Pacers, who were in the Finals the year before. Rik Smits retired and Larry Bird stepped down as the coach, replaced by Zeke.
Game 2 - AI drops 45
Round 2 vs the 5th-seeded Raptors, with Vince Carter at the height of his powers.
Game 2 - AI drops 54 after the Raptors stole Game 1. Must-win game for Philly, they needed him to be amazing and he was.
After Vince drops 50 in Game 3 to put Toronto up 2-1, AI hits a clutch 3 in Toronto to even the series. This game is also notable for Charles Oakley's boneheaded decision to try and run a solo fastbreak with AI chasing him down, shown at the end of this video.
Game 5 - AI drops 52 after being presented the MVP trophy to put the Sixers up 3-2.
Game 7 - The Raptors throw the kitchen sink at AI to stop his scoring. He drops 16 dimes and Philly wins the series.
ECF vs the Bucks with Ray Allen, Glenn Robinson and Sam Cassell
After the 6ers went up 1-0, the Bucks got super physical with AI, forced him into a 5-for-26 Game 2 and he sat out Game 3 to rest his hip. He didn't even sit on the bench so that the hip could heal better. Came back for Games 4 and 5 which Philly took to go up 3-2. Game 6 was a blowout until Philly made a furious push to make it respectable, with AI dropping 26 of his 46 in the 4th.
The momentum from that run carried into Game 7, where AI dropped 44 to send the Sixers to the Finals.
NBA Finals - The Lakers swept through the entire West. It was a foregone conclusion that they'd be the champs. The only discussion was whether they'd lose a game.
Game 1 - 48 points, Sixers win, Lue's soul is taken.
6 40+ point games, including 2 50+ point games. Won 2 series his team had no business winning. Shaq was the only reason they didn't win the title. I tried to find the clip of AI telling reporters "they got Shaq, man" during the Finals. That's a story for another day.
Appreciate AI at his peak!
Game 2 - AI drops 45
Round 2 vs the 5th-seeded Raptors, with Vince Carter at the height of his powers.
Game 2 - AI drops 54 after the Raptors stole Game 1. Must-win game for Philly, they needed him to be amazing and he was.
After Vince drops 50 in Game 3 to put Toronto up 2-1, AI hits a clutch 3 in Toronto to even the series. This game is also notable for Charles Oakley's boneheaded decision to try and run a solo fastbreak with AI chasing him down, shown at the end of this video.
Game 5 - AI drops 52 after being presented the MVP trophy to put the Sixers up 3-2.
Game 7 - The Raptors throw the kitchen sink at AI to stop his scoring. He drops 16 dimes and Philly wins the series.
ECF vs the Bucks with Ray Allen, Glenn Robinson and Sam Cassell
After the 6ers went up 1-0, the Bucks got super physical with AI, forced him into a 5-for-26 Game 2 and he sat out Game 3 to rest his hip. He didn't even sit on the bench so that the hip could heal better. Came back for Games 4 and 5 which Philly took to go up 3-2. Game 6 was a blowout until Philly made a furious push to make it respectable, with AI dropping 26 of his 46 in the 4th.
The momentum from that run carried into Game 7, where AI dropped 44 to send the Sixers to the Finals.
NBA Finals - The Lakers swept through the entire West. It was a foregone conclusion that they'd be the champs. The only discussion was whether they'd lose a game.
Game 1 - 48 points, Sixers win, Lue's soul is taken.
6 40+ point games, including 2 50+ point games. Won 2 series his team had no business winning. Shaq was the only reason they didn't win the title. I tried to find the clip of AI telling reporters "they got Shaq, man" during the Finals. That's a story for another day.
Appreciate AI at his peak!
will always be that nikka to me 
