Stage 3

Kobe Bryant, top, shows his Laker teammates where he thinks he was fouled on his last basket. There was no call on the play, which didn’t much matter, in large part because of the dominating presence of Shaquille O’Neal, left. Net fans tried using a giant brick to intimidate O’Neal, above, but his play kept the Nets, despite the brilliance of Jason Kidd, below, in the shadows.