Feb. 12, 2000: Vince Carter's legendary Slam Dunk Contest performance brings the event back with a vengeance after it was replaced in 1998 and there was no All-Star Weekend in 1999. June 4, 2000: The Los Angeles Lakers rally to beat the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals. The Lakers overcome a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter, punctuated by an alley-oop pass from Kobe Bryant to Shaquille O'Neal for a right-handed dunk in the final minute.