1997 NBA Playoffs: Lakers at Jazz, Gm 5 -part 14/14

[alec9tap]

Why didn't Van exel ,Jones or some veteran take the ball out of Kobe's hands

[cburns1689]

kobe looks like 2pac

[cburns1689]

Why is nick the quick van exal not shooting in ot?

[cburns1689]

haha the Lakers really miss Robert Horry in this OT.

[youngseven07]

Good old days

[victorlopez007]

Atleast Kobe had the balls to shoot, Lebrick wuda just passed em up

[Legend1One]

Kobe's range on the J was waaaaay off.

[stevesvidsbb]

Epic Air Jordan commercial dunking from the free thrown line at 2:23

[rancidmilk19]

kobes old. game over. enter era of lebron/dwade. go sit in the reclining chair kobe cuz ur career is declining :( down 0-3 to dallas and kobe only took 16 shots in game 3? damnnnnnnnnnn

[cburns1689]

@rancidmilk19 the era of kevin durant is starting

[000000MJ2345000000]

Kobe SUCK!!! ball

[Harvey51907]

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[XManimal]

Now the Jazz get dominated by the Lakers in the playoffs how things change...

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[htspassion18]

I think after its all said and done, LeBron would likely be considered as the best ever. It would difficult to put him ahead of MJ but it is highly likely he will surpass Kobe. Lebron defenitly had a better early career then Kobe.

[TheRatedIX7]

@htspassion18 yep thats true. Cause when Kobe got drafted he went to a team that had a lot of skilled veteran players. LeBron went to a team full of scrubs so he had more time to develop as a rookie and a sophomore.

[raykob95]

wasnt kobe a rookie during this?

[hahaha12345678901234]

@raykob95  yes

[Ace2548]

i bet kobe was so mad after this game that he went to his hotel room and raped some chick.

[thunerbolt5676]

i wonder how many points kobe had

[lucasscott3]

Damn.... Kobe grew a lot after this game, you need to have experience like this to make yourself become the best player in the NBA. He did it.

[TheRatedIX7]

Yeah he grew up. I remember this series and how the Lakers couldn't get past Utah and the year after this the Jazz swept them in the WCF. No one would've ever thought 12 years later Kobe would be a 4X NBA Champion and the 2008 NBA MVP.

[WushuDude13]

lol i love the losers here bashing kobe. but truth is, this made kobe who he is today. the BEST. fuck lebron cuz he can't do it in the clutch now. and you guys swtich places with kobe i bet you pussies wont even make eye contact with the coach when he asked "who wants this shot"......cuz thats waht happened, that benh full of vets and none of them wanted to take the shot except KOBE!

[FMEGAIIIOI]

I wonder what shaq has told to Kobe on 9:07 after the game..

[Kito343]

kobe u just choked on national television and we will never beat malone and stockton in a playoffs series, (u made us look like fools and now we cant win the title, next year they gon wipe their asses wit us and we wont win a title til 99-00 when we face a weak eastern conference team, your ball hogging costed us the game, thank u kobe) which of course, they never did, lol. Still, I love Shaq,my favorite player all time love ya shaq, call me some time, lmao

[hkchrisnz]

@Kito343 fuck u dick

[FMEGAIIIOI]

after watching this clip, I love Kobe more and more.

[GREGNASTY]

"He has shot BLANKS the ENTIRE overtime!!"

[Rodzilla97]

michael finished the jazz off like kobe never. no lakers team with kobe could beat those jazz, not the 3 peat lakers or 08 09

[Kito343]

soooo right, i back u up homes, kobe sucked ass back then, heck, chris dudley played better than him lmfao ahahaha

[Rodzilla97]

so what did kobe do about this? well, the next year in 98 the jazz swept the lakers, and kobe avg 10 ppg against them. hah, he never got them back for this, they were too good, the lakers couldnt hang with the 96-99 jazz, not a chance. 98 had they beat the jazz kobe would have his shot against michael in the finals, i bet he's glad the jazz swept them cause michael would have embarrassed kobe badly

[lucasscott3]

shit, did this game make kobe destroy utah every other game through the other seasons?

[TheQuestion3]

Kobe Bryant...I'm pretty sure looking at that game tape and I know Eddie Jones told you he was wide open I think that was either Stockton or Hornacek who ran right at you he was open in the corner...

[rcpwnsu]

man it sucks to watch kobe struggle in his rookie year. he probably felt so bad after that. but boy has he come a long way!

[FMEGAIIIOI]

Kobe = best player ever!

[GREGNASTY]

He SURELY didn't look as the GOAT right here!!

MJ NBA GOAT 4 all time, baby!!

[californialove445]

he was 18 years old dumbfuck

[GREGNASTY]

So, you asshole?

(Let me remind you, you began with the name calling, so if my comment hit a nerve try being more mature next time.....)

[californialove445]

it didnt hit a nerve, and i said that because your a dumb for saying that the kid was only 18 lets see how good you would do at 18 against the 98 jazz in the playoffs game five

[GREGNASTY]

At least in my rookie years I'd have passed such a critic ball that could end my season to an open player, which kobe didn't 3:55-4:00 and most importantly @ 4:35-4:38(look @ the open player in the cormer puttin his hands up, indicating he was OPEN. Their coach probably called that play, but kobe did NOT make the final pass). He may be a great player now, but he choked and placed himself in this position, going against the coach's play and being selfish.....

[californialove445]

If you read deeper into the situation, Shaq himself said that nobody on the team was willing to take those shots, Kobe stepped up and said he would do it. Your damn right he's a great player now, possibly the greatest ever next to MJ. THis game only fueled him to become a great player

[Chroz32]

these old commercials were interesting to watch.

[scoobie68420]

i knew after this game that kobe was going to be special..18-19yrs old playin in the playoffs, taking big shots..yea he shot airballs but he showed alot of heart and he wasnt scared....

[scottdonovan0125]

LOL ugh, 1997 check out the shorts on the cheerleaders...like mom pants. Stockton's were sexier.

[Jeff051176]

lol mom pants haha.

[yugimotocy]

i bet kobe felt like shit when two months later his idol jordan did what he couldn't

[Marvelfanforlife]

That was a terrible shot by Kobe and Eddie was open. He was cold out there, I agree that someone else should have taken that shot. But Kobe got better since then and the Lakers won their championships so things work out eventually.

[chocrow]

kobe had no right being out there. van excel should have been throwing those up.

[sunshinebutmorerain]

"Take it to the hole"

OMG! Del Harris was behind the Denver rape case.

[SeanSawx05]

Kobe is the man.

[joeyheisman3]

kobe = air ball, air ball again

[imrealboutmine]

thats why kobe is better now you learn from shit !

[sweatynuts]

I remember watching this and was so heartbroken and felt so bad for Kobe (Damn Jazz fans threw some trash at the Lakers bench back then too) but funny how Kobe now dominates the Jazz BY HIMSELF and calls them Mother Fuckers on national television. Beautiful. JAZZ = WHERE NO CHAMPIONS HAPPEN

[realrocky8591]

Fuck you you fucking faggot loving hippie.

[fidelyo123]

i was 9yrs old when i was watching this and im 20 now...and look at kobe here, and where he is now...its amazing....time flies!!

[icywhitetee]

Deja vu

[edfmx86]

kobe cant do OT vs Jazz LOL

[boxingfan86]

a rookie kobe who grew* I LOVE LA

[sonofkrypton78]

JAZZ=PATHETIC...end of story.

[ebokers100]

bring on the jazz, kobe remembers!!!

[xtmreef]

Kobe will EAT that entire Utah Jazz team today

[jorqy]

He could have pass the ball to Eddie Jones. Eddie is better than him in shooting three's.

[distrunner10k]

yah he shot airballs so what....

See what kobe edid to the jazz just a couple games ago.....

Kobe is so much greater than just this one game....honestly this very same thing (the airballs..but in general the BALLS to shoot it...) that makes 24 an incredible player witha killer instict...

he has no fear

kb24=2008 mvp

[edevart]

Loved watching Kobe throw up airball after airball.  Great game. Lakers won a few titles after this, but Kobe still has no class.

[cejay94]

funny, how many championship have the jazz won since then, oh i forgot none, did they win it that year nope..kobe will get another one

[joe1nas]

no class get out of here u sound like a hater he got more class then u probaly

[Lamaj96]

It's great to see the groing pains a great player goes through. Especially with all the great things Kobe does today. It really allows you to appreciate how far he's come and he was already pretty amazing back then. You can't tell by this video but Kobe volunteered to take those shots. He wanted the opportunity but was probably still a bit nervous.

[TheQuestion3]

this was the game that made Kobe Bryant who he is today....but do you have any playoff games of the Lakers in 1998 against the Sonics?

[egt1]

Lol, Jazz fans got owned by Kobe for many more years after this.

[litjourney]

Kobe's worst cluth time performance. But I believe it took this game to make him the great player that he is today. Plus, the guy was a freaking teenager at the time!

[litjourney]

You have to love Shaq for being a caring big brother to Kobe.  Shaq, after all, did disappoint his team for fouling out.

[scoutie101]

An ugly-ass game between the two teams I despise the most. It's a shame someone had to win.

[reidf74]

Utah is the real embarrassment. How many championships have they won? Oh yeah, ZERO!

[cj985]

4 airballs in total for Kobe!

Great game.

[Rentenkz]

4 NBA Finals appearences for Kobe!

Great career

[Wallistism]

Haha another air ball at the end, how embarassing for the lakers.

[clutchcity25]

Oh my god. I almost can't stand to watch this.