Old Payton and old, injured Malone played a big part, but KB outside of one game had a terrible series. Shaq was the most efficient player on the court, while KB continued to gun it up.
LBJ at his best has been just as effective statistically as MJ. He's just not finished product yet, although him ever coming through at the end isnt promised. I will say that Kobe entertains me just as much as Mike did though cause he makes shots noone has ever even dreamed of taking late in postseason games.
They go out of their way to leave messages on Kobe videos talking about how great Mike was.Yes we all know Mike was great but these video is about how great KOBE is. If you want to suck MJ's dick run along to one of his videos and continue with your Jesus Jordon sack slobbing. Leave Kobe videos for his fans and unbiased people that just want to watch a clip of one of the greatest players ever to do it.
This is not the only year Kobe got robbed of the MVP award. All through out his career, Kobe was always on a bad position, but he still managed to win though. This series just solidifies how great Kobe is, imagine this Lakers roster with Smush parker as your 3rd option, c'mon. If Kobe only had a better team on his career, he would've won 6 titles by now.
i literally hate everyone on the lakers that year. people forget, odom didnt start playing well till bynum developed and pau moved lamar to the bench.
i'd seriously rather have 7'3 ilgalskus and eric snow and larry hughes. those laker teams 2005-2006-2007 were a travesty
@BlackSabotage100 Shit. Well, I guess they should both do voiceovers for porn then. We'll give the softcore stuff to Harlan and Marv can handle the more kinky, hardcore shit.
Truely a remarkable playoff performance and that shot he Kobey created @ 7:37 is simple BANANAS! I beleive that this era of his career was simply his peak where he exceled to another dimension in which he came the closest to matching Michael and even superceding. This cemented his greateness as an all time great & definitaly within the top 10 of all time with the lights of Michael, Isaish Thomas, Magic, Shaq, Hakeem Alajawane, Barkley, Bird, Pippen, docter "J", Wilt Chamberlian. In my opinion.
@2blessed847 I've thought that that shot has been so underrated for years. and they say Kobe doesn't have any "memorable moments" in the post season...that's bs
wow...Kobe averaged 35 ppg that year and his team was horrble....While Jordan averaged 30 his whole career, Jordan was always the first opton and had better teams than Kobe did most of the time.
@dvelez0311 for the first 5 or 6 years jordans team was trash jus like lebrons thats why he never won. but when he got players he could trust and count on he achieved more. kobe went thru his time with garbage teams too but now that he has a team he can count on he is back at the top. and even tho he had shaq ppl forget he still average in the high 20s in points, he was all nba 1st team defense and he took the big shot EVERY time. remember shaq cant shoot free throws
kobe actually still averages 27 points per game per 36 minutes. its just his minutes are down and hes not shooting as much as he used to, obviously. back then it was about getting out of the first round.. now its about getting his 6th ring.
ALL kobe had to do was make 1 shot AT HOME vs the 28th ranked defense in the nba and lakers not only win the game,BUT THE SERIES...SCORING CHAMP KOBE AIRBALLED IT
@shaqpopcorn34 you obviously haven't MJ's quote ''I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed'' Even the great one has missed game winners. If you play the game of basketball you should know everyone airballs at least one shot in their life. Typical Kobe hater get the fuck out of here why are you on here anyway?
@kikeazul70 ...gotta spread the truth.....michael jordan routinely shot higher than his teams fg% and he rountinely shot a higher fg% than the league average....
as for kobe,he is behind his teams and the nba average fg% year after year,INCLUDING THIS YEAR......in fact,kobe shot 0-9 in the first quarter today...
kobe= holdsnba record 30 misses in a game.....reggie miller has never even taken 30 shots
@shaqpopcorn34 Arn't you the same guy that said ''No Shaq no ring for Kobe''? I remember you telling me that a few years back before Kobe won his 4th ring. That message is still in my inbox. Yet 2 years and 2 rings later, your still hating on Kobe. You have to respect the man, his skills are above the roof. He's better than you and I combined and he is the all time greats. If you hate this guy then I don't know who you like as a player Kwame Brown?
@18brandon92 "MJ was way more efficient than Kobe" How is this true?
Their points per possessions are nearly identical. Kobe's eFG is 48.8 to MJ's 50.9. Kobe is an extremely efficient scorer.
Kobe and MJ are not identical players. Kobe played his career further away from the basket than MJ ever did - MJ never had a single dominating big in the post. The difference in success between a 2pter and a 3pter is gigantic - and KB has shot 2.5 times more threes than MJ ever did. He's a better shooter.
@thiennguyenX2 How is this true? Lmao. MJ avg'd more points in the season than KB . Mj had a higher shooting pct in the season than KB. MJ avg'd more points in the PLAYOFFS than KB & Mj had a higher shooting pct in the playoffs than Kobe. KB has been first team all D as well as Mike, but MJ had a Defensive Player of the Year the same year he had a scoring title. MJ had a lot more MVPs than the one Kobe has & Kobe has NEVER avg'd 37 ppg & has NEVER shot 50% from the field. MF was mroe efficient.
@18brandon92 Look at KB's first three seasons. You see something strange?
OH right, he was (along with KG) the first 18 year olds EVER in the league. Mandetory benching in 98' for rookies out of high school. Numbers for 3 entire seasons skewed. Don't bring up career stats man.
Also, I didn't say that KB as more efficient, read properly. Your quote said this.
"MJ was way more efficient than Kobe". Untrue. That is all. And Kobe avg. 35.4 in 05-06 when he had no team.
@thiennguyenX2 Okay, take out Kobe's first 4 seasons; MJ is STILL much more efficient. He was a better defender, and rebounder, didn't shoot his team out of games & was more consistently clutch. If Kobe was on the Bulls, he'd have 2 rings MAYBE. Put MJ with Shaq, or Gasol/Odom/Bynum? Lmao. KB is a great player, & i've always been a Laker fan, but he doesnt even want people to even compare him to Mike because Mike is Mike. Go the stat & record books, watch their careers side by side & you'll see.
@18brandon92 I'ma have to call you on putting MJ on the Lakers and KB on the Bulls. Pretty absurd thing to hypothesize imo.
Better defender = MJ is a good bet. Slightly more steals/blocks over his career too. Bigger hands, faster stronger gg MJ. But KB is no slouch either, made the DPOTY teams more often than MJ did overall.
As a scorer, KB is right up there with MJ in efficiency/PPP. If you mean, PERS do favor MJ significantly.
But as a caveat, the Bulls/MJ never had a dominate big.
@thiennguyenX2 My point is that Kobe has only won championships with someone on his team that shoots around 60% to balance out his 40-45% shooting percentage i.e Gasol & Shaq. He's a phenomenal player, but he doesnt shoot a high enough percentage or pass enough to go deep into the playoffs with another man down low. Even LeBron is more efficient than Kobe, which is why LBJ & Mike went deeper into the playoffs than Kobe when having virtually no help. Guess we'll have to agree to disagree.
@18brandon92 There you go again, with the 40-45% - his eFG is 48.8. And MJ had to Hall of Famers, and arguably one of the best defenders ever and best rebounder ever. MJ did his shit alone?
@thiennguyenX2 Who cares where you shoot from ? it's all about making plays after plays . a layup and a jumpshot are the same two points. KB misses too many shots & it kept him from being an even greater player. MJ shot 57% one year. Do you realize how dominating that is? I never said MJ had no help; im saying Kobe had all the help in the world & still didnt monopolize the league like he should have, the way Jordan did . & you're holding KB in too high of a regard for no reason.
For example, suppose Player A goes 4 for 10 with 2 threes, while Player B goes 5 for 10 with 0 threes. Each player would have 10 points from field goals.
Player B = Jordan. Player A = Kobe.
Same points score in the same number of shots taken, 10% difference in FG %. Do you get it now...?
KB took 2.5x more 3s than MJ. KB is so offensively efficient and here we have a perfectly intelligent person arguing otherwise.
@18brandon92 Are you telling me, Ray Allen misses too many fucking shots because is FG % is 45%???
I don't even..
Ray Allen = greatest pure shooter of all time. 45% career shooter. Yeah... where you shoot from doesn't matter.
And KB won half the championships in the last decade. The 5 seasons he didn't win them, he was dropping
81, 62 in 3 quarters vs. Dallas, 65 vs. port., 3 50+ in a row, 9 40+ in a row, broke MJ's 35+ streak to an all time with 12 35+ in a row. But didn't win shit.
@thiennguyenX2 Kobe shoots what, 30% from the 3pt line? That means Player A shot six 3s to be consistent with his avg. You're argument is baseless & MJ outdoes Kobe in almost every category outside of "shot difficulty". & Ray Allen is ONE-DIMENSIONAL He doesnt play great D, isnt a player-maker, rebounder, ot leader so stop bringing him up. & Kobe didnt win his championships dominating in the Finals either. Go check his efficiency there. I'm saying he's not as efficient as MJ in any context.
@18brandon92 ...KB shoots 34% career (32.7% MJ) don't round it to 30% when 4% is basically the difference between MJ and KB's career FG% to begin wit. The point is amount of shots taken from the 3. KB has taken 2.5x more 3s than MJ, statistically it skews his FG far more than MJ's lower 3 numbers did is overall FG%...stat noobs zzz
KB also shoots better from the FT line, career. So every category? And we're only talking offense so far, why do you constantly try to muddle it with other shit?
@18brandon92 We're talking field goal percentage of shooters and I can't bring up the best shooter ever to compare... Aren't we making sense.
My god. Do you know what Ray Allen's eFG is? 52.9%. Do you know where Ray Allen rates in terms of offensive efficiency in points per shot ALL TIME ? No.1. MJ sits at no.10 all time. You're an MJ fanboy who thinks MJ is the best at everything, and no1. can compare but get back to reality.
@thiennguyenX2 because making shots isnt the only thing that makes a player efficient. That's why Ray Allen isnt considered one of the top ten of all time like MJ and KB. As far as the 3s, MJ's 3 was farther out for most of his career so there's your 2%. & how can someone who scores 5 ppg more with a 5% higher pct over 15 years not clearly be substantially more efficient? & Mj's playoff stats blows Kobe's out of the water. Remember MJ's 48ppg vs the Suns in the playoffs? Cmon man lol
@18brandon92 Once again, we're talking FIELD GOAL %. Remember how you were all "herp derp 50% goat"? Lets do shooting/scoring efficiency before anything else k? Don't try to bag Ray just b/c he isn't convenient.
And MJ's 3s were farther out for most of his career? LMAO. You ignoramus.
From 1994-95 to 1996-97 the NBA shortened the three point line to near the college level in an attempt to help offensive players score more. MJ's numbers skyrocketed b/c he always lacked range.
@18brandon92 Kobe was one of the two (along with KG) 18 year old rookies this league has ever had.
Can you look at his first 3 seasons? Oh right, mandatory benching at that time, they had no college experience and were thought to be unfit to play + Lakers already had a star guard (Van Exel). KB pioneered what LBJ then was allowed to do. Remove those outlier* seasons if you're truly interested in career performances. KB's PPG career is 28 not 25.
@18brandon92 MJ in the playoffs: yep he owned. MJ > all in the playoffs.
84-85: Blown out in 4 games, 29.3ppg
85-86: Swept in 3, 43.7 PPG
87-88: Swept in 3, 35.7ppg
These are his highest PPG avg. in the playoffs, but also ended in less than one series - these numbers shouldn't even count. Just as KB's first two (3) playoff seasons (on the bench) shouldn't count with only 8pts for him.
Stats are skewed.
Even with two 8pt years, KB still has 25.4ppg to MJ's 33.4.
@thiennguyenX2 MJ still made more points with less shots taken & with a higher percentage than Kobe. MJ shot 54% in the Finals twice, while Kobe shot...lmao. Less MVPs, scoring titles, rings, Finals MVPs, no DPOTY's, less blocks, steals & rebounds per game, choking in game 7 vs the C's..MJ scored 63pts, 19-21fg vs Bird & the C's and STILL lost. thats the team MJ had. KB has never dominated the Finals outside of maybe the Nets? Lol the 76ers? Lol. KB's a legend, but even HE admitted he's no Mike.
@18brandon92 FG % does not reflect accurately how effective a player scores.
You can take 40 shots, score 40 pts, have 50% and it'd be a pretty terrible performance. 40 shots.
Kobe's points scored per shot is .98, MJ's is 1.02. So for every 100 shots, yes MJ scores 4 whole points more than KB from the field. In other words, he is barely any more effective than KB in terms of scoring from the field. This is a myth.
It is very notable that MJ has never lost a finals series.
@thiennguyenX2 The degree of difficulty in the shots he misses is what makes a difference. As far as effectiveness, get real. KB's off and def win shares arent on MJs level at all. LBJ is closer than KB is. Kb's the reason why the Lakers lost to the Pistons in 04 & is why they lose a lot of games that they could've won had he been more effective. Bad shot selection hurts any team exponentially & its no excuse when you've had Shaq, Gasol & Bynum. MJ isnt a god, but he was a more effective player.
04' Pistons winning. Throwing in old Payton and Malone out of the blue to mess with the defense/offense - KB didn't change, the entire team dynamic did.
LBJ being closer. Meh. Statistically, sure. Lets see how he does this year, maybe when Duncan, KB, Nash, Celtics, etc. get even old(er) and retire then he'll win his string of rings. He had a sub-par run this post-season though. Gonna be a fun couple of years, these next few.
@18brandon92 Food for thought, Ray Allen shoots 45 FG career, eFG? 528. Better shooter than both MJ an KB. And Ray's range is much closer to KB than KB's range is to MJ. If you look at FG on range shooters like KB/RA, yeah, they do look like shit don't they?
@shaqpopcorn34 kobe winning without shaq don't matter what you say shaq remains a sidekick come down to clutch situations kobe took over no shaq of course not shaq because all you'd have to do is foul him late game and BRICK
@lawlessvictory ...do u remember the game the lakers win it all in 2000?....
game 6,2000 finals....lakers were down 83-79 going into the 4th...
kobe= shot 1-8 in the 4th...shaq= shot 6-6 in the 4th....
kobe= 0 fgs in 4th quarter or overtime in game 7 vs 2002 kings
check the footage "shaquille oneal gamewinner"...thats game 1 vs rockets in 2004...kobe airball that shaq caught and dunked...2010 playoffs...kobe 0-2 on gamewinners..saved by gasol and artest both times...
@shaqpopcorn34 and do u remember when shaq fouled out of the game?2000 finals..kobe took over..and the 2 important plays in th game 7 against protland?lol..how about kobe carrying the lakers in the whole 2001 playoffs..lol
@shaqpopcorn34 1 kobe has supassed shaq in rings, points, nd playoff points the three things shaq had/did best 2 if kobe was a sidekick 4 life who lead la in 05-07 nd in highschool or even 08-10 it sure as hell wasent pau 2 shaq has to have a great SG to win a ring XD shaq=sidekick for life
@shaqpopcorn34 you're nitpicking . Kobe closed most games during the Shaq era & the Lakers of today wouldnt be in there position w/ out Kobe leading the team . remember when Shaq fouled out against the Pacers ? Remember game 7 vs Portland ? Go look at Kobe's avg's against the Kings in '02 . I know Kobe's legacy is a lil blown up at times, but you're just hating .
@shaqpopcorn34 man shaq popcorn you too stubborn just pointing out or nitpicking i should say a few games but not looking at the overall picture of this i don't know if i can go on with this argument bro
Kobe could easily have 40+ 50 point games in his archives... plenty more 40 point games too... if he decided to go with the stats rather than the rings
@isaiahcruz not only that man, but the potential to eventually be a Lakers-Heat finals against Shaq! They couldve beaten the clippers and the mavs. Hell, Kobe beat the mavs by himself that same season. Fuck...lol
@ElBrillante4 totally agree. i kinda knew the series was over after this game. game 7 was just a mere formality. oh well it turned me into a clippers fan for two weeks and they also took them to 7. phoenix must've been sick of seeing staples center :))
how can people talk shit about Kobe on HIS video? How many rings does the man have to get before he gets some respect? Is 5 really not enough? I read somewhere that said "When leBron gets 1 he can be compared to Kobe."
Really now? Think about winning the finals 5 times!!! That's unheard of! Not to MJ or Phil but come on...
Man. This game must have hurt him so much. And then in gave 7 he does he complete opposite and still lose. It not the offense. It was the defense. The just couldn't stop the suns.
@cespin3823 if thats true how come other people dont your so stupid when you say kobe scores 50 against shit teams then how come no one has outscored a team or score 50+ in 4 straight games or score 81 against crappy defense team your stupid thats cuz no player works as hard as kobe look at lebron he doesnt even have a jump shot kobe has his since he was 23 dont believe me look at season where he scored 40+ 9 straight times
@thug8200 LMAO! No he's not. Jordan was clearly better. This is kobe's only 50+ pt game in the playoffs....ever. It came in OT, against bad defense, with Raja Bell out. With Raja playing, Kobe couldn't even score 30. Jordan has 8 career playoff 50+ pt games, twice what anyone else in history has, with multiple games against the #1 defense in the league. Educate yourself.
@thug8200 Actually MJ is still around...and will be a long time. He's the star of NBA2K11, on the commercials, and on the cover. He owns a team. He's the GOAT. Ask Phil, who just said at MJ's HOF ceremony that nobody will ever be better. :) OWNED.
@utfanatic2000 Funny how Kobe stans say Kobes the greatest of all time but as soon as you correct them they say "stop living in the past" but if im not mistaken if youre talking in terms of all time you have to use all the information available am I right?Lmao!
@cespin3823 Yeah, cause you know, someone drops 50+ on Phoenix in every single playoff series they play in right? It's so easy to drop 50+ on Phoenix, everyone can do it....
Wow superfans, for a fan of Kobe you sure are ignorant. In 04-05, the year after Shaq left, Kobe was 3rd team all nba....read carefully kid....3rd team all nba, and failed to make the playoffs. Kobe failed to make 1st, 2nd, or 3rd team all nba his first couple years. Looks like YOU are the dumbass kid.
@utfanatic2000 im sorry kobe is the best nobodie has the weapons he has and nobodies does what he does if ur a lebron fan stats dont tell the player kobes or wades are iight but their crazy for example but if ur a wade fan then ur good but remember kobe is the best because of his personality(fearless) and clutch the clutch lay up then game winner in game 4 then this he has done this so many times this guys skill level cannot be explained and he is on a whole different world in a distant galaxy
@rareezy24 What are you talking about "nobody has the weapons he has"? Of course they do. Kobe has yet to even shoot 47% for a single season. And he is overrated in the clutch: 38% career shooting in game 7s, 28% in the 4th quarter of the 2010 finals. Missed 54 career game winners. He is great, but don't overrate him just bc you like his style.
@utfanatic2000 i see u rely on stats but does anybodie else have higher than kobe in FG and relies on a jumpshot like he does and has anybodie else closed as many games as him, not many and r those who do better than him by overall no dont hate and call him overated who u like lebron & wade yeah i think their jumpshot is better than kobes jordan had a game 7 6-19 everybodie uses 2010 finals against him dis year was not good i admit but anyway whos complete like kobe a piece of paper does nt tel
@rareezy24 Why does Kobe "have" to rely on a jumpshot? Wade and Lebron get to the rim any time they want. The point is to put the ball in the hoop, not to shoot from outside. Bird shot far better than Kobe. So did Reggie Miller. So does Ray Allen. So did many players who rely on jumpers. Nash. Stockton. Don't overrate Kobe. FYI, I don't like Lebron. Jordan's WORST finals FG% is 41.5%, which is higher than Kobe's career finals FG% AVERAGE of 41%. MJ's finals FG% average is 48.2%.
@utfanatic2000 im asking if those who have a better jumper have a good complete offense like kobe and put up as many points as him every night i dont care bout jordan the G.O.A.T. means G.O.A.T. the last time i checked and did i say he had the best jumper in the world?no i did not i am not overrating hes the best in the leaque ask ur favorite player jordan and i would like to say stats dont draw the whole picture of a player
@rareezy24 So you are talking about being a great player who relies on his jumper? That would be Bird, Allen, Nash, Stockton, Reggie Miller, many others. They all shoot/shot much better than Kobe. Jordan also relied on his jumper after his first retirement and shot better than Kobe. Kobe is a good shooter with poor to average shot selection. Great volume scorer and great o.verall player
@utfanatic2000 who is your favorite player im guessing jordan by your page and i like kobe cuz of the complete offense and the ish he does and also nash cuz of his shot and passes he is like the definition of a point guard and i favor kobe cuz of his complete offense but i do agree he does take stupid shots but makes sum of them not that many and bird and jordan r my all time favorites 2 talk about shot crazy but my opinion kobe is still the man of this era
@rareezy24 All time? Jordan, but I love a lot of players. Current favorite may be DWade. There are very few complete players left in the game. I'm a big fan of Nash. Loved Olajuwon, Magic, Bird, loved Barkley, he wore his heart on his sleeve. You seem like you appreciate complete players for sure since Bird and Jordan are your 2 favorites. I know Kobe is great man, I just wish people would stop comparing him to the GOAT, Jordan. Just silly.
@utfanatic2000 yeah i agree kobes nasty but jordans name should not be mentioned next to any bodies name he stands alone i watch kobe and wade 2 cuz they r amazing to watch wade crossing and driving on ppl like stupid and kobe making shots where u jus shake ur head and especially when hes mad my twin likes wade i like kobe wont kno who 2 watch after their gone hopefully lebron gets his 1st ring so ppl can stop putin it against him i wonder which will be mvp wade or lebron da nxt duo of da decade
@jgerundo24 u cant say who will be the main scorer wade will be crown and fan favorite we know that but lebron and wade are equal as scorers and wade for finals MVP but thats only after kobe retires then wade and lebron can get theirs until then its big homie kobe time going for that 6th ring wit the lakers gasol for his 3rd but wade will get MVP cuz he basically is MIAMI no matter what lebron does their loyal to wade
Hag, Kobe has been the "best player for years" based on what? Stats? Rings? He was third team all nba and failed to make the playoffs in 04-05. He was clearly not the best player in the league then.
All you kids can talk shit about kobe all you want. It's pretty tough to take a team to the playoffs when your go to guys are Odom and Walton. Kobe's that great. Nuff Said
Its funny how Kobe has been the best overall player since 2001 "Shaq even says it in 2001, 09 etc..." and the Nba keeps giving Lebron MVP'S and to Kobe's 1. When this year 2006, 03 were his best stats. But Lebron can have the reg season MVP's Kobe can have the rings and the Nba Finals MVP'S!
@utfanatic2000 Kobe missed over 20 games in 2005 with an ankle injury and that's why they missed the playoffs. He got 3rd team all nba becuase the injury slowed him down. Check your facts before talking shit.
@z4ng3tsu1ch1g0 Hey man. The Lakers finished 11 games back of #8 Memphis in 05, with Kobe missing 16 games. Even if he had played every game, the Lakers would have had to miraculously go 11-5 in those games just to have a shot at making the playoffs. Lakers finished at 34-48. And, of course, with a losing records, an injury, and nothing else going for him, Kobe was 3rd team all nba, and far from the best player in the league that season.
@fmcneillii No, Kobe was not "far and away" the best player in 06. Many perimeter players had great seasons that year, mainly because that was the first year perimeter handchecking was completely banned. LBJ, Wade, Nash, Kobe.
@utfanatic2000 did you miss the 03 season? the 06,07,08,09 seasons? Where you been bro? cuz hes won two scoring titles two nba titles and 3 mvps (1 reg, 2 finals). That looks like best player in the league material.
@fmcneillii So winning titles and mvps make you the best player in the league? Then Duncan was the best player for much of the 2000s. Shaq was the best the early part of the decade. That would mean Kobe has only been the best player for the last couple years.
this shit gives me tears in my eyes...remember game 5 when lakers were up 3 points with about 20 seconds left ...then suns shot a 3 and missed got the offensive rebound....shot again ...again missed..AGAIN GOT THE OFFENSIVE REBOUND!!!!....shot and made it ..they went on to win in OT and won the series
It's obvious Lebron isn't... Lebron hasn't done anything clutch lately this season... They lost a ton of games because of Lebron's lack of clutchness... Then they give it to Wade and they start getting points down the stretch... Lebron's nothing
lebron james averaged what? 45 point triple doubles in the orlando-cleveland series???? lost i think all of the games where he had those monster games
DAMN! Good old Staples Center was actually louder then when we were a 7th seed team as opposed to now where we are the reigning champs! GO figure U'd think we'd have a better crowd now LMAO
i know i would have loved 2 c kobe advance and see how far he would have led the lakers but phoniex suns were good back den but revenge is a bitch , look at the lakers now where the best team in the world and the suns aint as relevent
damn you Kwame Brown.... stay in front of damn tim thomas.... this still hurts :p
AdrianAquino22 4 days ago
wow, how bad did kobe want this win. His only flaw is being surrounded by underachievers.
carlosalbertoslv 3 weeks ago 5
His last game being #8
Anthonydp 4 weeks ago
@7:37 that is one of kobe's most ridiculous shot,even some of the suns players in the bench was like.."cmon,that's not fair!"
MrEdongzki 1 month ago
I don't think people realize how simply AMAZING the last two shots he made were..
drews0n 1 month ago
Old Payton and old, injured Malone played a big part, but KB outside of one game had a terrible series. Shaq was the most efficient player on the court, while KB continued to gun it up.
LBJ at his best has been just as effective statistically as MJ. He's just not finished product yet, although him ever coming through at the end isnt promised. I will say that Kobe entertains me just as much as Mike did though cause he makes shots noone has ever even dreamed of taking late in postseason games.
18brandon92 1 month ago
His last game as #8
Anthonydp 2 months ago
@Anthonydp no that would have been game 7 of this series
Disposable5 1 month ago
and people say kobes a ballhog....
RoboVic1 3 months ago
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Jordan fans are so insecure.
They go out of their way to leave messages on Kobe videos talking about how great Mike was.Yes we all know Mike was great but these video is about how great KOBE is. If you want to suck MJ's dick run along to one of his videos and continue with your Jesus Jordon sack slobbing. Leave Kobe videos for his fans and unbiased people that just want to watch a clip of one of the greatest players ever to do it.
IfImBeingHonest 3 months ago
This is not the only year Kobe got robbed of the MVP award. All through out his career, Kobe was always on a bad position, but he still managed to win though. This series just solidifies how great Kobe is, imagine this Lakers roster with Smush parker as your 3rd option, c'mon. If Kobe only had a better team on his career, he would've won 6 titles by now.
elcid008 4 months ago
crowd was buzzing!
deanuts237 5 months ago
you see why fundenmental is so important all the lakers needed was a rebound to pass to the next round
lordg17 5 months ago
I still can't believe how he did not get an MVP that year.
lewyy10 6 months ago
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i literally hate everyone on the lakers that year. people forget, odom didnt start playing well till bynum developed and pau moved lamar to the bench.
i'd seriously rather have 7'3 ilgalskus and eric snow and larry hughes. those laker teams 2005-2006-2007 were a travesty
yomonkeyman88 6 months ago
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yomonkeyman88 6 months ago
This is kobe in his prime...Unstoppable...
LiLSiCk916 6 months ago
My bad...it's Kevin Harlan who's doing the commentary here. I still stand by my original statement though.
ghostofkenny 6 months ago
"RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES" - Marv Albert should do voice overs for porn.
ghostofkenny 6 months ago 14
@ghostofkenny That's actually Kevin Harlan.
BlackSabotage100 3 months ago
@BlackSabotage100 Shit. Well, I guess they should both do voiceovers for porn then. We'll give the softcore stuff to Harlan and Marv can handle the more kinky, hardcore shit.
ghostofkenny 3 months ago
@ghostofkenny that is not Marv Albert, though... It's Kevin Harlan!
19Lio19 2 months ago
@ghostofkenny just so you now the comentator is kevin harlen not marv albert but albert is still good :d
dondmahmoud 3 weeks ago
This guy is so overated lol!
RohoicRamz94 7 months ago
Truely a remarkable playoff performance and that shot he Kobey created @ 7:37 is simple BANANAS! I beleive that this era of his career was simply his peak where he exceled to another dimension in which he came the closest to matching Michael and even superceding. This cemented his greateness as an all time great & definitaly within the top 10 of all time with the lights of Michael, Isaish Thomas, Magic, Shaq, Hakeem Alajawane, Barkley, Bird, Pippen, docter "J", Wilt Chamberlian. In my opinion.
2blessed847 7 months ago
@2blessed847 I've thought that that shot has been so underrated for years. and they say Kobe doesn't have any "memorable moments" in the post season...that's bs
dallas021 5 months ago
they lose here?
AjQoVII 7 months ago
we should have won this shit
RiverSaad 7 months ago
dude, that shot at 7:36 proves that he hits the toughest shots, by far, of all time. look at the footwork, its just... damn.
KOBEandCAMBRIA24 7 months ago
i remember watching this live
watching this replay made my heart start beating fast
marcoj25 7 months ago
and ppl say lebron was better this year SMFH...
LALAKERS24MAMBA 7 months ago
8:10 and 8:17 Its crazy!!! Call it Luck or Call it Skill.. BUT NOBODY ELSE CAN DO WHAT HE DOES..
DonRMB 8 months ago
Staples Center should turn on the lights again.
XjeraldX 8 months ago
wow...Kobe averaged 35 ppg that year and his team was horrble....While Jordan averaged 30 his whole career, Jordan was always the first opton and had better teams than Kobe did most of the time.
dvelez0311 8 months ago
@dvelez0311 for the first 5 or 6 years jordans team was trash jus like lebrons thats why he never won. but when he got players he could trust and count on he achieved more. kobe went thru his time with garbage teams too but now that he has a team he can count on he is back at the top. and even tho he had shaq ppl forget he still average in the high 20s in points, he was all nba 1st team defense and he took the big shot EVERY time. remember shaq cant shoot free throws
youngmeech24 7 months ago
kobe actually still averages 27 points per game per 36 minutes. its just his minutes are down and hes not shooting as much as he used to, obviously. back then it was about getting out of the first round.. now its about getting his 6th ring.
KOBEforTHEwinYES24 9 months ago
35 points a game average ... man.... can kobe even do 25 in a couple years .. time flies..
speedfreak3721 9 months ago
at 1:52 I love how commentators just warmed us about how you got good release on 3-points shot, and 2 seconds later Kobe knock it down!
HARDisTHEword 10 months ago
@shaqpopcorn i think kobe passed the ball to shaq..He did not airball..
DrCraZzY1 10 months ago
2006 kobe = UNSTOPPABLE ..period!!!
lorenllbj88 10 months ago
@ 8:31 WHO FUCKIN ELSE? NO ONE
92plana 10 months ago
@ 7:36 ARE FUCKING KIDDING ME. WHO FUCKIN ELSE?
92plana 10 months ago
too bad kwame brown sucks..
iTzeXile13 10 months ago
you can never be a true fan of sports until your heart's been broken by it
ElBrillante4 11 months ago
kobe is in the top 10 alltime
lebron will get there, but he has to win championships.
SpcMedia21 1 year ago
7:36 prolly one of the greatest shots i have ever seen haha
sshaxy 1 year ago
typical kobe video....leaving out the important stuff....CHECK THE FOOTAGE..
"suns vs lakers game 6 2006 playoffs part 12"....go to 3:30 and watch from there...
SITUATION= no amare for suns(missed playoffs)...raja bell was suspended in game 6 for clotheslining kobe in game 5...
scored tied 105-105....6.3 seconds left,lakers ball...
ALL kobe had to do was make 1 shot AT HOME vs the 28th ranked defense in the nba and lakers not only win the game,BUT THE SERIES...SCORING CHAMP KOBE AIRBALLED IT
shaqpopcorn34 1 year ago
@shaqpopcorn34 you obviously haven't MJ's quote ''I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed'' Even the great one has missed game winners. If you play the game of basketball you should know everyone airballs at least one shot in their life. Typical Kobe hater get the fuck out of here why are you on here anyway?
kikeazul70 1 year ago
@kikeazul70 ...gotta spread the truth.....michael jordan routinely shot higher than his teams fg% and he rountinely shot a higher fg% than the league average....
as for kobe,he is behind his teams and the nba average fg% year after year,INCLUDING THIS YEAR......in fact,kobe shot 0-9 in the first quarter today...
kobe= holdsnba record 30 misses in a game.....reggie miller has never even taken 30 shots
shaqpopcorn34 1 year ago
@shaqpopcorn34 Arn't you the same guy that said ''No Shaq no ring for Kobe''? I remember you telling me that a few years back before Kobe won his 4th ring. That message is still in my inbox. Yet 2 years and 2 rings later, your still hating on Kobe. You have to respect the man, his skills are above the roof. He's better than you and I combined and he is the all time greats. If you hate this guy then I don't know who you like as a player Kwame Brown?
kikeazul70 1 year ago
@shaqpopcorn34 We all know MJ was way more efficient than Kobe . Kobe knows this . Kobe's still great though.
18brandon92 3 months ago
@18brandon92 "MJ was way more efficient than Kobe" How is this true?
Their points per possessions are nearly identical. Kobe's eFG is 48.8 to MJ's 50.9. Kobe is an extremely efficient scorer.
Kobe and MJ are not identical players. Kobe played his career further away from the basket than MJ ever did - MJ never had a single dominating big in the post. The difference in success between a 2pter and a 3pter is gigantic - and KB has shot 2.5 times more threes than MJ ever did. He's a better shooter.
thiennguyenX2 2 months ago
@thiennguyenX2 How is this true? Lmao. MJ avg'd more points in the season than KB . Mj had a higher shooting pct in the season than KB. MJ avg'd more points in the PLAYOFFS than KB & Mj had a higher shooting pct in the playoffs than Kobe. KB has been first team all D as well as Mike, but MJ had a Defensive Player of the Year the same year he had a scoring title. MJ had a lot more MVPs than the one Kobe has & Kobe has NEVER avg'd 37 ppg & has NEVER shot 50% from the field. MF was mroe efficient.
18brandon92 2 months ago
@18brandon92 Look at KB's first three seasons. You see something strange?
OH right, he was (along with KG) the first 18 year olds EVER in the league. Mandetory benching in 98' for rookies out of high school. Numbers for 3 entire seasons skewed. Don't bring up career stats man.
Also, I didn't say that KB as more efficient, read properly. Your quote said this.
"MJ was way more efficient than Kobe". Untrue. That is all. And Kobe avg. 35.4 in 05-06 when he had no team.
KB is very efficient.
thiennguyenX2 2 months ago
@thiennguyenX2 Okay, take out Kobe's first 4 seasons; MJ is STILL much more efficient. He was a better defender, and rebounder, didn't shoot his team out of games & was more consistently clutch. If Kobe was on the Bulls, he'd have 2 rings MAYBE. Put MJ with Shaq, or Gasol/Odom/Bynum? Lmao. KB is a great player, & i've always been a Laker fan, but he doesnt even want people to even compare him to Mike because Mike is Mike. Go the stat & record books, watch their careers side by side & you'll see.
18brandon92 2 months ago
@18brandon92 I'ma have to call you on putting MJ on the Lakers and KB on the Bulls. Pretty absurd thing to hypothesize imo.
Better defender = MJ is a good bet. Slightly more steals/blocks over his career too. Bigger hands, faster stronger gg MJ. But KB is no slouch either, made the DPOTY teams more often than MJ did overall.
As a scorer, KB is right up there with MJ in efficiency/PPP. If you mean, PERS do favor MJ significantly.
But as a caveat, the Bulls/MJ never had a dominate big.
thiennguyenX2 2 months ago
@thiennguyenX2 My point is that Kobe has only won championships with someone on his team that shoots around 60% to balance out his 40-45% shooting percentage i.e Gasol & Shaq. He's a phenomenal player, but he doesnt shoot a high enough percentage or pass enough to go deep into the playoffs with another man down low. Even LeBron is more efficient than Kobe, which is why LBJ & Mike went deeper into the playoffs than Kobe when having virtually no help. Guess we'll have to agree to disagree.
18brandon92 2 months ago
@18brandon92 There you go again, with the 40-45% - his eFG is 48.8. And MJ had to Hall of Famers, and arguably one of the best defenders ever and best rebounder ever. MJ did his shit alone?
thiennguyenX2 2 months ago
@thiennguyenX2 Who cares where you shoot from ? it's all about making plays after plays . a layup and a jumpshot are the same two points. KB misses too many shots & it kept him from being an even greater player. MJ shot 57% one year. Do you realize how dominating that is? I never said MJ had no help; im saying Kobe had all the help in the world & still didnt monopolize the league like he should have, the way Jordan did . & you're holding KB in too high of a regard for no reason.
18brandon92 2 months ago
@18brandon92 "who cares here you shoot from"
For example, suppose Player A goes 4 for 10 with 2 threes, while Player B goes 5 for 10 with 0 threes. Each player would have 10 points from field goals.
Player B = Jordan. Player A = Kobe.
Same points score in the same number of shots taken, 10% difference in FG %. Do you get it now...?
KB took 2.5x more 3s than MJ. KB is so offensively efficient and here we have a perfectly intelligent person arguing otherwise.
thiennguyenX2 2 months ago
@18brandon92 Are you telling me, Ray Allen misses too many fucking shots because is FG % is 45%???
I don't even..
Ray Allen = greatest pure shooter of all time. 45% career shooter. Yeah... where you shoot from doesn't matter.
And KB won half the championships in the last decade. The 5 seasons he didn't win them, he was dropping
81, 62 in 3 quarters vs. Dallas, 65 vs. port., 3 50+ in a row, 9 40+ in a row, broke MJ's 35+ streak to an all time with 12 35+ in a row. But didn't win shit.
thiennguyenX2 2 months ago
@thiennguyenX2 Kobe shoots what, 30% from the 3pt line? That means Player A shot six 3s to be consistent with his avg. You're argument is baseless & MJ outdoes Kobe in almost every category outside of "shot difficulty". & Ray Allen is ONE-DIMENSIONAL He doesnt play great D, isnt a player-maker, rebounder, ot leader so stop bringing him up. & Kobe didnt win his championships dominating in the Finals either. Go check his efficiency there. I'm saying he's not as efficient as MJ in any context.
18brandon92 2 months ago
@18brandon92 ...KB shoots 34% career (32.7% MJ) don't round it to 30% when 4% is basically the difference between MJ and KB's career FG% to begin wit. The point is amount of shots taken from the 3. KB has taken 2.5x more 3s than MJ, statistically it skews his FG far more than MJ's lower 3 numbers did is overall FG%...stat noobs zzz
KB also shoots better from the FT line, career. So every category? And we're only talking offense so far, why do you constantly try to muddle it with other shit?
thiennguyenX2 2 months ago
@18brandon92 We're talking field goal percentage of shooters and I can't bring up the best shooter ever to compare... Aren't we making sense.
My god. Do you know what Ray Allen's eFG is? 52.9%. Do you know where Ray Allen rates in terms of offensive efficiency in points per shot ALL TIME ? No.1. MJ sits at no.10 all time. You're an MJ fanboy who thinks MJ is the best at everything, and no1. can compare but get back to reality.
MJ is not the best at everything, gasp!
thiennguyenX2 2 months ago
@thiennguyenX2 because making shots isnt the only thing that makes a player efficient. That's why Ray Allen isnt considered one of the top ten of all time like MJ and KB. As far as the 3s, MJ's 3 was farther out for most of his career so there's your 2%. & how can someone who scores 5 ppg more with a 5% higher pct over 15 years not clearly be substantially more efficient? & Mj's playoff stats blows Kobe's out of the water. Remember MJ's 48ppg vs the Suns in the playoffs? Cmon man lol
18brandon92 2 months ago
@18brandon92 Once again, we're talking FIELD GOAL %. Remember how you were all "herp derp 50% goat"? Lets do shooting/scoring efficiency before anything else k? Don't try to bag Ray just b/c he isn't convenient.
And MJ's 3s were farther out for most of his career? LMAO. You ignoramus.
From 1994-95 to 1996-97 the NBA shortened the three point line to near the college level in an attempt to help offensive players score more. MJ's numbers skyrocketed b/c he always lacked range.
thiennguyenX2 2 months ago
@18brandon92 Kobe was one of the two (along with KG) 18 year old rookies this league has ever had.
Can you look at his first 3 seasons? Oh right, mandatory benching at that time, they had no college experience and were thought to be unfit to play + Lakers already had a star guard (Van Exel). KB pioneered what LBJ then was allowed to do. Remove those outlier* seasons if you're truly interested in career performances. KB's PPG career is 28 not 25.
So ignorant of the history of this game.
thiennguyenX2 2 months ago
@18brandon92 MJ in the playoffs: yep he owned. MJ > all in the playoffs.
84-85: Blown out in 4 games, 29.3ppg
85-86: Swept in 3, 43.7 PPG
87-88: Swept in 3, 35.7ppg
These are his highest PPG avg. in the playoffs, but also ended in less than one series - these numbers shouldn't even count. Just as KB's first two (3) playoff seasons (on the bench) shouldn't count with only 8pts for him.
Stats are skewed.
Even with two 8pt years, KB still has 25.4ppg to MJ's 33.4.
thiennguyenX2 2 months ago
@thiennguyenX2 MJ still made more points with less shots taken & with a higher percentage than Kobe. MJ shot 54% in the Finals twice, while Kobe shot...lmao. Less MVPs, scoring titles, rings, Finals MVPs, no DPOTY's, less blocks, steals & rebounds per game, choking in game 7 vs the C's..MJ scored 63pts, 19-21fg vs Bird & the C's and STILL lost. thats the team MJ had. KB has never dominated the Finals outside of maybe the Nets? Lol the 76ers? Lol. KB's a legend, but even HE admitted he's no Mike.
18brandon92 2 months ago
@18brandon92 FG % does not reflect accurately how effective a player scores.
You can take 40 shots, score 40 pts, have 50% and it'd be a pretty terrible performance. 40 shots.
Kobe's points scored per shot is .98, MJ's is 1.02. So for every 100 shots, yes MJ scores 4 whole points more than KB from the field. In other words, he is barely any more effective than KB in terms of scoring from the field. This is a myth.
It is very notable that MJ has never lost a finals series.
thiennguyenX2 2 months ago
@thiennguyenX2 The degree of difficulty in the shots he misses is what makes a difference. As far as effectiveness, get real. KB's off and def win shares arent on MJs level at all. LBJ is closer than KB is. Kb's the reason why the Lakers lost to the Pistons in 04 & is why they lose a lot of games that they could've won had he been more effective. Bad shot selection hurts any team exponentially & its no excuse when you've had Shaq, Gasol & Bynum. MJ isnt a god, but he was a more effective player.
18brandon92 1 month ago
@18brandon92 "he was a more effective player"
Certainly true.
04' Pistons winning. Throwing in old Payton and Malone out of the blue to mess with the defense/offense - KB didn't change, the entire team dynamic did.
LBJ being closer. Meh. Statistically, sure. Lets see how he does this year, maybe when Duncan, KB, Nash, Celtics, etc. get even old(er) and retire then he'll win his string of rings. He had a sub-par run this post-season though. Gonna be a fun couple of years, these next few.
thiennguyenX2 1 month ago
@18brandon92 Food for thought, Ray Allen shoots 45 FG career, eFG? 528. Better shooter than both MJ an KB. And Ray's range is much closer to KB than KB's range is to MJ. If you look at FG on range shooters like KB/RA, yeah, they do look like shit don't they?
thiennguyenX2 2 months ago
@shaqpopcorn34
U kidding us right? hahahahah wtf
tidslaker 1 year ago
@tidslaker ....kobe=sidekick for life
shaqpopcorn34 1 year ago
@shaqpopcorn34 kobe sidekick? LMAO shaq is the sidekick not kobe you fool
lawlessvictory 11 months ago
@lawlessvictory ..shaq= 3 finals mvps over kobe....
kobe= sidekick for life
shaqpopcorn34 11 months ago
@shaqpopcorn34 kobe winning without shaq don't matter what you say shaq remains a sidekick come down to clutch situations kobe took over no shaq of course not shaq because all you'd have to do is foul him late game and BRICK
lawlessvictory 10 months ago
@lawlessvictory ...do u remember the game the lakers win it all in 2000?....
game 6,2000 finals....lakers were down 83-79 going into the 4th...
kobe= shot 1-8 in the 4th...shaq= shot 6-6 in the 4th....
kobe= 0 fgs in 4th quarter or overtime in game 7 vs 2002 kings
check the footage "shaquille oneal gamewinner"...thats game 1 vs rockets in 2004...kobe airball that shaq caught and dunked...2010 playoffs...kobe 0-2 on gamewinners..saved by gasol and artest both times...
kobe=sidekick for life
shaqpopcorn34 10 months ago
@shaqpopcorn34 and do u remember when shaq fouled out of the game?2000 finals..kobe took over..and the 2 important plays in th game 7 against protland?lol..how about kobe carrying the lakers in the whole 2001 playoffs..lol
MrEdongzki 10 months ago
@shaqpopcorn34 1 kobe has supassed shaq in rings, points, nd playoff points the three things shaq had/did best 2 if kobe was a sidekick 4 life who lead la in 05-07 nd in highschool or even 08-10 it sure as hell wasent pau 2 shaq has to have a great SG to win a ring XD shaq=sidekick for life
LALAKERS24MAMBA 8 months ago
@shaqpopcorn34 you're nitpicking . Kobe closed most games during the Shaq era & the Lakers of today wouldnt be in there position w/ out Kobe leading the team . remember when Shaq fouled out against the Pacers ? Remember game 7 vs Portland ? Go look at Kobe's avg's against the Kings in '02 . I know Kobe's legacy is a lil blown up at times, but you're just hating .
18brandon92 3 months ago
@18brandon92 Don't bother arguing with this idiot. He's been trolling Kobe videos for years. He has no life.
IfImBeingHonest 3 months ago
@IfImBeingHonest Yeah, I've begun to notice that .
18brandon92 3 months ago
@shaqpopcorn34 shaq just rides players and teams...kobe, wade, lebron, now trying to bum a ring off the celtics hahahahahahhahhaha
8MunchenBayern8 8 months ago
@shaqpopcorn34 man shaq popcorn you too stubborn just pointing out or nitpicking i should say a few games but not looking at the overall picture of this i don't know if i can go on with this argument bro
lawlessvictory 10 months ago
Kobe could easily have 40+ 50 point games in his archives... plenty more 40 point games too... if he decided to go with the stats rather than the rings
Lakers24pwnz 1 year ago
God if only we could have kept a shot from going in for 6 more seconds!
guywhoflys1 1 year ago 2
i hate this game. if only odom got the rebound, a hallway series would've happened.
isaiahcruz 1 year ago 17
@isaiahcruz not only that man, but the potential to eventually be a Lakers-Heat finals against Shaq! They couldve beaten the clippers and the mavs. Hell, Kobe beat the mavs by himself that same season. Fuck...lol
ElBrillante4 11 months ago
@ElBrillante4 totally agree. i kinda knew the series was over after this game. game 7 was just a mere formality. oh well it turned me into a clippers fan for two weeks and they also took them to 7. phoenix must've been sick of seeing staples center :))
isaiahcruz 11 months ago
dam 6 seconds left we almost advance to face the clippers but kwame brown can't grab a damn rebound
SlimMonkeyy 1 year ago
.......Michael Jordan and Alvin Gentry said Kobe over Lebrick, Kobe is the best in the NBA TODAY.
Wade is not even in the consideration.
Do you think you know more about basketball than these two above gentlemen, Kiddo??
LMAO.......
noformstyle 1 year ago
@noformstyle Don't say Wade is out of the consideration he actually has a ring like Kobe. I'm a Kobe fan but don't take Wade out of the equation.
kikeazul70 1 year ago
its a gud thing that they took the suns to 7th game here..that is suprisingly for the lakers,especially with this line up..
MrEdongzki 1 year ago
how can people talk shit about Kobe on HIS video? How many rings does the man have to get before he gets some respect? Is 5 really not enough? I read somewhere that said "When leBron gets 1 he can be compared to Kobe."
Really now? Think about winning the finals 5 times!!! That's unheard of! Not to MJ or Phil but come on...
kushnugz 1 year ago
Man. This game must have hurt him so much. And then in gave 7 he does he complete opposite and still lose. It not the offense. It was the defense. The just couldn't stop the suns.
wilsonsmanz 1 year ago
still gut wrenching to watch after 4 years and 2 championships later
jimmyburke 1 year ago
kobe bryant deserved the mvp title that year
trezeguet4ever 1 year ago 40
Well it took 10 yrs for kobe to finally get a 50pt Playoff game..
To bad it was against one of the worse Deffensive teams in the NBA.
hes no Jordan but hes good
cespin3823 1 year ago
@cespin3823 if thats true how come other people dont your so stupid when you say kobe scores 50 against shit teams then how come no one has outscored a team or score 50+ in 4 straight games or score 81 against crappy defense team your stupid thats cuz no player works as hard as kobe look at lebron he doesnt even have a jump shot kobe has his since he was 23 dont believe me look at season where he scored 40+ 9 straight times
TheKobe24mamba 1 year ago
@cespin3823 ur right he is no jordan hes better
thug8200 1 year ago
@thug8200 LMAO! No he's not. Jordan was clearly better. This is kobe's only 50+ pt game in the playoffs....ever. It came in OT, against bad defense, with Raja Bell out. With Raja playing, Kobe couldn't even score 30. Jordan has 8 career playoff 50+ pt games, twice what anyone else in history has, with multiple games against the #1 defense in the league. Educate yourself.
utfanatic2000 1 year ago
@utfanatic2000 mj is gone long gone get a life its kobes world and kobe is fare more skilled ask phil jackson
thug8200 1 year ago
@thug8200 Actually MJ is still around...and will be a long time. He's the star of NBA2K11, on the commercials, and on the cover. He owns a team. He's the GOAT. Ask Phil, who just said at MJ's HOF ceremony that nobody will ever be better. :) OWNED.
utfanatic2000 1 year ago
@utfanatic2000 i just realized this was ultrafanboy i dont conversate with people have no logic
thug8200 1 year ago
@thug8200 You don't converse with people who OWN you with FACTS and TRUTH.
utfanatic2000 1 year ago
@utfanatic2000 nah u have never owned me
thug8200 1 year ago
@thug8200 I just did. You said, "Ask Phil Jackson". Phil just said, at MJ's HOF ceremony, that nobody would ever be better than MJ.
utfanatic2000 1 year ago
@utfanatic2000 Funny how Kobe stans say Kobes the greatest of all time but as soon as you correct them they say "stop living in the past" but if im not mistaken if youre talking in terms of all time you have to use all the information available am I right?Lmao!
RohoicRamz94 7 months ago
@cespin3823 Yeah, cause you know, someone drops 50+ on Phoenix in every single playoff series they play in right? It's so easy to drop 50+ on Phoenix, everyone can do it....
please...
ctye85 1 year ago
how the fuck do you let a team score 15 in overtime.... thats 15 in 5 minutes.... convert that to a full game thats 142 points in a game
Lakers24pwnz 1 year ago
LOL, did you catch that? the reason we didnt advance... 2:08 - 2:10
Kobe > Lebron. PERIOD!!!!
ThaRookie1020 1 year ago
DAMNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN THAT WAS SOOOO FUKIN CLOSE UP BY 3 WIT 10 SECS LEFT KOBE MUSTA BEEN SOOO CHOKED
3peats 1 year ago
Even though the lakers whooped them this year...watching this still hurts
martiallink 1 year ago
Wow superfans, for a fan of Kobe you sure are ignorant. In 04-05, the year after Shaq left, Kobe was 3rd team all nba....read carefully kid....3rd team all nba, and failed to make the playoffs. Kobe failed to make 1st, 2nd, or 3rd team all nba his first couple years. Looks like YOU are the dumbass kid.
utfanatic2000 1 year ago
@utfanatic2000 im sorry kobe is the best nobodie has the weapons he has and nobodies does what he does if ur a lebron fan stats dont tell the player kobes or wades are iight but their crazy for example but if ur a wade fan then ur good but remember kobe is the best because of his personality(fearless) and clutch the clutch lay up then game winner in game 4 then this he has done this so many times this guys skill level cannot be explained and he is on a whole different world in a distant galaxy
rareezy24 1 year ago
@rareezy24 What are you talking about "nobody has the weapons he has"? Of course they do. Kobe has yet to even shoot 47% for a single season. And he is overrated in the clutch: 38% career shooting in game 7s, 28% in the 4th quarter of the 2010 finals. Missed 54 career game winners. He is great, but don't overrate him just bc you like his style.
utfanatic2000 1 year ago
@utfanatic2000 i see u rely on stats but does anybodie else have higher than kobe in FG and relies on a jumpshot like he does and has anybodie else closed as many games as him, not many and r those who do better than him by overall no dont hate and call him overated who u like lebron & wade yeah i think their jumpshot is better than kobes jordan had a game 7 6-19 everybodie uses 2010 finals against him dis year was not good i admit but anyway whos complete like kobe a piece of paper does nt tel
rareezy24 1 year ago
@rareezy24 Why does Kobe "have" to rely on a jumpshot? Wade and Lebron get to the rim any time they want. The point is to put the ball in the hoop, not to shoot from outside. Bird shot far better than Kobe. So did Reggie Miller. So does Ray Allen. So did many players who rely on jumpers. Nash. Stockton. Don't overrate Kobe. FYI, I don't like Lebron. Jordan's WORST finals FG% is 41.5%, which is higher than Kobe's career finals FG% AVERAGE of 41%. MJ's finals FG% average is 48.2%.
utfanatic2000 1 year ago
@utfanatic2000 im asking if those who have a better jumper have a good complete offense like kobe and put up as many points as him every night i dont care bout jordan the G.O.A.T. means G.O.A.T. the last time i checked and did i say he had the best jumper in the world?no i did not i am not overrating hes the best in the leaque ask ur favorite player jordan and i would like to say stats dont draw the whole picture of a player
rareezy24 1 year ago
@rareezy24 So you are talking about being a great player who relies on his jumper? That would be Bird, Allen, Nash, Stockton, Reggie Miller, many others. They all shoot/shot much better than Kobe. Jordan also relied on his jumper after his first retirement and shot better than Kobe. Kobe is a good shooter with poor to average shot selection. Great volume scorer and great o.verall player
utfanatic2000 1 year ago
@utfanatic2000 who is your favorite player im guessing jordan by your page and i like kobe cuz of the complete offense and the ish he does and also nash cuz of his shot and passes he is like the definition of a point guard and i favor kobe cuz of his complete offense but i do agree he does take stupid shots but makes sum of them not that many and bird and jordan r my all time favorites 2 talk about shot crazy but my opinion kobe is still the man of this era
rareezy24 1 year ago
@rareezy24 All time? Jordan, but I love a lot of players. Current favorite may be DWade. There are very few complete players left in the game. I'm a big fan of Nash. Loved Olajuwon, Magic, Bird, loved Barkley, he wore his heart on his sleeve. You seem like you appreciate complete players for sure since Bird and Jordan are your 2 favorites. I know Kobe is great man, I just wish people would stop comparing him to the GOAT, Jordan. Just silly.
utfanatic2000 1 year ago
@utfanatic2000 yeah i agree kobes nasty but jordans name should not be mentioned next to any bodies name he stands alone i watch kobe and wade 2 cuz they r amazing to watch wade crossing and driving on ppl like stupid and kobe making shots where u jus shake ur head and especially when hes mad my twin likes wade i like kobe wont kno who 2 watch after their gone hopefully lebron gets his 1st ring so ppl can stop putin it against him i wonder which will be mvp wade or lebron da nxt duo of da decade
rareezy24 1 year ago
@rareezy24 wade wil b the main scorer. and lebron will b helping wade get a ring not the other way around.
jgerundo24 1 year ago
@jgerundo24 u cant say who will be the main scorer wade will be crown and fan favorite we know that but lebron and wade are equal as scorers and wade for finals MVP but thats only after kobe retires then wade and lebron can get theirs until then its big homie kobe time going for that 6th ring wit the lakers gasol for his 3rd but wade will get MVP cuz he basically is MIAMI no matter what lebron does their loyal to wade
rareezy24 1 year ago
Hag, Kobe has been the "best player for years" based on what? Stats? Rings? He was third team all nba and failed to make the playoffs in 04-05. He was clearly not the best player in the league then.
utfanatic2000 1 year ago
@utfanatic2000 youy dumbass, he's the nba 1st team, with 2nd team in early years and never being in the 3rd. Check stats before speaking nonsense.
superfans2324 1 year ago
@utfanatic2000 kobe has been the best player for a number of years its just that his team sucked for the most part of it
HagopC1 1 year ago
Man if only the Lakers won this game they wouldve went on to beat the Clippers in the 2nd round and face the Mavs in the WCF
z4ng3tsu1ch1g0 1 year ago
All you kids can talk shit about kobe all you want. It's pretty tough to take a team to the playoffs when your go to guys are Odom and Walton. Kobe's that great. Nuff Said
TwoFourOnMyShirt 1 year ago
kwame Brown fucked up this series! they were about to win til he let Tim Thomas have an open 3!
humanssucksballz 1 year ago
Its funny how Kobe has been the best overall player since 2001 "Shaq even says it in 2001, 09 etc..." and the Nba keeps giving Lebron MVP'S and to Kobe's 1. When this year 2006, 03 were his best stats. But Lebron can have the reg season MVP's Kobe can have the rings and the Nba Finals MVP'S!
blazea 1 year ago
@blazea No, Kobe has not been the best player since 01. He missed the playoffs in 05 and was 3rd team all nba. That's not best in the league.
utfanatic2000 1 year ago
@utfanatic2000 Kobe missed over 20 games in 2005 with an ankle injury and that's why they missed the playoffs. He got 3rd team all nba becuase the injury slowed him down. Check your facts before talking shit.
z4ng3tsu1ch1g0 1 year ago
@z4ng3tsu1ch1g0 Hey man. The Lakers finished 11 games back of #8 Memphis in 05, with Kobe missing 16 games. Even if he had played every game, the Lakers would have had to miraculously go 11-5 in those games just to have a shot at making the playoffs. Lakers finished at 34-48. And, of course, with a losing records, an injury, and nothing else going for him, Kobe was 3rd team all nba, and far from the best player in the league that season.
utfanatic2000 1 year ago
@utfanatic2000 and yet in 06 he was far away the best in the league. We all know what happened that year.
fmcneillii 1 year ago
@fmcneillii No, Kobe was not "far and away" the best player in 06. Many perimeter players had great seasons that year, mainly because that was the first year perimeter handchecking was completely banned. LBJ, Wade, Nash, Kobe.
utfanatic2000 1 year ago
@utfanatic2000 did you miss the 03 season? the 06,07,08,09 seasons? Where you been bro? cuz hes won two scoring titles two nba titles and 3 mvps (1 reg, 2 finals). That looks like best player in the league material.
fmcneillii 1 year ago
@fmcneillii So winning titles and mvps make you the best player in the league? Then Duncan was the best player for much of the 2000s. Shaq was the best the early part of the decade. That would mean Kobe has only been the best player for the last couple years.
utfanatic2000 1 year ago
7:23 killed the entire staples center
unoriginallusername 1 year ago
damn lakers lost to the series.. it was 3-1 to lakers but suns have managed to come back and win the seroes 4-3...
zdl23 1 year ago
wow that buzzer beater was insane
cookieacdc24 1 year ago
this shit gives me tears in my eyes...remember game 5 when lakers were up 3 points with about 20 seconds left ...then suns shot a 3 and missed got the offensive rebound....shot again ...again missed..AGAIN GOT THE OFFENSIVE REBOUND!!!!....shot and made it ..they went on to win in OT and won the series
socool34534 1 year ago
@socool34534 the inexperienced laker team didnt know how to box out. thats y.
Charlie100 1 year ago
when you score 50 points in one game all on your own and your team STILL manages to lose, that really says something. hahahaha :)
TheBaddestRican 1 year ago
Fucking Tim Thomas !!
Ruined everything !!
Oh well the suns had their run, now it's our turn lakers THREEPEAT !!!
filahohi 1 year ago
that shot at 2:20 is just raw...too bad he didnt have gasol back in 05-06 he would of had like 6 rings by now
VedoB 1 year ago 3
so many crazy shots in that game the half court buzzer beater the bank in 3 in ot. Kobe is godly
MOISTTOWLETS 1 year ago 2
I still blame Kwame Brown =/
Hueco514 1 year ago 24
i think everyone does Lol
st3nkobe 1 year ago
lebron could not have hit those clutch shots kobe made in this game... :)
Lakers24pwnz 1 year ago 11
@Lakers24pwnz le bron cant even spit shine kobes fucking shoes.
runelord37 1 year ago
@Lakers24pwnz i had a lebron fan tell me that lebron is more clutch than kobe. LOL?
RobCar8 10 months ago
@RobCar8
It's obvious Lebron isn't... Lebron hasn't done anything clutch lately this season... They lost a ton of games because of Lebron's lack of clutchness... Then they give it to Wade and they start getting points down the stretch... Lebron's nothing
Lakers24pwnz 10 months ago
@Lakers24pwnz couldnt agree more
RobCar8 10 months ago
i wish this kobe had a good supporting cast he was unstoppable this season but he had no help similar to lebron before this year
Afrothunnda18 1 year ago
to this day i hate watching this series!!
those scrubs we had couldn't close out on tim thomas?!?!
wtf
larryg626 2 years ago
@disstancebeast this was a while be4 the 08/09 season duh man u think u know it all lol but u dont know shit about basketball obviously
8basketballbeast 2 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
"Kobe Bryant greatest games"
He scored 50 and lost the game.
Sooo Bryant
espargiliere 2 years ago
uh he has 4 rings idiot.
Disstancebeats 2 years ago 4
@espargiliere
lebron james averaged what? 45 point triple doubles in the orlando-cleveland series???? lost i think all of the games where he had those monster games
Lakers24pwnz 1 year ago
@Lakers24pwnz Yea Bron had huge numbers but he couldn't closeout in 4 of the 6 games. He was bad in crunch time especially game 4.
MastaTyrant 1 year ago
DAMN! Good old Staples Center was actually louder then when we were a 7th seed team as opposed to now where we are the reigning champs! GO figure U'd think we'd have a better crowd now LMAO
ozzy4ever666 2 years ago 4
Damn, almost four years and it's still sooo hard to watch.
pursuer24 2 years ago 5
i know i would have loved 2 c kobe advance and see how far he would have led the lakers but phoniex suns were good back den but revenge is a bitch , look at the lakers now where the best team in the world and the suns aint as relevent
FREEDOM23100 2 years ago 4
If odom boxes out the lakers win. if smush closes out on tim thomas like your supposed to the lakers still probably win.
jedipudu 2 years ago
Who can't take a championship without shaq?Maybe is Wade kobe the most intense player to ever play the game.Lakers back to back love from greece
giannhs001 2 years ago
"Who better Kobe?" - says Amare
"Kobe is best forever" - says Nash!)
12939875 2 years ago
WOW Jack freakin made them lose...
ybaby1990 2 years ago 2
Too bad Kobe was surrounded by wack players... I mean c'mon
Smush
Kwame
Mihm
Cook
These guys played 30+ minutes. Some of the worst players I've ever seen on a Laker team!
pennywisem22 2 years ago 10
@pennywisem22 Aside from Kobe, Lamar was the only guy you can trust in that season
24ayatollahrocknroll 1 year ago