Kobe Bryant 39 points vs Wolves 2002-03 Playoffs Game 1

April 20, 2003
Target Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Boxscore: http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200304200MIN.html

Statline: 39 points , 8 assists , 5 rebounds , 1 steal , 16-30 FG , 1-3 3 PT , 6-6 FT (28 points, 7 assists, and 12-16 FG in the 1st half)

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[zidane81]

I remember these games....Kobe would run the entire offense and average 6 assists and 6 rebounds and nearly 30 pts a game and somehow haters would say he couldnt do it without Shaq, or he was just a sidekick...just look at Shaq fat and slow ....

[mambaKB24mvp]

look how fast Kobe was back then. obviously he couldnt shoot like he can now but u can just tell he can do w/e he wants. hes as good as MJ and in my opion better. more skilled. better ball handler, shooter (now), footwork, tough shot maker. MJ is a better driver, post player, more ups, and a better defender. so i aint hatin im tellin it how i see it. theirs somethin about Kobe, hes just the best.

[AlvinTanasta]

@zidane81 fuck you shaq is big powerful and had high basketball iq ,you think shaq is like brian scalabrine fuck you

[EdibleLeaf]

@conman24life Yep, earlier in his carrer he like bent his body when he shot.

[Giano128]

throw it down mark madsen throw it down

[Power2People59]

3:39 now come on kobe that's just unfair.

[2010raquan]

@conman24life yea cause of his finger. i believe he changed it last season or the 2008-09 season.

[conman24life]

did kobe kind of change his shooting form??????????!!!!

[TBryant20]

Absolute greatness. Kobe, Shaq, & KG at their respective peaks. 3 of the 25 best players ever on the court at the same time.

[lorenllbj88]

Shaq and kobe in their primes are unstoppable...i dont think any big man little man tandem could take them down if there was ever a two on two league lol

[BeefPapa]

how many easy buckets did shaq get because of kobe drawing attention to the perimeter. people have always sided with shaq and disclosed that it was the other way around; shad would free the perimeter. all i ever saw was kobe demanding double teams 90% of the time and giving shaq 3 to 5 easy buckets per game. kobe was the man and he couldn't handle it.

[BeefPapa]

wow, walton actually mentioned kobe's name in the same sentence with marbury. just one of hundreds of reasons why he's not on tv anymore.