Kobe 38 pts, Shaq 31 pts,13 reb, Penny 22 pts,13 ast, season 1999 magic vs lakers

[@tooBlessed847]

All I'm going to say about this Kobe vs Hardaway dual is that Anfernee AKA "Penny" got some really good and nice dunks in; he was one of the best in cutting to the basket in the give and go and also in slamming it gracefully. Almost like swish dunks. But of course not to be outdone Kobe made sure that he solidify himself as an elite so early in his career as he put his stamp in the 2nd half. I know that he took it personal going against Anfernee AKA "Penny" Hardaway especially with the great battles he had with Jordan in the mid 90's. In a way it was like Kobe was out there playing against the shadows of Jordan.

[@nihongochopsocky808]

Classic!Makes me wonder had Penny and Grant Hill stayed healthy how that would've effected MJ.

[@anthonylockhart6120]

Still wouldn't have been enough when the magic lost Shaq they championship days were over

[@HunchoHamza]

15:54 young Tyronn Lue

[@addinan]

Penny has originality... and way better than kobe

[@regkb24mvp]

Kobe vs penny? Lol call me when penny makes the HOF

[@woodsd4]

PENNY HAD INJURIES....YOU DAMN WELL HE WAS GREAT

[@Rambo20244]

@@woodsd4 it's a reason why they call them kobetards... they make idiot statements like that.

[@rene82285]

Kibe is 20years old here puttung 38 pts on a prime penny...a prime Kobe would destroyed penny in any time of hes career

[@darrendoyle568]

This was Kobe’s first real big game

[@Iamdasouth]

Penny whether with knee surgeries or not was a beast his basketball IQ has always been flawless a Mr.do it all unstoppable and unguardable can beat you with scoring,passing,steals,blocks a bad dude just like Magic Johnson💯

[@tooBlessed847]

NOW THIS was basketball!! This match alone is so much more entertaining than the 2017 NBA Finals.

[@supervegito8513]

You are an idiot

[@marcus.6487]

yeah mane, this game was tha bizniss ✌🏿

[@andrewhite7772]

Hardaway could have been something special, but those damn injuries

[@anthonylockhart6120]

Yep it sucks because around this time with those multiple knee injuries he was a shell of himself he was injury prone

[@SongSong415]

17:12 this is a flagrant foul, There was a whistle already and Armstrong still pushes Kobe when he was in the air, extremely dangerous.

[@RM-yz3gp]

And look at kobe...he is enjoying that thing....in today's basketball they went crying🙅

[@ArmandoKozomara]

crazy man that should be an ejection

[@TheTonytone77]

man penny was such a beast passing skillz crazy

[@leesam1099]

people hate Kobe because he's been dominanting the League since he was young and kicking those NBA stars ass LMAO .GOAT!

[@TheBmills415]

Top 5 #1 is MJ

[@rickthesentence6073]

Kobe top 10 all time, no doubt...MJ is #1, but Penny could have made that list too, had he stayed healthy a few more seasons

[@cflo1386]

derrick miles One game dude, one game.

[@Mario-re2qp]

you noob, Penny has half the athleticism while Kobe is 100% and Penny still playing incredible. Reverse that, get Kobe on the floor after knee surgeries on bad knees against 2nd year or even rookie Hardaway and Kobe gets no more than 10 points

[@jasonhardaway3052]

derrick miles dude you realise penny destroyed Kobe one on one yeah and penny could not have been more injured at this time after 97

[@jamesfernandez3627]

This is not Penny's prime. He was badly injured in early '97.

[@Iamdasouth]

Facts

[@anthonylockhart6120]

We all would have loved to be able to see penny reach his prime and then prime penny vs kobe

[@anthonylockhart6120]

But we can all agree he was still a decent player but his offensive game diminished here

[@chrisuncleahmad]

If Orlando had held on to win this game, this would have changed the entire playoffs. They would have finished one game ahead of the Heat for the #1 seed and they, not Miami, faces that #8 seed Knicks team. The Knicks didn't have the same burning desire to beat Orlando as they did Miami.

[@RubyMaster_mlbb]

if penny stayed healthy he could even ruin league 😔

[@radioactivehands]

Magic could've beat the Lakers if Penny had Shaq, it wouldn't even be a match, it would be a slaughter

[@davidsantoselmellodelamarg4923]

I agree, the biggest mistake Shaq ever did was leaving Orlando for L.A. Big mistake on turning his partner in crime Penny!

[@anthonylockhart6120]

​@@davidsantoselmellodelamarg4923how was it a big mistake when he left and won 3 championships there while penny on the other hand stayed a little longer before being traded away and becoming a journey man on multiple teams before retirement

[@kuntrydrip3180]

Penny still had a little juice in the tank after those knew surgeries but was still a former shell of himself Kobe was younger and hungrier and injury free Kobe&Penny both in their prime would of been very nice and sumbody said Grant Hill was better than Penny Hell Nawl every time they matched up Penny abused him.

[@Lucretius824]

You can see how much swag this Lakers team already had. Kobe and Shaq grinning after every basket like it was too easy. They knew they were about to go on a historic run

[@Iamdasouth]

Kobe was a incredible player one of the best that ever do it so was Shaq nunthin can be taking away from either r.i.p Black Mamba.

[@kalabogersako7695]

the difference between penny and kobe.. Penny is to Pass while Kobe is to shoot.

[@radioactivehands]

What's amazing is how a prime Penny single handed took his star depleted team against a Lakers team with Shaq, Kobe and prime Glen Rice with a bunch of Lakers who will be 3 peat champions. It's about playmaking which Penny had which Kobe never was willing to do

[@MrWoo-jc8nt]

Great highlights from my favorite 2 players of all time Penny n Kobe, but damn the guy at 12:12 hit the ground hard as hell !!

[@marcus.6487]

eye fuqxwit Kobe suuuuuper heavy, but muhfckaz betta b glad penny got hurt, he waz Kobe b4 Kobe waz kobe... #memphis

[@BerserkerGuts_]

he'll no. Penny never had 35+ ppg season. Penny never had defense like Kobe 12x all nba defense

[@marcus.6487]

penny wouldntv eva had a 35ppg average, he'z a point guard..but he could giv buckets like Kobe if he want'd 2 tho...but nah u right, my nigga got D but he ain't relentless az tha Bean on D tho...and PLUS kobe bean neva seen a shot he didnt like, penny did what tha game needed, but p B4 tha injuries was damn sho capable of 50/60 pts wheneva he wanted...kobe on tha otha hand, lov'd nutn mo than shoot'n dat muhfcka so of course bean gon shoot

[@TheBmills415]

Lol

[@pCOCKPRO11]

@@marcus.6487 TRUE. Penny was better than KOBE

[@carlwallace1129]

​@BerserkerGuts_ Penny had quicker hands for steals was a better midpost player and passer than kobe in his 3yr prime but Penny played the past first shooting guard role as a point guard in Orlando so he wasn't going to even average no where near 30ppg unless he would've had another 2yrs of his prime without Shaq. Penny was about feeding nick Anderson, D Scott open slashers while getting his shots in the flow of the game. Kobe did evolve to have a way much better career with greater determination and being blessed from not having any crazy injuries

[@yowhatsmyname]

17:10 kill

[@sanonrobinson5173]

Rip mamba

[@robertofranciscor.beltran5588]

I remember this game, i thought the Lakers were for sure going to lose by halftime. Then all of a sudden Kobe went video game mode and single handidly brought the Lakers back and somehow win the game at the end. Very similar to the come from behind win against Dallas in December of 2002 and against New Orleans in March of 2013.

[@anntucker7886]

Ain't no stopping Kobe

[@B00mG0esTheDyn0mite]

Still remember this game, watching it early in the morning. Wanted the magic to beat the Lakers due to the departure of Shaq, and having to watch this game go the other way after a nice big lead at the half (20 point lead) down to 10 end of 3rd only to see the lakers win by 11.... Boy did that leave a nice sting for days to endure 🙇

[@bobbyorr6571]

Budding Penny👍👍👍

[@WuTangFan1000]

3 of the ultimate elite players

[@RohoicRamz94]

Yeah Kobe was better but the Penny in this video was post knee surgery carrying a bum team.If you watch the video closely you will see Shaq carrying the load in the first half and Kobe pretty much chilling.If Penny chilled in either half this game isn't that close.The same thing happened in the Tmac vs Kobe video where Kobe goes wild in the 4th vs the Magic..Kobe was able to lay back in the first half because Shaq was the man while Tmac had to go hard all game for his team to have a shot.

[@regkb24mvp]

Kobe =goat

[@chriswalls5831]

Kobe showing penny why he's the goat

[@MrYodeezy]

Ima miss seeing this man hoop. Peace out Mamba!

[@davidchang4559]

So unbelievable!!

[@bobbyorr6571]

Young Kobe👍👍👍👍

[@VariableYoung]

YAYAYA,Derrell Armstrong from The Penny Hardaway LOL

[@jamesfernandez3627]

To those little kids out there, Penny Hardaway is on his way to greatness until injury robbed his career. He was badly injured around 1997 or early 1998. Kobe became a great scorer because he holds the record of MISSED SHOTS ALL TIME. Penny is a better basketball player overall if only he stayed healthy for 6-7 yeatrs in the league.

[@janolaivar]

bart simpson i 100% agree with u sir

[@kobenottop1003]

Penny outplayed Kobe in the 2000 WCSF as well despite being a few years after his injuries

[@kobenottop1003]

Is that why penny averaged more ppg apg and FG% than Kobe in the 2000 WCSF despite having knee surgery in 97/98?

[@ronasanz166]

Yeah.. if he will play now in that prime in Golden State Warriors as a point guard.. curry and thompson will combine 15 to 20 3pt a game..

[@Mario-re2qp]

before that, Penny had knee problems starting in the 95-96 season. He was not the same athletically by the time they played the Bulls in 96

[@radioactivehands]

man Travis Knight was so good back then, has range up to 3pt, a good blocker, got the body and has soft touch with jumper.

[@biggydeup]

kobe a fait trop de faux pas des fautes que l'arbitre devait siffler "marcher" en duel direct contre anfeerney malheureusement pour ce dernier

[@bigpenny7525]

rene82285@ penny is already injured since 98 . a healthy hardaway would destroy kobe

[@jaymoney6233]

You are out of your mind if you really think Penny could stop even a 19 year old Kobe

[@owainkanaway8345]

@@jaymoney6233 19 year old Kobe was not even starting and he came fresh out of high school so he was very raw. Penny Hardaway in his 2nd year as a pro made 1st team-all nba. Not to mention Penny before the injuries was just as quick if not quicker than Kobe.

[@devantesmithodu]

Kobe dominated in the second half. Shaq was a beast. They were down 20 but you could tell they knew they were going to win.

[@alikhawar6506]

Penny was better than MJ

[@kobenottop1003]

Check my newest video

[@BackIn-by7xd]

Ali Khawar you’re a troll 😭 please stop get some help

[@Rambo20244]

penny better than kobe and lebron... not jordan.

[@anthonyscarpa6107]

Who the fck was announcing this game lol.. Anyway it was good too see Shaq dominate the Magic they totally disrespected him

[@sticktothescript107]

Shaq was as graceful as a ballerina back then 😂

[@a6life874]

Reading some of this comments are pissing me off..penny better then Kobe wtf look I love penny top 20 talent of all-time..but he wasn't better then Kobe or more athletic then Kobe like some idiot said..prime 03 Kobe vs 95 athletically isn't close

[@rickthesentence6073]

Penny in his prime was a way better all-around player then Kobe in his prime, better passer, better vision, better leadership....Mamba had a tougher mentality and was more competitive, though...plus he never suffered any injury until the last 3 seasons of his career...who knows what Penny could have done, had he stayed healthy and surrounded by appropriate talent...

[@kobenottop1003]

Penny outscored and out assisted Kobe in the 2000 WCSF even after his knee injury and being way past his prime If Shaq had prime healthy Penny in LA he would win more than 3 rings, since Penny was not selfish like Kobe in 2003 WCSF and 2004 Finals

[@sonofaballer96]

Kobe Not Top 100 from your username I can tell you're a Kobe hater, so there's no use in arguing with a biased troll. Winners focus on winning, losers focus on winners.

[@jamalabdelbaset6469]

Antwan Lee Thank you!

[@jasonhardaway3052]

A6 Life Penny in my opinion was a more athletic and more gifted all round player than Kobe, I’m a fan of both but Penny was special, Jordan even praised his skills which is saying something, Unfortunately after 97 Penny was never the same, I’d pick a healthy Prime Penny any day, I think people have forgotten how great he was

[@gesichtsgroove]

"geh mal ausm bild da, junger mann!" hahahahahahaha

[@BNB111]

Kobe's dunk at 17:12 o_O

[@dwaynewade349]

Where is the American version? And the NBC and Bob Costas and Doug Collins version?

[@theroseinthegarden2744]

When did Penny star getting Injured? he looks fine here athletically as if he never got injured ..

[@jamalabdelbaset6469]

The Rose in the garden He started getting hurt in 96-97, but he played through most of that season. It was 97-98, that essentially ended his superstar status. Even here in 99, he looked decent, but when you compare it to his first 3 seasons in the League, he was a shell of his former self.

[@Iamdasouth]

Penny in this game was not close to being his former self this dude athleticism was freakish on a different level than everyone else even MJ's, Penny had lost all his explosiveness he barely was hanging on to a little bit of it, his basketball IQ was just sumthin special which kept him ballin even on bad knees.

[@klasicktha1]

@@Iamdasouth He wasn't anywhere near as athletic as MJ stop lying lmao!!! Penny's athlectic ablitiy wasn't mind blowing at all it was his basketball I.q.

[@anthonylockhart6120]

​@@klasicktha1yes he was on the close to it

[@carlwallace1129]

​@@Iamdasouthexcellent point

[@jaksincarter5747]

Doesn't matter if you win by a inch or a mile there are no what if's in life... Or could bees... Kids remember that... Lol. Leave it all out in the game or be memory

[@tomahawkboy0787]

Kobe better shooter Penny better passer

[@TheBmills415]

Correction Kobe better at scoring My opinion Penny had a purer shot Quicker first step If Penny was a score first I'd say he could out score Kobe...(That statement is a reach but maybe)

[@L92185]

+TheBmills415 naw man Kobe jumper especially from 2002 and beyond murders penny's

[@L92185]

+TheBmills415 naw man Kobe jumper especially from 2002 and beyond murders penny's

[@TheBmills415]

+Landon chong Kobe shot even in his prime was always streaky. Albeit he hit some insane shots. Penny didn't force shots and when he did they hit so pure. Maybe I'm being bias.

[@L92185]

TheBmills415 you're a little biased but correct too Kobe is my favorite player /athlete of all time but he is king of bad and forced shots but he didn't care that was his game his fg% will say although I don't count his last two seasons because he was basically Achilles less but penny was my boy before Kobe and a great in the making pre injuries but he was never a Kobe scoring jumper wise Kobe is one of few who could get 40 or 50 on jumpers mostly penny wasn't that type more of a slasher and dunker and post up player when guarded by smaller guards but I love both

[@trentmcdowell3361]

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[@dcomputers]

Funny how patterson is dabbing kobe on the bench but he later called his self the kobe stopper in portland

[@TeeGiang]

lolol popeye jones

[@kamulokongo1355]

Dsf das war noch ein Sport Sender

[@rene82285]

Lmao penny had 2good seasons kibe still playing putting superstar numbers..

[@kobenottop1003]

2000 WCSF Penny 21.4 ppg on 49% 3.6 rpg 3.8 apg Kobe 21.0 ppg on 45% 3.8 rpg 3.4 apg Penny after removed from his healthy years outplayed Kobe in the 2000 WCSF. Penny also had 28-4-7-1-1 on 58% through 3 games before presumably his injury from the first round vs 2000 Spurs caught up with him Prime Penny and Shaq with Phil would have won more than 3 rings. It didn't work out in Orlando because they ran into Hakeem and Jordan before Shaq left

[@kobenottop1003]

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[@DreDaDon16]

+Kobe Not Top 100 Penny wasn't that good he wasn't even the player Vince Carter or T Mac was just because he played in the 90s people like to overrate him The Magic had a stacked team and only had 2 good seasons

[@owainkanaway8345]

@@DreDaDon16 T-Mac and Vince were a better player than Penny AFTER the injuries. Most players in the NBA were better than Penny after he was crippled from the knee injuries. But before the injuries? Penny was Kobe/Lebron/MJ level before the injuries.

[@DreDaDon16]

@@owainkanaway8345 T Mac was way better defensively than Penny and was a better scorer...he also took over games

[@bhz9011]

kobe couldn't fuck wit penny on his best day

[@MrCaribKaraoke]

+Ricky suell not on his 62 points in 3 quarters day? his 40, 8 and 8 in the finals day, his 81 point day, his 48 and 16 rebounds vs. the kings in the playoffs day? his 2008 put team usa on his back day? his 62 in msg day? his 65 vs. the blazers day? his game winning 3 over the blazers day? kobes top 5 all time...penny is top 50 if he's lucky

[@bhz9011]

Fuck kobe all da attention was on shaq so of course he could score 80 and when shaq left he aint have nobody to pass da ball to. Penny was a better player

[@kobenottop1003]

2000 WCSF Penny 21.4 ppg on 49% 3.6 rpg 3.8 apg Kobe 21.0 ppg on 45% 3.8 rpg 3.4 apg Penny after removed from his healthy years outplayed Kobe in the 2000 WCSF. Penny also had 28-4-7-1-1 on 58% through 3 games before presumably his injury from the first round vs 2000 Spurs caught up with him Prime Penny and Shaq with Phil would have won more than 3 rings. It didn't work out in Orlando because they ran into Hakeem and Jordan before Shaq left

[@mickeymousedisney9231]

+Adrian Flores penny Allen Iverson Pete marivich Larry bird magic Johnson wilt Chamberlain jabbar rodman Jordan stockhon Kemp Ewing O'Neal and many many more are greater than or can compete with kobe

[@RahulPresentsKobe]

pete? iverson? kemp? ewing? rodman? lol

[@bigpenny7525]

look penny getting everybody involve and makes better not like ballhog kobe ahaha

[@muhammadericali]

hahahahahhahaha. 0 rings bitch.

[@DanteGoldz]

+Zach Altif Gasol never was as vital as Kobe so stop.

[@arv9993]

Zach Altif Kobe averaged more than 30 so no that wouldn’t make any sense

[@conorohara5481]

Three years later, you are still an imbecile for writing that, @Zach Altif

[@mauricedavis1740]

🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@realrossboss379]

Penny get injured after three years in the league imagine what he would have done with no injuries. much better all-around player than Kobe. rebounding post up passing shot selection. please don't compare Penny to Kobe. Penny only had really three years injury free. and Penny still was great after injuries

[@wannabeserpento99]

And kobe was still the better player, clown

[@TheDignam]

Shaq was always booed during this game... Victory at the end, 3 Titles..

[@davcar3568]

Shaq has admitted to some regret leaving Orlando. Shaq being a journeymen and playing for six teams should have never happened- staying with Orlando and being a one club man would have been better.

[@rickthesentence6073]

had he stayed 4-5 years more, I bet he and Penny would have made it to the title, maybe in 99 or 2000, once the Bulls era was over

[@TheDignam]

No in 1996 Orlando didn't respect him, they proposed him less money than Lakers, Penny Hardaway wanted the leadership, the fans said that he didn't deserve the maximum salary... He felt that the Lakers have more respected him, and had better chance to win a Championship (with their history)

[@TheDignam]

But still today he felt that the city of Orlando is like his hometown, he stayed all holidays in there.

[@davcar3568]

Most people thought the poll was used as an excuse from Shaq to leave. The public just believed no athlete was worth 100 million. Shaq was offered 115 million by Orlando, hardly a slap in the face. Shaq chose Lakers simply for his interests (larger offer, bigger market, Movie/Music industry).

[@BlackDynomite79]

Im a Laker fan who started watching basketball because of Magic Johnson and this is my favorite Laker era. I loved Shaq and Kobe...but I'll say this. If Shaq had stayed with Penny and Penny didnt get hurt they would have won about 6-7 rings. I know thats a lot of if's but that's how good those two were together at a young age.

[@LeaperChad7]

Hardaway was better & MORE athletic (lateral agility and jump) than Kobe in his 'prime'. Kobe was a copycat. Anfernee was not.

[@benjayflorencio7240]

Evryone wana be like mike stop pretending dude . Kobe is d closest. Where did penny mold his game? U thnk all players mold der own style?gtfoh.

[@blockaderunner]

All these players copied penny's style but it wasn't natural

[@joint2joint2k]

Can't believe there are still some poor souls who hopelessly hang on to the notion that Penny was anywhere near Kobe's level. Dude couldn't even lace Grant Hill's FILAs.

[@mr.rossross9177]

the real stupid is you Penny way better than Grant Hill

[@kobenottop1003]

Penny outscored and out assisted Kobe in the 2000 WCSF even after his knee injury and being way past his prime

[@wizzjo1nt5]

These Penny fanboys in the comments are hilarious.