Kobe Bryant 2002-03 • 27 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists vs. Dallas Mavericks

[@Lakers3423]

kobe is god's gift to basketball!!!

[@Rawse7]

I remember watching this game with my dad and sister back in the 2nd grade. The entire comeback, we were going crazy. When Brian Shaw hit the 3 to tie the game at 100, we jumped up and screamed. One of my favorite memories.

[@tylerb325]

one of Kobe's most underrated games. RIP Kobe 🕊

[@clericg77]

Kobe is GOAT

[@dixonmixin10]

The torch was passed that season and it became Kobe's Lakers instead of Shaq's.

[@geminiprincess100]

King KOBE

[@trixer4]

Somebody tell me why this man has only 1 MVP award

[@russthompson4922]

9:14 was my favorite part! For those that saw that game, Cuban was actin' stupid and crazy while talkin that trash. He used to be real annoying at games, toned it down a bit now. That face is priceless! Also been watching the Lakers since they traded for Shaq and Kobe back in 96. Hard to believe it's been 20 years almost, and now hes finally retiring. There have been so many great Laker moments with Kobe/Shaq, and Kobe/Pau, definitely gonna miss those days. Wonder how the Lakers will turn it around with Dr Jerry Buss gone.

[@tenike1]

It was unbelievable watching this game live.

[@wavenstein]

Kobe=clutch

[@SIZZLINFRIEDRICE]

9:05 had no idea Courtney Cox was a Lakers cheerleader

[@chrisuncleahmad666]

This game had gigantic implications as it turned out in 2002-03. Dallas tied San Antonio for the league's best record, but the Spurs had tiebreakers. The Spurs got all the spoils- division title, best record in conference and league, home-court advantage all postseason. If they just hold onto that 4th quarter lead, they're the #1 seed and have homecourt advantage all the way. For those that say the NBA regular season doesn't ultimately matter big-picture, I give you this game.

[@levanesh1]

he was also robbed in 2003 when he averaged 30 ppg 6 apg 7 rpg 2 spg leading the lakers without shaq most of the year to the playoffs as the fourth seed he had 9 straight 40 point games and 11 straight 35 point games

[@tylerb325]

FACTS

[@jsbs84]

Sick game. Never seen the FSN telecast

[@knicksfan89]

because this was also on espn and that is in circulation more than the fsn telecast

[@hyyurr]

kobe should have 3. he was ROBBED by steve nash. one of the seasons he was averaging 35 ppg along with 1.8 spg and the other 31 ppg.

[@fsc125]

Hey I like this one being FSN version. Nice job.

[@blam08]

Had horry made that 3 in game 5 of the second round, the 02-03 lakers would have won the ship

[@Lyriqsz]

so clutch yo!!! ive never seen lebron do this..

[@VeraciousMind]

cant believe people were actually trying to say that this man wasnt clutch! crazy smh

[@ArmandoKozomara]

08:22 that is CLUTCH! Kobe's the best!

[@PeopleDim]

kobe godlike or maybe beyond godlike.. :D

[@BerserkerGuts_]

Stu Lantz went hood as fuck at the end lol!

[@helloandyle]

dammm stu looks soo young haha

[@loyloy247]

stue lance at 8:08

[@officialmightynotoriousaka5463]

In 2002-03 nba season: the LA Lakers couldn't keep up with Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs,who KO'D LA Lakers in the second round?

[@LANCEBURKES]

mavs didnt seem to choke when they swept them in the second round

[@heyyy19]

@kingkoosky Not anymore.

[@victorlopez007]

@kingkoosky but not in 2011 :(

[@jaewonshin4343]

Lakers

[@viciousheroics8893]

Damn the Mavs were 17-1 . Quiet shockingly .

[@jamalabdelbaset6469]

ViCiouS HeRoicS They made it to the Western Conference Finals too.

[@MrStinky24]

Why is Shaq on The Bench!!!

[@edschaefer6597]

Because they were guarding the 3-point shot!!!

[@kettlemypedals]

See the beginning of this video? That amount of hype built up for a regular season game. I miss that

[@HPflash3223]

SuperArab I think the difference today is that the talent just isn’t the same. Kobe is once in a generation, we’ll never see a player like Shaq again. And Nash and Dirk are HOF. All of those guys won MVP at least once. I’m biased towards the flare that 2000s players played with, but even without that, we just don’t see these kinds of players in the NBA anymore

[@3BetLight]

He should have when Nash won his second but deserved the first. Kobe has a very odd career arc for a player of his caliber. He wasn't the best player on his team for the first 8 years of his career, then he was amazing but his team wasn't. Then his team was amazing at the same time he was but Lebron had emerged then as the best player or at least up there with him.

[@egpytiankobe]

EPIC Laker cheerleading at 9:06! Whooo!!! Sexy intensity!! LoL

[@MrStinky24]

amazing how fiction is made.

[@eltonlei2481]

they need guys that can shoot 3s, reb isn't important at that time, as least not that important. Also they need Perimeter defense, shaq is better of paint area defense rather than perimeter defense.

[@colbjay99]

Dallas choked

[@johntowers136]

YOU DON'T SEE QUEEN JAMES DOING SHIT LIKE THAT HE WANTS TO BE SET UP FIRST AND KOBE FUCK THAT THIS GAME IS MIND, LOVE YOU ALWAYS KOBE AND GIGI BRYANT. ♥️♥️🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀