Kobe Bryant 40 points 13-26 FG 5 rebounds vs Pistons 2005-06

[@243354]

Such a incredible season. 35/5/5/2 27 40+ pt games 8 50+ pt games 81 pts 62 pts in three quarters averaged 40+PPG in two different months 4 straight 45+ pt games just amazing.

[@Maal7432]

Man, Kobe was so fun to watch.

[@San72390]

Damn. Kobe is such a dominating player. Without KObe, the Lakers win under 20 games.

[@fsc125]

It was one of the most exciting games of 05-06 season. Kobe played a perfect game, but Lamar was also terrific Nice Find.

[@lorenllbj88]

It's amazing how good kobe was this game versus in the finals playing against the pistons

[@kendallthomas6807]

He has spacing with no Malone and shaq there...I just rewatched the whole series the issue there was there was absolutely no spacing on the floor for kobe because shaq and Malone aren't three point shooters so it basically made kobe just a jump shooter...in that series he was able to get around Prince but the lane was so clogged that kobe was forced to take jump shots and not drive all the way to the hole...it made him one dimensional as opposed to kobe being able to utilize all his arsenals and skills...because shaq was in the post kobe couldn't take prince to the post to get higher percentage shots...

[@lioninthesun]

@@kendallthomas6807he forced it too much too. He should have kept feeding shaq one game. Shaq had a double double in the first half in one of those games in detroit but kobe forced it and the game got away

[@kendallthomas6807]

@@lioninthesun he did give it to Shaq a lot That wasn’t the issue

[@Jokerz199]

If kobe done this performance in 2004, the Lakers would have won the championship

[@dl6kid]

he could've. he had to defer to shaq and shaq wasn't up to par with his normal dominant self. the one game they won is cause Kobe forced OT

[@FearlessXcel]

Remember 2004 he was dealing with the Colorado case

[@nikosofidemporas]

March 4th (meaning close to the end of the season) and Kobe with 35.1 PPG,5.4 RPG, 4.7 APG and 1.8 SPG And still did not receive MVP. That's happened many times in his career.He is not the most loved by the NBA.

[@goodman5836]

smh bro..smh

[@Lakers24bn]

Same in 2003, he averaged 30 points 7 rebounds and 6 assists and still not receive MVP Curry put that kind of numbers and everybody gets mad

[@theworstboxingjudge7261]

Kobe only led them to 45 wins and they lost to Steve Nash's Suns with no Amare Stoudemire in the 1st round. Nash led them all the way to the WCF without his best teammate proving he was much more deserving of MVP and while beating Kobe in the process after being down 3-1. In 2003 Duncan led a scrub team to the best record, and played much better defense than Kobe. Robinson was 37, Parker and manu were young and didn't do much. Kobe had Shaq and still only had 50 wins. Plus Kobe was 5-10 without Shaq that year. And Duncan proved he was better when he eliminated Kobe and Shaq at the same time in the playoffs

[@nikosofidemporas]

The Worst Boxing Judge Haha srub team the spurs?Yes,Duncan was phenomenal that year but still Parker and Ginobilli,whatever their age and Robinson provided great assistance.. At that year Kobe led the Lakers while Shaq was hurt by injuires,even when he played he was not at good shape so the 5-10 without Shaq does not tell me much..Kobe made a historic run of 35+ point games. And did you seriously compared Lakers and Suns team in 2006??They had a big difference even if you extracted Nash and Kobe .The others could not even get a rebound to win the series..

[@BOSSDONMAN]

I honestly think the false rape accusations hurt him for quite some years.

[@natevsnate]

rewatching this now feels different😔

[@fresh2def23231]

Rip Kobe 💔

[@sabishiihito]

If he'd been playing this well in the 2004 Finals I don't think LA would have lost to Detroit...

[@Maxjuliann]

These are the games that people have no idea about when saying Kobe wasn’t an efficient scorer .

[@solost6855]

Man Lamar Odom was so underrated . Kobe’s real #2 guy . Sick player .

[@TheMazonator]

lamar played rather well also that year too from what ive seen

[@San72390]

Without Kobe there'd be no existence of life on earth :D jk but he is badass.

[@geocuneva]

great vid man keep'em comin

[@brotheris33]

that shot by odom was crazy

[@rompetexos]

we want more 40+ pint game! =D

[@lakerfan3118]

look at those numbers at 0:43... 35/5/4/2 jesus christ

[@aaadj2744]

When lakers stunned back the Piston after Lakers lost in 2004 nba final

[@chriswalls5831]

I feel for pistons or any team or player that had to face prime kobe

[@sabishiihito]

For the life of me I can't figure out why LA didn't force Detroit to switch defensively so that Hamilton would be on Kobe and not Prince, in the 2004 Finals.

[@sabishiihito]

@Adrian Flores Pick and roll would have destroyed that Pistons D, but Phil hated that style of offense for some reason and it hadn't gotten as developed as it has today.

[@wizzjo1nt5]

Prince was never a problem for Kobe, and you thinking that Prince locked him up in 2004 by himself is a very casual take.

[@litjourney]

I believe that was Kobe's most prime year. He was an offensive juggernaut that willed his teams to victory. I mean Jesus - Smush Parker and Brian Cook were in the starting lineup, with Kwame Brown off the bench! Replace Kobe with Rip Hamilton, an all-star in his own right, and that team never even comes close to making the playoffs.

[@jakedodsonjake]

this squad was hella G

[@jakedodsonjake]

they had all kinds of swag tho. they had the baggy uniforms, shot the J, and strutted around like they could ball lol, but they couldn't lol

[@jakedodsonjake]

***** yeah, 09 too, they could even back it up too wit the skills.

[@jakedodsonjake]

***** yeah, I seen that in 09 too. lakers frontcourt were too good, melo frontcourt wasn't that skilled, they were tough, but not enough skill to match gasol, bynum, and odom.

[@wizzjo1nt5]

@EveryDayIsAGoodDay Lol no he did not, don't make me break out there numbers that series.

[@kobebettathanjordan]

goat

[@2010raquan]

2002-03 as well

[@IsaDRayM]

Well he posted that 4 years go

[@z4ng3tsu1ch1g0]

Woah did Kwame just set up a perfect screen!!!??

[@PeruvianCactus]

@San72390 Not really, probably more. Lamar Odom Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum are pretty good.

[@trezeguet4ever]

@12939875 i seriously dont know how he didn't get an mvp that year steve nash is an incredible player but steve had a better team, kobe had a worse team and still carried them

[@sabishiihito]

I'm not sure he could have, really. The league changed the defensive rules after the '04 Finals to make it easier for slashers like Kobe to get the basket.

[@aztecempire9970]

sabishiihito no they don't

[@sabishiihito]

@Shay Butta www.nba.com/features/stujackson_bogpresentation_070503.html Note what he says about forearm and body-checkng rules for the 04-05 season.

[@coreycharles3826]

@@sabishiihito three years before 2004-05 they said lol stop hating homie you will never be as good as kobe

[@Μιχάληςκαραθανασης-φ8ω]

Hey u ignorant fans the guy is right after 03-04 they completely banned hand checking rules back in 00-01 season was the most significant changes as they removed the continuously apply of the hand or forearm... U could hand check below the free throw line extended and only use ur forearm.. But in 2004-05season it was prohibited and and any contact with ur hand or forearm was a foul... Maybe kobe could have played better in 04 move more without the Ball and drive a little bit more.. But that years kobe had some problem its True and he was the slowest kobe ive seen since 1999...

[@jernigensfitch8090]

He just did not have the right team around him during this time. Besides Lamar Odom (pure talent wise) and Brian Cook who was not used correctly, I think he was by himself.

[@yugimotocy]

damn what a shot by billups to end the 3rd

[@2010raquan]

they would win at least 42 games with them starting.

[@johnwickkkkk1]

Is this the game when he was talking about Kwame Brown?

[@sabishiihito]

That was in the 07-08 season actually, if you're referring to the game Kwame told Kobe *NOT* to pass the ball to him when he was open because he'd get fouled and miss the FTAs.

[@easy24secs]

1:35 Love Ronny