Kobe Bryant Full Highlights vs Spurs 2004 WCSF GM4 - 42 Points (15 in 4th)

[@mrsoftnessful]

Its crazy how much contact was allowed on the early 2000s. It made scoring look so much better. Players really had to dig in deep in their bag to get a bucket

[@lilteelizzlw8829]

Kobe was insane that case took a lot of mvps away from the legend dude jumper and game was out of this world... kobe cold blood killer on court

[@ceciladams4882]

True... It hurt him so bad. No one would vote for him if he had that case.

[@williamyoung3744]

They did so much to derail Kobe career when he was in the nba. See ,he didn't want what they wanted.he came in the league to fulfill his dream but they the mob and hidden societies in this sport, wanted to exploit him. He didn't follow Jordan, who just like LeBron,got"IN" their circle and so has their protection. They scared mj, with killing his dad,so LeBron learned and what he didn't know,jayz and puffy taught him. Kobe had too much knowledge and became an legend even though they tried their hardest for him to fail! .. I love you Kobe,you showed many do it your way and if they come,let the world speak for you.

[@sportsfan8642]

IMO he should have 3 MVPs. 2003, 2006 and 2008

[@jaymoney6233]

@@sportsfan8642 Facts!!!

[@Abel-yo9mf]

@@williamyoung3744 have you heard of gematria fam?

[@Mike1122.]

Kobe scoring machine Bryant. The best we’ve ever seen do it folks.

[@mickeyjohnson5247]

Jordan....

[@avoiceup3222]

@@mickeyjohnson5247 nope KOBE Jordan and Phil Jackson agree

[@mickeyjohnson5247]

Dude Mike and Phil never said that. Phil clearly stayed that Mike was better.

[@king-ghost1027]

@@mickeyjohnson5247 yes they did kid

[@Alex-js6wr]

Eye test says so…. For Kobe to even get that close to Jordan puts him up there 1 or 2

[@CrazyFoo501]

Btw this Spurs team had a defensive rating of 94.1, the best ranked defense in the league since the 1975 Washington Bullets

[@ThaDreamMerchant]

That's ridiculous. That just makes what Kobe did even more impressive.

[@joshuahaynes7128]

The 04 lakers wasnt near as good as the 00-01-02 lakers .... in 04 i thought kobe tried to do to much instead of playing thru the most dominant inside force of the modern era... when kobe truly played thru shaq like 01 they sweept these spurs and kings..... the Lakers should've won from 2000 to 2006 but kobe got tired of being second fiddle

[@facelessandnameless]

Joshua Haynes Not only that...Shaq was out of shape by 2004...

[@facelessandnameless]

Joel Villarreal Yeah, they picked it up in the playoffs and were total beasts.

[@chrisdonaldson6014]

Joshua Haynes if shaq would have let kobe be the man after 02 they would have 4 peated 03 kobe was insane

[@seanjames6879]

You can see Shaq's animosity or jealousy towards kobe showing up at the end of the game. No celebration or acknowledgment of kobe's brilliant game

[@zeddieperryiv799]

U noticed that too? 😂 I thought I was the only one

[@imanbutton7072]

This team hated each other it was kobe vs Shaq Karl Malone and Phil Jackson

[@TheGameIsTheGame1]

Read three Ring Circus by Jeff Pearlman which brought me to this video . Shaq called Kobe the best player ever following this game

[@rooseveltdarbey9493]

@@imanbutton7072 and still made it to the finals.

[@samuellee2108]

@@TheGameIsTheGame1 he did that in 2001.

[@eddienguyen3852]

This is where KoBe greatness shine that no one is bother to talk about ! Calm cool n poise !

[@Ducksauceee]

Love you Kobe. Rest In Peace

[@staininirvana]

Max kellerman should watch this before calling kawhi better.

[@3kingzsneakerheadtalk635]

No he shouldn't. He shouldn't we be allowed to watch basketball after that remark

[@worldofwarcraftowns1]

Kobe is better than Lebron

[@robbereal1982]

@@LouieVIsOnMe he is better

[@raydenvoskuhl445]

@@robbereal1982 no.

[@robbereal1982]

@@raydenvoskuhl445 yes

[@robbereal1982]

@@raydenvoskuhl445 kobe is better on both sides of the floor sir.

[@raydenvoskuhl445]

@@robbereal1982 not when lebron surpassed him in 07. lebron later developed a bit of his jumper and improved his drivinq qame and defense in 08. not to mention his better all around qame like from his rebound and passinq ability. so, in offense and defense, lebron was qettinq close to him and in term of overall all around qame, lebron was just better.

[@Mr3824KB]

Kobe is the GOAT

[@Dennis-bu9gr]

Oh you mean in L.A. RIP Kobe

[@lilteelizzlw8829]

Shot at 7 minute mark ain’t fear only other player I trust to do that is mike kobe was insane

[@thomashicks2147]

Kobe Bryant is the best guard to ever play the game, he's more skilled than Michael Jordan too! Just look at his shots, much more difficult than Jordan!! .

[@jer8279]

Aww man. Young kobe was really awesome

[@z406MON]

This is why he's the greatest, facing prison time, rushing home to play.

this is young sensational Kid Kobe carrying lazy Shaq and old Karl Malone and Gary Payton.....

[@seankybercaronongan7099]

The number 8 kobe was even more dangerous , he was a venom to any opposing team.

[@jamalabdelbaset6635]

THIS was the Western Conference Finals in all actuality. They just happened to meet each other sooner.

[@TheMrKobeBryant2012]

You could say the same about 2003.

[@jamalabdelbaset6635]

Avril Lavigne True!

[@ernestboykin3rd706]

Yea real talk bruh

[@ernestboykin3rd706]

@@TheMrKobeBryant2012 true

[@adewgloprado5009]

My goodness wow no way lebron can match kobes ability, and talent spectacular moves man greatness kobe...

[@jonathanfanfan6681]

My favorite Kobe game

[@chriswalls5831]

Kobe is goat beat harder and tougher defenses than Bron and jordan

[@awaylabel]

Gary Payton, Kobe Bryant, Shaquile O`neal and Karl Malone lol what a line up, if only they were in their prime.

[@davonwright2141]

lol Right that was a good team fr imagine them winning a championship again man that would be the best team in history

[@joshuahaynes7128]

Lakersince98 if kobe wouldve played thru shaq inside out like 00-01-02 they would've sweept the pistons .. I love that Detroit team but let's be real they wasn't better than the lakers. .. kobe my favorite plsyer but i feel like he shot them outta the 04 finals

[@robbereal1982]

Joshua Haynes still wouldn't have worked shaq wasn't the same player due to his lack of shape

[@CPAClass2010]

Joshua Haynes Shaq was too fat and Ben Wallace shut him down, outhustled him for damn near every rebound.

[@coreycharles3826]

@@CPAClass2010 necer shut shaq down

[@ReactRight02]

Kobe is a beast my GOAT

[@albertmorales3233]

Despite Payton & Malone joining the Lakers, they were past their prime and didn’t contribute much. This game proved that this was Kobe’s team, he was THE guy. He willed the Lakers past this tough Spurs team (reigning champs), let alone throughout the playoffs; Shaq was not as impactful since he let himself go. Kobe was the one who was still hungry to win yet gets criticized for his performance against the Pistons in the finals. The Lakers had no other player who could not only create their own shot but for others besides Kobe; it made sense all the attention was on Kobe. The Pistons forced Shaq out of the paint, him to catch the ball at the free throw line; it forced the Lakers to be out of sync, and Kobe to get up a shot w/ the shot clock running down. It was a mess, but Kobe endured it.

[@trentonpearson7353]

Looking at the Shaq-Kobe feud at all angles. It was clear it wasn't going to work out long term. Shaq was aging and still believed he was the #1 guy and wanted #1 option money, while Kobe was coming into his own and wanted to build his legacy to be like Michael Jordan's. It wasn't like one or other told them they wanted the other out directly. It was clear that Kobe wasn't going to resign because Shaq was there and Dr. Buss had to make a move. Overall, the egos were too big and the duo expired.

[@julep0824]

Scoring 42 pts in a playoff game from a trial was crazy!...miss u BEAN!

[@mahmudalideme9838]

Damn, he had to deal with Bowen Gino defense. Kobe was a different beast. We miss u Mamba

[@melvinhhcp3615]

This was one of those playoff games when Kobe was in court earlier during the day in Colorado, then flew back to L.A. to play in the evening.

[@jamal_wallace3]

Look at the variety of moves. Just unbelievable!

[@40III]

One of the last great games of the Shaq & Kobe era.

[@ernestboykin3rd706]

Sadly it was the almost near the end of greatness for the Lakeshow Lakers (1996-04).

[@whatsgood3986]

remember this ,so good of a rilvary.

[@unablezhy]

this video needs more views

[@bobmyers-rf4zy]

Kobe would always torch the spurs lol

[@SteveSaxony]

2nd greatest all time. the nephews today who look at stats today dont take into account the type of difficult shots kobe was taking plus the amount of broken bones and injuries he was playing with.

[@ricardobangit6316]

Bro was dealing with cases on calarado and still manage to kick spurs asss😂

[@craigmackssj3680]

kobe better then Lebron

[@onlyunopooh]

Playing ball was his escape from this world

[@AlexPate5]

What a move at 5:20 And what a shot at 7:00!

[@ricardobangit6316]

Tf? My idol Kobe was dealing with personal problems and still dropping buckets???? 0 excuse

[@user-ks8kn4hx8q]

I miss the Lakers-Spurs rivalry

[@talongmalaki8869]

nba is rigggg kobe could have taken home 4-5 mvp’s during his time in nba

[@chitownkidd33]

Not at all

[@markostojanovic7750]

7:20 cmon dude...

[@amirrizer5069]

Kobe was trying to beat this case on the court.

[@melvinhhcp3615]

Dave Chappelle

[@shawswervoo]

Kobe is better than Duncan

[@quairan2099]

Shaq was never in shape lol. He's huffing and puffing on every play.

[@ernestboykin3rd706]

Yea he was my man u r tripping he added 40 more lbs for the beating he took which is more than any player ever MJ Beans the Answer LeBron & D Wade & Wilt & Kareem too took beatings every game of course

[@tubenachos]

Man after that year Shaq declined so fast too bad he got lazy

[@melvynsngltn27]

Shaq nearly won league MVP the next year so clearly you don't know what your talking about

[@Abel-yo9mf]

@@melvynsngltn27 no he didn’t bozo wtf are u talking about 😂😂😂

[@melvynsngltn27]

@@Abel-yo9mf yes he did moron

[@sportjames23]

No way this team should've lost to the Pistons in the Finals. They should've stomped Detroit hard.

[@alexanderadonyae7937]

@Roosevelt Darbey agree💯

[@robbereal1982]

@Roosevelt Darbey that and malone and Horace grant got hurt. Wished they would've brought back Horry.

[@sabishiihito]

Kobe wasn't getting any calls in the finals on drives. He stopped going to the hoop and settled for jumpers and I'm fairly sure Prince was getting away with hitting him on the arms/hand.

[@ernestboykin3rd706]

@@sabishiihito Excellent point my man like the refs weren't let the Lakers win again they were getting hacked alot in the Finals against Detroit SMH that series still bothers me 17 yrs later SMH

[@theonlygoodonehere2259]

the biasness in these comments are hilarious, you guys forgot how the league used to help lakers win series?

[@mr.e347]

Kobe was great in Spurs series. Pathetic in Finals. Couldnt guard Rip but secure to take all shots possible.

[@melvinhhcp3615]

He did guard Rip well. Then also had to switch on to Tayshaun & Billups as well when Payton was getting washed. Kobe was 1st Team Defense that season.

[@tannermartin3804]

STUDY 7:21 for i9 1v1 and anything!

[@donworychanel2345]

if spurs road final vs pistons 2004 who win

[@TheMrKobeBryant2012]

Pistons probably

[@melvinhhcp3615]

San Antonio

[@ronrongee4981]

Why Kobe not show up Vs piston his game like spurs in Game 2 Spurs is better than the pistons

[@TheMastermindzTV]

Pistons pushed their offense above the free throw line.

[@a6life874]

Malone got injured, pistons had prince to throw at Kobe

[@melvynsngltn27]

@Alexander Melnikov what games were you watching. Shaq showed up. Especially in games 1 & 4 blame the Lakers for not feeding Shaq enough. Especially jealous Kobe

[@ricotubbs9420]

@@melvynsngltn27Kobe wasn’t jealous of Shaq. Shaq was jealous of Kobe clearly. U just don’t like Kobe.

[@melvynsngltn27]

@ricotubbs9420 wrong Kobe wanted to be traded several times including Shaq's MVP year. Kobe clearly threw the 2004 finals on purpose. Kobemaniacs always makes excuses for Kobe

[@purpobandit181]

School

[@shawswervoo]

Kobe is better then Duncan

[@melvynsngltn27]

No the hell he's not

[@jasonmoukala8909]

No

[@Abel-yo9mf]

@@melvynsngltn27 you don’t know ball

[@Abel-yo9mf]

@@jasonmoukala8909 clown

[@melvynsngltn27]

@@Abel-yo9mf you have me confused with yourself