Kobe vs Iverson & Melo 2008 1st Round GM1 Full Highlights - 92 Points Combined

April 20, 2008
Three of the top four scorers of the 2007-08 regular season all drop 30+ to open up this western conference 1st round series. It was a high scoring, entertaining game with lots of trash talk. Kobe got off to a slow start but picked it up as the game wore on. He scored 28 points in the 2nd half, including 18 in the 4th quarter alone. You could say this was a sneak peak into what was coming in game 2...
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[@kobefan124]

I was gonna include Pau’s highlights but he was so superb in this game that it was only right he get his own video. That’s coming tomorrow

[@TurtlEfrmdaManor]

I was gonna say didn’t he have 36pts 16rebs and 3 blks this game but thanks for the upload

[@jackieechanel55]

😮😮

[@jackieechanel55]

​@@TurtlEfrmdaManor😮😢😮😢😮😮😮😢

[@jackieechanel55]

​@@TurtlEfrmdaManor😮😮😮

[@jackieechanel55]

​@@TurtlEfrmdaManor😮😮😮

[@KingAbel510]

I miss this era of nba so badly

[@hustlengrind8833]

Me too

[@RamirresurreccionJr]

This is what we could different era's 😂😂

[@TahitianTreatSkeetJuiceJr]

u mean before defense got removed,, and tons of players started putting up nba jam stats on the regular?

[@ListenMan4FansbyaFan]

Man me too! Just the way they competed was incredible. I love it, I'm happy i was in this era and played in this era. We teach the kids at our basketball camps by showing them clips like this. We talked about this on our recent show for the NBA regular season wrap up..

[@bg_swiss]

I don’t seem to understand how the nuggets wasn’t able to win a single championship they actually had a decent line up

[@Terror832]

Nuggets had such aesthetically pleasing uniforms back in the days.

[@chadwellington2524]

the way the game was played was also aesthetically pleasing

[@Chaz1724]

Yeah but imagine Jokic wearing these jerseys, it just wouldn’t look right 😅

[@supersayain48]

He did wear something similar to these in his Rookie Year@@Chaz1724

[@elhajjmalikel6266]

Right! Iverson and Anthony just put that added swagger on it. I loved that silky blue. A jersey other people slept on was their alternate dark blue jerseys with the yellow mixed in.

[@elhajjmalikel6266]

@@chadwellington2524 right. You can tell players were looking for high-percentage shots on most possessions; now they jack up low-percentage, three-point shots.

[@DeepDimpleDemon]

Seeing Kobe just brings a smile to my face. Big part of my childhood and love for sports. R.I.P Mamba

[@____HEISENBERG____]

RIP Rapist

[@hennyskinn5138]

saying that still doesn't even sound real...

[@DeepDimpleDemon]

@@hennyskinn5138 not at all man

[@Alex-co9xg]

What you want a cookie bih

[@pmodi1104]

A 50 win 8th seed is absolutely ridiculous

[@xctkillaprodigyx2586]

Stacked West back then!

[@evansasiedu7383]

Was just 2 games between 1st and 6th seed. Wild

[@Umekias_Corner]

West was the real deal back in the day 😊

[@immafatazn]

this team would of been top 3 if they were in the east conference lol crazy

[@JP-hj1il]

Thats why we called the eastern conference the leastern conference. But the mainstream media will tell you otherwise.

[@user-rl6gv1yh5w]

it's barely known that Iverson had long prime years 99-08, he was 33 at that time but he had best efficient scoring in his career with less ball touch.

[@aygopayso5330]

Talk about it 💯

[@user-yy9sl2mu1s]

96-08

[@davidking360]

and they say melo had no help and bring up iversons age smh

[@kaliduncanel3356]

It was pretty crazy to watch

[@elreiec1]

The two best guards of '96.

[@juswolf22]

Nash > ai

[@markvantrece6569]

​@@juswolf22sober>meth addict

[@xctkillaprodigyx2586]

@@juswolf22 Nash would tell you your wrong!

[@NZENZN]

Nash

[@ZozoZoz-qh1ku]

you from Canada ? )))@@juswolf22

[@lostintranslation3789]

Kobe and Gasol had some of the greatest chemistry I’ve seen in my life time. Outstanding role players the Lakers had during those championships. Great memories

[@Gabriel-ld9hn]

Except when he averaged 13 in the finals vs Boston and then 12ppg in 2012. If we're being honest Gasol was only food for 2 seasons where he scored 17 and 10rebs. Now lets go down the list with how many big men could give you 18 and 10 in that era.

[@davidfaguaja9052]

Easy to say afterwards, im taking Gasol over Howard for example. Its not all about numbers, that Laker team needed some iq and some available star that could work well with Kobe. They only won 2 rings... @@Gabriel-ld9hn

[@pathtovortex]

@@Gabriel-ld9hn not too many playing with Kobe

[@rolltide7120]

​@@pathtovortex its not about kobe, in the triangle offense a good big man will put up good numbers

[@cognitivedisability9864]

@@rolltide7120 Pau did perform at important periods that helped win the chip. He was a really good player.

[@PullUpThenBih]

Watching these old games really puts into perspective how much the game has changed.. so few 3’s taken compared to now, way more midrange

[@zachmccabe7510]

It was actually beautiful basketball. I grew up loving basketball....loved playing it and watching. Only sport I actually enjoyed playing on a team never really liked football but now that this era has started where they just cross half court and jack up 3s has made me an NFL fan...I hardly watch my favorite sport anymore.

[@mikem4481]

@@zachmccabe7510 bro... i have the same exact arc. i used to never watch football. basketball was the greatest sport in the world to me. now i watch football and barely watch basketball. so sad how trash the nba has become. adam silver and lebron will go down in history as the duo that killed it.

[@nachoskyful]

@@mikem4481 How is this LeBron's fault when it's Curry and the Warriors who revolutionized the game with 3 points shooting on their way to winning 4 in a decade. Brad Steven actually pioneered the analytics revolution. He was hired by the Celtics to compete with LeBron in the East, but it's the Warriors who realized the full potential of analytics. Now the analytics nerds run the NBA. Lebron is a victim of the new NBA. He would have had 10 rings by now. You just wanted a reason to hate on him.

[@valoruniversity]

@@mikem4481 actually its Curry's accuracy and depth (along with Lillard) with the 3 poiinter that killed it. Also the fact that the NBA refs have sucked the most this year, so its hard to even play defense. Not like defense is played anymore.

[@mikem4481]

@@valoruniversity and who do the refs work for?

[@jmanbee1334]

This Denver roster is crazy. Goes to show the greatness of Kobe’s lakers.

[@Rambo20244]

😂😂😂 the nuggets were an 8 seed but y'all leave out that part

[@jump6098]

@@Rambo20244won 50 games. Goes to show how deep the west was

[@Rambo20244]

@@jump6098 the west just feast off the weak east teams iverson and melo was just a fun team to watch we all know they wasn't winning anything with that roster

[@fromfunkytown7502]

@@Rambo20244Lmao you like to lie through your teeth I see

[@Rambo20244]

@@fromfunkytown7502 bruh who had the nuggets beating any team in the west as an , 8th seed?

[@ljay2k12]

Man.. i miss Kleiza. A true hooper, it's a shame injuries ruined him, but those few years at Denver were special

[@elhajjmalikel6266]

Yeah, people forget how good Kleiza was. He was an assassin from behind the arc and could get points in a hurry.

[@gawdszn302]

Crazy man I watch these games & it takes me back to that kid again

[@FreshlySnipez_]

facts! I was in middle school at the time

[@gawdszn302]

@@FreshlySnipez_ melo jersey was the first I owned NBA wise

[@AndresMartinez-qb9ht]

i was 22 years old.

[@Bosskelley]

Hell yea

[@goatbebryant4915]

Ima LA native and 97 baby Kobe and Lakers/USC college football was my childhood since no NFL team was here and dodgers were bad..

[@inspiredbyhoops]

One of my favourite Kobe channels 💯

[@hemislidn]

Man i miss the Nba During these times every game was like a playoff game remember staying up to watch on channel 49 all the time

[@Bosskelley]

Miss Kobe so much he meant a lot to me growing up

[@DeepDimpleDemon]

Same man. Kobe is the reason why I love sports

[@____HEISENBERG____]

so this rapist wast your mentor?

[@bradleylovej]

Same. He made it ok to be intensely passionate about your interests

[@jeffreyjohnson5079]

A.I. and Kleiza had a great chemistry cooking.

[@RixxCarlson]

Kobe Bryant......no one like him now....MJ & Kobe, 2 of the greatest!!

[@Andres-cq7lw]

Mamba mentality forever R.I.P legends never die 💪

[@ImChrisHansen.]

This takes me back from when i was in highschool. Man how time flys 😔

[@darkcry2682]

In this game you can see how easily is for Melo to Score and how Kobe is just from another world

[@tucko11]

Yeah and how everybody says LeBron is better when LeBron sucks, so yeah Kobe is better

[@theisfnatic5551]

clown comment@@tucko11

[@stephenwong8053]

@@tucko11 no but this was kobes league for a reason

[@stephenwong8053]

that first play of the game melo legit cooked and only took 2 secs and 3 dribbles, certified bucket.

[@skyh2394]

@@tucko11 imagine saying to a x4 champ, x4 FMVP, x4 MVP who has better stats and advanced stats than your favorite player “sucks” lmao 💀😭

[@TheFly212]

You legit have the three best 1 on 1 players in the league on the court all at once in playoff game. That's fucking Awesome.

[@melo15813]

Found myself rooting for Iverson like this game was live 🤣 Kobe was the GOAT of that generation tho

[@playboyofthecentury2225]

The only man in Kobe’s way MJ. The man was way to skilled for the rest of the league.

[@loontrimble3619]

Kobe leadership was unmatched the mamba had guys like Luke walton,vujicic,etc playing at levels they would never have been able to energy is contagious

[@MrShehateme12288]

Facts

[@goatbebryant4915]

That's what im saying and he respected those guys cuz they did play hard like he wanted

[@theunthinkable1021]

@kobefan124 Thank you for uploading priceless classic Kobe clips

[@NIGGA4LIFE]

Rip to the black mamba

[@Fun_Breaks]

Throwback to the good old days

[@Cullenwood]

The rest of this series please 🙏🏿

[@GMQuay]

This was the only good game and maybe game 2

[@colethornton8077]

Man iverson is so athletic even smoother than kyrie every mobe is so effective

[@user-vx9gh2qg4f]

he's old af in this game too, and about 20 injuries into his career

[@dashawnbarnes4401]

Na Kyrie perfected it

[@MikeHunt-fo3ow]

kyrie passed though lol

[@Ju99al0]

​@user-vx9gh2qg4f how is he old

[@elhajjmalikel6266]

@@user-vx9gh2qg4f He was 33 in this game. He wasn't quite over the hill yet. And, too, it also depends on the shape a player is in. Ray Allen was in his mid-late 30's still giving dudes the business on the court.

[@ariuscowan8355]

Yes great series miss Kobe as well 🙏💯

[@Casteeyo...]

😢 rip Kobe

[@GS-mh6ub]

I miss my boy Kobe Bean Bryant. My favorite player ever!💯

[@EJayyDreadHead]

Momma there goes that man 😂😂😂😂😂

[@mountainroberto]

Thank you for upload they vídeo 🎉

[@RodmanDennis644]

KOBE THE GOAT 🐐❤

[@Xarviz]

I just loved to watch Kobe and AI to go agains each other. I do really miss that time in Basketball

[@joshhdebolt]

Iverson was still the man at this point in his career. Anthony just getting started. Gasol and Kobe. Great times man. Iverson s shots and plays are just crisp af. A slick mf

[@mikem4481]

back when the NBA was popular af and worth watching.

[@bigboom8614]

Such a great basketball game and series sheesh!!!🏀🏀🏀

[@user-gm4gs3qx9w]

The best kobe channel I've ever known.

[@beekuczimacklemore8128]

dis crazy bru thank u sm

[@bmacc6424]

Thanks for the upload bro keep ‘em coming RIP BEAN

[@BHOODXIII]

I really miss this NBA

[@Henry18845]

When NBA games 🏀 was actually watchable!!

[@mugiwaratrii4545]

I wish Kobe won the finals in 2008 so bad. It would've been his second 3peat. Putting him right up there with Jordan where he deserves to be. The media and these clowns forget that. And he went to the finals 3 more times WITHOUT Shaq. "Shaq carried Kobe" only comes out of the mouths of clowns who didn't actually watch the games. Because if you did watch the games, you know Kobe been Kobe during the dynasty years. My boi been #CLUTCH. I miss you so much Kobe man smh. My GOAT.

[@shoptalkconvo-mak1471]

All facts spoken!!!🙏🏿

[@choward5430]

Had Andrew Bynum and Trevor Ariza not been injured, they would have beat Boston

[@shoptalkconvo-mak1471]

@@choward5430 Facts!!!!

[@johnchoi4473]

@@choward5430 idk man that 08 celtics looked too strong for the lakers that year(we were too new/raw)...we needed that loss to upgrade for Pau to get confident. Won 2 straight after.

[@choward5430]

@@johnchoi4473 Boston won game 4 in '08 and that was the series. Andrew Bynum and Trevor Ariza would've done something!

[@momotaaro]

このレイカーズユニフォームまじでカッコいいよなぁ。一番好きかも

[@ralphieboy95]

took me back to where i was watching this. my homeboys crib w the whole fam watching w us..

[@rasheemfoster87]

Throwback🙏🏀🔥🔥

[@goatbebryant4915]

No superstars on the Lakers team other than the Mamba, but Kobe used to bring out the dog of teammates he respected 💯 Long Live The 🐐

[@jblaze9494]

I get what you saying but Pau Gasol was a Superstar when he was with the Memphis Grizzlies. But he has said that Kobe is best teammate he ever had so you aren't wrong

[@goatbebryant4915]

@@jblaze9494 Do you know what a superstar is? Lmfao Pau was an all star sure not a superstar

[@exp037a]

whats amazing is kobe's basketball iq is so high his post game interview is always him analyzing the entire game from start to finish

[@deecollier696]

That Denver team was krazy I thought they would have gotten at least one ring together

[@justinbell700]

respect to the 🐐 🐐 🐐 and rest easy Mamba

[@Altrav4]

If only Melo and AI had Jokic back then, god damn that team would be scary.

[@acbabelgates9386]

J R Smith was the best 3 point shooter at around this time and George Karl Refused to play him.

[@1DarkNarutoRasengan]

Them baby blue jerseys looks way better than their jerseys we're seeing now

[@JAS30411]

Crazy how Kobe defeted Iverson twice with and without shaq. Second time Iverson had Melo, Martin, Camby. 😬🤯

[@user-nx9iz1vr2o]

And jr smith

[@uniqueidentity1362]

That Denver team was stacked.

[@dre_withwithout]

I appreciate this video so much. I really would love to know how the NBA brass came to the conclusion to make the game more "free flowing". This was a relatively high scoring game but it is Game 1 with the two best Western Conference teams. So, it makes sense but now with the lack of defense and rule changes this score can happen every night. The old NBA was better 😂

[@siphengkruoch8266]

Some old but good basketball, I remember... love😊 it!!!

[@basketballscope]

Welcome back

[@Ant_561]

I would love to see a prime Kobe face todays nuggets that would be interesting I think he’ll do wat better then any oft who played them last year in the playoffs…he can score he can defend better then any guard todays game he’s not afraid to go at you he always showed great gameplay vs bigger men would’ve been nice to see him vs jokic

[@christopherhall9686]

Marcus Camby was so underrated he was definitely a great role player great passer and rebounder

[@edwardmorales8144]

Camby

[@christopherhall9686]

​@edwardmorales8144 thank you professor

[@mariojorgecaldeira7326]

MVP forever. R.I.P. Mamba

[@sdemers7805]

Its the post interview for me.....even when exhausted, Kobe stayed poised and accurate. To see the game from his eyes - you saw the love

[@Maxjuliann]

Iverson deserved to be in Denver longer

[@Ghostvibes847]

Iverson deserved 1 ring

[@dominicjackson4462]

This denver team was only an 8th seed but won 50 games and had guys in the top 5 scoring for thr yesr

[@multiplepassions3694]

I love Kyrie Irving but it shouldn’t even be a discussion who is better between him and Iverson, it’s a.i all day. This isn’t even prime Iverson and watching this reminds me just how great he was. A very underrated passer too.

[@user-yo1ow1qj3g]

it's AI's prime because its kobe's prime too

[@multiplepassions3694]

@@user-yo1ow1qj3g iverson is 3 years older than kobe and didn’t have the work ethic of Kobe which unfortunately shortened his prime years (partying, drinking, not practicing, etc). Not hating on A.I here i’m just speaking facts, he openly admits it.

[@NETBU]

@@multiplepassions3694 HE AINT never said he dont have the work ethic as kobe.... he stated the extra length kobe wasnt for him..that didnt make kobe more or less talented than him....to play at that level requires very high work ethic especially for how long he played.. you are hating...being in the nba itself requires work ethic dont downplay the league

[@multiplepassions3694]

@@NETBU I literally just said how good Allen Iverson was in the original post bro 🤣 how could i be hating? He clearly states in many interviews that he would skip practice sometimes, and when kobe went to the gym he was at the club. I can post links if you want, i got the receipts. Stop being so sensitive, i’m not hating just repeating what allen iverson said himself

[@What5Poppin5lime]

#RentFree

[@bigg3995]

Esse time do denver era muito foda.

[@REDW0RLD]

To still be able to watch sht like this 🔥 the small things

[@bmacc6424]

A.I really couldn’t be guarded son

[@stevetagheu4747]

Nope

[@BELLY989]

Too Quik

[@veli1100]

If you ever wondered why iverson never won a ring …it’s simple really…. Kobe Bryant

[@merv3930]

Same applies to Melo and T-Mac

[@PhilBurr100]

@@merv3930 TMac never even got to Kobe...he was out in round 1

[@michelleclark9972]

Kobe was definitely the goat 🐐 💪🏽rip mamba you will forever be missed 🕊️ i always will be a lakers fan but I only liked the 76ers because of iverson‼️

[@jordanlove8005]

Yo…THANK YOU FOR THIS PAGE MY BROTHA🙏🏽💯

[@nkola0221]

Melo's jumper is smooth as butter

[@MarkTaylor-gw1pe]

Ima Iverson for life but jeez nobody couldn’t to Kobe Bean 🔥🔥🔥

[@tonyarcadefinatics]

Kobe fadeway middy will bring tears of joy to your eyes🔥🔥

[@antehood_antoni1987]

Beautiful game [*]

[@xDaPrincex]

Dam this shit crazy, Lakers ain't play no defense outside of Kobe & still had almost a 20 point lead over a Nuggets team that had Melo, AI, JR, Kleiza, who played defense in these clips

[@Th3gr3atjuan]

When Kobe started talking that TALK.

[@mjalex]

This has to be the most talented 8th seed ever !

[@juanitomalate8736]

I missed Kobe8/24❤ He's the main reason why i am playin

[@Kidinthesandbox_PriceAxionPapi]

iverson and melo were crazy but Kobe really did that

[@Baldrick187]

mid range game was so fun to watch.

[@HOYOUNGZOA]

이거 라이브로 봣엇는데 진짜...옛날 생각나네 ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

[@bubsenseijebe2993]

Iverson averaging 35 in todays NBA. I really think he would. Analysts can say what they want he want, he’s one of the best scorers ever

[@EzeAsuoha]

0:20 this the type of killer that Kobe qas. He sent a hitman to get rid of the competition because hes the ultimate competitor that will do whatever it takes to win. Mamba Mentality

[@jpvdj2k]

AI is so underrated in todays game, everyone forget how good he is

[@aidenthum9160]

Welcome back kobefan124

[@BasicBeachCommunity1]

i played Walton in HS. Kobe lived by me. Crazy

[@bobbyjohnson9409]

Oh how I miss being in my twenties looking at these games. I think LA would have 3 peated (08,09,10) if Bynum and Ariza weren’t hurt

[@22savagetv]

This man Kobe did battle with Melo & A.I. with only Gasol & Odom. R.I.P. to the goat 🐐

[@TurtlEfrmdaManor]

Gasol is a hall of famer and had a better game than Kobe this game with 36pts 16rebs and 3blks y’all stans minimize one’s greatness to build whoever y’all like better up

[@johnnier.o.d4746]

​@@TurtlEfrmdaManor..... exactly right ..... & i'm a big fan of kobe24 ..... you didn't even mentioned,andrew bynum & derek fisher (who's a solid starting pg) ....

[@tooreal4softassyoutube]

​@@TurtlEfrmdaManormuppet talk

[@tooreal4softassyoutube]

​@@johnnier.o.d4746role players you bum

[@inexpugnabilis]

@@TurtlEfrmdaManorand Kobe had 49 points and 10 assists on 18-27 from the fg in Game 2. Pau was without a doubt great and the missing key for their success, but Kobe was the Black Mamba for a reason. He deserved those finals MVPs.

[@danimalman3]

The 1996 draft had a great showing in these playoffs.

[@circushussle4811]

These was the days

[@1solodeon]

Remembering that this Nuggets team had AI, Melo, Martin & Camby it’s crazy this Lakers team beat them. The better team prevailed lol

[@emojimr4427]

Wow a superstar giving credit for the win to his teammates ..instead of taking all the LeCredit shocking 🤔🤔

[@MakinMoneyTrill]

Good game Nuggets had a team that year should have won Championship ‼️

[@oscarwilliams8736]

RIP to the Legend Kobe Bryant 8 24 🐍

[@ja2415]

We missed jeff vangundy calling the Games and Mark Jackson, Momma their gos that man

[@ypww748]

Denver had a decent roster, Camby, Carmelo, Martin, JR, AI. This team is a championship team if all of them were at their prime

[@GMQuay]

They just played no damn defense

[@ypww748]

@@GMQuay Iverson JR and Anthony are weak defensively. Camby is great at defense but too old

[@chromebook2447]

RIP Kobe!

[@jblaze9494]

Back when the MVP chant actually meant something . RIP Kob❤

[@seedsowersofisrael.4660]

Kobe's the BOAT