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@Historicutuber5 ай бұрын
Kobe was definitely my favorite player of all time. It is a shame we never got a finals between him and James
@breadfeb27505 ай бұрын
Kobe was there Lebron got beat by Dwight that year and the year before that he got beat by the Celtics in the 2nd Round 🤦🏿♂️
@footyroll86785 ай бұрын
strange? bron had an insane series 39 8 8. he was the ebst in the world that year.@@gluggerluggger
@Mmmm-lx9vb5 ай бұрын
@@breadfeb2750 Lebron averaged 38,5 8 8 with 2,5 stocks in that series against Orlando...
@pabl0sauced05 ай бұрын
@breadfeb2750 if only lebron had a hall of fame big man by his side like kobe.
@jacquesl99725 ай бұрын
@@breadfeb2750 Turns out it's easier to dominate against Varejao and Big Z than it is against Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum
@ezekielchristiannnn5 ай бұрын
Lebron and Kobe are two of the GOATs and to be someone that was able to see them compete is a blessing. Rip Kobe, we miss you.
@dywansanders5 ай бұрын
Lebron ain’t no goat, losing 6finals will never be goat worthy stop letting the Media Jedi mind trick you
@ezekielchristiannnn5 ай бұрын
@@dywansanders yea whatever
@dywansanders5 ай бұрын
@@ezekielchristiannnn blame lebron not me
@ethanquenum47785 ай бұрын
How can you talk about two GOATs? How does that even make sense ?
@fattony92275 ай бұрын
There can only be one GOAT and LeBron is not it. Sorry, a player who loses 6 NBA Finals and gets swept several times in the Play Offs can not be the GOAT. A Lakers fan here!
@nintendofannot48985 ай бұрын
One of the best rivalry of recent memory. These two subconsciously pushed each other. It was fun to watch.
@christophergibson38465 ай бұрын
Kobe pushed Lebron & himself... consciously
@gokuswanson20375 ай бұрын
This wasn't a rivalry sadly. It was completely one sided for lebron and Kobe had injury issues
@nathanbraun20675 ай бұрын
how's it a rivalry when lebron never beat kobe?
@Kmonique275 ай бұрын
@@nathanbraun2067 in regular season games he did
@jrsmith19985 ай бұрын
lol. Lebron owned Kobe. Both in team head to head; and especially individually head to head.
@jumpman12135 ай бұрын
Looking back "Kobe or Lebron" debate was such a luxury to have. The ultimate winner is us the fans. Thanks for all the memories, kobe
@bonzobonanza5 ай бұрын
The fact that we never got a Finals matchup between these two stars will forever be one of the biggest What Ifs in NBA history.
@gokuswanson20375 ай бұрын
True. Lebron was always there (8 straight years) but Kobe just couldn't make it
@_CRUMP_5 ай бұрын
@@gokuswanson2037and the one time there was a chance in 09, Dwight Howard spoiled the fun 😢
@underoath2575 ай бұрын
@@_CRUMP_Lebron waited for Kobe in 2007 but he was too busy choking a 3-1 lead against the Suns 😂
@juventinos815 ай бұрын
@@gokuswanson2037this is the time when lebron has a chance in a comparison against kobe. in a comparison against an injured and out out prime kobe.
@788lakers5 ай бұрын
@@gokuswanson2037 Kobe went three straight years 2 against Boston and one against the Magic. Both of those teams beat the Cavs to get the finals. So who it was James it couldn’t lead his team and had to run and form a super team to compete.
@GSC_gg5 ай бұрын
Both are great and unstoppable legends! REST IN PEACE KOBE 🕊️
@K.R_Official.5 ай бұрын
Unstoppable is a stretch but i get were your coming from
@jrsmith19985 ай бұрын
True. But Kobe isn’t even close to being as good as Lebron.
@baconeggcheesepodcast93905 ай бұрын
Yeah they are
@Mooo-zr8ph5 ай бұрын
No lebron isn't on Kobe's level.
@K.R_Official.5 ай бұрын
@@Mooo-zr8ph 🧢
@SpiderGang565 ай бұрын
RIP KOBE💛💜
@Suficiente2135 ай бұрын
Yes
@VictoriousJones5 ай бұрын
Legends never die gone but not forgotten 😢😭😭😭
@user-fm7vu2bb3s5 ай бұрын
Thank you
@SydneiO-sk8ky5 ай бұрын
Long live Mamba🐍
@HILOITMEclay5 ай бұрын
Slay has queen
@neleizoncupino67735 ай бұрын
2009 was supposed to be kobe vs lebron in the finals but it was too good to be true
@matheusfroehlich57275 ай бұрын
i think the 2013 could also been a kobe vs lebron, but the lakers with nash + howard were a mess
@dedwrite125 ай бұрын
2012 if chris paul trade goes thru @@matheusfroehlich5727
@reyrodriguez21785 ай бұрын
And 2011
@Themegatrolll5 ай бұрын
I’m glad Lebron didn’t make it honestly the cavs would’ve lost and Kobe fans would’ve tried to use that to say he was better
@reyrodriguez21785 ай бұрын
@@Themegatrolll me being a Lebron fan don’t care, I just really wanted to see a Kobe vs Bron finals 😭
@@ayeitsjay883 Ok, what does that have to do with LeBron vs Kobe?
@footyroll86785 ай бұрын
how is that realted in any way@@ayeitsjay883
@veggieprod5 ай бұрын
compensating cuz kobe a bum rapist@@ayeitsjay883
@Psycho_Like_Micho5 ай бұрын
Kobe's Finals Reocrd 23-14 lebron Finals Record 22-33
@marcmanosa88715 ай бұрын
I am really lucky and glad that I witnessed Kobe's legendary career, and now, is still witnessing LeBron's greatness. RIP to the Mamba. ❤❤
@RenegadeGunn5 ай бұрын
R.I.P The Black Mamba Long Live The King
@littleprince81645 ай бұрын
I'll always be grateful to witnessing the two greatest athletes of my generation. It doesn't matter who the better player is for me, just watching both of them compete makes you realize you're watching the 2 best players in the court.
@pekie55335 ай бұрын
Well said. I don't even want to waste a thought who was better. It was just awesome seeing them face up.
@sholovesholove46205 ай бұрын
I feel the same way! I absolutely HATE when folks start that comparing shit. It takes away the joy of just seeing 2 greats be great!
@alaricjackson65205 ай бұрын
I miss Kobe and I’m glad lebron has been able to stay relatively healthy in his later years
@baconeggcheesepodcast93905 ай бұрын
Yeah me too
@pekie55335 ай бұрын
Let's enjoy Lebron while he is still playing 😊
@jer82792 ай бұрын
"Relatively healthy" 🤣 ive NEVER seen a more non injury prone athlete in my life. Kobe broke fingers, his knees, acl. No disrespect but damn. Lebron is pure titanium
@alaricjackson65202 ай бұрын
@@jer8279 I mean over his career sure but his lakers tenure his first year he got hurt they missed playoffs the year after the ring he got hurt again they had to go into the play in and lost in round 1 compared to any other 39 year old ever hes insanely durable but for lebron it’s been noticeable
@houseofkungfu25432 ай бұрын
and he still needs superteams to catch up to kobe
@TobyKBTY5 ай бұрын
Damn man I miss the 2000s. I miss this era. This new generation is stacked with talent, but nothing like when the mamba was around duelling with young bron and other legends
@AA-iv2mxАй бұрын
I feel you it’s just different. Not as authentic or competitive. Maybe I’m trippping but 2000’s we’re so different
@nobodiesfavorite116812 күн бұрын
80s 90s and 2000s best decades of the NBA
@chikmnunget5 ай бұрын
Kobe’s injury history is actually insane Lowkey
@PP-ec6cw5 ай бұрын
Facts on facts
@Rixx4325 ай бұрын
Kobe the man for playing through alot of them
@loverofhumanity4 ай бұрын
Cause the dumbass overtrained. Talking about I only sleep 4 hours. Mf should have slept like a normal person 8-10 hrs
@spellitwith2gs4 ай бұрын
@@Rixx432they should do a short film on it I bet he was never healthy
@jer82792 ай бұрын
Kobe is my favorite, nor the GOAT, but people dismiss he played a lot when he shouldnt have, and didn't play when he should have early in his career. Kobes injuries are his fault though. He should've "load managed." Sounds weak, but he tore his ACL going way too many minutes a game at 34. Would KOBE "agree" hell no
@tridra57145 ай бұрын
the craziest part is kobe is a 46% shooter and lebron is a 51% shooter but when they matched up , kobe shot 42% and lebron shot 46% just goes to show the level of defence that they played against each other
@MusicMakesAdiff235 ай бұрын
Incorrect. Let me give you some real facts n real numbers. Head to head: Bron was literally light work to Kobe. When literally guarding each other on iso plays, kobe scored 20 points ppg while lebron scored 7 points ppg …. Also, when guarding each other, Kobe scores those 20 on a fg% of 54% while lebron had a fg% of 27% when kobe was on him…so on Offense or on defense ..Kobe completely dominated lebron. Pure skill. There’s levels to it. This video isn’t about Kobe vs Bron. It’s about the lakers vs whatever team lebron was on or created at the time. Cuz one on one..Kobe ate.
@leeirons70885 ай бұрын
@@MusicMakesAdiff23that’s what espn doesn’t tell his fans 😂
@fattony92275 ай бұрын
Kobe's shots had a higher degree of difficulty than LeBron's shots. Hence the difference in shooting percentage.
@ian_ford5 ай бұрын
@fattony9227 "degree of difficulty"? Is that what we're calling hitting the back iron over 2 defenders when a teammate was wide open? It's funny when the macro numbers don't add up in the popular players' favor (Kobe was 6-16 head to head v LeBron teams) some run to ad hoc micro analysis to explain why Kobe didn't dominate LeBron.
@ian_ford5 ай бұрын
@@MusicMakesAdiff23 LeBron's 16-6 record vs Kobe stretched 2004-2016. All I hear from every corner of sports media was _"LeBron's title runs were overrated....he dominated the LEastern conference."_ If this was true, Kobe Laker's teams, regardless, shouldve made quick work of any LeBron-led team. Funny when Kobe doesn't have the 1 v 1 statistical upper hand, its no longer an individual sport, *it's about the team.* But when career ranking conversations come up, "team" flies out the window and it's just the 1 player.
@SGrud5 ай бұрын
In that match up at the Olympics I saw a lot of similarities between them and Mj and Magic back in 1992, what a feeling
@keiffybby64715 ай бұрын
Great job putting this video together n not being bias at all,👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
@tech-no-logictech97435 ай бұрын
Also shows how much easier is to get a good fg% in 2023. You rarely if ever read of a 5/20 FG game by James these days despite being far from his physical prime. It's so much easier to get to the rim now. The 2000s were the last decade of balanced basketball with both offense and defense being played/allowed.
@TheHighEvolutionaryP134 ай бұрын
FR
@freightJames3 ай бұрын
False lol
@johanliebert9400Ай бұрын
No doubt about it players today dont prioritized defense and sometimes the officials dont call travels.
@freightJamesАй бұрын
@@johanliebert9400 excuses lol keep em comin 🤣🤣
@Phony-baloney818 күн бұрын
This was such a great video! Thanks so much for posting it. Watching these two against each other was other worldly! Each was and is a beast in his own right. Two of the greatest basketball players ever. (But the THE greatest; well all know who that is.)
@jayblanks09043 ай бұрын
watching MJ when I was a kid, Kobe when I was a teen, and LBJ as an adult is something I can be proud and tell stories to my grandchildren
@ronnelacido17115 ай бұрын
When you know you are playing against someone as competitive as Kobe or Lebron, it will push you to be competitive as well. These guys were motivated playing against each other because it motivates you to play your A-game.
@The.lofi.legend5 ай бұрын
With all the challenges and adversity kobe had to face and what he has overcome, I don't get how people have him outside the top 3-5 all time
@hunterdoesstuff37475 ай бұрын
Cause…he wasn’t
@JuwanTaylor-jz5zr5 ай бұрын
@@hunterdoesstuff3747kobe is the goat 🐐
@jyrikgauldurson81695 ай бұрын
Adversity was being in a stacked team with prime shaq and Phil ? Kobe is not top 5 , but it's not like he's that much lower. He is still one of the greatest.
@biz09ification5 ай бұрын
Didn't that corrupt ref admit that the league helped the lakers get to the finals twice?
@lorddj99105 ай бұрын
He wasn’t it’s that simple
@jahmanihenry75135 ай бұрын
Great video 🤙🏾💯
@saikoucamara39195 ай бұрын
Fantastic video ❤
@SydneiO-sk8ky5 ай бұрын
Both my favorite players of all time, including MJ!
@Mizzyisthename5 ай бұрын
@@Chain_Prod Im ridin it
@HILOITMEclay5 ай бұрын
Bro just said “dad who are the top 3 basketball players “
@justinholland61325 ай бұрын
@@Chain_Prodand? Fuck is his top 3 supposed to be? Mario Chalmers , bill lambeer and Bryant reeves? Yall dudes try so hard to be different
@JoelAddo-hl5xo5 ай бұрын
@@justinholland6132facts omg respect
@JoelAddo-hl5xo5 ай бұрын
@@justinholland6132facts omg respect
@joelmathew56553 ай бұрын
bruh the amount of research you did to make this video is amazing.
@TheLittleLife5 ай бұрын
been waiting for this
@morgandanielmalone5 ай бұрын
well done with this video 🙏
@jordanrioscreations5 ай бұрын
Blessed to have witnessed this amazing time in sports history.
@sammyweed47715 ай бұрын
Witch part the part where Lebrun ruined basketball
@Renzyboi124 ай бұрын
They both made each other greater. They compliment each other very well.
@Monclerity5 ай бұрын
Great vid
@jwat32174 ай бұрын
One of the best videos I’ve ever watched on KZbin
@ElaStudios1015 ай бұрын
in all the matchups both had different teams its impossible to determine the best player by matchups some players have good days others bad. Both amazing players tho RIP KOBE 💛💜
@snowreganit67395 ай бұрын
Iebron?dwade lbj bosh calling each other after kobe winning his fifth ring haha
@gokuswanson20375 ай бұрын
@@snowreganit6739lmao so stupid. No one was afraid of Kobe at that point it was all about the Celtics. Kobe is the one that couldn't get back to the damn finals to play against lebron
@BabyBreez05 ай бұрын
@@edgardoMurniaonly you LBJ meat goblins believe that, while real fans and the actual NBA players know Kobe was way better 😭 n tbh it wasn’t even close
@andrik9595 ай бұрын
@@snowreganit6739lebron had already won more games when they faced off before he went to heat
@1vaultdweller5 ай бұрын
Basically you are trying Hard to deny the fact that LeBron owned Kobe with a 16-6 record😂
@terencemackay19905 ай бұрын
Dwight Howard and the Orlando magic prevented a Kobe vs lebron matchup in the finals but yet still I think the lakers would win
@TheGamingShogun5 ай бұрын
Most likely since the Cavaliers had a much worse roster compared to the Lakers. LeBron had to average 38-8-8 just to compete against the magic
@Bigedub1015 ай бұрын
In 2011 could have happened but got stomped by Dallas then again n 2013
@1vaultdweller5 ай бұрын
So you gonna ignore every single year Kobe failed to reach finals after 2010😂
@JigglemySac5 ай бұрын
@@1vaultdwellerAs a Koby fan this is hilarious, you got us on that one..
@jalentimothy67545 ай бұрын
The lakers would definitely beat the cavs if they would have faced them in the nba back in 09 and 10
@randomperson25405 ай бұрын
The fact we never got a playoff battle between them annoys me.
@synapse9135 ай бұрын
Two things you can blame for that: Cleveland management(08,09, 2010), and Dirk Nowitzki(2011).
@Jkee-kun5 ай бұрын
Of course cuz their teams aren’t in the same conferences
@Terror8325 ай бұрын
Pretty wild that the 2007 to 2018 Finals featured either Kobe or LeBron but they never met. 12 straight finals series.
@adityasr24485 ай бұрын
@@synapse913 and Dwight Howard's Magic
@PrimeTime3995 ай бұрын
kobe would had won
@gregclough91875 ай бұрын
What a video thanks 😊
@theman49525 ай бұрын
Just shows lebrons greatness he was a youngster going at one of the best players in his prime buf still was amazing
@lohxinkai34275 ай бұрын
Lebron is STILL in his prime 🤣
@JigglemySac5 ай бұрын
That's like saying Zion went up against LBJ when he came lol stop it.
@johnpeter27625 ай бұрын
Their rivalry is the definition of greatness. Seeing a young Bron against prime Kobe, to an old Kobe against a prime Lebron is just perfect.
@dominiquewilson5 ай бұрын
Not really. Lebron never went at Kobe. He usually always called for picks and switches to get the mismatch where as Kobe wanted Lebron straight up to prove who was better.
@bigpayso2475 ай бұрын
@@dominiquewilson LeBron plays chess, it's 5v5 not 1v1.
@darriuswilliams80195 ай бұрын
If only we got a finals matchup 🤦🏾♂️
@SuperSikarlo5 ай бұрын
Stupid dwight
@ninitch425 ай бұрын
Of course LeBUM wasn't there.. He CHOKED against Orlando as USUAL.. 😂😂😂
@keithjoseph1285 ай бұрын
Lebron and Dirk's career would be different, Kobe's would still be protected.
@SuperSikarlo5 ай бұрын
@@ninitch42 how do you score the most points ever and have 4 finals mvp and be a bum? Are you dumb?
@Lumidon5 ай бұрын
@@ninitch42smh he should’ve averaged 60 20 25 instead of 38 8 8 mj would never
@tiemann553 ай бұрын
Really cool video , damn
@AD3Basketball3 ай бұрын
This is a very good watch! Forget who you think is better, the story of both players is amazing!
@extreame73045 ай бұрын
7:42 That's sound net made after Kobe hit the shot is legendary
@Royalwar03054 ай бұрын
16-6 remember that
@kidxmozzyb2 ай бұрын
the ball hit the bottom metal edge of the rim and swish at the same time i done that before its when u perfectly avoid that long brick of the back of rim so if u wouldve shot any other way ot wouldve bricked 😑
@alvincreatives39745 ай бұрын
Time flies so fast.. First Kobe's gone (RIP) and now Lebron is 38 though still dominating but max of 4 years left in his NBA career..
@baconeggcheesepodcast93905 ай бұрын
Yeah do you think Lebron will win another ring
@sportslangtv21815 ай бұрын
@@baconeggcheesepodcast9390we never know and you never know either bum
@user-un2rl6ur1d5 ай бұрын
dominating what? 4 rings buddy. 3 of them don't even count
@cdeleon34945 ай бұрын
@@user-un2rl6ur1dlmao that's too much hate in your heart.... A championship is a championship 😂
@cfl42865 ай бұрын
Lebron is playing well but no he is not dominating anymore. Dominating means you’re a top 5 player and leading your team to a high playoff spot.
@aaronmitchell72633 ай бұрын
Loved watching these matchups. Two absolute legends! RIP Mamba💛💜
@paintedaperfectpicture34 ай бұрын
@nonstop, can you please tell me the name of that beat rite at 11:14, when they start talking about Dawhite Howard.. if u can... i really want it.. ty❤
@naimjustjokin_5 ай бұрын
Fun fact: LeBron is 16-6 vs Kobe in his career.
@coreyc25285 ай бұрын
Kawhi is 12 - 6 vs Lebron in his career.
@JuwanTaylor-jz5zr5 ай бұрын
And?? Kobe still better than LeBron 💯💯💯
@2_Sec_C5 ай бұрын
@@JuwanTaylor-jz5zrno he's not....
@Eminemreal1905 ай бұрын
You should do every time curry and LeBron faced off
@baconeggcheesepodcast93905 ай бұрын
That would be a good one
@pablosnackbar64175 ай бұрын
Bron got swept too many times lol
@Eminemreal1904 ай бұрын
@@pablosnackbar6417 Fr
@chrisperez36143 ай бұрын
@@pablosnackbar6417yeah because they added KD lol. If the second and third best players of an era have to team up to beat the best it doesn’t mean they’re better individual players. LeBron had the Cavs up in 2015 even though the Cavs lost the second and third best players. This is why focusing on rings to determine the best players is nonsensical. It’s a team sport.
@sliqvic5 ай бұрын
This is the best NBA video of 2023.
@baconeggcheesepodcast93905 ай бұрын
It really is
@user-yg1nm3ij5w2 ай бұрын
Just epic performances by 2 legends
@EnViTed15 ай бұрын
What kind of bullshit line is this: "When they matched up 1 on 1 it was Kobe who had the advantage"? The one game where he had the advantage was an all-star game?
@footyroll86785 ай бұрын
I am saying. like the nonsensical arguments they put up. bron outplayed kobe head to toe almost every game even when he was a rookie
@Psycho_Like_Micho5 ай бұрын
@@footyroll8678this is a lebron channel relax kid of course he made lebron seem better
@footyroll86785 ай бұрын
cause bron is better. if anythign this made kobe sound better than he is. tf is that 1 on 1 advantage BS. nothing like that ever@@Psycho_Like_Micho
@Psycho_Like_Micho5 ай бұрын
@@footyroll8678 Why was big ass lebron guarding a SG? Cause the mamba was UNSTOPPABLE that's why
@Psycho_Like_Micho5 ай бұрын
@@footyroll8678 the only thinge lebron is better at is CHOKING on the biggest stage of all the NBA Finals where he has an abysmal 22-33 Record with 6 Finals loses
@randomperson25405 ай бұрын
I like the fact that both Kobe and Bron have slowed down each other and can dominate each other. trully shows their greatness. Also this shows how clutch Kobe is
@footyroll86785 ай бұрын
kobe never slowed down bron. like never. just a false narratice
@ItsYurVatoAlex5 ай бұрын
@@footyroll8678bron never slowed Kobe. In fact he couldn’t even guard Kobe that well. Like ever
@raynordavis91175 ай бұрын
@@ItsYurVatoAlexkobe couldn’t also guard him but go off 😂
@randomperson25405 ай бұрын
@@footyroll8678 we literally just saw a game where he was 5/20 what you mean lol
@footyroll86785 ай бұрын
yes 1 game out of 22. It happens to any player but it had absolutely nothing to do with kobe. majority of times even when bron was a rookie he used to outplay kobe head to toe. and koeb was never even brons matchup lol. in 22 games kobe and bron guarded each other lik earpund 23 -24 times only cause they got switched onto@@randomperson2540
@DavidGivinsnhe4 ай бұрын
❤❤ nice video ❤❤
@brianchouw86515 ай бұрын
one of the best iconic rivalry ever!!! event I can't choose one of them... both of them are my favorite!!! 🦁🐍💜💛❤
@comebackkid447234 ай бұрын
Like how he leaves out that Kobe hit the decisive shot in that USA exhibition match and makes it seem as if it was Lebron vs KD and Kobe 😂😂😂
@user-be7tc2bd6e5 ай бұрын
Never,ever thought Lebron would be the nba's all time scoring champ. EVER. LOL. This was a very GOOD video,I'm gonna watch one of their match-up games on youtube. Totally different nba back then compared to todays nba. I didn't miss many games back then,like I do now. LOL.
@jamesloftin40784 ай бұрын
The first sec of the video was fire already
@titolour5 ай бұрын
2 of my most favorites.. 😊
@LockeDemosthenes25 ай бұрын
Imagine how awesome it would've been if they ever met in the Finals.
@jrsmith19985 ай бұрын
They didn’t need to. Lebron team would have won. Why would we need to see that. Lebron teams won 16 out of their 22 Matchuos against kobe teams.
@LockeDemosthenes25 ай бұрын
@@jrsmith1998 random regular season matchups and playoff series are very different from eachother
@baconeggcheesepodcast93905 ай бұрын
Yeah who do you think wins it
@ronnelacido17115 ай бұрын
Past regular season games are useful only for the bettors and oddsmakers since it will determine who would be the favorite and the underdog. Lebron having the better head-to-head record simply means that he has the batter probability to win, not to ACTUALLY win.
@JuwanTaylor-jz5zr5 ай бұрын
@@jrsmith1998kobe would destroy LeBron bum ass in the finals. Kobe better than LeBron 💯 kobe is the goat 🐐
@jermaineparkman52634 ай бұрын
Sir your wrong they was slated to meet in the 09 finals n bron couldn’t get past Orlando
@Idk-if3yl5 ай бұрын
man thinking about when i (huge bron fan) watched a lot of these games live with my cousin (huge bean fan) brings back good memories 😢
@bigben31995 ай бұрын
11:58 that’s the sound effects of wii fit u😂
@creativeusername11295 ай бұрын
Being able to lock down prime lebron james on defense 1v1 while being older than him is just insane
@Vortex_Feedz4 ай бұрын
Lebron don’t have a bag , that’s how. His midrange is subpar, footwork was NEVER elite. 70% of his shots come from within 3ft of the goal
@shrayesraman51924 ай бұрын
@@Vortex_Feedz Lebron is arguably the most versatile player ever. What are you smokin
@jakoreyaj4 ай бұрын
@shrayesraman5192 versatile overall and versatile on offense are 2 different things and unfortunately rather u believe it or not, Brons offense game isn't that versatile. He is gifted though and blessed with size and speed so he doesn't have to do much to score but yeeeaaa he's predictable forsure.
@Vortex_Feedz4 ай бұрын
@@shrayesraman5192 I’m smoking gas, and u must play with yo nose, if u think lebron is the MOST versatile player ever.
@Vortex_Feedz4 ай бұрын
@@jakoreyaj take away his driving angle to the rim , he can’t give you consistent midrange jumpers like MJ, Kobe, even KD.
@Pictures-zv5oy5 ай бұрын
of course lebron came back from a 3-1 deficit
@randomperson25405 ай бұрын
Lol
@Original945 ай бұрын
🐐
@Richxwolf5 ай бұрын
Lmao
@pablosnackbar64175 ай бұрын
while only shooting 27% when guarded by Kobe vs Kobe shooting 54% while guarded by Bron. Just like Brons entire career, he just got more help to overcome the many flaws in his game.
@Original945 ай бұрын
@@pablosnackbar6417 Lol LeBron rent free hater
@zaynlustre55095 ай бұрын
much respect of this two legend 🙏🙏🙏
@yujirohanma70864 ай бұрын
Still can't believe we lost Kobe so early. I miss him 😢
@Yajeeb5 ай бұрын
That 9:43 expression was spot on😂🤣. Kobe did that a lot
@RKsi19885 ай бұрын
Arguably the only player of the modern era that could legitimately compete with Kobe in terms of not worshipping him and not being dominated by Kobe. People don't realize that Bron himself had a strong personality. Kobe had a fierce personality but to be honest by about 2009 most people had accepted that Bron was the better player. Kobe I feel peaked in 2008 but Bron peaked in 2016. The 2 never really met at their peaks.
@_rockystart_2 ай бұрын
Kobes peak is 2006 and Lebrons is 2013. But those years are among their primes.
@GS-mh6ubКүн бұрын
Lebron himself in 2009 said that Kobe was the best player in the 🌎.
@keithdefreitas3399Ай бұрын
I hate how people forget how Bron took a team of nobody’s to the Finals in 2007 and 3 Eastern conference semifinals and 1 Eastern conference finals and had 2 seasons of 60 plus wins.
@quann06Ай бұрын
Lakers weren’t the same team after Kobe’s 5th title.
@MATT111MARTIN5 ай бұрын
As a LeBron fan i admit Kobe was cooking my guy one on one even on defense but after the game LeBron team got the win most times as their teams faced off.
@TheRandomBanana175 ай бұрын
LET HEM COOK
@andrewyuyoungearn27995 ай бұрын
true
@Kp-25 ай бұрын
Doesn’t matter. Lebron had 3 chances to face Kobe in the finals but failed each time. Yes they couldve faced off in 2007 but what no one ever mentions is how that 2007 lakers team was just as bad as the cavs and they had to play in a much tougher western conference
@lorddj99105 ай бұрын
@@Kp-2what about 2011?
@ryankayombya75765 ай бұрын
@@Kp-2what about 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013??? Where was Kobe? Forgot about the meeting?
@FedUP8891123 күн бұрын
This video is for lebron fans. Enjoy
@victoralexander376713 күн бұрын
Ion see how. I’m an equal fan of both… I actually like Kobe a little more but I find this video to be as down the middle as possible. The results are the results bro
@alexisdeguzman563Ай бұрын
Probably the most non-biased take on their head to head. There were dynamics, roster changes, team changes that could have contributed to the numbers. Numbers don't tell the whole story. It's not like every game their defensive assignments were automatically set against each other. At the end of the day it's just social media spurring debates but we all know there was no animosity between these two. Just respect
@edboy9924 ай бұрын
So glad my childhood was filled with witnessing these legends
@trvpstarr_jey5 ай бұрын
It's crazy how we never got a finals matchup
@LaCream9735 ай бұрын
Because LeBron sucks
@baconeggcheesepodcast93905 ай бұрын
Yeah that would have been history
@reyrodriguez21785 ай бұрын
These Kobe’s fans are kind of hurt lmao 😂😂
@michaelbarrett83795 ай бұрын
not really lol did you hear the last sentence of the video? lebrons team had the more success but kobe was the better 1 on 1 player
@reyrodriguez21785 ай бұрын
@@michaelbarrett8379 Bron still clears though lmao
@willardweston89845 ай бұрын
Regular season matchups? Only lebron fans care this much about the regular season
@michaelbarrett83795 ай бұрын
@@reyrodriguez2178 he dont clear nothing lol tf is you talkin bout?
@footyroll86785 ай бұрын
He clears everyhting. even 1 on 1 its ridiculous to give kobe even tho that measn nothing. this entire video is basically saying hoe bron has been better than kobe since 2006@@michaelbarrett8379
@hajieneilasuncion99235 ай бұрын
Both greats legends of the game. 🐐’s.
@Alex-jj3ld5 ай бұрын
I love it🎉
@shanemaddox18525 ай бұрын
So Lebron had the better record and better stats, but Kobe had the advantage? 😂Kobe fans just say anything…
@reyrodriguez21785 ай бұрын
Bro there here mad mad 😂😂
@lioninthesun5 ай бұрын
You can use that same logic for overall, kobe has the better record in the finals but you kids think bron is the better player
@johnjackson98195 ай бұрын
@@lioninthesun Not really, he only had the better record. Lebron still had better Finals stats including more FMVPs. Kobe was literally Robin to Shaq's batman for 3 of his 5 rings whereas Lebron was always Batman.
@emjay12495 ай бұрын
@@johnjackson9819how's he robin when he avg similar stats to Shaq and it was hin who won them the series in a couple of instances as well because shaq fouling out? How's someone avg 30+ a robin anyways
@johnjackson98195 ай бұрын
@@emjay1249Similar stats? lmao 2000 finals- Shaq - 38 PPG, Kobe - 15 PPG 2001 finals- Shaw - 33 PPG, Kobe - 24 PPG 2002 finals- Shaq - 36 PPG, Kobe - 26 PPG Kobe never averaged 30 PPG in any of the final series alongside Shaq. He has only averaged 30 or above in 1 out of his 7 finals appearances.
@jjballers815 ай бұрын
16-6 with better stats and efficiency. There’s no angle to this where Kobe is better than Bron. People gonna claim winning doesn’t matter in this matchup but then use it for legacy.
@footyroll86785 ай бұрын
brons better but its not cause of 16-6 matchup. its cause of 4 mvps and 4 fmvps and simply being more dominant
@nomercyinc67835 ай бұрын
whats on paper doesnt dicate whos better on the court. if kobe is the closest thing to mj that means everyone else is under mj AND kobe. opinions dont make players better than others. people who think stats on paper dicates wins are idiots
@dewanewelch17445 ай бұрын
@@nomercyinc6783notice how numbers and records only work when it's in LBJ favor. Say ok MJ better because he has better stats ( all advanced analytics say Jordan overall stats better ) and he 6-0 in the finals and LBJ 4-6. Watch them now change the measuring stick..
@jjballers815 ай бұрын
@@nomercyinc6783 Having a similar skill set to MJ doesn’t make him better than LeBron. There are other ways to play basketball and dominant games. LeBron at his peak was better than Kobe. His career is better than Kobe’s. This is even apparent in the games they played against each other. His play led to a lot more winning while also putting up better numbers.
@Gemini0507885 ай бұрын
@@dewanewelch1744it never fails. Players pick Kobe and they still get on their knees
@matthewgabbana50213 ай бұрын
I can tell you’re a Lebron fan because you didn’t even show all of Kobe highlights in here when Lebron guarded him 😂
@ikiwheese4 ай бұрын
If Kobe had kept injury free things would have been far different. It sucks his first 2 years and the injuries dramatically changed his career.
@MrOneLifeLiveItUp5 ай бұрын
Still can’t believe Kobe is gone 😢
@2_Sec_C5 ай бұрын
He died a few years ago
@marcel40025 ай бұрын
Fun video. It made me realize, looking back, that Team USA Basketball has a history of being the venue for passing the torch from one Gen of stars to the next...
@matthewwarbington51355 ай бұрын
2010s finals was Mabye the last year we shall the late 90s generation go at it
@foxy48405 ай бұрын
Video idea 10 of the best players in the of season tournament
@comebackkid447234 ай бұрын
Kobe was the better player but injuries and bad teams in the mid-2000s combined with awful teams in the 2010s and more injuries plus LeBron’s first superteam helped shape a winning record for LeBron. Kobe really needed to rest more to prevent injury 😪😪😪
@simoncaton12265 ай бұрын
Didn’t Kobe play more games in a lower scoring era? Not to diminish Lebron’s scoring but Kobe’s scoring was amazing for the time.
@jdilla45915 ай бұрын
LeBron was In the same era lol as a kid to
@statuarytuna6765 ай бұрын
I’ve give props to both these men
@ebola_virus19663 ай бұрын
Both legends respect each other, their fans should do it too. They are legends of the sport.
@Kevin-xy8ym5 ай бұрын
They keep it quiet Bron stayed kicking his A look at the record! Numbers don't lie.
@Rich-km7pr5 ай бұрын
Regular season games...where for half of them Kobe was injury prone.
@Kevin-xy8ym5 ай бұрын
@@Rich-km7pr Kobe wasn't about excuses neither should you. Don't let hate cloud your judgement or ignorant ish will leave your 👄 LBJ.
@Rich-km7pr5 ай бұрын
@@Kevin-xy8ym No hate, no excuses, just facts. You LeBron fan boys always think people hate him just because we don't agree that he's not what ya'll make him out to be. On top of that, ya'll be the same ones saying oh it's a regular season game when LeBron gets his ass whooped regular season. Whenever the narrative doesn't favor LeBron anymore, ya'll switch it up. Pathetic lol.
@TellenJones5 ай бұрын
Kobe scored 55+% time against Lebron while Lebron only did 40+% against Kobe.
@Gr0ot5 ай бұрын
Lebron also outrebounds Kobe, and Out Assists Kobe. Don’t forget that statline. Lebron is the better player. Imagine having the ball more as well, Kobe simply isn’t as good. That says something.
@@-_Bee Kobe only teamed up with 2 elite players in Shaq & Gasol to win 5. Lebron teamed up 5 elites in Love, Irving, AD, Bosh and Wade to win only 4. Kobe > Lebron.
@-_Bee5 ай бұрын
@TellenJones That's Shaq championship 😂😂. SHAQ won those Final mvps, at least Lebron won all he's finals mvps. He was the best player on all championship teams, not Kobe lol. How you only win 1nba mvp 😂😂. Lebron have 4x of those 4 championships and 4 final mvps
@bryanmcclurge56815 ай бұрын
Remember that last line. Cause one on one matchs up against greats like this wont come again. 💜💛
@henrybenjamin98415 ай бұрын
Those heat and cavs teams were just too stacked
@bohanxu61255 ай бұрын
For each game, you should put their points and efficiency along side each others to have a direct comparison, and your audience would see that it is not even close who is better.
@officials1ns4y5 ай бұрын
Bron
@rulerjayohenn31615 ай бұрын
They dont like stats when stats show Bron ahead
@jss42antonio4 ай бұрын
5-2 vs 4-6 that’s a stat too
@rjmacready98285 ай бұрын
Bron's teams def got the better of Kobe in these matchups no argument there, but the Mamba cooked Bron everytime in the 1v1 situations...... rest in peace Kobe we love and miss you
@michaelmaccrazy5 ай бұрын
If Kobe cooked him, he would have taken the task of being his primary defender…but he didn’t take on that task. He shied away from it. Lebron averaged more ppg against Kobe teams than his actual career average. Where was the Mamba Mentality 🤔
@rjmacready98285 ай бұрын
@@michaelmaccrazy bro Lebron never guarded Kobe. Like ever. He never guards the other teams best players. Look up the 1v1 stats from when they played, Lebron shot 27% when guarded by Kobe 🥶
@michaelmaccrazy5 ай бұрын
@@rjmacready9828 They barely guarded each other. Imagine slurping for Kobe so much that you can’t see where your logic doesn’t make sense. “Kobe locked up Lebron…but Lebron still scored 28” 😂😂😂 That’s what you’re trying to say. It makes no sense. Trying to come up with excuses. Lebron whipped his ass on sight. Deal with it.
@rjmacready98285 ай бұрын
@@michaelmaccrazy keep crying lefraud fanboy. Last time i checked Kobe doesnt have 6 finals losses 💀 And no Lebron did not whop his ass. Tje 07 USA scrimmage perfectly sums up their 1v1 head to head. Lebron stat padding for the first 3 quarters, but Kobe coming to life in the last couple minutes and hitting the game winner. Oh and Lebron bricked the game winner when Kobe guarded him but Lefraud never guarded Kobe in the clutch.... he was scared
@michaelmaccrazy5 ай бұрын
@@rjmacready9828 A scrimmage 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 That same scrimmage Lebron blocked Kobe so bad he busted his ass lol. You now have to use an exhibition game as a talking point. Goofy, snitch loving mf. Every objective stat will tell you who’s better. It isn’t the snitch who has 3 sidekick rings 😂🤡
@marcusfresko995 ай бұрын
RIP to one of my favorite player of all time 🖤
@rizahawke5 ай бұрын
People always point to the record to say Lebron was better without knowing the context or even watching the games. All the record shows is which team was better. When they went toe to toe, Kobe was better and it was obvious. People who know basketball know.
@Bdot7735 ай бұрын
Michael Jordan my favorite player of all time but lebron my favorite current/my era
@baconeggcheesepodcast93905 ай бұрын
Mine too
@mykronesian44305 ай бұрын
Kobe the better skilled player and Lebron a better overall player...in other words Lebron would be the best teammate to have and Kobe would be the worst opponent to go against...2 different play style both great
@duaneatkinsjr.51915 ай бұрын
Love For Both
@edwinbrown21485 ай бұрын
Kobe fans don’t talk about this
@JuwanTaylor-jz5zr5 ай бұрын
Kobe better than LeBron 💯. Kobe is the goat 🐐
@maherkamer887219 күн бұрын
@@JuwanTaylor-jz5zrnot even top 5
@2023DodgeRam5 ай бұрын
I know this is a Kobe and Lebron vid. I enjoy both players. No one ever got me like MJ did though. MJ in his prime was really something to watch. Not only the skill, but the determination, fire, compassion…. And yes, facial expressions MJ had along with skill on all sides of the game, MJ in his prime probably was the best to ever do it.
@user-be7tc2bd6e5 ай бұрын
AGREED.Lots of hand-checking in MJ's era,plus MJ was constantly getting hammered driving to the rim.The Pistons just threw and pounded MJ to the ground-REPEATEDLY. LOL. Hard fouls were the norm when MJ entered the nba,plus dunking on fellow players was a sign of disrespect in MJ's earilier days in the league and they'd retaliate against you most times.