The Game MVP Kobe Brought Lakers From 17 Down To ELiMINATE Champs SAS in 2008 WCF!

[@GS-mh6ub]

Kobe Bryant was pure art in motion.

[@shortyg1018]

'07 - '10 Kobe was absolutely just on another level..

[@duartenoronha3172]

06-12

[@keithwatkins9380]

@@duartenoronha3172 05-12

[@BernardRiley]

​@duartenoronha3172 actually 06 - 10. He started declining after 2010. Also, 01 and 03 were amazing seasons by kobe.

[@holaitspapi6321]

Listen y’all ‘00-‘11 Kobe was the #1 guy u could see it in the first ring 2 ring 3 ring even in ‘06 we knew it Kobe league

[@feynmanschwingere_mc2270]

2006 Kobe IMO is the BEST Kobe ever 2003 Kobe too Heck 2001 Kobe was a monster. Hard choice! Kobe > any player ever not named MJ.

[@Jaffytv]

The fact that this is a "vintage" game is putting life into perspective right now....

[@Riles3152]

All things considered, this was probably a top 5 all-time Kobe playoff game. He OWNED the Spurs this entire series. I have immense respect for Tim Duncan, but in THIS series, there was no question who the best player on the court was from games 1-5.

[@rchamp247]

Kobe dominated the Spurs more than any other player in Spurs franchise history

[@j.l.4054]

I remember watching this series live... I hadn't been a big Kobe fan up to that point, but I respected him & knew he was awesome. But seeing him absolutely just annihilate an extremely sharp Spurs team like that made me really understand how special he was. For basically their entire careers, Tim Duncan had a better supporting cast than Kobe (minus the Shaq years, obviously). The fact that Kobe was able to elevate the Lakers past them in such dominant fashion is what makes me place Kobe above Duncan all-time.

[@JuanCatalan-sl6ts]

If durant was healthy the raptors would of lost like ghidorah

[@anhiirr]

the 01 tape/run....vs the spurs ESP...is some of the most HALL OF FAME show me another 22 year old absolutely opening up cans of whoop ass on the road the way kobe dominated that team at that young of an age often with SHAQ off court....or feeding/getting shaq going while completely in touch/control of the game himself as a guard...POP was definitely blown away in that series...and well aware of KOBES ability to take over games dating to that series and ON.

[@Kalinbuggs]

@@anhiirrthat’s why they got Bruce lol

[@kb24_8]

Look at Kobes supporting cast vs every other ring since he retired... Kobe is top 2 all-time for a reason. he didnt need a super team to win. 5-2 staying in the tough WEST. His whole career.

[@anhiirr]

yep not just that the ultimate guy when it came to MGMT gaslighting him to go "if youre so great/dope....win with what we give you" and his willingness to work it out....play on court/trust bynum a dude that was doing independent work outs/practices etc think of that fake/dunk he did on shaq in 06 to how that trust matured. They challenged him to GROW off court....to where he was able to be a winner ON Court....something i wish reached SHAQ in the kobe/shaq era that could have kept west around in MGMT. If ownership felt the same way about shaq that Kobe or even west did from a pure/winning standpoint....watching KOBE mature into the kind of player that could feed dudes like TURIAF, BENGA, POWELL with chippys or highlight/showtime passes for chippys the way he fed shaq....the way he got those players engaged and JUICED to be winners or CONTEND. Watching him grow from the kobe that swept the spurs in 01...to the KOBE that lead his lakers past them w.o shaq...is just a career in retrospect that is too great to consider even in the now...not enough time has passed to properly express how great it was watching/growing with Kobe....meanwhile shaq had dudes like penny, kobe, nash, rondo, lebron etc always played with HOF first option talent/ball handlers. KOBE was RIDE OR DIE. AND earned fans leaguewide/worldwide for his passion and perseverance to the game on a level we may never see again.

[@mrkareem75x68]

FACTS!!!!....there's a reason LeBrick NEEDS the playIN since coming to the West......and no one respects that bubble chip bullsht

[@20fadhilRevolution]

Yeah Kobe basically had decent role players and one fellow star. Today even the duo like 2020 champion Lakers had several great role players that would outplay Odom by miles.

[@feynmanschwingere_mc2270]

2000 - 2010 Kobe was the best player in the NBA PERIOD. 2006 Kobe, if he had a team, would've won it all. He was THAT great (2008 Kobe reminds me a bit of 1988 MJ, just levels above everybody else but his TEAM didn't have the horses for a real championship run).

[@arsenioseslpodcast3143]

2000, fine. I mean you can argue that him and shaq were both the best, but to say he was better than the displays Lebron did, taking the bummest of teams to the final, is criminal. Keep suking his dik, and I bet you're only saying this after the fact that he died.

[@TristamMonforte-dx6ve]

This series is I think is the one that gives Kobe the edge on any conversation between him and Duncan. They’ve had numerous battles, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, But this one both have no excuse: Duncan coming off a championship with a veteran/experienced team. Kobe has inexperience team but has Gasol. Advantage players-wise goes to Spurs, as veterans plays a huge role. However, as Art of War indicates knowing your opponent vs not knowing your opponent is like night and day. Lakers coaching staff knows the Spurs very well, how they attack, what their defensive strategy. On the other hand, Spurs coaching staff have never faced this Lakers team before, the newly acquired Gasol had impacted the lakers in numerous ways, their attacking points are different compared the Kobe-Shaq era that Popovich and his group are accustomed to. So that was they key to the series going the Lakers way.

[@WORLDWIDESOCAL9]

gasol was a no show this series

[@hardwoodthought1213]

Maybe Manu averaged like 11 PPG after 20 in the RS and Duncan already in his decline is partially why? And the fact they had 3 title runs in 5 years, Kobe has 3 years of nothingness allowing him rest

[@jjms7167]

@@WORLDWIDESOCAL9 Only delulu Kobe and LeBron fans always make excuses and reasons why their team mates are bums. lmfao.

[@MikeBNumba6]

Watching the game. Bruce Bowen ALL NBA first team defender is guarding Kobe, forced Kobe left right into Duncan, and Kobe still lit their asses up. I don't want to hear anything about Duncan being better. If Duncan was better, the Spurs win. Simple. Duncan's teammates scored more points then Kobe's teammates. Kobe destroyed Duncan on the offensive end. Never was a debate. Just a bunch of nerds who look at fg% trying to force this debate. And yes, Kobe is better then Lebron.

[@hardwoodthought1213]

@@MikeBNumba6 Never was a debate? lol This is the lone series Kobe played against Duncan where he didn’t have one of the ten greatest players ever in his prime by his side 😂 Duncan was competing against two current top 5 players in 01/02/03/04 with an aged Robinson or a teenage Parker as his running mate 😂😂😂 Try again

[@silvertiger1210]

You can literally see the dedication in all of his movement. Truly a fresh of breath air to seeing vs modern nba playstyle.

[@anhiirr]

its bc he was able to take advantage of contact and how DUDES wanted to play/try to stop him....these days guys like booker arent even aware of that range/chess match of physicality....and how to overcome it w.o getting to the line 10+ times....against the same/positional covers....vs dudes like KOBE that would get to the line10+ times....whlie going at your ENTIRE ROSTER. Often getting bigs in foul trouble to open up the inside/half court for his bigs....just like in the 09 finals....sacrificing his body on plays that hes scoring/assisting on just to set the physical tone on the offensive end....these days dudes just practice acting like theyre hitting walls....while all the sudden doing a dribble pull up or step back...with a cross...some of the ugliest body language/PHYSICALITY aspects ive seen in the game which i hope slowing things down and going bigger can change...though teams with dudes like Jaren jackson Or Jonathan issaaac that can play big/small shoot 3's and net heaps of blocks on help D....IMO are the future of the 6'10 player.

[@bubbajr19]

Kobe was killing them on the interior in the first half. The second half he hit them with his midrange game. They had no idea what to do with Kobe!

[@anhiirr]

get them to play you 1 on 5...or over play you....completely DESTROY their 2nd half adjustments in the ISO/Kobe ISLAND as big as Australia XD.

[@julioandrade6788]

Who's not a fan of Kobe? So skilled. Unmatched footwork

[@drich008]

I’m a bron fan, but love watching Kobe highlights. He was skilled but lots of guys are skilled, he was arguably both the most skilled and the mentally toughest player to ever play

[@SuperMisteryMan01]

Kobe’s footwork was insane. A lot of fun to watch, when you notice the small details Kobe learned and paid attention to. It was all clean too and within the rules.

[@kerry-j4m]

I'm not s fan of Kobe-LOL. thought he was a BIG ball hog,arrogant and cocky too. Then that rape case/trial,what a BIG dummy. LOL. For someone supposed to be so intelligent he did something so-DUMB-and embarassed himself,his wife and kids to the public.

[@joselofernandez243]

Bron fan here, I always wanted Kobe and Bron to face each other in the finals but Bron never could make it to the finals , respect to mamba tho , one of the greatest to ever lace them up , r.i.p

[@joshuahendricks7201]

The color commentator here apparently. Dude was yapping when the spurs were up then quiet when LA went on that run. 😂

[@JayzoTheNextKobeBryant2.0]

My Legendary Childhood GOAT R.I.P Kobe Bryant AkA Black Mamba The 5 Time NBA World Champion AkA The Greatest of All Time

[@Christusolus]

Kobe had the toughest road in the playoffs every year of his career. And can win championships without a top 75 player. Better than the queen of flops

[@manz7860]

Meanwhile jokic 0-5 against 50 win teams his career. Repeating. Is. Hard.

[@shiftyesian]

Why are you talking about other players on a Kobe video? This is just next level weird.

[@Ze_Moose]

Lakers went from Kobe to LeBron. I guess it didn't work. Who's gonna be the next after LeBron retires? 🤔

[@hardwoodthought1213]

What top 75 player LBJ have in 2016?

[@Christusolus]

@@hardwoodthought1213 LBJ's playoff run was against Pistons and Hawks! LMAO

[@MrCeezh]

Kobe legend

[@Henry-fn1zw]

dude torched duncan in the pick n roll all series long, yet im told Duncan clears kobe lmaooo Edit: looks like I started a war with u bums😂 my entire point is that this imo was the deciding factor of the Kobe vs Duncan debate. Kobe outplayed Duncan the entire series. He’s 4-2 against him in the playoffs, but the discourse nowadays seems to be as if Duncan is underrated while Kobe is overrated. It is the exact opposite. Duncan is the one who’s overrated and Kobe is very underrated. I stand by that

[@GMQuay]

Most BS narrative over the last couple years. Shit wasn’t even a debate when they both were playing , Kobe clears TD easily.

[@lilsler]

Kobe owns Duncan. 4-2 vs Duncan in the playoffs and he absolutely COOKED the Spurs everytime. Idk who started the Duncan over Kobe takes but clearly that dude ain’t never watched what Kobe did to these spurs teams

[@grandmama94]

bcs people read old box scores and think they know everything

[@Weezyfan0306]

Bronsexuals love their narratives

[@ezekwu]

exactly, tf???

[@RafaelSeanMurio]

If you watch today vs in this era , basketball if more beautiful in kobe’s era

[@Guccimane0713]

It never was a kobe era

[@Vortex_Feedz]

@@Guccimane0713okay , so who’s era did he 3peat, and win 5 chips outta 7 attempts ?

[@hashmoncrief6965]

​@@Guccimane0713Kobe's era

[@Guccimane0713]

@Vortex_Feedz Duncan he has won 3 in the 2000s won two mvps 3fmvps

[@davis2k1234]

@@Guccimane0713 Yet when they actually did the player of the decade in 2010/2011 Kobe was the universal unquestioned choice voted by every poll/media vote No1 over Duncan I give credit you Kobe haters are doing you best to rewrite history

[@NathanGamezing]

Kobe beat the spurs so easy Lebron had to team up with Wade bosh Allen Battier Lewis to beat the Spurs.And he says he's the goat.Hes not top ten all-time at all.What a shame. R.i.p Kobe you was a dawg

[@JayzoTheNextKobeBryant2.0]

Yessir Dawg

[@jps0583]

Bro said Allen, battier, and Lewis🤣I can’t take u kobe fans serious

[@FireAngelChris]

lol yall insecure Bron doesn’t have anything to do with this video

[@NathanGamezing]

@@jps0583whatever

[@NathanGamezing]

@@FireAngelChris whatever

[@TH-cq7bj]

People don't bring up the 08 run often enough. They destroyed a PEAK Spurs team. Manu, Tim and Tony were all in their primes

[@anhiirr]

no lie that was when i knew that 2 man game between kobe and pau was GOLD...and that ODOM was our X-factor for sure....all we needed was a healthy bynum and to keep him engaged on the mins he was out there....and they had something a lot of teams didnt from a pure IQ/SIZE standpoint esp in that era of pace/coaching.

[@TH-cq7bj]

@@anhiirr no doubt they win in 08 with a healthy Bynum

[@juanritanjaya6254]

I miss Kobe. At least I got to watch one of his game in Staples. ❤ from Indonesia

[@trevorwinn5012]

That Bruce Bowen interview at half time was hilarious 😆😆

[@theunthinkable1021]

6:22 "Guard that sh*t." We know Kobe was up to something that night by propelling his team to victory.

[@mrbigdaddyjoe79]

Kobe is way better than Lebron. It's not even close.

[@mikem4481]

It's close but Kobe is better imo. That's the debate we should be having. Not this media-driven LeBron v Jordan debate. THAT is not close.

[@tyshawn5983]

its definitely close

[@Trancymind]

Kobe just a better defender than Lebron ever was. Kobe would guard the toughest scorer/best player on opposing team very often.

[@strongoria7069]

Kobe the goat and lebum is the FaGoat

[@estlhm805]

You never know what you got until it's gone. One of a kind.🔥🔥

[@swishgk1466]

Less than a handful of dudes in NBA history that could hunt prime Tim Duncan and score over and over again. Kobe at his peak was unstoppable.

[@manz7860]

Kobe has a dunk highlight reel on Tim lol

[@swishgk1466]

@@manz7860 I miss those days of Kobe going right at Timmy

[@granthoops]

Duncan was pretty slow footed on the perimeter. Most of the star offensive players at the time who were elite shooters and off the dribble scorers DID do this to Duncan (Dirk, Nash, Allen, Pierce, Carmelo, Garnett, McGrady). The Spurs defense had much worse series than this in the 2000's. Duncan was torched by Nash and Stoudemire in 2005 and 2007. In 2005 the Suns had a playoff OffRtg 16% better than the Spurs regular season DefRtg. In 2006 the Mavericks were also at 16% better. In 2008 the Lakers were only at 2%. Some of that is surrounding players. Kobe didn't play with as strong an offensive roster as Nash did in 2005 and Gasol struggled this series. I'd counter that Duncan's movement on the perimeter was a much larger flaw than most people credited. All those former players hunted Duncan pretty successfully. Most of their teams just didn't play as good of defense as the Lakers did. That or they never played him in the playoffs (Pierce, McGrady) or their teams sucked offensively and made it easy to help onto the star (Carmelo, Garnett). Duncan was so slow by this point these aren't plays other star offensive players' couldn't and didn't make. Re-watch the 2007 Spurs-Suns or 2006 Mavericks-Spurs and you can see how much of a problem Duncan's defense was in those series too. Duncan flourished defensively when he didn't have to step up and contest elite pull-up shooters.

[@marksines1246]

nah most guards in pick n roll that can shoot can hunt him, cp3 did it best, it’s just difficult for big guys against guards that can shoot of the dribble

[@LAshades]

@@granthoopsbruh he killed him from 15 ft In. Stop all the cap.

[@ezekielgalang6791]

Kobe was the spurs stopper.

[@rapgodreloaded9259]

This is the greatest playoff game I've ever seen

[@hardwoodthought1213]

Horrible take

[@Carolinagunsmoke]

Show him another playoff game where a guard is hitting floaters and fadeaways over 7 foot hall of famers then if you dislike his opinion bucko.... @hardwoodthought1213

[@hardwoodthought1213]

@@Carolinagunsmoke Ummm, there’s hundreds of them? The fuck are you talking about? I’ll take Duncan getting a quadruple double in a close out game in an NBA finals over this Or LBJ scoring his teams last 30 points in a conference finals Or maybe 99 other playoff games

[@Carolinagunsmoke]

@@hardwoodthought1213 name em...put a link in the comments if it's that many..

[@Carolinagunsmoke]

@@hardwoodthought1213 I'll take kobe scoring 48 and 16 rebs against kings in '01 though...

[@metalmaster7789]

The defensive scheme was having Bruce Bowens forcing Kobe to the left, which was meant to have Duncan at the paint. Not only Kobe, as right handed, attacked the left side, but also forced the game before the defensive scheme was up, surprising the defense into not contesting the shots. Lastly, he used his gravitas to open up to 2 people who did actually made their shots. If it was not enough, Kobe's vertical is not that impressive, but the control, power and aim to make a shoot whilst on downward motion allowed to make incredible shots. A true .8 toyota turned into a Bugatti.

[@FallouFitness_NattyEdition]

The amount of disrespect Kobe has gotten over the years is incredible. Anyone who knows basketball knows he's leagues better than Lebron.

[@RussellMills1877]

Kobe Bryant was just a great player that loved the game so much and he will be forever missed as a person and when I hear and see him speak on these videos it makes me smile knowing I saw him play on television so many times. And on a side note I have a you tube channel type in Russell Mills May 22, 2017 to find me.

[@michaeloc14]

If you run into anyone that claims Tim Duncan was better than Kobe just point them to the fourth quarter of this game. Both guys in their primes and Kobe is just abusing Duncan over and over again.

[@hardwoodthought1213]

Duncan was 32. He wasn’t in his prime. Go back and look at what Duncan did in 99 or 03 to Kobe AND Shaq

[@rchamp247]

Kobe abused Duncan & the Spurs more than any other player. I’m sure the Spurs had nightmares about him.

[@hardwoodthought1213]

@@rchamp247 They did not

[@rchamp247]

@@hardwoodthought1213 They probably did. Could never figure out how to stop Kobe in the golden years

[@Maxjuliann]

This the same team that swept lebron in 07 but they don’t talk about that part

[@tridra5714]

Yes the swept lebron in 07 in the finals in the same year Kobe got first rounded

[@Maxjuliann]

@@tridra5714 big difference is lakers we’re like 7th seed and Cavs were the 2nd

[@yoitsSmitty2004]

@@tridra5714Kobe’s team was awful compared to brons

[@jps0583]

U comparing year 4 Lebron to mvp Kobe ain’t the gotcha moment u think it is buddy

[@jasonmoukala8909]

@@yoitsSmitty2004brons team was also awful

[@mike12345807]

Kobe is the goat 🐐. My opinion.

[@TyVick989]

Thanks for posting this! People act like this never happened! Duncan, Parker and Manu all in their primes and fresh off a championship, getting gentleman swept by Kobe in the WCF. Kobe The Spurs killer!

[@RRRRRRRRR33]

Kobe forced so many bad shots, but he was able to convert somehow. Let me see his percentage in this game... 53%, that's impressive

[@ntopacio74]

Kobe averaged 29 pts on 50%+ FG and only 2 FTA per game for the series. Thats with Bruce Bowen guarding him and Tim Duncan is behind Bruce

[@TiagoGomez-hb9te]

​@@ntopacio74 lol

[@Darius_Icewood]

I'm getting so irritated with you clowns worried about shooting percentages and shot attempts when a player WINS 🤦‍♂Do y'all not know how irrelevant that is?

[@raultorres5884]

I did not see Koby travel not once like so called better players then him that’s why he’s the goat 🙏🏼

[@wesyoung9150]

This is what the lakers are missing today. The heart and will to win. Every game Kobe have it his all to win and you always had a chance.

[@braulioreynoso]

Kobe the greatest a few players made you feel this way

[@liquidemotionzz3232]

Man i remember this Spurs team was sooo ridiculously good! Lakers vs Spurs during 05' - 10 where must watch!

[@LoCJody101]

If yu think Duncan better than Kobe you clearly don’t kno ball. Tim Duncan played wit a dynasty his whole career. Kobe got it out the mud fr. The spurs whole starting 5 HOFs

[@gamebred-gannicus2060]

yall Kobe back to back run is too underrated!

[@mkg5048]

Kobe was the best player in the league 2007-2010

[@Darius_Icewood]

2002 - 2011 LeBron was not the best until 2012 when he finally won and that's even debatable because Kobe still had an MVP caliber season in 2013 up until the achilles injury that year

[@AnthonySmith-bq2if]

Tony Parker told Kobe " why u gotta do me like that"😂 This is a classic then Boston came in and took the 🏆

[@hashmoncrief6965]

let's not forget the real classic, 2009, Celtics couldn't get to the Championships, 2010 the Celtics made it back to the championship, this is classic, Kobe won 2 championship in a row 🏆🏆

[@danieldiaz9475]

I wish I could go back to 2008, I was a 6th grader, I met most of my friends through basketball, I got into basketball because of Kobe, every time you’d throw a piece in of paper in that time you’d say “Kobe” or playing basketball with last point wins “Kobe” fucken mamba man thank you for showing me the love of basketball, rest easy

[@MKIVD]

The fact that Kobe continuously hunted and attacked an all-time defensive player in Tim Duncan speaks volumes

[@hardwoodthought1213]

Hunted him on the perimeter. If it was that easy to move a guard to the post, Duncan would have done the same to Kobe. Instead, for the first 5 of the 6 series played, Duncan was battling Shaq whilst having basically no one on his team capable of providing above average offensive help. For those same 5 series, Kobe again had… peak Shaq drawing doubles every touch 😂

[@rchamp247]

@@hardwoodthought1213 Kobe was the best Laker in every Laker Spurs series after 1999. Look at the numbers. He’s abused Duncan & the Spurs more than any other player. Kobe’s 4-2 vs him in the playoffs

[@hardwoodthought1213]

@@rchamp247 Yes, again because Shaq was doubled by Robinson and Duncan, leaving Kobe 1v1 against Avery Johnson, or Antonio Daniels, or Bruce Bowen. In those same 5 series with Shaq, Duncan had a past his prime Robinson or a teenage Parker as his best offensive help. Try again. Kobes 4-2 because for 5 of them he had a top ten player all time in his prime with him 😂

[@rchamp247]

@@hardwoodthought1213 Lame excuses. The Spurs just never had an answer for Kobe. He torched them year after year, with & without Shaq😂. I’m sorry you Spurs fans had to feel his wrath

[@Loyal_homie100]

😂 Vujacic shot the 3 at the end

[@dagealbert244]

They woulda fought over that today

[@Loyal_homie100]

@@dagealbert244 yea true

[@PeteRock-z5h]

he wanted it bad too💯 a buzzer beater in the wcf is tuff tho🤣🤣

[@Fettimayne1804]

This was such a great win!

[@SS-vf1xp]

I don't understand y Kobe always get knocked for winning 3peat w/Shaq considering opinion by most media always put him& Shaq in bottom half of top ten list while Kareem & Magic be like in top 5. Not to mention the 5 LAKERS' chips in 80s had 4 of top 75 players (3 in each chip). And Kobe was the only player in the shot clock era to win back2back w/o top 75 teammate, a great feat that rarely mention in the mainstream sport media. In 08 he took on the loaded Celtics w/ prime 3 of top 75 players (go check Pierce Garnett Allen stats in 07 the season before) to six games. Yet other greats who got swept in the Finals got relatively easy passes.

[@harishsingaravelan]

New videos are always exciting to see!

[@mikem4481]

This is the basketball I remember watching. Wtf happened bro? NBA died w Kobe. RIP.

[@LongPongyan]

Most Skilled Athlete In Basketball. PERIOD.

[@jroccdagameboy]

Look at how congested the paint is. Man, I would love to see Kobe coming into the league now. Sheeeeesh.

[@anthonyhernandez2111]

Kobe would drop 50 every other week. average around 35-37 ppg in his peak every season easy

[@jroccdagameboy]

@@anthonyhernandez2111 Would love love love to see it lol.

[@Saturnslime003]

The best laker of all time Kobe 🙂‍↕️

[@Playandshani1212]

Kobe was just unstoppable

[@daveydism]

Ppl say Duncan better than Kobe but Kobe whooped his ass most times they played

[@caydenrichmond9551]

Hope everyone is having a good night/morning

[@wimbo101]

Thanks for the memories Kobe!

[@alvinhenders]

s. brown and j. farmar completely underrated players ..... on the brink of being disbanded, to the brink of winning the trophy 🏆 post shaq era!

[@kundadul496]

Doug Collins and Kobe Bryant is Basketball Nirvana

[@javelldunn3379]

Kobe Bryant legend

[@lakeshowkv51]

Jesus kobe was so damn great. The greatest offensive talent in one of the hardest eras. That spurs team would smash most teams today

[@Mike-g1p]

When I clicked here, I thought I would see a furious, exciting comeback. My sophomore year, we trailed Avinger by 17 at the end of the 3rd quarter. 8 minutes left. There was no 3-point shot in those days. We came back and won by 3. Now, that was a comeback. We finished 24-1 that season, if I remember correctly.

[@thouxanbandswavy2087]

If Kobe would’ve beat the Celtics in the 2008 finals, he would’ve 3 peat 2 times…. then we will be having a different conversation of who the GOAT is 🐍🙏🏾💯

[@MikeBNumba6]

They didn't have Bynum or Ariza against Boston.

[@Lalambz]

when you think about it, this lakers line up is today's starting 5, only 1 big on the floor

[@shaheedgreen2506]

Lebron could never do this

[@HeathOverledger]

Kobe was simply vicious. Sadly the Laker organization won’t see heights like this for a long time.

[@sub4subbalkan653]

They left this man in his prime with Odom and a bunch of G leaguers. Unbelievable

[@lilstro114]

Kobe made Duncan look like a trash defender

[@hardwoodthought1213]

On the perimeter, big deal

[@rchamp247]

@@hardwoodthought1213He’s got a few dunks on your precious Duncan too😂 And a 4-2 playoff record on him

[@dale444ify]

Kobe is the real goat

[@TheHighEvolutionaryP13]

Yo that interview was funny AF

[@SS-vf1xp]

5 sporadic championships (1 in shortened season) in 15 years span cannot be greater than a threepeat and a back2back in a decade span. Kobe2000-2010: most points scored, most championship (5), most finals appearance (7) clearly player of the decade.

[@manz7860]

I remember watching those games against the spurs. I was never afraid of timmy. It was Tony Parker and his stupid floater. TP won a fmvps over timmy too. Which goes overlooked.

[@hardwoodthought1213]

@@manz7860So to be clear, when SA faced LA in 99, 01, 02, 03 and 04, it was Parker you were afraid of?

[@hardwoodthought1213]

More MVPs, more FMVPs, more combined All-NBA-All-Defence, better peak (03), better longevity, less help, better leader and teammate. Duncan clears. Also, did Kobe play in 99?

[@manz7860]

@@hardwoodthought1213 tell me all about Duncan's record against Kobe in the playoffs.

[@manz7860]

@@hardwoodthought1213 Tony Parker won a fmvp over tim duncan 😂

[@edwardrichardson9543]

It can’t get any closer between these two Playoff series wins: Kobe 4, Duncan 3; MVPs: Kobe 1, Duncan 2; Championships: Kobe 5, Duncan 5; Finals MVPs: Kobe 2, Duncan 3; All Star Game MVPs: Kobe 4, Duncan 1

[@anthonygonzalezzzzz]

Duncan does not have three playoff series wins vs Kobe he has two.

[@manz7860]

Tim duncan gold medals: 🥉 Kobe gold medals: 2 🏅 🥇

[@sub4subbalkan653]

​@@anthonygonzalezzzzzexactly. He probably meant 2013, which Kobe didnt play. That was Duncan vs Dwight

[@hardwoodthought1213]

@@sub4subbalkan653Kobe would have lost 2013 tho

[@judha126]

Enjoy because you’ll never see another player like Kobe period.

[@robshighlights6431]

So many legends on that court

[@invincible0463]

Kobe torching duncan

[@MikeBNumba6]

How many shots did Kobe hit right in Duncan's face? I never want to hear Duncan being the better player ever again. No Bynum or Ariza either

[@michaelwaskahatjr9430]

Kobe the reason I'm a laker fan. Respect to the mamba. RIP❤

[@LN-Lifer]

Kobe and Pau must have had the shortest learning curve of any duo in history. In their first game together they looked like they had been teammates for years

[@stephordless8876]

Mind you this is the year after the Spurs who were the defending champions beat the supposed 🐐 . So don’t let bron stans lie and make it seem like they were out of their prime in 1 year 🤦🏽‍♂️🤣🤣🤣

[@manz7860]

Spurs have so many choke jobs that go unaddressed. Saw one kid trying to say Tim over kobe because the team was more often in contention. The part I had an issue with was including years like getting knocked out by the #8 seed grizzlies and many other dissapponting years.

[@MikeBNumba6]

@@manz7860 that grizzles series NEVER EVER get talked about

[@lawrencesmith5661]

I really think if they have Andrew Byrum in the finals they go back to back to back 🤔 that's just my opinion because they took the Celtics to 6 games without him and they blew double-digit Lead at home in that series

[@Cory53]

Lol old NBA scores be hilarious because it was 64-63 to start the 4th and ended 100-92 lol. It's like everyone got tired of defense and turned up the offense.

[@relicdad88]

This was basketball thru n thru tho. Best times 00s I missed most of da 90s wasn't paying attention 2 ball so can't say that then but it started then.

[@kellym9388]

who miss MVP chant all over the arena in US???

[@manz7860]

Duncan had a more consistent career, but never came close to the peaks that kobe enjoyed

[@hardwoodthought1213]

When was Kobe close to 2003 Duncan?

[@manz7860]

@@hardwoodthought1213 how many championships did timmy defend?

[@rchamp247]

@@hardwoodthought1213 In 2003. By 2005/2006, Kobe was miles ahead of Duncan.

[@hardwoodthought1213]

@@rchamp247 More like by 07. In 05 Duncan was a Champion and FMVP, Kobe was missing the playoffs. In 06, Duncan was still winning playoff series and averaging 32/14/5 v Dallas in the second round. Kobe was losing in round 1 blowing a 3-1 lead. But even with Kobe being better from 07-13, Duncan was better from 98-06…

[@rchamp247]

@@hardwoodthought1213 Kobe’s numbers were way better than Duncan’s by 05/06. Kobe took a g-league roster to the playoffs & duncan played on a deep, contending roster. And he still couldn’t defend any of his championships😂

[@NBS_VonGottiE]

Aye sombody show this to Norris Cole since he got something to say about Duncan in Kobe era

[@chrisuncleahmad]

That Spurs team barely escaped the Hornets in round 2. To think we could have had Kobe vs CP3.

[@nikosofidemporas]

We had it in 2011 though.

[@TerranceFoster-kw4sw]

Barley getting past the 08 hornets 🚮is crazy in 2024

[@WORLDWIDESOCAL9]

@@TerranceFoster-kw4sw 08 hornets wasnt bad fool

[@parkhyungkim7667]

Look at how Bruce Bowen sticks out his leg especially at 05:40.

[@Dropped40onyourteam]

This is some beautiful basketball such a good era for some reason it just felt more professional and important

[@alkebulanlion6198]

Duncan’s top ten Kobe top 2 mj then mamba

[@Rambow808]

When Kobe on the floor you don’t even notice Timothy 😂

[@clipsidevids]

I dont care what anyone say... kobe's finals reign from 08 - 10 is more impressive than LeBron's finals reign at the miami heat during the 10 - 14 season... Kobe faced real threats in his conference and he beat them without super teams.. LeBron's run on the other hand were absolute cakewalks the only legit threat at his conference at that time were bulls and sometimes the pacers.. the rest were dog waters... Kobe 08 - 10 .. finals record is 2 - 1 LeBron 10 - 14.. finals record is 2 - 2

[@Kalinbuggs]

Duncan is like the best defender ever until he plays Kobe in the playoffs

[@jskelly1979]

WOW if only he had this mentality going into the side of that mountain!

[@mr.g1838]

This isn't that long ago but man look at the lack of spacing 😮 so much has changed

[@ramaladingdong4998]

Duncan had some pretty crazy upsets if you think about all of them

[@TiagoGomez-hb9te]

Examples?

[@menglongzzz]

i forgot how strong this Spurs was. look at that lineup omg.

[@MrTitanman33]

Fun fact: the lakers were -8 that game. The Vujacic 3 at the end covered the spread 😂

[@leadlefthand]

That 3 by Vujacic right at the end was just rubbing salt in the wound lol.

[@menglongzzz]

That footwork is a lost art. RIP Mamba.

[@bobbyjohnson9409]

I don’t think Duncan and the spurs win anything in the 2000s if Shaq and Kobe don’t split up

[@LN-Lifer]

Kopbe's best playoff games were against Spurs the year Shaq got injured for a couple games. Think he put up 45 and 43 or something like that.

[@00Mindi00]

BACK WHEN THE NBA WAS REAL BASKETBALL

[@kb24pr]

Craig: What's the strategy to stop Kobe in the second half? Bowen: Who knows? 😂😂😂