The Time Kobe's Legacy Was On The Line, And He...Responded?

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Here is the OG vid if you'd like to compare: • The game that almost d...
There are some videos on my channel from a very long time ago where I loved the concept, but I made them so early on that the quality is just abysmal and unwatchable in my opinion.
Occasionally I want to go back and update them with better audio/writing so they can be enjoyed for years to come.
Happy Bday Kobe.

[@Dom2k16]

Here is the OG vid if you'd like to compare: kzbin.info/www/bejne/opyzqZScrtKfbbM There are some videos on my channel from a very long time ago where I loved the concept, but I made them so early on that the quality is just abysmal and unwatchable in my opinion. Occasionally I want to go back and update them with better audio/writing so they can be enjoyed for years to come. Happy Bday Kobe. Twitch: Twitch.tv/dom_2k Music: chernebeats.com Business email: [e-mail] Facebook: facebook.com/dom2k16 Twitter: twitter.com/dom_2k Instagram: instagram.com/dom_2k Snapchat: Dom_2k

[@ethanennis8]

Big Fan of the Channel, but is the visual quality much better here? the NBA footage looks like 480p. Is that to try and prevent a copyright strike?

[@melvynsngltn27]

Dom what games were you watching? Shaq didn't show up in game 7 vs Portland? Did you actually see that game? Portland triple teamed Shaq and Phil Jackson switched there strategy. He also had 10pts in the 4th quarter

[@phothewin6019]

Dom's legacy was on the line this year during Boston vs. Miami Game 7.

[@Bregstick]

And he definitely did not respond 😅

[@Dswishy28]

@@Bregstickshiiiii was he suppose to suit up 😂😭

[@ThePrufessa]

Your legacy is on the line with this comment.

[@peskaka15]

LMAO!! Cold

[@supershadowan]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@SuperNASCARrocks]

Happy Birthday Mamba. We miss you every day. That game 7 in 2010 will always stick with me. A tough grind it out defensively minded battle with Kobe not shooting his best but when it came to coming up clutch in big moments down the stretch in that game, Kobe as he always did delivered.

[@andresdelportillo9917]

Refs bailed the lakers bro

[@koolkai4299]

Yup they actually played DEFENSE back then. Nobody shot well. Kobe was exhausted af and grabbed 15 boards. Come hell or high water he was gonna win that series.

[@pholtom]

my birthday as well💜miss you mamba💛🐍

[@milotitolilo]

@@koolkai4299old head take

[@alexgrissom3513]

He definitely delivered in Colorado in 2003

[@karenwa]

He won 1 more than Shaq...enough said....Happy Birthday Mamba

[@BLee09]

As a former kobe hater I couldn't stand how this series ended, but at the time didn't realize that i had witnessed one of the greatest finals series of my lifetime.

[@CrazyFoo501]

I've posted this on like 50 different videos but what made Kobe's 2010 run was so impressive was the broken finger, and severe knee injury he was playing with, following the 2010 Finals he had his 3rd right knee surgery and since his cartilage was mostly gone his knee was described as almost bone on bone. In 2008 Kobe did come up short in Games 4 and 6, so on top of the 2004 Finals disaster his legacy would be a lot more criticized but Lakers were an overmatched team. 2010 was a complicated series. Kobe despite playing through injuries averaged 29.5 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 4.2 apg, 2.3 spg on 55.7% ts in the first six games, which given how good the Celtics defense was in those playoffs and they were really zoned in trying to stop Kobe it as really impressive. His 6-24 shooting really damaged his efficiency but he did grab 15 boards and have an impressive drtg of 93. One of the big reasons Lakers won was cause they had Kobe often guard Rondo, he didn't shut him down but did a better job than two other elite defensive teams: the Cavs and Magic Kendrick Perkins going down in G6 was a bad break for the Celtics. But on the flip side Andrew Bynum went down early in G4. Now obviously Bynum came back for the last 3 games but wasn't as effective. G1-3 he averaged 13.3 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 2.7 bpg on 52% fg G4-7 he averaged 3 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 0.5 bpg on 35% fg At least Lakers still had Bynum unlike in 2008 but the severely cut production didn't help the Lakers who thankfully still had Odom, the rest of the bench was subpar

[@CrazyxEnigma]

Kobe from 08-11 was constantly injured and how many games did he miss over that span, like less than 10 or something? His resolve is something I admire most about him as a basketball player and a person.

[@slickclick4390]

Well Said 💯

[@melvynsngltn27]

Excuses Bynum was hurt before the Gasol trade

[@CrazyFoo501]

@@melvynsngltn27 I was referring to the 2010 Finals where Bynum's knee problems cut his production. Lakers still won 2008 Bynum missed over half the season and all the playoffs

[@jjohnson4013]

​@@CrazyFoo501And Ariza was not 100% he miss most of the playoffs and finals

[@tmac731]

Still waiting for part 5 of greatest playoffs series Bulls v Celtics 2009 first round

[@Bregstick]

The original lebron video was actually what got me to seriously follow basketball. Still go back to it once every couple of months.

[@Mikeaj-un6mf]

Facts bro, that’s probably my favorite LeBron video on KZbin.

[@itsdaniellyon]

Honestly, it would be really cool if you re-made the 2011 Mavericks Championship Run video you made in like 2016 - that was how I was introduced to you... especially with Dirk retired and it being a decade plus, it would be nice to see you re-do that, love your work Dom!

[@solomahoneboy4090]

I watched the OG version two days ago again, and then you dropped this. Insane

[@rjmacready9828]

Happy birthday legend, we love and miss you ❤️

[@ki11acam_23]

Intro music took me back to 2K12 omg 😂 I hope that was intentional

[@GmoneyS2N]

Happy Kobe Day

[@ParaditeRs]

That Magic team is disgustingly underrated. They faced 3 60+ win teams that postseason. They had to take out a 62 win team in the semifinals just to make the conference finals where they were rewarded with a 66 win team and after all that, they get rewarded with yet another team 60+ win team in the Lakers.

[@jaxon4620]

I love covers like these. When the media/nba youtubers give a player their props rather than tear them down for clicks. That’s what it should really be about.

[@knodeway1826]

Since you’re just recounting pain, you can definitely do “Curry legacy on the line” and how he responded by Beating the Cs in 2022.

[@somregularguy]

It was a weak run with multiple injuries, the WC was so weak that the team that got better who was in the WCF to play against Golden State wasn’t even in the playoffs, the nuggets finally where healthy and all of a sudden won a championship and somehow it’s only Curry’s 1 FMVP? He needs to prove he can actually win a ring vs healthy teams, not 1 ring he has has been won without major injuries to important teams during his “runs”

[@ronaldjohnson5717]

Yea he beat a team full of young guys and a injured Tatum, let’s see how he responded in 2016 lol

[@TraeintheA]

Dom always with the bangers 🐐

[@Millennium00]

It really hit me that the Dom2k is the reason for *insert sports player here* Twitter memes involving their legacies 😂

[@CrazyxEnigma]

You're exactly right, if Kobe lost in 2010 everybody but Lakers fans(and some of us too tbh) would believe Kobe to be a selfish ballhog who got carried by Shaq and Phil and ran them out of town under the delusion he believed himself to be the top dog. Glad that didn't happen!

[@ethanennis8]

Yep, his legacy would be closer to Wilt Chamberlain's (But imagine if Wilt had 1 MVP instead of 4)

[@Mikeaj-un6mf]

@@ethanennis8everybody knows Kobe should have more than 1 mvp 😂

[@CrazyxEnigma]

@@Mikeaj-un6mf What other year should Kobe have won? 06 was his best offensively and without Kobe that team doesn't even win 15 games, the only reason he finished so low was because of Colorado though LeBron and Dirk you could argue also deserved it over Nash. 03 was one of Kobe's best and he was playing with prime Shaq and had a better season too! But over Duncan whose Spurs finished with a much higher record? Don't think so. 09 is also a great season but the winner, LeBron in this case, finished with a higher record.

[@d3va383]

@@CrazyxEnigma And don't forget that in 09 Lebron was more efficient and was better in all 5 stat categories. Although Kobe probably had at least 7 MVP caliber seasons, in most of them there was someone else who deserved it.

[@Mikeaj-un6mf]

@@CrazyxEnigma tell me you agree with me without telling me

[@CodieneBeanBryant]

I love that im a big time Kobe fan and you’ve been one of my favorite content creators for years and you genuinely enjoy him too. Happy Mamba Day 🐍

[@xLum1nous]

Holy fuck remakes are here,love it. Watching since then.

[@DJDizzy8]

The beat at 0:10 is Awesome by XV. I knew it as soon as I heard it. XV is a favorite artist of mine. Good look Dom2K

[@Lilguwopkc]

I remember watching your videos about Kobe in 2020 then days later he ended up passing away that’s crazy Rip Kobe & the rest of the passengers

[@theophilusjones6024]

Keep doing this to your old videos I like that

[@lucasisto1744]

Do it for Steph game 4 vs Boston 🤣🤣. All love Dom

[@lennybeason1110]

That was the last finals that both teams played ferocious defense!

[@taylorbowens6095]

Literally watched this like a week ago, bout to watch the whole thing again🔥

[@micahheyward5342]

Maybe do an updated version of Lebron responding with his legacy on the line

[@ainnocent]

The main difference between your older videos and the more current ones is the cadence of your voice. Makes it seem like you went through puberty through your youtube career 😅

[@GS-mh6ub]

Happy birthday Kobe you'll always be my 🐐 & forever missed!

[@LeoFP]

Crazy that I've been watching your old videos and you remake one of them ahahha

[@Moflight23]

Bro that intro 😍 best 2k soundtrack ever

[@MrCalverino]

I'm feeling the use of the Chrono Trigger music! Super Nintendo RPG shit!

[@rafikz77]

4:02 *Greatest rivalry in Murican sports

[@mystellianne]

0:54 sneaky Pokemon (BW?) music in the background

[@KDRusha]

XV - Awesome instrumental in the beginning???? 😮😮😮 take me back to 2012 NOW

[@Dancestudent08]

This video was NEEDED!!!

[@stephencarey1494]

YOOO THESE VIDS WERE MY FAVORITE GO TO WHEN ID EAT DINNER OR DO HW WHEN I WAS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL. I'm almost done w college now crazy🥲

[@theenglishangle]

I’d love a behind the scenes video of when you sit down to make videos like this - even if it’s a TikTok or something short form

[@danielvasquez3758]

Excellent video!!

[@tonyshlean]

Forgot bout the air balls against the jazz

[@ABasedTohan]

Definitely want to see one for Steph

[@LeBeautiful]

Bro really responded. Mamba mentality forever

[@theronquishow5837]

Awesome by XV from 2K12 was appreciated

[@mcinco__]

These remastered vids hit

[@ditlaboratory]

Remaster/modernize? My guy who are you, Disney?! Leave it as is. We like them as they are!

[@stardestroyer44]

2011 Finals please!

[@bossman9873]

You tripping about that Lebron legacy assessment. No one has ever played with as much help as Bron. AD hits the big shot to save his legacy in the bubble, Kyrie hit the big shot in Cleveland and Ray Allen in Miami. This video is revisionist history that sounds like a narrative constructed by Max Kellerman and Nick Wright. Bron losing to Dallas and San Antonio with the HEATLES is way worse a lose than Kobe losing to that Celtics team.

[@StaggsGoCrazy]

Happy Bean Day, Kobe

[@lbjball]

@dom2k you should definitely do a deeper dive into that Orlando finals team they were much better then ppl give them credit for. Also that Denver nuggets team and those series altering calls that led to the Lakers going to the finals

[@mase8705]

That LeBron video is hot I found this channel and I’ve been here watching ever since. I done watched Dom grew up to a real grown man.

[@rob19ny]

Yes, he (21 year old) responded by knowingly dating a 17 year old minor (Vanessa) 6 months before she turned 18. Sent her flowers to her schools office for her to pick up and picked her up from school. The media was outside of her school to find out who she was with no backslash. He couldn't wait 6 months to avoid being called a pedo because he couldn't let someone else have her.

[@R1COT]

That intro song from 2k12 was legendary to add at the beginning @dom2k

[@Robo311Star]

Boston is title town. We own everything.

[@Noob_Guy2k]

Cp3 trade goes through he gets one vs Miami maybe ?

[@mafi000]

Chrono trigger OST

[@theophilusjones6024]

Love Kobe, love him a lot… but again, this video proves my point lmao he’s not top 5 and he might not be top 8…. But we love him and miss him and he’s one of the greatest players of all time. But people please don’t overrate him because he passed away, it’s annoying y’all

[@sjiang120]

The time MJ 's legacy is on the line: Never. The true goat.

[@Liam-gg4ek]

I’d say Kobe’s legacy was somewhat on the line in game 4 of the 2002 wcf, when Robert Horry hit the game winner to avoid a 3-1 deficit. But that’s if you want it to count

[@True-Believer616]

At first, I was like, "Really, you're dropping this on Kobe's birthday? But you told it all respectfully. That's all I ask.

[@ciscoflores5512]

Lehoe can’t shine Kobe’s shoes

[@Noob_Guy2k]

W vid

[@Riyeko23]

Do MJ 1991 finally beating Detroit or 95 losing to the magic and then having the greatest year ever in 96

[@sipp4238]

KB WAS BUILD FOR THIS

[@nathaniellevesque2782]

9:10 before you said that I was wondering why you were remaking one of your older videos.

[@NewAgeSlaves]

Chrono trigger 😊

[@Moflight23]

I have an issue with y’all americans calling Laker v Celtics the greatest rivalry in sports despite folks killing each other over their futbal team. Not on the regular but nonetheless

[@metallicarequiem2936]

Because we acknowledge and respect the passion of real fans, instead of psychopathic morons that kill each other over a sport. But yes soccer fans are the most passionate fans of all the sports that I’ve seen, and Lakers vs Celtics is definitely not the greatest rivalry in all sports

[@Moflight23]

@@metallicarequiem2936 i wouldn‘t call nba enthusiasts fans. No passion just bandwagon

[@Noob_Guy2k]

That Celtics team was still good tho..

[@steverodgers3460]

Let’s go!

[@clipperfan1714]

Can you increase you mic volume in the video it's really low

[@seytannavukat9205]

So when are you gonna make did he quit video about Kobe İts been a long time tho

[@melvynsngltn27]

Which year? 2003 against San Antonio game 6, 2006 game 7 vs Phoenix, 2008 games 4 & 6 vs Boston, 2011 game 4 vs Dallas

[@OhyeahMrKrabz]

Bro i remember when you did times Lebron's legacy was on the line years ago and now you made a Kobe one

[@MusicLover-my6fo]

I still believe the Lakers win the 2008 finals if Andrew Bynum was healthy.

[@MineShackle]

this is never talked about.

[@quackmemes5410]

And Celtics win the 2010 nba finals if Kendrick Perkins is healthy. And 2009 of KG is healthy. Can’t play that game

[@CrazyxEnigma]

Always bring this up when Celtics fans bring up Perkins.

[@MineShackle]

@@quackmemes5410 Kobe was playing with a broken finger, bone spurs and a bad knee in 2010.

[@Punisher4444]

Nobody was stopping the Celtics in 2007 - 2008. But believe what you want.

[@hoosierdaddy5846]

Clearly a lebron lover

[@macatholomew]

Weird how we think shaq carried kobe whn kobe won more individual rings

[@melvynsngltn27]

Shaq didn't have Phil Jackson as his coach until 1999. Unlike Kobe Shaq went to the finals before and after Phil and the conference finals 3x as well what about Kobe? Besides the Shaq years Kobe didn't do anything with Phil as his coach

[@macatholomew]

@@melvynsngltn27 okay, but im saying he won more rings without shaq than shaq himself

[@Mercurial.]

​@@melvynsngltn27 How is Kobe supposed to play the Finals before Shaq when they both arrived the same summer of 96 where Shaq already played 4 seasons prior and got 🧹 vs Hakeem in the Finals as Kobe was still in High school 🤔

[@melvynsngltn27]

@@Mercurial. when did I say that??????

[@melvynsngltn27]

@@Mercurial. Shaq went to the finals before and after Phil. Kobe still had a good team when Phil retired in 2011.

[@redluke8119]

Lebron 🐐

[@Mercurial.]

This is a Kobe video. Not a LeChoke video 🐑

[@sjiang120]

Kobe was carried by Pau and refs in that game 7.

[@ccece6938]

Congrats, Kobe. You shot 6-24 in a game 7, yet still get praised for grabbing 15 rebounds in a brickfest!

[@DpbZapDos]

You clearly didn't watch this series live

[@goatman380]

What Kobe shoot bad in a game where everyone shoot bad? Impossible

[@ccece6938]

@@goatman380 out of all the guys who shot bad, he was the worst lmao. so much for a "top 5, near jordan level guy" . i guess his mamba mentality got ron artest hitting that 3

[@ccece6938]

@@DpbZapDos what the fucj are you even talking about? series like this usually get their game 7 more magnified and as it should be. kobe's mamba mentality willed his team i bet? before u even bring up his injury, almost everyone played hurt so thats nothing

[@couragedadawg6210]

But how does this affect LeBron's legacy?

[@connornichtern735]

I would just prefer new videos

[@nexusassoon8367]

You just praised LeBron's 2015 finals performance where he shot 39.8%... Less than 2 percentage points higher. 🤔 How's that work?

[@slimypickle19]

Still frustrates me to this day that Perkins was out this game. His presence was very much missed & L.A grabbed every rebound. Truth be told though, Boston would've destroyed them again in 2009 if KG didn't get hurt. They were better than the 2008 team, but it's largely forgotten.

[@Mikeaj-un6mf]

They were up 13 in the second half of game 7…and still lost.

[@CrazyxEnigma]

Yeah and Bynum was injured for 08. Injuries are part of the game and to my knowledge the only championship run that the winner didn't face a team with injuries to a crucial rotation player they faced was the 00 Lakers.

[@slimypickle19]

@CrazyxEnigma 2011 Mavs gutted out the hardest ring in history. Nobody was hurt from any of those teams they faced from what I remember. Even Brandon Roy was healthy.

[@CrazyxEnigma]

@@slimypickle19 Kobe was hurt, he had been dealing with injuries from 08 onward so it's not an excuse. Also plenty of times guys realistically should be out but are playing through injuries, like LeBron this past season, Curry in 16, Zeke in 88, Manu in 08, Willis Reed back in the 70s etc.

[@Punisher4444]

Most definitely the Big 3 end up with 2 or 3 rings not just 1.

[@beagleeye18]

6-24 FG in the NBA Finals??? My GOAT would never!!! Kobe is lowkey overrated! Bron better..

[@DpbZapDos]

4-6 in the NBA finals

[@WADESGOATED]

​​@@DpbZapDosok? Lmao 4 of those 6 Ls he was under dogs 07 15 17 18.. lmao add context kid let lebron play iverson sixers and Nets and those pacers in the finals lmao

[@DpbZapDos]

@@WADESGOATED how you gonna tell me to add context and not the person that I replied too. Biased like crazy

[@melvynsngltn27]

Way overrated

[@YOBREADKNIGHT]

But it didnt happen that way hater. Pluck a clover.

[@tonyshlean]

The reason Kobe never was questioned cause his approach to the game. His attitude towards practice and basketball as a whole was worshiped because of jordan. No matter how he played he was respected. Lebron had that at one point but the last series against big 3 Boston on the Cavs and the dallas series changed ppls mind. and then earned it back later. But Kobe was solidified.

[@tonyshlean]

This is anti Kobe propaganda lol

[@clyshawnj3]

Damn i caught it 20 seconds after the upload

[@tankeater]

Who did Kobe have for those 3 years? Of all his teammates, in all 3 years, only 1 player went to the All-stars, 1 time in their career 🤦‍♂️ (I'M REGARDING TILL THE END OF 2007!!!)

[@WADESGOATED]

Casual those lakers teams had depth it's not just about all stars lmao

[@melvynsngltn27]

Lamar Odom, they had Bynum in 2007, Caron Butler in 2005 who went on the be an all-star twice after leaving LA etc

[@tankeater]

@@WADESGOATED Love how you threw stats at me to prove your point right. The average ignorant NBA fan would simply throw an insult, with ZERO context... I know more about the game than your 80 IQ could fathom.

[@tankeater]

@@melvynsngltn27 Lamar NEVER MADE AN ALL-STAR APPEARANCE 🤦‍♂️ Bynum made it in 2012, 5 years later 🤦‍♂️ Butler was the 1 player i was referring to do such a feat, 1 time 🤣🤦‍♂️

[@melvynsngltn27]

@@tankeater that doesn't mean nothing

[@Steve-wo9uy]

RIP Kobe but that championship Lakers team then got 0-4 swept by Mavericks the next year in the second round playoff....yes, he rolled his ankle in game 4 of the first round, but if you want to 'body shaming' LB while praising Mamba mentality, then there is no excuses

[@CrazyxEnigma]

Nobody who is debating in good faith would diss LeBron for playing through the torn tendon in his foot this past season.

[@melvynsngltn27]

Excuses. Dallas was better and they spanked the Lakers. Dallas deserved their championship. LA lost Kobe missed a shot in game 1 and game 3 LA choked. Game 4 they quit losing by 36pts

[@CrazyxEnigma]

@@melvynsngltn27 As a Lakers fan 11 is my greatest disappointment that I saw live. Not only do we get swept but we also get swept when it's Phil Jackson's last season before retirement. The team gave up pure and simple and for a long time I've wondered how they were so mentally fragile after going to the finals three times in a row.

[@melvynsngltn27]

@CrazyxEnigma I agree I was also disappointed. Dallas was good but for the team to play like that in Phil Jackson's last game 🤦

[@jonathansykes4986]

Like even in the 2010 NBA Finals, Pau Gasol played just as well as Kobe. ORTG: Gasol: 122 Kobe: 108 DRTG: Gasol: 101 Kobe: 99 Kobe's stat line 29/8/4. Gasol stat line 19/12/4 Yes Kobe scored more points but he did it on bad efficiency. Gasol basically shot his TS% career average in the finals. Kobe also nearly took TWICE as many shots as the 2nd scorer (Gasol 160 to 79). The 2010 title is as much Gasol as it is Bryant.

[@theloremaestro5498]

I'm first 😮

[@clyshawnj3]

It’s close my brother

[@hauntlfy]

8th comment!!

[@alexgrissom3513]

Wasn’t his legacy on the line when he raped that woman in Colorado?

[@TheBBCSlurpee]

Hello nbacirclejerker

[@clyshawnj3]

Literally the first comment

[@clyshawnj3]

And second and third

[@MichaelSmith-iv2nu]

First

[@jonathansykes4986]

Hell even in 2009: ORTG: Gasol 132 Kobe 111 DRTG: Gasol 99 Kobe 100 TS% Gasol 64.7% (nearly 10% higher than his career) Kobe 52.5% (2.5% lower than his career) Also Kobe shot over TWICE as many as Gasol.

[@jonathansykes4986]

Kobe Bryant is the most over-rated player in NBA history. If he wasn't repping the purple/gold and had Shaq as his teammate early on, he would just be another streaking shoot-up guard that puts up decent numbers on tons of stats (ala Carmelo Anthony).