Throwback: Kobe Bryant 2009 Playoffs West Semis Series Highlights vs Houston Rockets (HD 720)

[@GerardoTostado]

They had 2 great perimeter defenders with Artest/Battier and a 7'6" Yao MIng but Kobe still decided it was time... Greatness!

[@uptmal9373]

+Danny T-mac was a bum by 2009

[@uptmal9373]

T-mac was one of my 3 fav players but let's be honest by 2009 his career was over do to injuries

[@X02Overdose]

Gerardo Arreola Yao only played 3 games that series

[@blastinhigh2726]

Even when Yao was playing , the rockets were still getting cooked

[@alphabeta4028]

No Yao and T-Mac on game 7, Lakers got lucky!!!

[@manavbandlamudi9787]

This is vintage Kobe basketball right here. Kids nowadays don't know about this.

[@FearlessXcel]

tony tonyt no he didn’t, that rockets team was good asf especially on the defensive end

[@arnieauro1798]

Manav Bandlamudi right mn

[@cutemoakodin]

Won the finals

[@judahmourneth3211]

Daniel Barwatt “bring up one game”. Umm this one game was the most important game of the series and he got carried and saved ONCE again by his teammates!!! Stop making excuses

[@kelvinzhou3843]

Judah Mourneth is game 7 worth 2 games? Every game is equally important lol 1 = 1 do i have to teach u basic maths?

[@toxicwiener85xx]

Honestly kobe shooting 45% is crazy with him taking these ridiculous ass shots

[@gray6414]

imagine if he took the shots many superstars take today (eg. James harden Steph curry). Would have been one of the most accurate knockdown shooters in our league as he would have definitely worked on his three with his mentality.

[@wannabeserpento99]

@@gray6414 Stop talking bs, it's Kobe's own fault that he takes bad shots, which is why he's inefficient compared to other superstar guards. You're speaking like Curry is taking easy shots, man runs through 3 screens and does 5 crossovers to get a shot off from 30 feet.

[@gray6414]

@@wannabeserpento99 its a hypothetical genius with his work ethic he could have easily been a knockdown shooter in todays era as he would have changed his game to adapt. that's what all great players do, watch jimmyhighrollers videos to learn more.

[@c_rock3512]

@@wannabeserpento99 nah he came up in an era without analytics to track everything. Can’t blame him for that.

[@theonlygoodonehere2259]

@@gray6414watch out, you might trigger the curry stanbase

[@lilteelizzlw8829]

Goat most skilled ever .....the amount of disrespect my boy get is pathetic ....true legend my favorite player ever and if he not yours he still should be in your top 5 all time ain’t too many better than kobe ...KB24 legend

[@lukazebeljan8914]

He's not the most skilled ever.

[@russell9411]

@@lukazebeljan8914 well honestly he arguably is but man kyrie Irving is a globetrotter literally

[@4eightyvolt]

Luka Zebeljan. Yes he is. You'd know this if you had watched him play regularly. And I don't mean watching a replay of a game only when he loses.

[@paozialcita933]

Not most skilled? what is skill for you? dribbling? lmfao, Kobe has arguably the best footwork EVER, best post moves since jordan, athletic and creative scorer PLUS HE FUCKING DEFENDS And doesn't flop and travel like today's so called "goat" and other superstars.

[@joshk7915]

Yea name one player with more skills that actually won more rings...? There is none...jordan got 1 more than him but DID NOT have more skills than kobe other than jumping higher lol!

[@soundsfromthestreet]

how quickly people forget. today everyone thinks curry or lebron are the best thing since jordan. must not have been old enough to remember these playoff runs. keep in mind the 09 and 10 rings were won with a bad knee and a broken shooting finger and he still dominated.

[@gdfactoryclips]

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[@Naps_fitness]

soundsfromthestreet I mp these young fellas don’t know anything to me kobe was better then mj kobe is a better shooter and clutch shooter and even a better dribbler then mj and lebron and Kobe has the greatest footwork the game has ever seen and the work ethic is crazy

[@N8veJay]

Nene Buckets Kobe doesn’t even shoot better then Mj and his clutch % is not even better then MJ...

[@maddmoney9342]

CURRY IS THE BEST SINCE KOBE RETIRED

[@sunnyboy8644]

fucking Y2K kids donesnt know shit....

[@SDSOverfiend]

Disagree if you will.. He IS the greatest Laker ever surpassing Magic to Me in my honest opinion. Longevity, 20 years in the game, Championships with 2 completely different cast of Characters. Offense, defense, Psychopathic Cerebral Assassin. Always kept the desire to compete no matter what the team record was, Odds, Injuries... Etc. He ripped thru KILLERS TO EARN HIS CHAMPIONSHIPS. Nothing he did can be debated in terms of what the bottom line was. #AirApparent #MambaOut #Mamba👑

[@pauljoseph1245]

Kobe was really a great player I loved how he lost the 2008 NBA Finals but he didn't give up some players do but Kobe was on a mission to hold that trophy and he did not let anybody get in the way no matter how hard it was and he did it and made it look easy and he even won two finals in a row 2009 and 2010 and got revenge on the celtics in 2010.

[@itssandrew]

the road to both those championships were difficult. He had to go against alot of great teams

[@maddmoney9342]

WITHOUT ABANDONING SHIP OR RUNNING 2 JOIN SOME OTHER CHAMP 2 WIN NAL KOBE GOT IT

[@despacitolentamente8378]

Learn how to use punctuation

[@bouyaharumichi7294]

@tony tonyt"he played like shit tho" oh that player you talking about playing like shit .. he just won Back to Back Finals MVP because he plays like shit 🤷‍♂

[@hassu2149]

imagine he got his own 3peat, that would put him even closer to the GOAT

[@bettyjeanstokes360]

Thanks for sharing, all of these games of Kobe's, and the Lakers. I enjoy watching these games of Kobe's, because I was at work so I couldn't watch the games, even thought I wanted too. But I can enjoy them now. He isn't here, but he left behind all these gems. Thank you, they are very precious. These games were hard fought, and very much old school games, the styles in which they were played. Kobe, always stay ahead of them all along with Pau and Fisher. They all pulled together in order to win, and win is what they have done. They are the winners indeed. Thank you.

[@9999theswaggking]

I would take Kobe over any other NBA player anyday. Dude was a god .

[@despacitolentamente8378]

You probably never watched Jordan play

[@amvaudio4550]

@@despacitolentamente8378 Jordan watched Kobe play

[@kvothethebloodless7555]

@@amvaudio4550 you're an idiot lol for the sake of your children I hope you were being facetious

[@craigmackssj3680]

@@despacitolentamente8378 kobe more skilled then mj its a fact

[@joshk7915]

This is true...mj close af but kobe had more offensive skills...clearly!! Jordan only jumped higher! Kobe had better footwork..better 3pt shot...better at driving to the basket...id say the midrange was a toss up lol...yea kobe was better lol...jus cuz jordan got the better records dont mean kobe wasnt better...dont let the stats fool u!

[@Hxncho_Great]

How could you stop this man ? Kobe was unreal #greatness

[@zerokool-2058]

Kobe would average 44ppg in 2019 with the baby fouls... they foul Kobe on every play.

[@QuranicRemembrance]

I’m proud of Bryant, after so long Kobe wasn’t winning championships and he proved him self in this playoffs and the one that came after this.

[@nickrussell1700]

Kobe had people cheering and wanting him to get hit hard and possibly injured because of what he'd do to opposing fans' teams. The dude was a monster that couldn't be stopped.

[@anwarisler]

its kinda sad that battier played the best possible defense ever and still got ate up

[@TheRafaelBond]

"best possible defense ever" wtf lmfao

[@wking4744]

booger dinner we talk about kobe Bryant 🐐

[@lukazebeljan8914]

@@wking4744 what's up with the GOAT emoji.

[@c_buckets2397]

@@lukazebeljan8914 kobe the goat

[@russell9411]

@@TheRafaelBond best possible defense ever dumb ass lol

[@blackcloud0624]

I miss this style of ball. today's game doesn't have the same feel to me.

[@richkid2311]

Man Kobe's pivot foot game is too strong.

[@wondonkb]

lol just say his footwork

[@mizal215]

+KB surpreme haha right .

[@melmapereyra532]

4:46 He can't guard me.. Lebron its not at his level . He never faced defense and competition like kobe did in his whole career. Lebron can be better than him but not yet!! I Respect Lebron because she showed his hearth in the last finals but The mamba Always showed up in his 20 years of his careers.

[@lukazebeljan8914]

@Joel Villarreal stfu

[@maddmoney9342]

@@abimaddy12 LEBUM BLAMES LOST 6 FINALS SOMETHING KOBE NEVER DID OR JUMP SHIP TO JOIN ANOTHER CHAMP 2 WIN NOPE KOBE NEVER DID THAT LOL

[@princesschilumba3889]

Kalu Abay you haven’t watched Kobe you’re still young

[@joelquinio5956]

The best footwork in the NBA Kobe Bryant.

[@honeymoonhanz2542]

thank-you! for allowing us to relive this moment! kobe vs battier was so clutch - offense vs defense and both wanted it "so bad" - they were two hungry dogs out there ready to maul for their prize. kobe's smile at the end was so charming he had me smiling lol

[@JohnLee-jl2yw]

Just shows you how Great Kobe was the fact that Shane battier blinding kobe with the hand in his face that technique didn't even effect Kobe. I truly believe Kobe is the toughest shot maker of all time.

[@xTheVibeSx]

This guy applies pressure every game win or loose super aggressive no matter if he's 0-10 he just doesn't care he never looses his confidence love or hate em you gotta give it to him

[@michaelmalate3430]

Crazy that Lakers even won this series. Kobe was up against two hall of fame defenders every single game. #greatness

[@theloverswineverytime1625]

Michael Malate ....They were the 1-seed. They better had won the series.

[@brandon4705]

What no one talks about is he really going at Artest/battier throats almost every offensive possession instead of calling a screen or multiple screens to get a big man on him.

[@theonlygoodonehere2259]

@kwamekimoko7064 spurs were bad from 2008-2012

[@th_iii_nk1719]

Damn this vs. arguably the bets 2 perimeter defenders of this era..

[@davidiamyou]

The 2009 Kobe is basically today's Lebron in terms of years played. I don't see Lebron showing this kind of dominance. IMO, Kobe only showed decline when his achilles ruptured, otherwise, didn't really ever declined.

[@kaikai6006]

Two straight 41 point games in the finals isn't dominant?

[@davidiamyou]

+BVKEY KVI you know with his body, dominance should really mean something else.

[@kaikai6006]

+David Qiu ok so being big makes you good at basketball

[@davidiamyou]

+BVKEY KVI of course not, but what about bigger taller stronger more alethetic.

[@ianjaydelosangeles3173]

your argument is why they call us kobetards.

[@LowlifeMyWholeLife]

Kobe straight embarrassed Shane Battier this series. Especially in Game 2 omg.

[@DoUEvenLift]

He didn't embarrass Shane Battier at all, Battier played great D on him all series, Kobe just had better offense.

[@TheRafaelBond]

You do know you're only watching the makes here, right? How can you Kobe fans be so brainwashed? Battier had Kobe shooting 45%.... Nobody embarrassed anyone.

[@vitelspring]

Rafael Mertin 45% is NOT bad at all honestly.

[@TheRafaelBond]

Stan Marsh Nothing special either. Nothing to say one was embarrassed.

[@vitelspring]

Rafael Mertin If you are able to make those kinds of shot over such contests, you are pretty damn good.

[@noogai17]

God I miss Lakers playoff basketball so much. Especially the 09 and 10 playoffs such a great team, that played with such heart each night and worked together to win. No other teams from this era are like the 09 and 10 Lakers.

[@tavius88]

I liked 08 a lot too even thou we lost to Boston

[@gillaaaboy]

+Octavius Bailey true but 08 belongs to KG and Boston , they deserved it

[@jasonmoukala8909]

Really? Heat and spurs weren’t like them?

[@cloudlockheart93]

I like that you included the short promos and previews before each game's highlights. I miss Kobe everyday. Thanks for this upload.

[@victorvasquez8520]

Kobe went off on game 2! Mama there goes that man!

[@kylegems62]

this was a great, gritty series.

[@marclenv.6962]

2 elite defenders vs 24 pure greatness!

[@alvinguadalupe8087]

The playoffs is never been boring with kobe 😊

[@RGR-ke3ly]

Players now should watch this. Kobe don’t care about getting foul. He’s focus getting the shoot and make it.

[@lo2smooth647]

Kobe Bryant Aka Mr. Freeze ICE COLD BABYYY 💪💪💯💯

[@worldofwarcraftowns1]

Battier made Kobe would for every single basket, it was incredible what Kobe did in this series.

[@xBaByAnT]

Yao went down this series :( Damns but what a performance by the Black Mamba

[@gillaaaboy]

give me prime kobe over prime lebron any day of a week,

[@sportsgamer6168]

+Danny ill take a player who is not 3-4 in the finals

[@RooShamProductions]

+SportsGamer Lmao Kobe NEVER put up the kind of numbers that LeBron did and let's not forget that Kobe is the all time leader in missed shots

[@fightertr9405]

He is 3rd leader in all time scoring list. Only Kareem and Malone scored more than Kobe and they are post players.

[@TheSunnyboy97]

Kobe puts up numbers when it matters, hence 5-2 finals record. As far as him missing tha most shots, i think any coach would b okay with that if that player was third all time in points. imma sip this tea though

[@gillaaaboy]

its funny how these bum kobe haters think that kobe its such a role player. even MJ said that kobe had that mentality compare to lbj. Lbj is one of my favorite player of all time but his fans are the worst.

[@broodfusion]

Imagine if TMac wasn't injured at that point and also in his prime...would've been hell of a game to watch

[@castlewoods4753]

Rockets would have won no doubt about that I mean Yao t Mac where not even playing and yet rockets still took lakers too game 7

[@familiasosa6379]

@@castlewoods4753 T Mac never made it past the first round in his whole playoffs career .

[@HighStakesBBall]

This is one of the most epic series I've ever seen. Watching Kobe CONSISTENTLY shoot blind with Battier putting a hand literally in his face, while having a BROKEN FINGER ON HIS SHOOTING HAND was simply awe striking.

[@jjdaze4162]

And yet people say Lebron is better. What a joke.

[@jasonmoukala8909]

@@jjdaze4162he is. More mvp and fmvp, more efficient scorer, better playmaker, just as good a defender in his prime

[@jalentimothy6754]

@@jasonmoukala8909that don’t makes him better than Kobe 😂

[@kushbluntsgucci4203]

Most playoff and finals losses, less clutch, most playoff shot misses and turnovers sure LBJ fans whatever you say

[@ObiWanSatoshi]

lakers shouldve kept ariza. what an outstanding career hes had so far

[@ThaDreamMerchant]

+Yair Gutierrez He was asking for too much.

[@th_iii_nk1719]

+The Dream Merchant No he didn't- they gave ron artest the same amount.

[@ParaditeRs]

+The Dream Merchant Ariza wanted a bigger role. He wanted to be higher up in the pecking order. Obviously, with Kobe, Gasol, Bynum and even Odom, that wasn't going to happen.

[@vincecherry4184]

+Yair Gutierrez toooooo cheap to pay jim buss

[@ObiWanSatoshi]

exactly

[@oicsaywhat]

Most entertaining basketball player I’ve ever watched, my all time favorite player

[@barstoolandrew1421]

HOU and LAL was always a good game to watch back then, T-Mac vs Kobe, Yao vs Gasol, it was brilliant basketball.

[@vintatgegoatdurant1241]

Yep

[@sooners2037]

Except in this series both T-Mac and Yao were both hurt and didn’t play

[@repstepkicks3378]

Ive been watching Kobe playoff highlights since yesterday. Just the fact that i got a chance to witness his greatness i will be forever thankful. Lebron is great but there was just something a bit different when you watched Kobe. A true showman. Still cant believe he is gone. We will forever remember you Mamba. R.I.P.

[@thekiddsean33026]

Black Mamba was cooking battier

[@TheRafaelBond]

Damn, cooked him with that 45%!

[@robbereal1982]

Rafael Mertin such an idiot for a guard that's a jump shooter / scorer that's darn good. No guard besides john Stockton has shot 50%. I suppose shaq and tyson chandler are better shooters? Just shut up hater.

[@thekiddsean33026]

Rafael Mertin that a good percentage what is you talking about hater

[@thekiddsean33026]

robbereal1982 that's what im saying bro these dudes think 45% is a bad percentage when it's actually good

[@bos.c.1328]

robbereal1982 "No guard besides john Stockton has shot 50%"? Are you an idiot?

[@jermaineonealnumber7]

I absolutely love these Throwback vids, excellent job guys, many thx.

[@jwood2415]

kobe always blocks yao lmao

[@Shun-vr1bw]

I remember these games like they were yesterday, i miss these times 💯💛💜

[@Corean_Jesus]

Imagine how hard it was to elimate Ron Artest AND Chinese Giant Yao Ming on the same team. Yet Kobe was fearless and he dared to son em both. Goat.

[@jamesturner8504]

Kobe is the assassin of the NBA

[@walidrahoui5572]

kobe top 5 of all time

[@bestyinaxd]

bledar darbler number 2 for me

[@TheyoungZidane]

#1 for me

[@lukazebeljan8914]

Nope

[@alphabeta4028]

Nope! not even in top 10

[@joshk7915]

Kobe goat duhhh...

[@kristineellis2573]

Damnnnnnn Kobe team is not even consider one of the greatest and he won back to back with his teams he lead!! Impressive as I go back down memory lane!!

[@JC-dc7eb]

22:35 not even a flinch. THATS mamba menality you know many players today going down for the flop immediately

[@greglockard9268]

This is the difference from then and now. The Rockets played tremendous defense!! But Kobe was Kobe

[@raymondhernandez1868]

This guy is top 5 i dont care what nobody say, no one could guard this man, he was unstoppable

[@kobebryant1265]

Ohh man that smile at the end!!!!😪 miss u buddy.

[@FunkNatives]

That back iron sound every time Kobe makes it over Shane is 🔥

[@gdfactoryclips]

And thanks for watching too! I appreciate you I hope you subscribe and turn on notifications :)

[@keem3795]

GD's Highlights okc 2010 playoffs highlights please

[@rapaelll]

Pure heart! No superstars needed to help

[@ussyt9887]

Do kobe vs Spurs 2001 playoffs

[@thug8200]

yes the birth of the mamba

[@russell9411]

Lmfaoo Kobe murdered them niggas avg 35

[@michaelbarrett8379]

Ballin Too on god and against the # 1 defensive team in the league

[@despacitolentamente8378]

You didn't say please

[@josephk4051]

Vintage kobe bryant. R.I.H. my brother you will never be forgotten.

[@maaaet1]

No one has been defended this good, this strong and this violent in the history of basketball. Ever.

[@inamfcbb262]

The Black Mamba at his peak , Unstoppable

[@TerranceMann]

5:57 kobe's the only person in the world that acts like nothing is wrong as ron artest runs at you

[@scarykurapika100yago2]

Lol Kobe was shook.. did not want the smoke against Ron Artest 😂 then the Lakers tried to get him the next year for Kobe not to face him.

[@wizzjo1nt5]

@@scarykurapika100yago2 Or he wasn't trying to potentially get ejected and risk a shot at a championship. He was all business didn't have time for childish games. He wasn't letting nobody get in his head. Champion or bust. But yeah he was shook though.

[@scarykurapika100yago2]

@@wizzjo1nt5 everything you said is accurate

[@tmoney133]

Shane battler CANNOT guard KOBE to save his life

[@emjay1249]

Kobe is just too good. greatest Laker and top 3 Player : mj kareem kobe magic bird

[@jaydencirino6743]

I can finally agree with someone's top 5 players all time

[@danielclark1247]

Kobe is not top 5😂

[@lukazebeljan8914]

1.Mj 2.Kareem 3.LeBron 4.Magic 5.Wilt

[@hopofficial714]

They created the phrase “Good defense, better offense” after this very game.

[@jasonmoukala8909]

I’m pretty sure that always existed

[@swam2922]

This is probably one of the most physical series ever

[@leidai4665]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE bring us more Kobe's playoffs many thanks!!

[@blkjohnnybravo3506]

"He can't guard me" -Bean Bryant

[@Brandon_BB]

This series right here is the one that’ll always be in my heart and it was the one that sparked my hoop dreams even more RIP KOBE I LOVE YOU ❤️

[@jan279]

Classic Kobe... 2-3 people fronting him, still gets the basket anyway. =)

[@JeoTivii-YT]

This series defined the word KOBE BRYANT

[@ssgproject3499]

Lovin the vids, upload more of Kobe's greatest games!

[@hristijandimitrovski8664]

I don't care about statistics. When I watch this highlights I watch perfect play. This player is perfect, definitely the best player I've ever watched. R. I. P. Mamba.

[@ZACKSTACK1204]

Kobe was lighting Battier up this series

[@nickrussell8975]

Not sure anyone with eyes can objectively say this man isn’t top 10. Disgusts me how little people remember this man’s greatness. They just see the last 3 years of his career

[@maxmasify]

every time i see a lakers game 7 game, it always comes back to the finals game 7 against boston

[@vinceofficial94]

That up and under pass to himself is so iconic, it's like MJ's "switch of hands" to us 2000's kids. #LakeShow 💜💛

[@gillaaaboy]

so they need SMALL FORWARD to guard SHOOTING GUARD, thats how good kobe is

[@therealmvp1024]

Actually a lot of teams have their SF guard the opposing SG... Not that uncommon

[@fightertr9405]

Every team throw their best on ball defender to him.

[@latvariansavage9134]

And still couldn't stop him

[@taron.ach7]

Meanwhile lebron in todays game is guarded by shooting guards. Lmao

[@criticalcerebral]

@@taron.ach7 When LeBron decides to drive to the basket it doesn't matter. He'll push you out the way and no foul call.

[@glitzandgratitude1170]

Kobe is one of the greats. Look how many high level performances he left us.

[@jordan.m801]

Why is kobe so nice

[@justinc1611]

MAMA there goes that man....I miss you KOBE! We all do....

[@DJ000123456]

love these series throwbacck!! keep up the good works

[@hangarnut5660]

Yeah its guysin the now that never saw this kobe! He is an animal during this series. Kept me up at night beating on my rockets like this!

[@g.a.c7306]

Almost forgot Kobe face two of best perimeter defender in this series. You can see Artest and Battier that they take turn guarding Kobe but still get ate up.

[@Gorgonzola27]

RIP to the man who inspired so many to pick up a basketball and work hard.

[@Daslickflip]

It wasn’t that long ago when physicality was an integral part of basketball. Now it’s all about flopping for a call.

[@lukazebeljan8914]

Stfu it's always been like that.

[@princesschilumba3889]

Luka Zebeljan no

[@JR-tq3qk]

It's been 9 months but feels like yesterday. #MambaForever

[@nolansalasalan3114]

Artest plus battier, man that defense was first class but no chance to mamba. Mama there goes that man.

[@vvillieP]

LOVE YOU KOBE MISS YOU KOBE

[@vvillieP]

i remember in 09 the overall feeling was that, yeah the rockets were great, but lakers had this in the bag throughout. rewatching this, rockets really could’ve won this. these shots kobe made were TOUGH. i guess these highlights don’t feature gasol and bynom and odom having a field day w the ol chuck wagon, dikembe and lil luis scola YAO 💔 09 could’ve been my rockets year love my rockets, love kobe more

[@gazmbR]

6:46 MAMA! HERE GOES THAT MAN!

[@sidsib4834]

RIP Kobe you're the one n only!

[@wolfreese8817]

League was still more physical around this time than it is now 😢 hip check by Shane would’ve been a foul call at 4:53

[@imsleepyzzzzz]

Always loved how smooth his midrange fadeaway was

[@christophercrawl5009]

R.I.P kobe him and Allen iverson where my two favorite players to watch

[@iPavedTheWay]

Subbed this was beautiful

[@clericg77]

Kobe > Lebum

[@Shazayum]

why are you so insecure? what does lebron have to do with this video

[@bucketshag]

aslan45 ikr. Y does everyone have to bring up lebron. They are both 2 of the greatest of all time and have different play styles. Can't we just sit back and watch greatness instead of argue

[@lukazebeljan8914]

clericg77, ha nope!!!

[@bestyinaxd]

Kobe is the 2nd best player in nba, besides Jordan

[@lukazebeljan8914]

@@bestyinaxd nope

[@ZoomKb1]

Thank you GD

[@tommyalies8106]

Houston had a squad and kobe still cooked them

[@paozialcita933]

That houston squad will probably sweep the magic or lebron's cavs easily.

[@ManOfAction426]

Kobe would literally shoot free throws all game. There is no one in the league today with the ability to stop him. Footwork, shot making, strength, athleticism, post moves, perimeter play. ELITE

[@DEEDUBZ]

The West was DEEP!! Refs we're also tough on Kobe this series (as they usually have been after a certain point in his career) yet he still dominated

[@coreyeatmon5101]

So much tougher than today.