This guy's game is way more complete on both ends of the floor than anyone ive seen in the past couple decades. Coulda wrote a book on his offensive game just on this series alone
Being a nugget fan my whole life, I've always hated Kobe for consistently for shatting on us in the playoffs. But damn, you just have to respect the man.
Nate P. I agree.. not a kobe fan but kobe is the most complete perimeter player midrange scorer I've seen since Jordan... Nick Wright says LeBron has been the best player in the nba since his rookie year hahaha... the facts are kobe was the best player on the planet from 03-2010 .... kobe won the 08 Olympics for us .. nobody else was even close to the closer kobe was ... people stat watch and think they know the game but stats domt tell the story most of the time ... kobe like Jordan didn't care to miss and miss alot ... most players get passive when they miss but MJ and KOBE was assasins and the most complete 2 scorers to play the game.... like or hate kobe he did prove everyone who said he couldn't win without shaq .. and he did it in the hardest toughest conference in basketball.... but the 01 shaq and kobe lakers is the best team I've seen in the last 20 years. .. kobe was averaging 34-7-7 but Shaq was averagin like 38-18 at 61 percent which is complete dominance.... prime shaq in today's watered down nba would dominate
I played basketball because of you. I chose number 8 and 24 because of you. Kept playing with your shoes on. Thank you for all the impossible shots. Thank you for all the game winners. Thank you for those moments that made you the hero and the villain. Thank you for making me fall in love with basketball. Good bye Idol. Mamba out😢
What an outstanding offensive display. Kobe is one of the best offensive players in NBA history, and it's very debatable between him and MJ since he patterned all his game from MJ's. The footwork, the fadeaways, the clutch shots, the fearlessness, the will to win. Only MJ and Kobe have that in common. LeBron is nowhere near those 2 offensively, he may be a better all around player, but I will pick MJ and Kobe over LeBron any day of the week. This is just an EYEASM! Beautiful to watch.
Carmelo thought he was smart but he still ended up losing horribly to the greatest player of all time. Have some respect, or be served. Melo got served.
@ 4:34 is a perfect example showing the difference between the recent generation and the current generation. Kobe is getting tapped on the head with JR's fingers and he doesn't flop, whine, or bitch. He plays through it. Any player today, like Chris Paul, would flop the hell out of that and cry to the refs.
I agree 100 %. Sad thing is that many of current generation do not grasp this concept. Kobe has that dog in him like many great players before his era as well as some during his era with same mindset. Difference that separates Kobe from even players who have dog mindset is this work ethic and his obsession in striving for perfection.
Since 2000, he's been in the top 3-5 each season in Assists among Shooting Guards. But somehow there's a myth that he "doesn't pass." At least you acknowledged his 2013 brilliance. He was #1 Among Shooting Guards in Assists Per Game this season.
It was one of his best playoff series in his career. There were several times Denver could've won or gain momentum but Kobe came up big every single time. Completely took over.
Christopher Gonzalez kobe was unguardable during this time .. it's like watching the clone of Jordan... there's good players in today's NBA forsure but there not scorers like this kobe Bryant... kobe would go on tears of 9 fourtht point games in a row or 4 sixty point games in a row...... go watch kobes last game against MJ! Kobe had 55 at halftime . He could've scored 70 plus ... kobe and shaq is the most dominant duo all-time talent wise.. name another duo who both averaged 30 plus a game ... kobe was averaging 35-7-7 but Shaq was putting up 38-17-5 at 61 percent which is complete dominance... I'd put the 01 lakers against anyone team ever in a 7 game series .. Shaq was unstoppable in the early 00s when he bulked up ... people say hakeem shut 95 shaq down but Shaq averaged 26-14 as a young 2nd year player... 2000 mvp shaq would own any year hakeem.... shaqs best finals mvp stats was right at 40 and 18 at 60 percent . There hasn't been anyone with a total domination finals like that.
Udaat Mittu So scott skiles is a better set up man than Nash right? And Jordan averaged 22 at 40 while shooting a good percentage. Even in the year he scored 81 points he didnt average more points than Jordan did his best year, meaning he wasnt a better scorer. You cant average less and shoot a worse percentage and be a better scorer
Kobe got the ring that yr wit pau, 20yr old Bynum and Odom, the rest are scrubbs, played wit top 5 worst pg in 90s and no shooters on team I'm kobe Bryant I am the shooter lls
Ballin Too Don't forget Trevor Ariza. He was pretty daggone good. The Lakers had some great role players like Jordan Farmar and Shannon Brown. I understand what you're saying about Kobe's greatness, but this 09 team was far better than 05-06.
As brilliant as Kobe was on offense during that postseason, his defense was superb; he was an elite two-way player. He always accepted the challenge of being guarded by the opponents best defender (Jones), and returned the favor on the other end (Melo). It was obvious JR & Dante Jones were trying to get under Kobe’s skin, but Kobe was far from rattled. In other words, Dante was a pathetic defender; constantly staying under Bryant each time he went up for a jumper + pushing him from behind while in the air after getting beat 😒
I'm a Kobe fan ad for all u ppl who don't like him I tell u this Kobe is the best of all time he's a 5 time champion he's the only guard to play 20 years plzz thank him for all he done for the game ad ppl tell me I play just like Kobe yea I do ad IDC what ppl
Kalu Abay kobe played more years, and may i remind kobe would play through injuries and were talking serious injuries, mj only olayed through flu, not hating but Kobe may even beat Jordan as the best player people just dont want to admit it.
yup lebron is a stat padder too lol plus he plays the pt forward position. i think youre forgetting 05-06 thats my favorite year of his. avg 35.4 ppg, 5 assts, 5 boards!!
aw i got too many negative votes :( yeah im just saying that most of his highlights were about shooting. he actually is very good at dishing assists. Kobe is a true MVP who LEAD the lakers to the playoffs and never left, I think the MVP award should go to someone who leads a team to victory not someone who has really good stats in each game. Kobe was robbed for the MVP award in these past seasons.....
yup i agree man. difference between greater and better player. lebron( in 5 more years) might be GREATER than kobe but will NEVER be the BETTER PLAYER than kobe. jordan is GREATER than kobe but its debatable that KOBE might be the BETTER PLAYER than mj. lebron stat pads too lol and plays the point forward. kobe plays SG!! i would rather have kobe on my team cuz in his prime he was unstoppable!! lebron is stoppable even in his prime.
Cameron Honma but Kobe loss like two games in the nba finals and your bro lerbon loss wait two or three finals MVP lerbon but talk about rings Kobe talk about mj better than Kobe they play the same game
Marcus Fersko Jordan was a better defender but this kobe was just as good as a scorer... prime Jordan and this kobe are the 2 best pure scorers to ever touch a basketball... LeBron is a top 10 all-time player forsure but Jordan and kobe was assasins man ... both averaged over 35 a game for a season..... Jordan dropped 63 in the Boston garden against prime birds Celtics. Bird said it was like watching god in a bulls jersey.... but Jordan didn't start winning titles until birds Celtics and magics lakers got old... people dont understand.how stacked 80s celtics and 80s lakers was...... the 1990 Lakers that Jordan beat in the finals didn't have Kareem who had done retired .... just imagine if Jordan didn't retire twice in the 90s the bulls could've won 10 in a row.. nobody can compare to Jordan because he turned the finals into his personal showcase.. kids today argue LeBron is.better but it's not true .. the 2013 spurs played off of LeBron daring him to shoot the ball and it worked ... you would never see anyone playing off of Jordan or kobe like that ....unknowledgable people overrated LeBrons stats .. ofcourse his stats are over inflated in this small ball no defense league ...... the eastern conference in the 90s was so so much tougher than the watered down shit it is.now... Jordan had to face teams like Shaq and penny and the Knicks and Reggie Miller's pacers ... why does dumbass people think nba and NFL is more talented today ? It's not true at all... I haven't seen a runningback from today even close to Barry Sanders or emmitt.. there aimt no recievers as good as young Randy moss ..
Who won the chip and a finals mvps with a bunch of injuries, not some phantom hand injury during the finals??? Um Wade's behind was at home while Kobe was lifting multiple trophies.
in his Prime nobody can Stop this Guy.
This guy's game is way more complete on both ends of the floor than anyone ive seen in the past couple decades. Coulda wrote a book on his offensive game just on this series alone
Kobe is underrated due to the media
Hahjahahhahahahahahahahahahgg
Lol. Kobe? Underrated in what way?
Ppl say he don't pass the ball, he don't play defense , his names don't even get brought up no more
Say he not a top 10 player all time that is embarrasing to the game of basketball
***** So true
"This is how you tell 20,000 people to sit down and be quiet"
Being a nugget fan my whole life, I've always hated Kobe for consistently for shatting on us in the playoffs. But damn, you just have to respect the man.
Nate P. I agree.. not a kobe fan but kobe is the most complete perimeter player midrange scorer I've seen since Jordan... Nick Wright says LeBron has been the best player in the nba since his rookie year hahaha... the facts are kobe was the best player on the planet from 03-2010 .... kobe won the 08 Olympics for us .. nobody else was even close to the closer kobe was ... people stat watch and think they know the game but stats domt tell the story most of the time ... kobe like Jordan didn't care to miss and miss alot ... most players get passive when they miss but MJ and KOBE was assasins and the most complete 2 scorers to play the game.... like or hate kobe he did prove everyone who said he couldn't win without shaq .. and he did it in the hardest toughest conference in basketball.... but the 01 shaq and kobe lakers is the best team I've seen in the last 20 years. .. kobe was averaging 34-7-7 but Shaq was averagin like 38-18 at 61 percent which is complete dominance.... prime shaq in today's watered down nba would dominate
I played basketball because of you. I chose number 8 and 24 because of you. Kept playing with your shoes on. Thank you for all the impossible shots. Thank you for all the game winners. Thank you for those moments that made you the hero and the villain. Thank you for making me fall in love with basketball. Good bye Idol. Mamba out😢
Close out game in the WCF 35 pts on 60% shooting along with 10 assists. But all Kobe does is ballhog & volume score, right?
This video definitely refreshed my memory.
Preach 🔥 💯
R.I.P to the LEGEND.
Man kobe balled everybody the fuck up. U can hate all you want but the man was unstoppable
What an outstanding offensive display. Kobe is one of the best offensive players in NBA history, and it's very debatable between him and MJ since he patterned all his game from MJ's. The footwork, the fadeaways, the clutch shots, the fearlessness, the will to win. Only MJ and Kobe have that in common. LeBron is nowhere near those 2 offensively, he may be a better all around player, but I will pick MJ and Kobe over LeBron any day of the week. This is just an EYEASM! Beautiful to watch.
Dante Jones always walking under Kobe on the jump shot. #NBA #nbapr
Carmelo thought he was smart but he still ended up losing horribly to the greatest player of all time. Have some respect, or be served. Melo got served.
You are best kobe
@ 4:34 is a perfect example showing the difference between the recent generation and the current generation. Kobe is getting tapped on the head with JR's fingers and he doesn't flop, whine, or bitch. He plays through it. Any player today, like Chris Paul, would flop the hell out of that and cry to the refs.
I agree 100 %. Sad thing is that many of current generation do not grasp this concept. Kobe has that dog in him like many great players before his era as well as some during his era with same mindset. Difference that separates Kobe from even players who have dog mindset is this work ethic and his obsession in striving for perfection.
Mark Jackson- I know the Bank is close on holidays but not for Bryant lmfao!
He said "no let me dance with Kenyon Martin by myself" lol Marc Jackson funny as hell
Since 2000, he's been in the top 3-5 each season in Assists among Shooting Guards. But somehow there's a myth that he "doesn't pass."
At least you acknowledged his 2013 brilliance. He was #1 Among Shooting Guards in Assists Per Game this season.
When he played against nuggets he honestly had a perfect offensive series
It was one of his best playoff series in his career. There were several times Denver could've won or gain momentum but Kobe came up big every single time. Completely took over.
That dream shake on J.R. Smith was priceless! Learned directly from Olajuwon.
Christopher Gonzalez kobe was unguardable during this time .. it's like watching the clone of Jordan... there's good players in today's NBA forsure but there not scorers like this kobe Bryant... kobe would go on tears of 9 fourtht point games in a row or 4 sixty point games in a row...... go watch kobes last game against MJ! Kobe had 55 at halftime . He could've scored 70 plus ... kobe and shaq is the most dominant duo all-time talent wise.. name another duo who both averaged 30 plus a game ... kobe was averaging 35-7-7 but Shaq was putting up 38-17-5 at 61 percent which is complete dominance... I'd put the 01 lakers against anyone team ever in a 7 game series .. Shaq was unstoppable in the early 00s when he bulked up ... people say hakeem shut 95 shaq down but Shaq averaged 26-14 as a young 2nd year player... 2000 mvp shaq would own any year hakeem.... shaqs best finals mvp stats was right at 40 and 18 at 60 percent . There hasn't been anyone with a total domination finals like that.
I miss Mark Jackson's commentary. He's one of a kind.
Goat
Kobe doesn't play like Jordan he plays like assassin
Beast mode
RIP 😢
kobe relies more on his talent and skills
lebron more on his physical strength
Kobe &jordan all day
the cat that ate the canary lol
j.r got that u gotta kidding me look at @8:12 lmao
Kobe doesnt have a flaw in his game not 1 bit, how can u guys say mj is better? Like get real
MJ is much better
Udaat Mittu better passer and scorer and winner
Udaat Mittu how can you be a better scorer and average less and shoot a worse percentage?
Udaat Mittu He scored 81 in a game and still averaged less than Jordan. That just proves my point
Udaat Mittu So scott skiles is a better set up man than Nash right? And Jordan averaged 22 at 40 while shooting a good percentage. Even in the year he scored 81 points he didnt average more points than Jordan did his best year, meaning he wasnt a better scorer. You cant average less and shoot a worse percentage and be a better scorer
2007-2010 are best years of Kobe. Lebron james with his best season will never catch kobe
Kobe got the ring that yr wit pau, 20yr old Bynum and Odom, the rest are scrubbs, played wit top 5 worst pg in 90s and no shooters on team I'm kobe Bryant I am the shooter lls
Ballin Too Don't forget Trevor Ariza. He was pretty daggone good. The Lakers had some great role players like Jordan Farmar and Shannon Brown. I understand what you're saying about Kobe's greatness, but this 09 team was far better than 05-06.
omg Dauntay jones and JR smith got eaten alive
*2009 West Finals Lakers vs Nuggets 4-2*
Kobe *34.0PPG* /5.8RB/5.8AST/0.8STL/0.5BLK
*FG 48%, 3P 34% , FT 93%*
*Game 1 108-105 W*
Kobe *40pts 6rbs 4asts 0stl 1blk 1TO/ 13-28FGM, 2/3 3PM, 12/13FTA* (18 pts in 4th qtr)
*Game 2 103-106 L*
Kobe *32pts* 5rbs 3asts 1stl 1blk 2TO/ 10-20FGM, 2/4 3PM, 10/10FTA
*Game 3 103-97 W*
Kobe *41pts 6rbs 5asts 2stls 0blk 1TO/ 12-24FGM, 2/5 3PM, 15/17FTA* (12 pts in 4th)
*Game 4 101-120 L*
Kobe *34pts* 7rbs 5asts 1stl 0blk 1TO/ *10-26FGM, 2/10 3PM* , 12/13FTA
*Game 5 103-94 W*
Kobe 22pts 5rbs 8asts 1stl 0blk *7TO* / 6-13FGM, 1/6 3PM, 9/10FTA
*Game 6 119-92 W*
Kobe *35pts* 6rbs *10asts* 0stl 1blk *1TO/ 12-20FGM, 2/4 3PM, 9/9FTA*
Lakers dominate Nuggets in Western Conference Finals 2009
As brilliant as Kobe was on offense during that postseason, his defense was superb; he was an elite two-way player. He always accepted the challenge of being guarded by the opponents best defender (Jones), and returned the favor on the other end (Melo).
It was obvious JR & Dante Jones were trying to get under Kobe’s skin, but Kobe was far from rattled. In other words, Dante was a pathetic defender; constantly staying under Bryant each time he went up for a jumper + pushing him from behind while in the air after getting beat 😒
I'm a Kobe fan ad for all u ppl who don't like him I tell u this Kobe is the best of all time he's a 5 time champion he's the only guard to play 20 years plzz thank him for all he done for the game ad ppl tell me I play just like Kobe yea I do ad IDC what ppl
Dionte Butl
Kalu Abay kobe played more years, and may i remind kobe would play through injuries and were talking serious injuries, mj only olayed through flu, not hating but Kobe may even beat Jordan as the best player people just dont want to admit it.
@@RJBC5199 not even close
True assassin at work
Jr Smith got abused by Kobe shit wasnt even fair
Anyone else notice tht shot at 13:20 looks like the one tht ray allen made in 2013 playoffs final game 6?
man i don't care what everyone thinks.. this guy is much better then LEBRON! lebron chocke master.. flop master... will never beat the greatest
yup lebron is a stat padder too lol plus he plays the pt forward position. i think youre forgetting 05-06 thats my favorite year of his. avg 35.4 ppg, 5 assts, 5 boards!!
Kobe got revenge on Chauncey Billups in Denver of all places.. Too bad the fake MVP LeBron couldn't beat Dwight Howard that year lol
DAMN
Nasty!!! @ 6:44
aw i got too many negative votes :( yeah im just saying that most of his highlights were about shooting. he actually is very good at dishing assists. Kobe is a true MVP who LEAD the lakers to the playoffs and never left, I think the MVP award should go to someone who leads a team to victory not someone who has really good stats in each game. Kobe was robbed for the MVP award in these past seasons.....
Anyone know the song playing at 5:49?
yup. 5 months later
yup i agree man. difference between greater and better player. lebron( in 5 more years) might be GREATER than kobe but will NEVER be the BETTER PLAYER than kobe. jordan is GREATER than kobe but its debatable that KOBE might be the BETTER PLAYER than mj. lebron stat pads too lol and plays the point forward. kobe plays SG!! i would rather have kobe on my team cuz in his prime he was unstoppable!! lebron is stoppable even in his prime.
Cameron Honma but Kobe loss like two games in the nba finals and your bro lerbon loss wait two or three finals MVP lerbon but talk about rings Kobe talk about mj better than Kobe they play the same game
Marcus Fersko Jordan was a better defender but this kobe was just as good as a scorer... prime Jordan and this kobe are the 2 best pure scorers to ever touch a basketball... LeBron is a top 10 all-time player forsure but Jordan and kobe was assasins man ... both averaged over 35 a game for a season..... Jordan dropped 63 in the Boston garden against prime birds Celtics. Bird said it was like watching god in a bulls jersey.... but Jordan didn't start winning titles until birds Celtics and magics lakers got old... people dont understand.how stacked 80s celtics and 80s lakers was...... the 1990 Lakers that Jordan beat in the finals didn't have Kareem who had done retired .... just imagine if Jordan didn't retire twice in the 90s the bulls could've won 10 in a row.. nobody can compare to Jordan because he turned the finals into his personal showcase.. kids today argue LeBron is.better but it's not true .. the 2013 spurs played off of LeBron daring him to shoot the ball and it worked ... you would never see anyone playing off of Jordan or kobe like that ....unknowledgable people overrated LeBrons stats .. ofcourse his stats are over inflated in this small ball no defense league ...... the eastern conference in the 90s was so so much tougher than the watered down shit it is.now... Jordan had to face teams like Shaq and penny and the Knicks and Reggie Miller's pacers ... why does dumbass people think nba and NFL is more talented today ? It's not true at all... I haven't seen a runningback from today even close to Barry Sanders or emmitt.. there aimt no recievers as good as young Randy moss ..
Can it be next season yet??
sounded like Chris Smoove hand down man down
No its the other way around, Chris Smoove sounds like Mark Jackson
Kobe got robbed of MVP that season....
Another Stolen MVP award from Kobe! 2008 & 2009 are Kobe's MVP year, Smh, that the MVP award today depends on popularity.
every time when kobe shooting, jones tried to put his foot under kobe's
It's highlights you won't see him passing
Mark Jackson…PLEASE RETIRE!!!
Kobe dont you ever pass ? at least in the 2013 season he got better at passing...
0:30 where's melo? lol prob smoking that kush before the game
LOL this is Kobe's points highlights.
@ 1:09 what no u didn't
Nice grammar.
Anyone of LeBron's MVP seasons are better than the supposed seasons Kobe was robbed
And I hope u enjoy his mvps because he's done. He has nothing left and still hasn't matched Kobe.
Wade season that year was better than Kobe's
Who won the chip and a finals mvps with a bunch of injuries, not some phantom hand injury during the finals??? Um Wade's behind was at home while Kobe was lifting multiple trophies.