Like I said, don’t care about the losses, just keep em coming. A GREAT KB game. No weaknesses during this season. And the man bunnies is stupid!!!! Also, shouts to the Answer. He was a serious problem during that era of basketball.
Jamal Abdelbaset he was STILL going up!!! And that alley oop reverse lay up ain’t nothing to sneeze at either. Amazing body control. His athleticism was special that year.
Jamal Abdelbaset he was STILL going up!!! And that alley oop reverse lay up ain’t nothing to sneeze at either. Amazing body control. His athleticism was special that year.
Iverson was amazing. He wasn't gifted with size, but heavily made up for it with heart and talent. People like Shaq and LeBron are great athletes, but owe their success to their size. Iverson was one of the FEW select players that could compete at an MVP level without having a big body.
That would imply Shaq was ever the tallest, biggest or heaviest center. He never was. Shaq had great agility & quickness 4 his size. His prime speed is much much quicker than Jokic's, whose may be the biggest center in the league 2day.
Win or lose Dom Carter just keep those Kobie's babies coming. They are the best well-played games out there. The way he plays his games is amazing, keep elevating himself. His games keep getting better and better. Nobody plays or practice as hard as Kobe does, he gives the fans what they came for and that a game they can remember and talk about, it's never a dull moment with him and the Lakers. I want to see all of Kobe's games, win or lose, I still want to see them. So if you have these games of Kobe's post them online for us. We love these Kobie's babies. We love him and the Lakers. Thank you so very much.
@@lioninthesun if you watch the shows before Kobe passed and his retirement tour all people talked about is his inefficiency, how bad of a teammate he was, how his clutch factor was overrated. Just look it up. Nick Wright, Jason Whitlock etc. They all bashed him towards the end of his career until he passed
MY GOD do I miss this basketball! This was my era and was beautiful to watch. Look at how intense this regular season game is. AI and Mamba 2 of the best to ever do it!
I was watching this on ESPN. Couldn't believed that Fox missed that opportunity. Great game all round. The commentary by Sean Elliott was brilliant. One of the best quotations, "Kobe Bryant is so good, he makes your eyes water." Wasn't that profound?
Iverson had the quickest and fastest footwork ever i history nba. which made his direction changes impossible to catch for defense. every step he moves with or without ball is faking and crossing the defender. such amazing talent. but imposrtantly his stamina was 99.999999999999999999999%
K B I understood why at the time in 96 ai was the top college player as a freshman Kobe was the number 1 high school player but never even played college competition so that why he dropped to the 13 pick I always felt Kobe Wes meant for the lakers though
@@008r9 Kobe would have been the perfect influence on AI. Iverson shed a couple tears and said he loves the relationship they had on the court, and within the game of basketball but he wished he had a friendlier, brotherly thing with kobe, :/. they were like 2 sides of the same coin. AI only put in the insane work in game, and sacrificed his health over and over and over because he didnt put in extra work anywhere near kobes level. Now lebron could play til hes 60 with these soft calls. AI was just gifted and loved playing sports, thats why hes my idol lol. What could have been..
Can't believe some people believe that Westbrook is a better player than A.I. smh. Iverson had better IQ, better handles, and more control of his speed.
Wow thank you did this video I’m a new subscriber me being the Kobe fan I am I deeply appreciate your videos this game took me back the same time in life I remember this play and felt the emotion all over again ! I didn’t talk to fox for a week I’m talking as if I knew him 😂
The Black Mamba Drops 44 Points On The Punk Ass Sixers!! & Kobe#8 Entertains His Hometown Crowd!! Rest In Peace Kobe Bean Bryant #8 & #24. 17TH. TIME'S WORLD CHAMPIONS LOS ANGELES LAKERS#1!!!!
A.I. was a beast on defense. 3 steals titles in the NBA and 2 DPOY awards in college. Had he stayed ad PG his whole career he would have went down as an all time elite defender.
Philly had a love hate relationship with Kobe. Philly absolutely 100% Loved AI. I’m so lucky to have seen these 2 go up against each other in what was one of the best games I’ve ever seen. Rest In Peace Kobe. Btw that steal AI had off Kobe was just 🔥
8:27 the best Kobe dunk ever... Btw, after Jordan Kobe is number 2 and Iverson number 3 of all time. It's not about rings, it's about supreme skill and performance. Around them are Hill, Hakeem, T Mac and Carter.
AI doesn’t get enough credit for his defence. Yeah he wasn’t much of a stopper 1on1 but he was so incredibly disruptive and kept opponents on their heels all night moving the ball. He was such a persistent threat to steal the ball. Considering how small he was, he really made up for his shortcomings.
The Shots off of turn around fadeaway that Kobe hits with pure ease still amazes me till this day! I got to meet him one day probably 1-2 years after he retired and the guy is literally a little more than 3/4 my size but pure muscle👀. The only thing scarier than him from a size standpoint that I met was Lebron. Unreal! But RIP Mamba!🙏🏾
What a great shot blocker like dwight howard would do to bother shots when he wasnt even in the direct vicinity of guys is exactly what Iverson would do to ball handlers because of his ability to steal the ball and he doesn't get a lot of credit for that.
Iverson was better than Kobe from '96-'06, but Iverson's injuries and off court drama caught up with him and by that time Kobe's game had developed to full blown Mamba status. In '05-'06 Shaq left the lakers and Kobe (for the first time) led the league in scoring. Kobe's career and skillset was much more polished from '06-'16.
@@vnicevalentino5331 Respectfully, Tim Duncan was the league MVP that year AND won the Finals. Tracy McGrady led the league in scoring. Kevin Garnett had best overall stats (Kobe was 4th overall best stats behind Duncan & McGrady). Kobe didn't lead in ANY category. Ben Wallace was defensive player of the year. Kobe got player of the month just one month out of the entire season. Iverson led the league in steals. Arguably the best player in the league that year was Duncan or McGrady depending on what you're considering.
@@BriceHoward7001 If you want to talk strictly 100% stats which is dumb Kobe had Tracy in rebounding, steals, assist and ft% that year. Duncan only got Kobe in rebounding, and Garnett reb and assist. If Kobe was also on Tracys team he would of won the scoring title that year because Tracy didn't have to share half his points with Shaq, and when Shaq went out Kobe went on a run of 9 straight 40+ point games.
@@wizzjo1nt5 I never said Kobe was whack. I just said he was better in the 2nd half of his career and Kobe did not dominate the league like Iverson did from '96-'06. I was age 14 to 24 that ten year span, I saw and felt the whole thing. Kobe was just in a much better situation with the Lakers. Iverson was basically Barry Sanders.
kobe was the most clutch yet one of the best lock in defenders, on the other hand ai was nonstop running machine on both offense and defence with infinite stamina with quickest steps
Paid a front-row seat, watchin' Iverson First-class aircrafts what I'm flyin' in To LA, Shaq, Eddie, Kobe Bryant and them Save the jokes for Chris Tucker, Richard Pryor and them- Beanie Sigel
Like I said, don’t care about the losses, just keep em coming. A GREAT KB game. No weaknesses during this season. And the man bunnies is stupid!!!! Also, shouts to the Answer. He was a serious problem during that era of basketball.
You ain’t lying!!! That one hand alley oop is one of my all time favorite Kobe jams!
Jamal Abdelbaset he was STILL going up!!! And that alley oop reverse lay up ain’t nothing to sneeze at either. Amazing body control. His athleticism was special that year.
Jamal Abdelbaset he was STILL going up!!! And that alley oop reverse lay up ain’t nothing to sneeze at either. Amazing body control. His athleticism was special that year.
@@jamalabdelbaset6635 kobe said he had a 40 inch vertical
A.I was only 5'10 . He maxed out . Most explosive first step ever
Never seen this before. Iverson was definitely moving twice as fast as anybody else on the court.
Kobe Bryant and Allen Iverson are 2 of the greatest and most compelling performers in NBA history.
💯🔥
Both of them could score at will.
@AForthCA37 “LeBron sucks” but his numbers are better than both these guys 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@tremain7056 no he do
@@tremain7056 "numbers" wilt?
Iverson was amazing. He wasn't gifted with size, but heavily made up for it with heart and talent. People like Shaq and LeBron are great athletes, but owe their success to their size. Iverson was one of the FEW select players that could compete at an MVP level without having a big body.
And it was known the refs screwed hm for money . Ridiculous
Lebron has nothing to do with this video and Shaw was not an athlete at this point. He was out of shape and just big
A.I. didn't duel with Kobe, though, because A.I. was a point guard.
That would imply Shaq was ever the tallest, biggest or heaviest center. He never was. Shaq had great agility & quickness 4 his size. His prime speed is much much quicker than Jokic's, whose may be the biggest center in the league 2day.
Daang A.I.'s energy was unmatched in his early years
Rest easy Kobe 🙏🏾
Athletic and all-around prime Kobe versus Iverson being "The Answer" to the Sixers's problems as usual, good ol times.
This wasn't prime Kobe.
Still can’t believe how someone that small was able to dominate a team that had Kobe and a giant in the middle in Shaq.
Damn AI moves non stop dude had infinite stamina
bro be drifting corners aswell 😭
Iverson was a 1 man show. Classic
Win or lose Dom Carter just keep those Kobie's babies coming. They are the best well-played games out there. The way he plays his games is amazing, keep elevating himself. His games keep getting better and better. Nobody plays or practice as hard as Kobe does, he gives the fans what they came for and that a game they can remember and talk about, it's never a dull moment with him and the Lakers. I want to see all of Kobe's games, win or lose, I still want to see them. So if you have these games of Kobe's post them online for us. We love these Kobie's babies. We love him and the Lakers. Thank you so very much.
No problem. Glad to hear youve been enjoying them. Much more on the way.
Iverson the GOAT!!!
THATS WHY HE’S THE GOAT..🗣️THE GOATT!!!!!!!!!
Allen Iverson is the GOAT of small players around 6 foot high!👏👏
There's a few better.
Thought Iverson missing the clutch free throws was gonna haunt him but luckily Fox bailed him out.
Lol me too I was laughing
thats why kobe dont pass the ball haha
@@prodbyecho_ amen
@@prodbyecho_ exactly my boy
it wasnt truly fox fault though the pass came out late...
That’s a hell of a game
Young Kobe was so unstoppable
💯
KOBE, THE GOAT. REIGN IN POWER!!!
Top 5
@T Dillinger I got lebron 12th. Top 5 mj wilt Kareem kobe bird
Lebron the goat...
On flopping!
@@dombryant2563
No Magic Johnson?
I remember this game vividly, especially the botched lakers play at the end. I was so mad haha
It’s weird watching this. I was born on this day lol
And people try to say Kobe wasn't clutch. Wild times to be Alice
Nobody says that, Kobe has the most game winners in history
@@lioninthesun if you watch the shows before Kobe passed and his retirement tour all people talked about is his inefficiency, how bad of a teammate he was, how his clutch factor was overrated. Just look it up. Nick Wright, Jason Whitlock etc. They all bashed him towards the end of his career until he passed
@@trainwithduanefitness Jason Whitlock always criticizes Kobe that's no surprise.
@@jalensellars7868 Whitlock is a huge clown
Thanks for the trip down memory lane. It was years after the fact that I realized how much I would enjoy AI as Kobe's competition.
MY GOD do I miss this basketball! This was my era and was beautiful to watch. Look at how intense this regular season game is. AI and Mamba 2 of the best to ever do it!
Watched this one live. Classic.
Very good highlight ive never seen this duel before and they've never showed this on RUclips i want more please.
Damn iverson was a killer that laker team was goated and that lil guy gave em hell
Shaq was at the end of his prime.
I was watching this on ESPN. Couldn't believed that Fox missed that opportunity. Great game all round. The commentary by Sean Elliott was brilliant. One of the best quotations, "Kobe Bryant is so good, he makes your eyes water." Wasn't that profound?
Iverson had the quickest and fastest footwork ever i history nba. which made his direction changes impossible to catch for defense. every step he moves with or without ball is faking and crossing the defender. such amazing talent. but imposrtantly his stamina was 99.999999999999999999999%
Love these rares games, never uploaded before. My new favorite channel.
🙏
Love this era of ball!!
When you think of Kobe you don't think of him being really quick but Idk anyone in history who had a quicker first step than 2003 Kobe
MJ
@@lastgen8807 exactly 💯
@@king-ghost1027lol ??? Ummmm have you never seen mj ? Derick rose ?
Philly fans can't stop boo'eng Kobe cuz they regretted not drafting him at 96 hahah...
They still made the right pick at the time. I compare it to the Rockets taking Hakeem over Jordan in 84.
K B I understood why at the time in 96 ai was the top college player as a freshman Kobe was the number 1 high school player but never even played college competition so that why he dropped to the 13 pick I always felt Kobe Wes meant for the lakers though
Shaq is the main man of the lakers..and what happen if AI goes to lakers..?
If you put kobe on that philly squad and iverson on the lakers with shaq, i'd have been the same story.
@@008r9 Kobe would have been the perfect influence on AI. Iverson shed a couple tears and said he loves the relationship they had on the court, and within the game of basketball but he wished he had a friendlier, brotherly thing with kobe, :/. they were like 2 sides of the same coin. AI only put in the insane work in game, and sacrificed his health over and over and over because he didnt put in extra work anywhere near kobes level. Now lebron could play til hes 60 with these soft calls. AI was just gifted and loved playing sports, thats why hes my idol lol. What could have been..
Can't believe some people believe that Westbrook is a better player than A.I. smh. Iverson had better IQ, better handles, and more control of his speed.
And Iverson was a way better midrange and three point shooter.
@@rooseveltdarbey9493… Facts!!!
@Attica_Audiophile A.I. definetely has the better footwork
Rest In Peace Kobe and I miss Young Allen iverson 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Never seen Kobe picked pocket like that. This is AI’s highlight.
i remember watching this game live lol. i was so pissed when fox dropped that pass at the end.
Rest up Bean💔
Imagine Kobe Bryant and Allen Iverson was on the same team
Watching these two go at it was literally like watching The Rock vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin in the attitude era lol
This video further confirms Kobe's defensive peak was in 2003
2003-2007
2008 kobe should be added there as well. the man was playing jordan like D.
09 and 10 kobe was kind of gifted the all def teams but still was solid
@@jeffsamuels2539 2000-2004
@jacobbxd in 2009 Kobe allowed the lowest FG% to opposing shooting guards. He was still elite defensively when he was locked in.
damn I can still remember all those little details, gosh that was like 20 years ago...the games back then was so glorious to watch
Rick Fox😔 (smh).....YOU BLEW IT!!! (lol)
Wow thank you did this video I’m a new subscriber me being the Kobe fan I am I deeply appreciate your videos this game took me back the same time in life I remember this play and felt the emotion all over again ! I didn’t talk to fox for a week I’m talking as if I knew him 😂
Glad to hear man 👌
The Black Mamba Drops 44 Points On The Punk Ass Sixers!! & Kobe#8 Entertains His Hometown Crowd!! Rest In Peace Kobe Bean Bryant #8 & #24. 17TH. TIME'S WORLD CHAMPIONS LOS ANGELES LAKERS#1!!!!
9 steals insane!!
Clash of the Titans bro!
damn nerves were killing everyone in the final stretch lol good game
8:38 literally looks like Kobe is looking in the rim 👀👀👀
I started laughing again at that botch play by brick fox as a laker fan for more than 38 years he was a rollee coaster of a player.
He was a very high IQ player and he wasn't that athletic either.
Lol just a pretty boy
It was a bad pass
Yea... he was irritatin sometimes but he was hittin clutch shuts all thru playoffs.. wouldn't of got them rings w out him...d fish and horry
@@kabohakevin4103fuck that it hit his hands
Rick Fox with the slippery hands.
This is like the battle of who is the next mj lol so great!
Man i remember this game 🔥🔥
A.I. was a beast on defense. 3 steals titles in the NBA and 2 DPOY awards in college. Had he stayed ad PG his whole career he would have went down as an all time elite defender.
fact.
A.I. mostly played PG. Not that it would've made him a good defender in either position.
8:24 - prime-time
That was beautiful
And people say Steph Curry is better than this dude. What drugs are they on?
Curry is deff better than ai...besides they both play different positions so not sure why they are being compared.
🙏🙏🙏
Philly had a love hate relationship with Kobe. Philly absolutely 100% Loved AI.
I’m so lucky to have seen these 2 go up against each other in what was one of the best games I’ve ever seen. Rest In Peace Kobe.
Btw that steal AI had off Kobe was just 🔥
Watching AI vs Kobe was one of those games you invited the fellows over to watch. You knew there was twice the chance of seeing something spectacular.
LEGENDARY
Great game 🔥🔥🔥
Iverson the goat 🐐
Rick Fox blew the game haha
When they first met Kobe went out all then took a break from guarding him ..A.I . was literally on fire that night
Two legends
Can do lakers vs denver dec 28 2002
Dont believe i have access to that one
9 steals ?!? Wow !
Rick Fox lost that game.
8:27 the best Kobe dunk ever... Btw, after Jordan Kobe is number 2 and Iverson number 3 of all time. It's not about rings, it's about supreme skill and performance. Around them are Hill, Hakeem, T Mac and Carter.
Yea your on drugs.
If it’s about skill then guys like kyrie are top 5 all time. But you see how stupid that sound?
@@cumbusta9175 on gos
That last play to Fox would have been epic if he didn't loose the ball
Its wild to believe but this was the real start of kobe being in his prime, as nasty as he was already prior to this season
I was here in 12-25- 21 merryXmas
watching how AI was always all over the court reminds of the black cat MJ
LMFAOOO SHOOD OF PASSED IT TO KOBE
Lol
@@dcshow lol
9 steals in a game how many people ever did that
Funny how the more you watch Kobe the more you realize he's the actual GOaT
UMMM I DON'T THINK SO! KOBE IS HISTORIC BUT HE AIN'T THE GOAT!
He's top 10 at best.
9 steals against the Lakers at 6 feet tall, and a 6"3 wingspan.
damn Rick Fox choked the hell out of that last possession. wow.
I simply cannot believe that this game was 19 years ago... Time is Crazy.
True, watched it live?
@@dcshow Not this game but I was watching live games since like 1992 👍🏻
Dope
12:06
*Why we never pass you the ball.*
Great point!
AI doesn’t get enough credit for his defence. Yeah he wasn’t much of a stopper 1on1 but he was so incredibly disruptive and kept opponents on their heels all night moving the ball. He was such a persistent threat to steal the ball. Considering how small he was, he really made up for his shortcomings.
The problem with playing passing lanes is, it's risky. A.I. didn't give much effort defensively otherwise, so he really wasn't a good defender.
Iverson too fcking good.
That Sixers team was so small in the paint. Only plan they could run was a fast paced O with a very conservative D.
Rest easy KB mamba 4life?💜💛🏀🙏🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆😥😢😭
The Shots off of turn around fadeaway that Kobe hits with pure ease still amazes me till this day! I got to meet him one day probably 1-2 years after he retired and the guy is literally a little more than 3/4 my size but pure muscle👀. The only thing scarier than him from a size standpoint that I met was Lebron. Unreal! But RIP Mamba!🙏🏾
What a great shot blocker like dwight howard would do to bother shots when he wasnt even in the direct vicinity of guys is exactly what Iverson would do to ball handlers because of his ability to steal the ball and he doesn't get a lot of credit for that.
great point! underrated comment
Most people forget these 2 guys are fearless going in the paint, AI don’t give a hoot if Shaq was in the paint, Kobe don’t care who he’s dunking on
That last pass (it vas a little bit behind but still god) and the fact that fox couldnt get it and score still pisses me of in 2021!!
Kobe in the low top Jordan XI
That steal at 4:27 was so good!!!
Iverson was better than Kobe from '96-'06, but Iverson's injuries and off court drama caught up with him and by that time Kobe's game had developed to full blown Mamba status. In '05-'06 Shaq left the lakers and Kobe (for the first time) led the league in scoring. Kobe's career and skillset was much more polished from '06-'16.
Once 02-03 hit nobody was better than kobe u trippin
@@vnicevalentino5331 Respectfully, Tim Duncan was the league MVP that year AND won the Finals. Tracy McGrady led the league in scoring.
Kevin Garnett had best overall stats (Kobe was 4th overall best stats behind Duncan & McGrady). Kobe didn't lead in ANY category. Ben Wallace was defensive player of the year. Kobe got player of the month just one month out of the entire season. Iverson led the league in steals.
Arguably the best player in the league that year was Duncan or McGrady depending on what you're considering.
@@BriceHoward7001 If you want to talk strictly 100% stats which is dumb Kobe had Tracy in rebounding, steals, assist and ft% that year. Duncan only got Kobe in rebounding, and Garnett reb and assist. If Kobe was also on Tracys team he would of won the scoring title that year because Tracy didn't have to share half his points with Shaq, and when Shaq went out Kobe went on a run of 9 straight 40+ point games.
@@wizzjo1nt5 I never said Kobe was whack. I just said he was better in the 2nd half of his career and Kobe did not dominate the league like Iverson did from '96-'06. I was age 14 to 24 that ten year span, I saw and felt the whole thing. Kobe was just in a much better situation with the Lakers. Iverson was basically Barry Sanders.
@@BriceHoward7001 Cool, so was I.
back in the days when NBA actually had defense
Basketball gods
Best nBA live games nba live 2003
kobe was the most clutch yet one of the best lock in defenders, on the other hand ai was nonstop running machine on both offense and defence with infinite stamina with quickest steps
Wow very gud close game
Mano que jogasso
Venceu o melhor com certeza
9 steals in one game against a championship 3 peat dynasty.
what a throw by rick fox
Rick Fox lmao
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The OT at the end is real dramatic
Paid a front-row seat, watchin' Iverson
First-class aircrafts what I'm flyin' in
To LA, Shaq, Eddie, Kobe Bryant and them
Save the jokes for Chris Tucker, Richard Pryor and them- Beanie Sigel