Kobe wanted Webber to stay in the game instead of getting ejected for throwing the ball, he wanted to beat you at your fullest strength and capabilities...what a competitor
It was an equal partnership haha tbh Shaq was more a first three quarters dominant gtfo of my way type player. But Kobe was their closer 90% of the time. That's only because of Shaq's atrocious free throw shooting. They complimented each other perfectly. Inside and outside.
Kobe was the mvp of most of these west series because they had better defensive big men rather than guards....shaq was the mvp of the finals because the east had better defensive guards rather than bigs
@@tylerkim647 its same for Kobe. If Shaq wasn't on the team Kobe wouldn't have been in those championships. Specially check the 2000 wcf how did he messed monsters Sabonis, Rasheed Wallace. Check his whole stats during 2000-02
@@gannibalof21st true but this was a much slower paced era of basketball and it was in the playoffs against a great team. Kobe would drop 50 in his sleep now just like everyone has been and just like he did in his prime. He’d probably be the best scorer in the league
48 & 16 in a close out game by a very young Kobe Bryant. This while playing with Shaq on the team and people say this guy was a "sidekick"? I think not.
yeah. people forgetting they run triangle offense which basically makes shaq the focal point of offense. but shaq didn't score it by himself. to run triangle and take advantage the deep post you need to have a good perimeter shooter/ facilatator that can run the offense. Kobe was the guy. not to mention he doesn't need much screen because that would clog the offense in the paint.
Then 45 & 10 the very next game against the Spurs. People got to realize that Shaq had like 7 seasons to win a chip before Kobe even became a starter. Shaq had Penny Hardaway and a pretty good squad in Orlando and when he came to LA he had All Stars Nick Van Excel and Eddie Jones. Funny thing is that when Kobe actually started games in 1999 he avg more points than Nick Van Excel and Eddie Jones ever did in their career 🤣. Eddie Jones and Nick Van Excel never scored more than 19.9ppg in a season. By 2000 Kobe avg 22.5ppg as a starter. Penny Hardaway never even avg 22ppg in a season I say Shaq carried the team from 1997-2000. Even though in 2000 Kobe was the reason they even made it out the Western Conference Finals. However, from 2001-2004 Kobe was leading the Team with Shaq. 2002 Kobe started and played 80 games 2002 Shaq played and started 67 games 2003 Kobe played and started all 82 games 2003 Shaq played and started 66 games. From 2001-2004 Shaq not the CLEAR best player on the team. 2001-2004 Regular season *Kobe* 27.0ppg, 6.0rb, 5.4ast, 1.8stl, 0.6blk *Shaq* 26.3ppg, 11.5rb, 3.2ast, 0.6stl, 2.4blk 2001-2004 Postseason *Kobe* 27.6ppg, 5.7rb, 5.3ast, 1.6stl, 0.5blk *Shaq* 26.4ppg, 13.8rb, 3.0ast, 0.4blk, 2.6blk
From the 2000-2001 season all they way till the 2009-2010 season he was the best player in the league! During that time period (10 years, a entire decade, the 2000’s) he average 28.5 ppg, 5.2AST, 5.8rebs, on 45% fg, 84% ft, almost 2stl with 5 chips and a ton of Defensive awards.. Sure a couple of guys had a few good season during that time, but accolades plus stats, he was the best player in the world 10 year straight, hate him or Love him. 10 years of Dominance is something special! Only few have done that!
@@robbereal1982 yes they were by far. Kobe just had better teams. Plus Duncan beat Kobe in 03 with a prime shaq...facts. Bron had an mvp season in 09 do your research as oppose to speaking with your feelings towards Kobe.
@@KennyMoe7mile bro you dont know what you're talking about and you just exposed that. In 2003 kobe carried that Lakers team and broke Jordan's records for most 30 and 40 point games in in a row because the team was getting weak and shaq missed a bunch of games to start the season. Tim Duncan had a better team which won the title that year. And kobe almost beat them by himself especially in gm 5 in which Horry missed the Game winner.
@@KennyMoe7mile lebron statistically had a better team than kobe in 09 and lost to dwight Howard. Kobe's 2nd leading scorer was Gasol with 18 Ariza like 11 and d fish with 10. Just stop. Kobe won the title in 09 in the west with statistically less help than lebron. What the hell are you talking about?
might not help u there........prob pray to a god.......sacrifice a goat in satans honor......just to be safe u know a god and a devil on your side....might be necessary
Ringo Flamma how to guard kobe 1. Box out his big men and don't let them rebound kobe's bricks. 2. Let kobe shoot all he wants cause the majority of his shots will be bricks and make sure your team rebounds those bricks.
Kobe all around game was crazy at this point. He was working in the post, 3's, face ups, transition. And made some nice assist. Yeah he was carried when he was a baby, not in either one of those 3 chips.
Kobe had to guard Reggie Miller, Allen Iverson and Jason Kidd during their 3-Peat, while Shaq had to guard Rik Smits, 34 years old Mutombo, and Todd McCulloch. Kobe had tougher opponents than Shaq did during those Finals and people try to argue that Kobe was carried because he had less numbers. All of the teams that the Lakers beat were teams driven by the guards, not centers. The last time Shaq went up against a team driven by a big man in the Finals was in 1994, and you all know what happened.
I keep telling people, the "Shaq carried Kobe" argument is such a myth and an insulting fabrication. Kobe Bryant was a far more important influence on the 3 peat than Shaq ever was.
Shaq was and is the big legendary it wasn't his fault or Penny they lost to Houston the Diesel showed us greatness early like only a few others he was 23 and still a ox
1999??? Are you high bro? Shaq,Timmy,Iverson and fucking KG were all better than Kobe in '99....shit even Vince Carter was better in '99 Kobe didnt become the best in the league until 2003 and that ended in 2009 when LeBron succeeded him...but he was the best for that 6 year period though.
People always point to Shaq's finals dominance as a reason to discredit Kobe's first 3 rings. They forget Shaq went up against Rik Smits, 34 year old Mutombo, and Todd MacCulloch.
+jben3231 and Kobe went up against Aaron Mckie, Reggie Miller, and Kerry Kittles, not exactly lockdown defenders. Kobe was a big part, but its nothing like his other 2 rings, these were on the shoulders of Shaquille, its no discredit, its the truth.
+Stewart Callaway +Stewart Callaway it's a team..without Kobe shaq doesn't 3peat...and same for Kobe. but shaqs shoulders? he fouled out Kobe came thru...against the pacers...that series was close..game 4 ...those jumpers? or that tip off BShaws miss? clutch man it's no truth they both won, together...shit 09 Trevor ariza was huge getting those inbound steals...dfish hitting that late three against the magic on the road...I'm just saying it's a team. without big shot Bob do the Lakers 3 peat..
During the 00-02 3peat, Kobe averaged 27.6 ppg vs. the Blazers, Kings, and Spurs when everyone knew the NBA Champ would come out of the West. Kobe always averaged more ppg vs. the Spurs. Not bad for a "sidekick that rode Shaq to 3 rings." I don't even acknowledge haters' nonsense. Guess Eddie Jones & Van Exl would've done the same, or maybe even the supreme bricklayer Iverson, or Mr. No Defense McGrady
So much respect for Kobe, man. The man experienced both very intense, physical game and 2000s fast pace and more rules relying game, and he was able to be one of the bests, if not the best, to compete and earn admiration from players. A successful person will shine in any environment!
this is the kobe i used to love most and who showed us so many heroic performances like this and i cannot believe he doesn't exist in this world any more😢R.I.P
I remember watching this game with my family, feel like it was just yesterday. Kobe was so young and so lethal. My favorite moment when he’s blowing his fingers as he’s looking to the crowd, he was just on fire 🔥 🔥🔥
Kobe isnt the tyle to let the game come to him he takes wat he wants he fights from jump ball one thing i love about kobe is he hits shot you just know were bad and makes the looj easy lol he os phenominal and to not be near as strong as lebron or jordan he finishes in traffic jus as good
***** vince carter and t mac were jus as sweet as kobe u sayin them like they bums ........they just stopped gettin better were as kobe he kept gettin better over the years
This game and the next one is when I knew this guy was going to be great for many years to come. He became my childhood idol and it was a hell of a ride.
R.I.P To the Great Kobe Bryant My favorite player of all-time. R.I.P to Gianna "Mambacita" Bryant and the seven others we lost on that dreadful Tragedy. 🙏🏽😢😭💙
I’m Bron fan but I gotta admit I watch Kobe’s whole carrer I was Born in 1993 so when I began to realize what I was watching Lakers was the best team in the league in the early 2000’s since Kobe’s passing I been watching Kobe more than any other player and im starting to realize Kobe may have been the Greatest player ever he didn’t have the God given gifts Jordan or lebron hell even Iverson had Kobe was like a regular guy who work for his playing against Gods like I see what Gilbert arenas was saying
I miss you kobe!!! RIP, your tenacity and approach of the game is second to none, what an amazing performance, your legacy lives on forever, thank you for the show.
To those people barely watching this, just remember Kobe did this WITH Shaq on the team, that should prove Kobe aint no sidekick they both needed each other to win. Kobe got them to the Finals and Shaq dominated in the Finals, that' show i see it anyway.
dyodoublej How can lebron be better in being bigger scoring kobe had 81 didn't see him do that passing he is better in it but he just recorded his most 14 kobe had 17 againts him at this age.clutch come on man who has more buzzer beaters 3 are u crazy he is 2-5 in the finals kobe is 5-6 stop it. playoffs okay he has a way better team in both miami and this years cleveland and theres a lot more I could say but I have to go.
Kobe has a saiyan like mindset, said he wants to compete with players at their best and doesn’t want them thrown out. Nowadays guys smile and clap when players get thrown out
Kobe had a breakout season in 1999-2000 but was a clear second to Shaq up until the 2000 Finals against the Pacers. He then had a true superstar season in 2000-2001 and his postseason run cemented him as elite.
Kobe Bryant 8# dropped 48 points grabbed 16 rebounds & dished out 7 assists. Kobe played all 48 minutes & After the game Kobe said that even though the Lakers was up in the series 3-0. That it was a matter of life & death for the Lakers to win game 4#. Kobe followed that up with a 45 points & 10 rebounds performance in game 1# of The WCF in Texas against The San Antonio Spurs. Epic back to back 40 points games in the playoffs on the road by The Black Mamba Kobe Bryant 8#. Kobe was only 22 years old in 2001!!!
In 01 playoffs run Kobe averaged over 29 pts and in that regular season he and Shaq averaged about the same 28+ each. After this 48 pts performance, Kobe followed up w/ another 40+pts on the next game against the Spurs in WCF setting the tone for another sweep. So how heck was he a sidekick to Shaq. STOP THE HATE. He and Magic same amount of chips (5) in a decade span. Kobe should be ranked at least top 5 all-time.
@@blkthedonxexodus9383 Heres facts for you Kobe HATER: Kobe Bryant had a higher PER and more Win SHares in 2 out of their 3 championship runs, including 45 vs San Antonio, 40 vs Sacramento, 48 vs Sacremento, 40 vs Portland etc. Kobe was a MONSTER. GOAT imo.
@ teams was slaw asfk only comp was spurs.. Meanwhile ki g James playing super teams in the nba finals all in there primes KD KLAY curry Green boogie iggy Livingston 😂
Kobe wanted Webber to stay in the game instead of getting ejected for throwing the ball, he wanted to beat you at your fullest strength and capabilities...what a competitor
Tremain ??? You right bro
He was like naw I don’t want to hear nothing about the only reason we won was because Webber got kicked out
@@CourtxKings1 exactly
Wanted him to get all them buckets!! Haha!!
@@jermaingriffin4816 man, when you guarded tHAT way at you get all buckets.. that was supreme offense..
side kicks don't score 48 points and 16 rebounds in the playoffs
yeah, idc what anyone says, youthful kobe was unguardable, that 3peat was no fluke, and not done on shays back.
It was an equal partnership haha
tbh Shaq was more a first three quarters dominant gtfo of my way type player. But Kobe was their closer 90% of the time. That's only because of Shaq's atrocious free throw shooting. They complimented each other perfectly. Inside and outside.
facts!!!
Then 45 and 13 the very next game.....sidekick? I Guess lol
SLIP NORRIS how old was he?
Kobe was the mvp of most of these west series because they had better defensive big men rather than guards....shaq was the mvp of the finals because the east had better defensive guards rather than bigs
Wish people would see this lol straight fucking facts
But the West still had the better teams that would have beat the east if they made it. Edge goes to Kobe
@@willydoe7315 yeap
Kobe was the best
@@willydoe7315 shaq gimself said kobes better than him n lebron
Fun fact : Kobe played THE ENTIRE GAME. Didn't sit a single second.
A point per minute
Kobe did the same in 2002 game 7. Played every minute including overtime.
And didn’t look tired at ALL.
He almost did the same thing in that overtime Game 1 NBA Finals vs Iverson and the Sixers. He played 52:05 of the 53 minutes.
Wow . Didn't sit . I've heard he works his ass off but damn
Kobe was 22 years old dominating the entire NBA. Stop the lies, haters, Kobe was not carried to those titles, he led the way to the titles.
Big Mike who was finals mvp??? Shaq all those three years he carried Kobe
@@kibabalefobaki9725if Kobe wasn’t on the team shaq wouldn’t have been in those championships 🤷🏽♂️
Shaq was a monster during that 3-peat let's not be delusional here lhh but your absolutely right Kobe was not carried they needed eachother
He was not carried, but led is too far.
@@tylerkim647 its same for Kobe. If Shaq wasn't on the team Kobe wouldn't have been in those championships. Specially check the 2000 wcf how did he messed monsters Sabonis, Rasheed Wallace. Check his whole stats during 2000-02
To think that a 6’6 shooting guard in the 2000’s was 2 points and 4 rebounds away from a 50-20 playoff game is insane.
They get 50. Now adays without breaking a sweat.
@@gannibalof21st true but this was a much slower paced era of basketball and it was in the playoffs against a great team. Kobe would drop 50 in his sleep now just like everyone has been and just like he did in his prime. He’d probably be the best scorer in the league
@@gannibalof21st kobe averaged 35ppg during a season where the league avg for points was 97 per game.... now a days the leauge average is like 110+
@@gannibalof21st and i dont see anyone dropping 50 in a playoff game relly at all, let alone without "breaking a sweat"
...and at the age of 22
48 & 16 in a close out game by a very young Kobe Bryant. This while playing with Shaq on the team and people say this guy was a "sidekick"? I think not.
yeah. people forgetting they run triangle offense which basically makes shaq the focal point of offense. but shaq didn't score it by himself. to run triangle and take advantage the deep post you need to have a good perimeter shooter/ facilatator that can run the offense. Kobe was the guy. not to mention he doesn't need much screen because that would clog the offense in the paint.
Then 45 & 10 the very next game against the Spurs. People got to realize that Shaq had like 7 seasons to win a chip before Kobe even became a starter.
Shaq had Penny Hardaway and a pretty good squad in Orlando and when he came to LA he had All Stars Nick Van Excel and Eddie Jones.
Funny thing is that when Kobe actually started games in 1999 he avg more points than Nick Van Excel and Eddie Jones ever did in their career 🤣. Eddie Jones and Nick Van Excel never scored more than 19.9ppg in a season.
By 2000 Kobe avg 22.5ppg as a starter. Penny Hardaway never even avg 22ppg in a season
I say Shaq carried the team from 1997-2000. Even though in 2000 Kobe was the reason they even made it out the Western Conference Finals. However, from 2001-2004 Kobe was leading the Team with Shaq.
2002 Kobe started and played 80 games
2002 Shaq played and started 67 games
2003 Kobe played and started all 82 games
2003 Shaq played and started 66 games.
From 2001-2004 Shaq not the CLEAR best player on the team.
2001-2004 Regular season
*Kobe* 27.0ppg, 6.0rb, 5.4ast, 1.8stl, 0.6blk
*Shaq* 26.3ppg, 11.5rb, 3.2ast, 0.6stl, 2.4blk
2001-2004 Postseason
*Kobe* 27.6ppg, 5.7rb, 5.3ast, 1.6stl, 0.5blk
*Shaq* 26.4ppg, 13.8rb, 3.0ast, 0.4blk, 2.6blk
Gonna miss this dude. The NBA just aint the same without a warrior like Kobe.
:/
JellyBean2144
Truth
😔
Jason no shit
And now the world ain't the same since he left us
The greatest player I've ever seen.
It was an honor Kobe for you to absolutely destroy the Kings.
From, A kings fan.
kobe was never second fiddle. it was a duo and shaq couldn't do it without kobe straight up
+Edwin Sanchez And that is harsh truth that most never even know let alone accept.
From the 2000-2001 season all they way till the 2009-2010 season he was the best player in the league! During that time period (10 years, a entire decade, the 2000’s) he average 28.5 ppg, 5.2AST, 5.8rebs, on 45% fg, 84% ft, almost 2stl with 5 chips and a ton of Defensive awards..
Sure a couple of guys had a few good season during that time, but accolades plus stats, he was the best player in the world 10 year straight, hate him or Love him. 10 years of Dominance is something special!
Only few have done that!
I'll give him 7 of those years being the best. Iverson was the man in 01 Duncan in 03 and lebron in 09
@@KennyMoe7mile Duncan was not better than kobe in 03 lebron wasn't better than kobe in 09. Stop.
@@robbereal1982 yes they were by far. Kobe just had better teams. Plus Duncan beat Kobe in 03 with a prime shaq...facts. Bron had an mvp season in 09 do your research as oppose to speaking with your feelings towards Kobe.
@@KennyMoe7mile bro you dont know what you're talking about and you just exposed that. In 2003 kobe carried that Lakers team and broke Jordan's records for most 30 and 40 point games in in a row because the team was getting weak and shaq missed a bunch of games to start the season. Tim Duncan had a better team which won the title that year. And kobe almost beat them by himself especially in gm 5 in which Horry missed the Game winner.
@@KennyMoe7mile lebron statistically had a better team than kobe in 09 and lost to dwight Howard. Kobe's 2nd leading scorer was Gasol with 18 Ariza like 11 and d fish with 10. Just stop. Kobe won the title in 09 in the west with statistically less help than lebron. What the hell are you talking about?
How to guard Kobe:
1. Pray to a God
W
might not help u there........prob pray to a god.......sacrifice a goat in satans honor......just to be safe u know a god and a devil on your side....might be necessary
Ringo Flamma how to guard kobe
1. Box out his big men and don't let them rebound kobe's bricks.
2. Let kobe shoot all he wants cause the majority of his shots will be bricks and make sure your team rebounds those bricks.
I wonder how Bulls Pippen would do guarding him
phillyslasher I'm a genius you idiot so don't give me that crap.
This is the Kobe that the kids of this generation did not get to see from the early 2000's.
clearly it shows this kobe made me want to play basketball at 12 yrs old
FACTS!!!!!!
4:24 Kobe with the 3-point play on 5 dudes. Literally. LMAO.
+EeeeZeee hahaha right, double didnt work, help didnt work ... kobe is kobe
+Ian Lungwitz
The help didn't work. Neither did the triple, quadruple, or quintuple.
proved it time and time again he could dominant all 5 guys on the court
doug christie was playing that steph curry defense lol awful
Doug did the best he could against him (i.e. Kobe), and his best wasn't good enough.
Young Kobe's jumper was so pure
kobe clutch down the stretch his whole career.. people forget these days
Kobe deserves 3 WCFinals Awards for what he accomplished 2000-2003
Rest In Peace Kobe the goat Bryant...I hope they make you the NBA logo
Kobe went nuts, he had that takeover mentality
Kobe all around game was crazy at this point. He was working in the post, 3's, face ups, transition. And made some nice assist. Yeah he was carried when he was a baby, not in either one of those 3 chips.
Top 3 ever
Kobe the GOAT
Kobe had to guard Reggie Miller, Allen Iverson and Jason Kidd during their 3-Peat, while Shaq had to guard Rik Smits, 34 years old Mutombo, and Todd McCulloch. Kobe had tougher opponents than Shaq did during those Finals and people try to argue that Kobe was carried because he had less numbers. All of the teams that the Lakers beat were teams driven by the guards, not centers. The last time Shaq went up against a team driven by a big man in the Finals was in 1994, and you all know what happened.
Unknown Name people forget that...
I keep telling people, the "Shaq carried Kobe" argument is such a myth and an insulting fabrication. Kobe Bryant was a far more important influence on the 3 peat than Shaq ever was.
Miller, Iverson, Kidd. 3 Hall of Famers
Shaq was and is the big legendary it wasn't his fault or Penny they lost to Houston the Diesel showed us greatness early like only a few others he was 23 and still a ox
@@ernestboykin3rd706 Hakeem killed shaq. Shaq stats were in garbage time, same as lebron in 2014
This Kobe would've torched the NBA today
Kobe was the best player in the league from 1999 until he tore his achilles in 2013
facts
Most skilled maybe but lebron has been the best overall player since 09
+Kendall Green nope
Hebron became the best player in 2011.
1999??? Are you high bro? Shaq,Timmy,Iverson and fucking KG were all better than Kobe in '99....shit even Vince Carter was better in '99 Kobe didnt become the best in the league until 2003 and that ended in 2009 when LeBron succeeded him...but he was the best for that 6 year period though.
his body language is telling me everything I need to know. no wasted movements by athletic Kobe was just another level.
That’s so crazy he’s gone . R.i.p 😔
Baby stop before i cry
2:35 is why Kobe is a Warrior. He only want to beat the best team. He wants NOTHING given to him. THAT is why he is one of the greatest of all time.
runelord37
Truth
I'm glad I'm seeing this comment from someone while he was alive 🙏🏿
Damn even as a youngin, Kobe was a damn DEMON on the court
Shaq has great players with him in Orlando and didn’t win a title until Kobe came of age. Let that sink in folks.
Big Mike I know crazy 19 of age!!! That sinking gets deeper lol
They can’t let it sink in. The media just tells them Kobe needed Shaq he needed Shaq and they don’t do their home work. Like you and I.
He would've won in Orlando if he stayed
Let that sizzle in your spirit!
I say this ALL DA TIME! 💯🎯
People always point to Shaq's finals dominance as a reason to discredit Kobe's first 3 rings. They forget Shaq went up against Rik Smits, 34 year old Mutombo, and Todd MacCulloch.
+jben3231 and Kobe went up against Aaron Mckie, Reggie Miller, and Kerry Kittles, not exactly lockdown defenders. Kobe was a big part, but its nothing like his other 2 rings, these were on the shoulders of Shaquille, its no discredit, its the truth.
+Stewart Callaway +Stewart Callaway it's a team..without Kobe shaq doesn't 3peat...and same for Kobe. but shaqs shoulders? he fouled out Kobe came thru...against the pacers...that series was close..game 4 ...those jumpers? or that tip off BShaws miss? clutch man it's no truth
they both won, together...shit 09 Trevor ariza was huge getting those inbound steals...dfish hitting that late three against the magic on the road...I'm just saying it's a team. without big shot Bob do the Lakers 3 peat..
During the 00-02 3peat, Kobe averaged 27.6 ppg vs. the Blazers, Kings, and Spurs when everyone knew the NBA Champ would come out of the West. Kobe always averaged more ppg vs. the Spurs. Not bad for a "sidekick that rode Shaq to 3 rings." I don't even acknowledge haters' nonsense. Guess Eddie Jones & Van Exl would've done the same, or maybe even the supreme bricklayer Iverson, or Mr. No Defense McGrady
Thank you! I've been saying that for years!
Jben3231 i agree with you im a kobe fan but lets be real dude early 00s shaq was the most unstoppable force ever dude
Kobeast 🔥🔥🔥
So much respect for Kobe, man. The man experienced both very intense, physical game and 2000s fast pace and more rules relying game, and he was able to be one of the bests, if not the best, to compete and earn admiration from players. A successful person will shine in any environment!
this is the greatest sportsmanship I ever watched. GOAT
THE GOAT!! THE WORLD MISSES YOU BEAN. ESPECIALLY LAKER NATION!
💛💜💛💜🙏🙏
10:50 scared the shit out of me
Lmfao hahahahaha me too
i know right wtf was that lol
🤣🤣
this is the kobe i used to love most and who showed us so many heroic performances like this and i cannot believe he doesn't exist in this world any more😢R.I.P
gotta love that people disliked this video. one of the greats puts on one of the most impressive playoff performances and you don't like it?
This is THE game that made me start loving basketball. I love you kobe RIP
I remember watching this game with my family, feel like it was just yesterday. Kobe was so young and so lethal. My favorite moment when he’s blowing his fingers as he’s looking to the crowd, he was just on fire 🔥 🔥🔥
aye people always try to say shaq carried kobe they funny af and clearly kobe haters
Amen brother
Kobe isnt the tyle to let the game come to him he takes wat he wants he fights from jump ball one thing i love about kobe is he hits shot you just know were bad and makes the looj easy lol he os phenominal and to not be near as strong as lebron or jordan he finishes in traffic jus as good
***** he was jus about even by the third ring and his forth and fifith he was way better
Brandonwun the first chip too!! Kobe was jus injured and it was his first finals he was young
***** vince carter and t mac were jus as sweet as kobe u sayin them like they bums ........they just stopped gettin better were as kobe he kept gettin better over the years
Rip KOBE LA will love you forever
My favorite professional athlete of all time
Kobe was the GOAT of the early 2000s.
Along with the mid 00s and late
This game and the next one is when I knew this guy was going to be great for many years to come. He became my childhood idol and it was a hell of a ride.
Jeff Vargas this my favorite game of his
R.I.P To the Great Kobe Bryant
My favorite player of all-time.
R.I.P to Gianna "Mambacita" Bryant and the seven others we lost on that dreadful Tragedy. 🙏🏽😢😭💙
Shaq and Kobe what a crazy combo!! Shaq was physically unstoppable and Kobe always played with a fire inside him! What a team!!
R.I.P to the most fierce competitor in NBA History. Your contributions, work ethic, and legacy will never be forgotten.
I remembered this game,when all said and done Kobe is the "God Father "of this shit.
Kobe Bryant is the best shooting guard to play in the Association!
Mamba Moments !🏀🏀🙏🏽
Great work, man. I could watch these all day. Kobe's a beast, no denying that. Keep it up.
All we have now is his highlights and interviews, R.I.P. Kobe 💯
- Wow, that passion and his love for the basketball.. And i like what his sayin' on the interview.. i salute kobe.. #LEGEND
HE WAS 22 WHEN HE DID THIS
i see why he is one of the best ever. only 22, rose to the occasion to sweep them on home floor. unbelievable
I’m Bron fan but I gotta admit I watch Kobe’s whole carrer I was Born in 1993 so when I began to realize what I was watching Lakers was the best team in the league in the early 2000’s since Kobe’s passing I been watching Kobe more than any other player and im starting to realize Kobe may have been the Greatest player ever he didn’t have the God given gifts Jordan or lebron hell even Iverson had Kobe was like a regular guy who work for his playing against Gods like I see what Gilbert arenas was saying
Greatest player to ever do it. In plain sight 💯.
RIP Mamba. We Kings fans loved to hate you, BUT you were undeniably one of the GOAT to ever step onto the court.
It’s unbelievable!!
Mamba moment 2K24
Yep
I miss you kobe!!! RIP, your tenacity and approach of the game is second to none, what an amazing performance, your legacy lives on forever, thank you for the show.
He Loved the game so much
He made us all love it
God bless Kobe
.....thank you
4:20 amazing... and Shaq loves it... Best 1-2 punch ever
a reminder to how great kobe is. there will never be another one. #24/8
To those people barely watching this, just remember Kobe did this WITH Shaq on the team, that should prove Kobe aint no sidekick they both needed each other to win. Kobe got them to the Finals and Shaq dominated in the Finals, that' show i see it anyway.
Kobe was like don't throw him out,let me put him out.
How can people say Lebron James is better than Kobe??
Nobody
dyodoublej yea basically.
dyodoublej How can lebron be better in being bigger scoring kobe had 81 didn't see him do that passing he is better in it but he just recorded his most 14 kobe had 17 againts him at this age.clutch come on man who has more buzzer beaters 3 are u crazy he is 2-5 in the finals kobe is 5-6 stop it. playoffs okay he has a way better team in both miami and this years cleveland and theres a lot more I could say but I have to go.
dyodoublej How can you say lebron has more memorable finals showings lmao
dyodoublej Lebron scored 61 against the worst defensive team not one of in 2014 that team let melo and lebron drop 60+ points
Kobe Bryant is the greatest basketball player in the 21st. Century.....
Kobe is just so NASTY
Kobe has a saiyan like mindset, said he wants to compete with players at their best and doesn’t want them thrown out. Nowadays guys smile and clap when players get thrown out
Aaaaaaawwww, da Sacramento QUEENS.......always brings a smile to my face!!!
damm he wanted c Webb to keep his cool so he won't get ejected .... cause he wanted him to witness an ass kicking lol 😂
Awe these were the good old days the Shaq and Kobe era they were so dominant
Fisher, fox and Grant pulled their weight also..
Kobe 4ever! Thank you for the memories.
I don't care what no one says. Shaq was a force for sure but man. Kobe is the greatest number 2 option of all time
Rip Kobe Bryant
Kobe was the best player in the league (Offense/defense) from 2001-2009
Who else is here because of 2k24
GOAT
Dude can ball for days, what a shot. Rest Up Kobe
1:34 - damn Kobe was so good. It was great seeing him play his whole career.
Listen to the commentary from the 2:13 to 2:48 mark..That's the biggest difference between Kobe and LeBrons mindset..I'll take kobe..
Nerdbama Rich So true!
Lebron and Chris Paul always crying to get players ejected
anyone here from og on tiktok
Me lol
Kobe is 23 yrs old straight out of high school, no college experience! Let that sink in.
watching the 2015 playoffs and I miss Kobe! He better be back next season with a goodLaker team
one of my favorite kobe games
3:24 Divac was still bitter Lakers traded him for Kobe
+keith kells He never let it go. Even now.
The only thing Vlade is better than Kobe at, is at flopping
Kobe had a breakout season in 1999-2000 but was a clear second to Shaq up until the 2000 Finals against the Pacers. He then had a true superstar season in 2000-2001 and his postseason run cemented him as elite.
Kobe Bryant 8# dropped 48 points grabbed 16 rebounds & dished out 7 assists. Kobe played all 48 minutes & After the game Kobe said that even though the Lakers was up in the series 3-0. That it was a matter of life & death for the Lakers to win game 4#. Kobe followed that up with a 45 points & 10 rebounds performance in game 1# of The WCF in Texas against The San Antonio Spurs. Epic back to back 40 points games in the playoffs on the road by The Black Mamba Kobe Bryant 8#. Kobe was only 22 years old in 2001!!!
In 01 playoffs run Kobe averaged over 29 pts and in that regular season he and Shaq averaged about the same 28+ each. After this 48 pts performance, Kobe followed up w/ another 40+pts on the next game against the Spurs in WCF setting the tone for another sweep. So how heck was he a sidekick to Shaq. STOP THE HATE.
He and Magic same amount of chips (5) in a decade span. Kobe should be ranked at least top 5 all-time.
Still cant believe you gone. RIP Mamba, you will be truly missed🙏🙏🙏
And they say Shaq carried Kobe...😂😂😂👎
Kobe carried the Lakers against the Kings, every time. Which was the real finals match up.
Btw, Doug Christie was known as one of the very best perimeter defenders in the league at that time. A seasoned vet and a young Kobe destroyed him
Kobe was a beast he lived for the game
Some people dont realize that the lakers offense was built around Shaq. Had it been Kobe, they'll still 3-peat..
+Prince Cyrill: Warriors fan since 2015 No lol
Greatness Personified Duncan or kg with Kobe would repeat
Kobe with Kwamaaaay Brown would three peat.
They tried that for 9 years for Shaq before Kobe was even a starter.
A one of one! Never to be duplicated! The GOAT himself!! Mamba!
Damn where was Shaq at to carry Kobe lol
Shaq got 3 final mvps 💯 with kobe on his team
@@blkthedonxexodus9383 FINALS MVP against Dale Davis, Rik Smits then 34yr old Mutombo, and Nets Center whoever that is.
@@eduardjc37 facts#
@@blkthedonxexodus9383 Heres facts for you Kobe HATER: Kobe Bryant had a higher PER and more Win SHares in 2 out of their 3 championship runs, including 45 vs San Antonio, 40 vs Sacramento, 48 vs Sacremento, 40 vs Portland etc. Kobe was a MONSTER. GOAT imo.
@ teams was slaw asfk only comp was spurs.. Meanwhile ki g James playing super teams in the nba finals all in there primes KD KLAY curry Green boogie iggy Livingston 😂
great quality vid thanks man
R.I.P Kobe....I used to stay up late watching you play on my lil tv.
R.I.P to the legend!