Kobe Bryant Full Highlights vs Spurs 2008 WCF GM5 - 39 Pts, 4th Qtr Takeover
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2008 Western Conference Finals Game 5, May 29, 2008 | After stealing game 4 in San Antonio, the Lakers entered game 5 looking to close out the reigning champion Spurs at home. The Lakers would fall behind big in the first half, similar to game 1. Also similar to game 1, the home team would make a comeback and it would be lead by Kobe Bryant. Following an 11 point first half, Kobe went into attack mode in the third quarter, scoring 11 points and igniting a Laker run that had them up 64-63 after three. The MVP took it a step further in the 4th quarter, erupting for 17 more points to further separate the Lakers from San Antonio to eventually win by a 100-92 score. Kobe finished with a series-high 39 points en route to the first Finals appearance by the Lakers in four years.
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Anyone else on a Kobe youtube spree?
Brown Duff lol me !
Lol you got me! Ha me too!
Wwwweeeeeeellllllllllllll... Kmsl
Brown Duff yes
lmao yupp
Kobe is the best tough shot maker in NBA history.
Not for long...there is soon going to be a player in the league wearing #25 very similar to Kobe...
D'Angelo Russell? Lol
DAngelo is nothing like Kobe....DAngelo is a Prime Brandon Roy/ Steph Curry....this person im talking about isnt known yet...trust me be on the lookout for #25
KBTITAN DA GOD24 WHO?
Ryan Terry He also takes tough shots when unnecessary
prime kobe is unguardable
There will NEVER be another Kobe Bryant!
Neverrrrrrrrr!!!!!
Cause almost everybody is passing the ball now...Jk..yeahh
@Jon Davis dude stop it, there will never be another Kobe to, nore Magic too...stop with the bs.
U right brother can't be believe he gone man best in world
Factz!!!!!!!!!!!
The fact that this was the only year he won League MVP is a damn travesty!
Steve Nash robbed him twice
Cao Li That's what's stupid about the League MVP, it shouldn't go to the player who's team has the best record it should go to the most talented player in the NBA. And from 2004-2010 NOBODY was better than Kobe Bryant. And in 05-06 and 06-07 he was the Lakers. Dude averaged like 36 PPG and single handedly got them into the Playoffs.
dixonmixin10 I think it's all bacause of the trial he had. NBA has been against him since then, NBA wanted clean players as league's face, Kobe never had the same dickride as MJ or LBJ. He would have deserved at list 2 more, al list! Beyond that, also consider that in his prime years he had a terribal team, he wasted three years from 2005 to 2007 in which he was just unguardable.
Cao Li I see the argument you're trying to make, and you're right. Those Laker teams in the mid 00s would've been lottery teams without Kobe. He kept them competitive in the West, and couldn't be stopped. He was definitely the most VALUABLE player. The notion that the MVP should be the best player on the best team is one of the dumbest in any sport.
Cao Li I would say it's a bit of a stretch to say Rose was a weak MVP. He still averaged 25 and damn near 8. He won it more so because he had the numbers and his team overtook Lebron's as the best in the East. My opinion is, no matter the logic you look at it, Kobe should have several MVPs
This is the difference between Kobe and Steph, Steph only needs inches of space, while Kobe doesn't need any space.
so true lol
Tru story lol
W
when you dont give curry space, he cries like, "it's unfair!"
Winter Soldier lmao so true, then hell throw up a bad shot and try and flop on the way down
In my opinion Kobe is the most exciting player to ever play the game.
*****
Yessss Kyrie Steph and maybe Westbrook.
steph and westbrook now
Best player ever period. It's ok go ahead and say it lol
Yemi Adediran
Kobe is my favorite athlete ever but MJ is the best of all time
DreDaDon__ Yep
If you took these shots in 2K you'd have like 10 points.
Haha foreal on 2k you need a open shot lol
SteezyB 3001 lol facts
😂 great point Steezy B 👏🏾
Steezy B but now in 2k18, all types of ppl can make all types of shots that’s FLUKE. ESPECIALLY special cards on myteam. When ppl gun and hunt for 3s and at least half their shots consist of those.
Deadeye shooter only effective in real life not in 2k.
These were the times. Kobe was sooooo damn good.
I miss it
XxxxShadowGamerxxxX Kobe was better than good Fam. Kobe was amazing during these time's!
times = 70% of his playing career 😂😂
I remember watching this at work in San Antonio I was devastated Kobe was unstoppable
surreal how much time has passed. I remember this like it was on TV yesterday
Kobe was the Spurs killer. #Mamba
Greg Santana hahaa
Because he is the basketball serial killer
#BlackMamba
Not so sure about that....spurs also won 5 championships in the kobe lakers era so...
@@gastonmamy7107 but when they played against each other in the playoffs the lakers would win because of kobe, even when they had shaq it would be kobe out there killing them
The Lakers beat the defending champs in 5 games. This Spurs team was even better than the previous year where they won it all. The Spurs played great basketball this series but Kobe was too much of a problem for them. He dismantled this team piece by piece. Can’t believe I doubted the Lakers going into this series. Congrats on making the Hall of Fame Kobe, as all of us expected. There will never be another Kobe. Rip Mamba❤️
Kobe most of the time dismantled the spurs. 41 points in game 1 of 2001 western conf. Finals.
i was gonna like this but you have 81 likes, i can’t mess that up…
a 13th pick who wasn't even on the all time rookie squad despite being healthy throughout his rookie year and shot 4 airballs at the of the 4th quarter and overtime in game 5 against the Jazz. I never saw a 13th pick destroyed the whole team especially against the franchise player (1st pick Duncan) and having an all time head coach Popovich. I didn't see that coming from 1998 till 2008. What a turnaround baby!!
Kobe was just too familiar with all the Spurs schemes. Hes battled them endlessly at that point in his career. The Celtics were lucky the Lakers didn't have that good of a perimeter defense that year.
And this was with Gasol and Odom playing horrible in this series
Every time I hear ppl say Duncan is better than Kobe I laugh. Not once came to my thought that Duncan is better than Kobe when I watched them play. Kobe is literally the Jordan of his era
2008: Kobe beat the team that swept Lebron in the Finals a year prior
2009: Kobe beat the team that beat Lebron in the ECF
2010: Kobe beat the team that beat Lebron in the 2nd round
.....Just saying🙌
Anthony Thomas
FACTS!!!!!
New Breed The Cavs weren’t as good as the Celtics in 2010 or the Magic in 09 and got worked by both of them in the regular season, the Magic were stacked as were the Celtics. Mo played fucking awful in both playoff runs, you have no idea what you’re talking about. Look at Kobe’s teammates stats in the playoffs those 2 years and look at how weak the teams he played were.
Anthony Thomas the 07 spurs were a 3 seed, you don’t know what you’re talking about, these Spurs teams were very weak compared to the previous and later title runs.
Kobe had a better team, LBJ played amazingly in all three of those series except the end of 2010 vs Boston. Even though I think, until 2010 Kobe was the best player in the league, have to be fair
What's your point
I can watch Kobe highlights all day, legend !
This is a glimpse of why I rank Kobe Bryant ahead of Tim Duncan within the list of the ten greatest NBA players ever. With or without Shaq, both at their best, Bryant's team more often than not beats Duncan's Spurs throughout their careers in the playoffs. That's simply greatness.
So true
@@tremain7056 not so true kobe got most of his wins against Duncan with Shaq on his team he rarely beat Duncan without shaq
@@arturoramirez883 Not in the playoffs when Kobe is in the zone
@@arturoramirez883 Shaq is overrated my friend he didn't win finals mvp without Kobe
2001 Playoffs
Kobe = 33.3ppg
Shaq = 27.0ppg
2002 Playoffs
Kobe = 26.2ppg
Shaq = 21.4ppg
2004 Playoffs
Kobe = 26.3ppg
Shaq = 22.5ppg
Im not ready to see the NBA without Kobe
Me either
....he's retiring after the next season. So we have one more season of kobe left
tecnoboy560 no its just his last season with the lakers
2K Laker shit really.. aight.... aight .
Kobes like 36 though players usually retired when thier 40 but i know he started in the nba real young so i understand :(
Prime Kobe was so scary, basically doing whatever he wanted even in the conference final. Take a look at the first game in this series and second game in the first round that year, Kobe dishing teammates in the first half and taking over when needed in clutch time.
Kobe always had his big games against the Spurs specially in the playoffs and they faced the Spurs in their primes. Labron on the other hand can barely beat an old Spurs team.
Y’all love bringing up Bron’s name
Kobe Is The Best Scorer in Nba History i Still Cant Believe hes Gone....
Kobe should of gotten at least 3 MVP'S
4
IF NOT WITH THOSE IDIOTIC VOTES OF D MEDIA HE COULD HAVE ENDED WITH "5"
Couldn't nobody make tough shots like Bryant. This dude is the King of tough shots. RIP Kobe
when jerry west says that you are one of the greatest player ever, you know you've made it.
Who’s here days after Kobe’s death 😔 REST EASY, OG!
Month's now. Im never getting over his death!
@@ecast0357 we'll never get over his death ;(
get over it
everyone saying his fg% is low but really it is not is career shooting percentage in season and playoffs is 45% and 48% from 2pt so considering he has played a long career and putting up some difficult shots against all teams that game planned for him and doubled him and still shot that high from the field truly shows how great he was if you disagree then you are pathetic
Kobe is my favorite player. Kobe is awesome and the best player to ever played the game . Kobe is unstoppable and a fucking beast !
these are tough shots...jesus christ
this is the reason Kobe > Duncan...Kobe owns Duncan and Spurs! Pop knows it himself
sychosnare if he owns them why did they get 5 rings over his head ??
Jiggle Zendaya Kobe is 4-2 against Tim all-time. Don’t you dare bring up Tim’s fifth ring because it was after Kobe’s Achilles injury. Also how does this series in this video not end the debate? You give Kobe an all star and it’s game over
Jiggle Zendaya Kobe is 4-2 against Tim all-time. Don’t you dare bring up Tim’s fifth ring because it was after Kobe’s Achilles injury. Also how does this series in this video not end the debate? You give Kobe an all star and it’s game over
Kunga Sagar Larry bird 3-0 vs Jordan he better?
@@thatguy-ij4in Jordan's teams were trash just like LeBron's teams when he played the 2007 Spurs and 2018 Warriors. Nice try though.
best player ever, hands down.
liljuve13 In other words G.o.a.t
hell yea he has no weakness
Top 10 but not best
has no weakness mane
Ballin Too
Jordan Bird Hakeem Kareem and Duncan dont have weakness either and all of their strengths are better
Kobe beat prime Spurs and bron cant beat these old ones
The Spurs retooled and came back stronger in '13 &' 14 that was their peak years not the teams with Jaren Jackson and Mario Elie or Brent Barry and Bowen playing major minutes . In 08 they relied on Duncan too much didn't have a legit backup to Parker and most importantly didn't have a dynamic wing like Kawhi.
When Kobe beat spurs he had a team when lebron lost to spurs he didn't have a team. Educate yourself
Gucci Savage LeBron did have a team when he was in Miami
Gucci Savage when LeBron was with Miami he should have lost to them twice if it wasn't for pop messing up by taking Duncan out and for Ray Allen hitting that three
you put 2k ratings? lol are u kidding me? bball aint for u
Anybody saying Duncan is on Kobes level is on drugs. Kobe was easily the best in that era. Kobe was the best and on both ends. He didn't have Shaq or Phil his whole career like Duncan had his pieces and coaches. Kobe is top 3 all-time no debates.
Bingo!
Kobe is a master of the game and greatest player all time and 5 time champion amazing passionate 6th 50 wins seasons Mvp Mvp Mvp Mvp
Kobe been killing them for years. It’s crazy watched a 2001 clip of him killing them
Vuajic a savage wit that buzzer beater
Vujajic*
+Noah Soria he needs to to give the fans free tacos, if lakers scores 100 and their opponent scores less than 100, the fans can get free tacos, cant blame sasha there
+Noah Soria vujacic*
I remember that shot ruined the gamble
It's funny how Chris Paul stans claim he was "robbed" of 2008 MVP when Kobe led a lesser supporting cast to the best record in the West and while only having Pau Gasol for 1/3 of the season
In hindsight, the 2008 WCF further proved that Kobe was far more deserving of MVP since he easily beat the same Spurs team that Chris Paul lost to with far less help on both offense and defense
2008 Lakers vs Spurs in WCF
Pau Gasol - 13-10-4 on 45% FG - 73% FT
Lamar Odom - 13-10-3 on 40% FG - 69% FT
Jordan Farmar - 8-2-1 on 46/42/100
2008 Hornets vs Spurs in WCSF
David West - 20-9-2-1-2 on 45% FG - 84% FT
Peja Stojakovic - 13-5-0 on 45/48/93
Tyson Chandler - 9-10-1 on 74% FG - 57% FT and 2 BPG
Chandler also was mainly responsible for Duncan's offensive struggles
Chandler held Duncan to 15-13 on 42%
compared to 24-16 on 46%
Duncan shot 42.1% FG in the 2008 WCSF, the 3rd-worst FG% he shot in any series after the 2005 Finals and 2016 WCSF (Age 40 - last series of career)
Duncan also had 2 points in the 4th quarter of Game 7 against the Hornets (on a foul by David West) and shot 0/4 in the 4th quarter when guarded by Chandler.
CP3 had far, far, far more offensive and defensive help than Kobe, yet Kobe sent the same team that eliminated CP3 packing in a quick 5 games. Clear proof he was the vastly superior individual player and deserving MVP
Had Chris Paul won the 2008 MVP, he would be the only MVP to never reach a Conference Finals (though now with him riding Harden's coattails, this likely won't last) further proving he was not deserving of the award.
All facts
Who tf is a Chris Paul stan😂
Dirk in 07 won MVP got bumped in the first round everything else is right
FAAAAACTS
Don't know if Chris deserved the MVP or not but you know that the award is meant to be for the regular season right ?
A healthy Andrew Bynum w/ Kobe+Pau had the potential to be the next big 3 running the league for 4-5 years
Epic Memes yeah but then they will get stopped by the warriors
Jordan Wood screw Bynum did u see what he did to jj barea he straight almost pull him in a coma. Bynum is a bitch
Epic Memes the spurs never ran the league.. contenders but run the league? Stop it. Spurs never even Won back to Back.. once. Kobe been to 7 nba finals 4 straight with shaq, 3 with pau.
@@keithnicolas3097 nope, warriors don't like guarding traiditional big men
bynum, kobe, pau isn't enough to beat top powerhouse teams
Kobe is top 10 of all time
d tay DUH
Just had too point it out bruh MIchelKriz lol
d tay I agree. I got to say top 5 though
Jorge Valenzuela it's hard too put Kobe top 5
MJ, Magic, Kareem, Bird,Hakeem Kobe my dude but he isn't over any of those 5 u can make cases or arguements tho but I just don't got him over them that’s my favorite player
Man couldn’t be stopped once he got going
Kobe Bryant is kryptonite of the Spurs
I can't believe this happened almost a decade ago....seems like yesterday. I miss Kobe
Best way for mamba relive his legacy as legend thru these highlights.. long live ko♾e
You can't but respect this man 🎉
His 4th closer badge working there 😊
Kobe was unreal, the shots he was able to hit!!
He took the Spurs soul that series.
Kobe Has played Duncan in a playoff series for a total of 6 Times in 6 diffrent season. His record 4-2 and yet people still think duncan better lmao
Mike, Kobe & nobody else. I thoroughly miss my boy🙏🏽
This was one of Kobe’s best series and game but not talked about much
Because They can’t believe and don’t expect kobe to win with this team mates against stack spurs superstar team
It’s because Kobe haters like to believe Tim Duncan is the better player so they turn a blind eye to this one
@@ElBrillante4Kobe haters are the kings of cherry picking. You will only see them talk about his bad games never the good ones. Definition of clowns.
Vuijch was a savage for making that shot lol he was an excellent 3 point shooter
Tim Duncan in the series
22ppg on 43%
Kobe Bryant in the series
29 ppg on 53%
but Kobe is an inefficient chucker
Kobe upped his game in the playoffs
Bro. Kobe took 11 total FTs in this series. 2.2 per game. Odom and gasol shot 44 and 40 percent and averaged 13. Kobe almost swept 3 hofers. Alone. This is the greatest series ever dude. Wade took 16 FTs per vs Dallas in the 2006 finals, 97 total. Kobe scored 62 and Dallas scored 61 in 3 quarters that season. Kobe would average 90 vs that dallas team. Kobes the best ever by far. It took prime Boston to beat him hahahha
@@whosthat1786 I don't know if he's the goat by gar but I think him and mj are together
Kobe owning Tim Duncan just like always...
McStrokeAvision Duncan made Kobe and Fisher cry in 2003.
chitownkidd33 Kobe is like 4-2 against Duncan in the playoffs man...
Lets see Duncan vs Kobe 98 1-0
Kobe vs Duncan 01 1-1
Kobe vs Duncan 03 2-1
Kobe vs Duncan 04 2-2
Kobe vs Duncan 08 3-2
Kobe wins 3-2 but Duncan still made them all cry like babies
chitownkidd33 in the PLAYOFFS where is matters Kobe is 4-2 against Tim Duncan the end. 01,02,04,08 that's 4 times...
chitownkidd33 You forgot 2002 where the Lakers put San Antonio out in 5.
Kobe with zero all-stars against the SPURS. Let that sink in.
8:43 Mr. Jerry West really loves Kobe like a son. He's one of the rare genuine guys in NBA. I think he's the perfect person for the NBA icon and no need to change it to be Kobe
this is tim, manu and parker in their primes. this is how good the lakers were.. coming out in the west three straight times not to mention four consecutive trips to the finals during kobe&shaq years with a prime Tim Duncan team. the past three years have been Duncans decline where Kawhai Leonard had to carry a ton of load, but they still beat a Heat team with a prime LeBron, Wade and Bosh. Now all the talk about Goldenstate being better than the showtime Lakers cant even dare bring the KobeShaq team into argument. let alone the KobePau team with so much IQ to get three trips to the finals coming out of the loaded west.
8:59 man that smile... it’s making me cry 😭 rest easy mamba
eleven1516 same
Damn. If you look at the roster they have 1 other all star at most. Even Gasol doesn't make it to the All Star game regularly, yet they got to 3 finals series and won back to back. Today's league seems to demand much more talent to win a championship than the Laker team that won 09 and 10.
gasol couldn't make it as an all star due to the player ahead of him.
Dirk,Tim,Amare in his prime were all better than gasol and he still made it in 06.and the laker teams that repeated had talent,no other superstar but an extremely talented team who had everything.leader+go to scorer+closer (Kobe),low post+play maker+rim protection (gasol,bynum),great perimeter defender+3 point shooter(ariza,artest),spot up shooter(vujacic),spark off the bench+another ball handler(odom),veteran leader+glue guy(fisher).
No kobe was just that good
bacause kobes rating right here is 98
Cousin Pac and he was tired of them stupid Lebron Kobe comparisons when clearly Lebron went to finals 07 and magically missed next 3 straight years then goes 8 straight after that yea he was dodging Kobe but nobody speaks of that lol
I love how Kobe love his team, it's never "I" only "we". You gotta love the guy ✊✊
I really miss this dude man smh Kobe was really something different... thanks for the memories mamba
This might've been his best series. He played so slow, in his own zone, and insanely focused. The level of determination and confidence was something to marvel.
Can't believe some fools don't think Kobe's Top 10 all time
Lebron ain't Kobe when it comes to competing against GREAT teams.
Jarron webster or just the Spurs lol
What the fuck? Thunder with Kd, Westbrook, and Harden? Spurs with Kawhi, Duncan, Manu, Parker? 73-10 Warriors with his team down 1-3? Lebron had a legendary Finals reputation. It doesn't matter that he lost 5 times in the Finals. He's there every fucking year.
He makes the finals every year because he plays in the Eastern Conference lol.
yup if he played in the western conference, his ass would get stopped by the Spurs every time.
MisterBinx you mean the 73 and 9 team in which they suspended draymond to help lebron? Or the day Allen 3 that saved him? No he's not kobe
13 years ago and I'm still watching the Lakers' glory years, and of course, Kobe. Who's here in March 2021? Anyone?
Rest well, Mamba.
RIP KOBE 😭
Im a spurs fan but i gotta say kobe is 2nd to Jordan and way better then lebron hands down...kobe and Duncan combined 10 rings enough said
@netflix4391man LeBrons legacy really got saved by the refs, 2013 and 2016 were disgusting.
The quality of this video is great
The greatest player ever!
Kobe was solo good from 08-10. he was great his whole career but those years stick out to me the most
that mentality the will to win! you cant teach! they call him the mamba for nothing !
I love the team spirit and sportmanship in this era
miss you bean 😔❤️
No way Duncan is better than Kobe, no way in hell
+Max Schleppzug Duncan is not better, but Duncan had a very good team
Duncan blessed with the perfect situation to compliment his talent from day 1. Garnett was better just played for a bad franchise..
Kobe dominated head to head more often than not this includes the 2001 WCF where Kobe tore the Spurs a new one
He is. He has 5 championships (same as Kobe) 2 MVPS (more than Kobe) 3 FMVP (more than Kobe)
@@calvincoleman7543 we watched the same game game right, kobe had Pau gasol, the spurs had tim Duncan, tony parker, and Manu Ginobili, and he still lost, if you truly think there is an argument you can tell that to someone who doesn't watch basketball
Not Saying this cause he Passed. Since the very first time I Saw this Man Play I knew he was Special. My favorite player of all-time KOBE BRYANT.💯
R.I.P Kobe Bryant, Gianna Bryant and the seven others we lost on that dreadful Tragedy.🙏🏽😢😭💙
no one can ever shit talk Kobe Bryant
-lifelong spur fan
San Antonio couldn't do anything but watch the ball go in the hoop.....time and time again.
R.I.P. Kobe Bean Bryant. R.I.P. Gianna “Gigi” Bryant. August 23, 1978 - January 26, 2020. May 1st, 2006 - January 26, 2020. Mamba out but in our hearts forever! Mamba and Mambacita Forever!
People wanna say Duncan over Kobe. Duncan beat Kobe in 99..scab season and 2003 after peat. Kobe beat Duncan 2001.2004........and this masterpiece 2008. Duncan never 3 peated or repeated for that matter.
2002 lakers beat spurs again
and 2002 as well the debate not close at all man
I miss the kobe-walton best ever 1-2 punch tandem...unstoppable!
Alot of people don't realize that the 08'Celtics and 04'Pistons are 2 of the greatest defenses ever plus the 03'Spurs. All better than the 93'Knicks and Pistons of that era.
he said you want to force kobe to be a jump shooter HAHA, its pick your posion because its going in
It's the least they can do lol, ofc you don't want kobe to drive to the basket and get lay ups or fouls, so they lock down the paint and let kobe shoot anywhere but not near the basket
RIP KOBE!
Ppl talk about Kobe took horrible shots, but they always had 2 niqqas on this man, how's his shot selection not gonna be impossible? That's why he perfected footwork.
God I miss ...knowing this man is alive....
anyone else on a kobe youtube spree?😄
MireBuckets me
greatest jump shot in history
You can’t tell me watching these highlights that kobe isn’t a top 5 player all time. Even after he’s been retired a couple of years, no one has come close to matching this type of difficult shot making. Tough shots for most; routine for Kobe. All-time great.
When Lakers had heart 💯
I remember watching this game and being so happy for Kobe that he was back in the finals after a four year hiatus!
5:34 cmon marv! One of the best shots I have ever seen, this man was simply unreal. God damn I miss him
Couldnt nobody do what kobe did. Not jordan not lebron curry, NOBODY!!! Kobe was the man, and he was is and will always be that player that we will never be able to see again. RIP KB 8/24
No one can make how Kobe made those shots that’s straight skills n will to win
As many times as Duncan and Kobe went head to head(and the fact that Kobe has the winning record vs Duncan) I can't believe people can still put Duncan over Kobe all time. Duncan wasn't nearly as integral to the Spurs' success as much as Kobe was to the Lakers'. This is clear, as Duncan was averaging very mild minutes (around 20 per game) and very mild stats in general for the majority of the 2nd half of his career.
IndohNintendo both are all-time great players but to start a franchise I'm taking Tim Duncan. I'm taking the guy that can get me 20 points and 10 rebounds guard his position and is one of the best team Defenders of all time. And not to mention is one of the best teammates and leaders of all time.
@@RLSmith-jt8qjor you get a guy who gives you 30, 5 assists, 5 boards, and is also the best defender at his position 😂
@@IsaacMSingleton1 I'll take the guy that can give me 25 15 and 5 and is one of the best defenders in the history of the sport instead.
This is the same EXACT team Lebron lost to in 07 a year before, stating with no help playing with nobody's but yet Kobe was killing this same exact spurs team in their prime & got it done!!
With only turiaf, ariza, Walton, vujatic, Radmanovic, farmar & A Gasol who hasn't experienced basketball but sef for the first round. Kobe killed the spurs Yall.
Gregg pop will tell you that!! Hell even skip Bayless will tell you that! lol he loves his spurs.
Healthy players and organization days ❣️
when it comes to championship kobe always makes a lot of tough shot SALUTE to u kobe
meanwhile Lebron needs a superteam to beat the Spurs still goes 1-1
The Spurs teams that LeBron faced were better than the ones that Kobe faced. Also Kobe had a great team himself from '08-11
+Ernesto Hendrix Stop it Kobe faced the defending champion spurs, which had Manu & parker in their primes
+kemarion aleem so what? LeBron faced the Spurs that were both one of the best offensive teams as well as one of the best defensive teams. Anyone that know basketball knows that the Spurs offense wasn't as good as it is now
+Ernesto Hendrix So was the 2008 team, im not dissing lebron i think he's top 5 of all-time but Kobe faced the spurs big 3 in their prime
This whole "superteam" narrative is getting old and people really don't do research on what happened in 2014 with Wade hurt. Plus Spurs were much better in 2013-2014 than 2008. 2007 Spurs had the easiest trip to the damn finals and beat a lebron team with SCRUBS. People really think Kobe did all the damn work and Pau was non existent? 2008 lakers were much better than a 2008 spurs. Pau was a better rebounder and more consistent than Bosh, Metta was a former DPOY, Lamar Odom was an amazing role player, and Fisher was great too. How is a declining Wade, inconsistent Bosh and an old Ray allen a "superteam" stop saying stupid shit for likes.
it is amazing how Kobe went to 3 straight Nba finals and won back to back with this squad I mean , look at his teammates Fisher, Mbenga, Mihm,Vujacic, Farmar, Turiaf and Morrison.
Single handled the Spurs crazy
RIP KOBE 🤞
Greatest Basketball Player Of All Time !! This man played in the toughest era (early 2000s) Took on prime Duncan, Iverson, Dirk, Nash , Lebron. All MVP players 🐐🐐🐐. MJ would never