Kobe Bryant 40 points 7 rebounds vs Vince Carter TOR 2000-01
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- čas přidán 8. 12. 2007
- December 17th, 2000
Air Canada Centre
Toronto, CA
Boxscore: www.basketball-reference.com/b...
Statline: 40 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks, 14-29 FG, 1-5 3 pt
Already in his young career, Kobe Bryant at the age of 22 was leading the league in scoring at 28.8 points per game. He already had the total package and during the season showed why at the same age, he was better than Lebron James. Along with it, he was the youngest defensive player to make it onto the all defensive team couple years ago and it clearly showed in this game.
The Raptors led early and they lured Shaquille O'neal, the Lakers star center, into early foul trouble in both the 1st and 2nd quarters. For Kobe Bryant, it was his chance to showcase his skills without Shaq in the game. He did just that. Bryant had the crowd buzzing with his tantalizing 1st half performance. He scored 21 1st half points on mostly jumpshots on 8-13 shooting. Although his scoring was the highlight of the 1st half, his tenacious defense on Mark Jackson of the Raptors was also a factor in giving LA the lead despite Shaquille O'neal not playing in most of the 1st half. He hounded Jackson to the point he could not even cross the halfcourt line. However the Los Angeles Lakers could not stop Vince Carter who scored 22 1st half points of his own on 7-13 shooting which helped the Raptors hang with the Lakers.
In the 2nd half, the Lakers put Bryant on the red hot Vince Carter. Although Kobe played a more passive and quiet 2nd half, his pressure defense on Vince Carter was very apparent throughout the half. Carter, who put up 22 on 7-13 shooting in the 1st half was held to 3-19 in the 2nd half on 8 points due to the lockdown defense of Bryant. The Los Angeles Lakers pulled away from the Toronto Raptors and led by 15 at one point with 4 minutes to go in the 4th. However a furious run by the Raptors late in the 4th energized the crowd and the entire team when they went on a 20-4 run to end regulation. Despite the defense of Bryant on Carter, his teammates came through for him and the Raptors came tied the game on 2 free throws at 91 apiece. On the final possession, the Lakers went to Kobe who was ambushed by the Raptor defense. He was doubled off the ball and was forced into a wild three that was rejected by Vince Carter leading to overtime. In overtime, the Los Angeles Lakers ran away from the Raptors although they made another furious run at the end that nearly went through for them. The Lakers ultimately won the game 104-101 mostly due to the tenacious lockdown defense of Bryant on Mark Jackson in the 1st half and Vince Carter in the 2nd half.
Kobe Bryant finished the game with 40 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 blocks on 14-29 shooting. - Sport
Damn I forget how great and intense kobes on ball defense was back in these days.
Kobe is a far, far better player than Carter. just accept it.
both Kobe and Carter in their primes were the most exciting player to watch. i love both of them
man kobe was way more of a driver to the hoop in those days..i guess u dont notice that 8 yrs.ago.he's still exiting.
miss the old days tmac, kobe, ai ,vince ,ray, paul n da big guys early 2000s
He got carried lmao nah that boy cold
Rip Kobe 😢
Still doesn’t feel real, man. No celebrity death has hit harder for me than this. I think also because he died with his daughter, leaving behind his wife and 3 more daughters. As a husband and father of two, it stings, man. I couldn’t imagine life without them.
vintage kobe
not the sidekick... lol he was alpha at that age already
People forget that in the early 2000's, Vince was becoming the poster child of the NBA. He was getting most of the MJ comparisons. Kobe was sending a message in this game.
Man we got a sick team in the 2000s then Clark Curry Davis Williams A and William J good times Toronto.
kobe on his way to title number 2
Those years were incredible !!
Kobe Bryant is the new goat.
Yesssiiiirrrrr
why watch a kobe video then if youre gonna hate?
thanks for the video I'm, surprised no one put "Kobe blocks VC" video and they do put "VC blocks Kobe for Overtime".
5/5
kobe dominate the 2000s era......nobody couldn't check him
i forgot shaq even had hair after all these years lol
Great upload, thanks.
Your uploads are great for a person like me
who didn't watched the early Lakers and Kobe's games.
Keep it up man.
I hope we get to see Vince and Kobe in the all star game here in 2016
@julianisrice but he did show Kobe schooling VC up and down the court for 40 points. :)
that is so true, he was so explosive back then... besides this vid knocks down theory that Kobe started to play defense in the last couple of years
thanks for sharing
This should of been the finals.
yall alll sleeping on the 2006-2007 kobe..tht was his best season..he was 2000-2005 in one wrap just needed a better squad
nice vid thanks 4 sharing
Kobe was already a better player than VC at this point of their careers due to his superb on-ball defense.
Man I used to love Vince game so much when he was with magic but like you said he didn't work harder to get better. I have also lost the love for his game.
great stuff
kobe kobe kobe 24
I miss those days dudes! The Vancouver Grizzlies lol
Big ups to the guys who played in Vancouver and Memphis!
I know what you mean, those days were awesome and Vince was a monster back then.
or they could have recorded the games themselves. screw VC hightlights... keep it just kobe for us kobe/laker fans
i remain n will always remain the same person that says Vince Carter is best player ever
CLacy90...Kobe, Wade, McGrady are all Superb players...you can't go wrong with these guys provided they're healthy-If Any of these players faced the CUPCAKE Competition that Jordan played against-ALL 3 of these guys would Break Every Scoring Record Imaginable-Kobe, Wade, McGrady play against and face far superior competition on a night in night out basis than JORDAN EVER FACED HIS WHOLE ENTIRE CAREER-Let Kobe face Starks, Ehlo, Byron Russell, Glenn Rice..Kobe would be the ALLTIME SCORER ALREADY
yes VC is a solid player but no where near Kobe as Kobe is a LEGEND. 1 of the greatest players ever to play. VC will have a nice career but will sadly be forgotten or just remembered for his dunk contest win in 2000 hahahaha
More importantly, how old were you when you were watching him. at that age.
I never denied of his performance in 02-03, but you can easily see in this clip that he was a relentless player with non-stop energy on both sides.
Sure, he made mistakes but that wasn't the reason why you started talking BS to me. The Kobe I saw in 2000 season was as athletic as he ever got. He might have gotten bigger and smarter since then, but again that wasn't the original point.
Vince carter still my favorite ever
Actually, Carter admitted that he really didn't always put in the amount of work that he could have put in. Where a player is drafted is important, but so is work ethic and style of play. Kobe was a better all around scorer than Vince Carter was even when Kobe was pretty much alone on his team. Kobe put up averages in the 30's along with great defense and being the primary ball handler. Carter was lower in assist as well.
Kobe has scored on both curry's now. Wow i didn't know he still played when kobe played.
Both of them during their peak athleticism days.
were they huge rivals back in the days
I bet Mark Jackson wasnt saying mama there goes that man lol
Man these were the days. I mean the game is good now still cause the lakers are winning again. But as far as players man. Kobe, A.I, Vince, Fuckin Tracy Mcgrady a healthy T mac, Miss these days.
They are both great players!
Everyone misses no matter how bad the miss is everyone does it...
you expect the best players to make every shot?
It's been established that one on one Kobe is the best player in the league! No pick & rolls, No Help defense, No slides, No Double Teams and especially no timeouts to regain stamina! no one can stop him...
Now, teams are a different story! They are all great players and great players make great plays on defense every now and then! it happens...
@Power2People59 remember kobe has never won a playoff series in his career without a great big man--he won with shaq--and he won with gasol
@the1sin Of course we know nothing. You are so right sir.
Yeah people forget that Vince carter made in immediate impact on the raptors, and made them a good team.
da match up between KB8 n VC15.. i miss those dayz .. da match up between D.Wade, LBJ n Anthong nowadayz cant compare wif da ..
" he had a good team in New Jersey for a good number of years.." = you know nothing.
i miss this era of basketball bc it was far more varied and each point ment more. Now offense is inflated and just 3 pointers
shaq with hair and kobe with a fro lol good times for laker fans
KOBE IS WAY BETTER THAN CARTER. ONLY THING CARTER HAS OVER KOBE IS HIS HOPS.
@amunrahII if u cant do the math--kobe played with a great big man for 11 years of his NBA career--and vince has played with a great big man for 1 & 1/2 years--also considerign that period was in his 11th-12th season and not 1rst-2nd LOL
@klasicktha1 he still nasty, only thing back then he played of energy and skill, now he plays of intelligence and expirence
is this the game phil jackson was talking about in the press confrence?
@Power2People59 (lol) if your going to incorporate his career stats as opposed to his prime playoff year stats--dont forget to incorporate what he had to work with lol in toronto--he didnt have a shaq or any other noteable players to spread the floor for him--struggled in his 1rst playoff appearance in 2000--but still managed various 30, 40, and a 50 point game in his duel with iverson in 2001--
Go VC
Don't talk about how you know basketball, it doesn't add to your argument. Carter was also my favorite player, but that doesn't mean he was the best. It should be noted that Carter had a good team in New Jersey for a good number of years. This is just in addition to what I pointed out about Kobe after Shaq and before Gasol
what did he say???
Kobe was purposely trying to embarrass Carter. Because at this time the media kept comparing Vince to MJ because of his athleticism. So Kobe had to send that message, and that he did...
and your point is ?? Vince was drafted by Golden State and Kobe by Charlotte. Then Vince went to a new franchise where he played alongside names that you would have trouble remembering, let alone recognizing as great players, while Kobe went to what would be a championship contender for many years to play alongside one of the most dominant centers of all time in Shaq...I never excused Kobes great work ethic, Im stating that Kobe got lucky early in his career and Vince never did till past prime
who won this game Toronto or lakers.
im pretty sure that i was at that game
6:20- The Raptors decide to put 70 year old Dell Curry on Kobe...Yeah. How did that work for you, Barneys?
Kobe put 40 on Vince hes goat
VINCE CARTER HAD A GREAT DUO ALSO. IT WAS HIM AND TMAC SO DONT SAY HE WASNT LUCKY CAUSE THEY HAD A SQUAD.
Are those only kobe highlights? You telling me that Carter had less than 10 pts in this game?
Shut down kobe??
He scored 40 points on 15/26 shooting...
if that's a shutdown, I'd hate to see the opposite!
Kobe shut Vince down... got a couple of lucky shots on him but didn't get into the paint and kobe locked him up when it mattered the most! CRUNCH TIME!
Kobe outlasted carter by sooo much its a joke why they ever compared them.KOBE KING!!!
I wonder if the owner of this account is still alive
kobe shoulda kept his afro and his # 8
lol this guy didnt show kobe getting blocked by vince to extend it to overtime
@Power2People59 lil zack also stopped responding to me after i listed vince's playoff stat line averages POST raptors in 05 06 and 07 with the nets lol c'mon really...really...
one of my favorite matchups of all ti-
i'm happy for you and i'ma let u finish, but beyonce had one of the best videos of all time.
more like kobe had shaq, derek fisher, robert horry and other good players....while vc had antonio davis, morris peterson...jerome williams...etc
kobebeast24...Jordan never played against the level of competition that Kobe faces on a night in night out basis...JORDAN FACED SO MANY CUPCAKES THAT HE NOW OWNS HOSTESS...JORDAN FACED SO MANY CUPCAKES THAT HE OUGHT TO BE DEAD FROM DIABETES...LOL...Jordan faced Chumps like Craig Ehlo, Starks, Byron Russell, Jeff Hornacek, Rory Sparrow, Bimbo Coles, Glenn Rice, Tony Campbell, Mike Mcgee...
KOBE Matches up with Hall of Famers like Lebron, Wade, Iverson, McGrady, V. Carter, P. Pierce, R. Allen,
You didn't really make great points. We can look at Vince Carters comments about his work ethic and we can look at the years after Shaq left when Kobe was pretty much the entire Lakers team. He averaged almost 28, and then 35, and 31 points. He also averaged 45 and 46% in the years in which he scored 30 plus points. He averaged more assist than Carter in those years as well. It isn't just the team he was on as shown by what he did "alone". He was a better overall player than Carter.
@the1sin lol maybe cuz he likes Kobe? Plenty of channels on youtube that revolve around one player. I don't see how this is a problem for you.
yea we will c and oh yea u forgot 2 mention that kobe has pau and artest and fisher LOL but yes im not actually making excuses as of right now it is the truth but if vc does not win this year and i defend him THEN it will b an excuse since this is his first chance 2 actually win it all but yes we will c wat happens...
technically Vince wasn't drafted by Toronto and Kobe wasn't drafted by LA...
kobes fro haha
marqymarq1...Here we go with this crap about Jordan facing more physical defenses-First off the Excessive Foul/No Hand Check Rules were implemented from 1990-1993-DURING THE JORDAN ERA-Jordan played under the same conditions as Kobe-Second off Kobe faces zones and zone trap defenses where teams can double and triple Kobe which would've been illegal when Jordan played-Being handchecked 1 on 1 by some cupcake like Starks or Ehlo is nothing compared to being Tripled by Pierce, Allen, and Garnett
I don't know man, Vince's stats in playoffs are actually better than in regular season. Also Kobe disappears on important playoff games too(not often, but sometimes he do), so your argument was pointless. And Vince was traded, because he wanted. I'm not fan of Kobe or Vince, just wanted to point that out.
@sauce556 Yea your right obviously Kobe had better teams most of his career...but Kobe also played with bad teams from 2004-2008 and he was putting up monster numbers just to keep his team in games just because he was in the West he got elimintated in the first round...But Vince went to a New Jersey team that went to the finals 2 straight years and when he got there they couldnt get past the first round are u kidding me? Vince was talented but he was lazy kind of like T-Mac
This laker fan forgot to cut out one Vince highlight..9:52 Vince jumps higher than kobe and knocks the ball to Oakley!!!
@01251979acc Really so what happen to vince in the boston series i remember this guy only had like what 4 or 5 points he wasen't a factor man please don't even start
@amunrahII somehow-when i make a bunch of vaid points--respondents tend to not respond to half of em lol i say if vince was drafted to LA and kobe drafted to TO--vince would have won the 3 rings with shaq and would be the talk of the league--but ofcourse that scenario has nothing at all to do with luck and the players your surrounded by as opposed to work ethic lol
man get off kobe nuts fam. vc is a beast and is waaaaaaayyy better than kobe. the only thing carter needed was a team and now that he has it, i know he will try his hardest and he will go off with dwight. LBJVCAJ!!!!
@WushuDude13 I'm back and guess what? LAKERS BACK TO BACK. and what happened to VC? he has his BIG MAN and still couldn't get it done. You saw him ashamed as shit because they were bounced in the 2nd round hahaha.
@lilzack24 u forgot to reply to the part where i said shaq lol--and now lets not forget pau gasol who hes had for abouttt wat 4 seasons? vince had orlando for one and a half seasons---which didnt work out lol kobe had shaq for the early part of his career-while vince had those previously mentioned in toronto--then kobe played wit scrubs for 3 years and got pau in 07--while vince was playing with j kidd--and that richard jefferson guy was ok every now n then (no sarcasm) and the rest scrubs.
however im trying to make the point that although kobe bryant is a GREAT player he has been MUCH LUCKIER 2 have a great supporting cast and have the chance 2 win championships whereas players such as vc have not...
ok since Kobe is so lucky....VC now has his oppurtunity this year right?? he has Dwight Howard the best center in the NBA today. so no more excuses for you and VC he must win the title because he has the pieces now right??? Kobe has Pau and VC has Dwight, lets see how they do....but dont count on it!!
Not gonna get into the "___ is better than __" bs. I think vince's style of play is way more hinged on his dunks than Kobe's. Thats not to say Vince wasn't great shooting, but he really likes to get in the air. So this probably made his jumper's knee a lot more severe than kobe's. Plus Kobe underwent treatments carter probably didnt. (who knows) Vince never really got back in playing shape and still really isn't. Dunno if this is laziness or not, I'm not Vince Carter so I couldn't say.
littlevil420...Wade is no doubt a Great Player...One of the best Ever...But How do you figure that Wade is better than KOBE?...Kobe can match up with Carmelo Anthony, Lebron James, Ron ARTEST, Kenyon Martin, and Paul Pierce and hold these guys who are BIGGER in Check...CAN WADE HOLD THESE GUYS?....Answer...NO...Sorry dude but Wade is no where near in KOBE'S League...But Wade is GREAT...No Doubt about that.
this was not carter in his prime...check the numbers, casual fan.
b4 u say vc had shyt numbers on shyt teams...as in the raptors and nets...hes the best nba player to ever put on a raptor jersey and the best player to ever put on a nets jersey...the only 2 teams hes gone 2 hes become the best player in the history of the franchise...i dont know what shyt numbers ur talking about...if averagin 24ppg and having a better fourth quarter efficiency in the clutch than kobe bryant-fact not opinion- is shyt 2 u then i really dont know wat 2 explain 2 u ne more lol
@amunrahII lol...smh...kobe had shaq from 1996-2004 (8 years) and then gasol from 2008-2011 thus far (3 years)--altogether in his career having played with a top 50 greatest player for 8 years and another future hof big man for 3 years so far---vince carter played with dwight howard -(less of an offensive scoring machine than both shaq ((in his prime with kobe--comparing is a joke LOL)) and gasol now)--from 2010-midway through the 2011 season--for a total of 1 and 1/2 seasons--now compare that.
didnt t-mac have yao ming whos injured every fuken season and is not as good as pau gasol or shaquille o neal in there primes wat happened there?
isnt rasheed wallace not really a center but a power forward and even then also not as good as shaq in his prime wat happened there??
didnt vince carter have THEE ABSOLUTE PRIVELAGE of playing with centers who r 2 of the top 50 players of all time(SARCASM)- antonio davis in toronto and jason collins in new jersey??
kobe is the best. Vince could have been the best if he wasnt soo lazy