Kobe vs Iverson & Melo 2008 1st Round GM1 Full Highlights - 92 Points Combined
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- April 20, 2008
Three of the top four scorers of the 2007-08 regular season all drop 30+ to open up this western conference 1st round series. It was a high scoring, entertaining game with lots of trash talk. Kobe got off to a slow start but picked it up as the game wore on. He scored 28 points in the 2nd half, including 18 in the 4th quarter alone. You could say this was a sneak peak into what was coming in game 2...
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I was gonna include Pau’s highlights but he was so superb in this game that it was only right he get his own video. That’s coming tomorrow
I was gonna say didn’t he have 36pts 16rebs and 3 blks this game but thanks for the upload
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I miss this era of nba so badly
Me too
This is what we could different era's 😂😂
u mean before defense got removed,, and tons of players started putting up nba jam stats on the regular?
Man me too! Just the way they competed was incredible. I love it, I'm happy i was in this era and played in this era. We teach the kids at our basketball camps by showing them clips like this. We talked about this on our recent show for the NBA regular season wrap up..
I don’t seem to understand how the nuggets wasn’t able to win a single championship they actually had a decent line up
Nuggets had such aesthetically pleasing uniforms back in the days.
the way the game was played was also aesthetically pleasing
Yeah but imagine Jokic wearing these jerseys, it just wouldn’t look right 😅
He did wear something similar to these in his Rookie Year@@Chaz1724
Right! Iverson and Anthony just put that added swagger on it. I loved that silky blue. A jersey other people slept on was their alternate dark blue jerseys with the yellow mixed in.
@@chadwellington2524 right. You can tell players were looking for high-percentage shots on most possessions; now they jack up low-percentage, three-point shots.
A 50 win 8th seed is absolutely ridiculous
Stacked West back then!
Was just 2 games between 1st and 6th seed. Wild
West was the real deal back in the day 😊
this team would of been top 3 if they were in the east conference lol crazy
Thats why we called the eastern conference the leastern conference. But the mainstream media will tell you otherwise.
Seeing Kobe just brings a smile to my face. Big part of my childhood and love for sports. R.I.P Mamba
RIP Rapist
saying that still doesn't even sound real...
@@hennyskinn5138 not at all man
What you want a cookie bih
This Denver roster is crazy. Goes to show the greatness of Kobe’s lakers.
😂😂😂 the nuggets were an 8 seed but y'all leave out that part
@@Rambo20244won 50 games. Goes to show how deep the west was
@@jump6098 the west just feast off the weak east teams iverson and melo was just a fun team to watch we all know they wasn't winning anything with that roster
@@Rambo20244Lmao you like to lie through your teeth I see
@@fromfunkytown7502 bruh who had the nuggets beating any team in the west as an , 8th seed?
it's barely known that Iverson had long prime years 99-08, he was 33 at that time but he had best efficient scoring in his career with less ball touch.
Talk about it 💯
96-08
and they say melo had no help and bring up iversons age smh
It was pretty crazy to watch
how many touches and shots did he get?
Watching these old games really puts into perspective how much the game has changed.. so few 3’s taken compared to now, way more midrange
It was actually beautiful basketball. I grew up loving basketball....loved playing it and watching. Only sport I actually enjoyed playing on a team never really liked football but now that this era has started where they just cross half court and jack up 3s has made me an NFL fan...I hardly watch my favorite sport anymore.
@@zachmccabe7510 bro... i have the same exact arc. i used to never watch football. basketball was the greatest sport in the world to me. now i watch football and barely watch basketball. so sad how trash the nba has become. adam silver and lebron will go down in history as the duo that killed it.
@@mikem4481 How is this LeBron's fault when it's Curry and the Warriors who revolutionized the game with 3 points shooting on their way to winning 4 in a decade. Brad Steven actually pioneered the analytics revolution. He was hired by the Celtics to compete with LeBron in the East, but it's the Warriors who realized the full potential of analytics. Now the analytics nerds run the NBA. Lebron is a victim of the new NBA. He would have had 10 rings by now. You just wanted a reason to hate on him.
@@mikem4481 actually its Curry's accuracy and depth (along with Lillard) with the 3 poiinter that killed it. Also the fact that the NBA refs have sucked the most this year, so its hard to even play defense. Not like defense is played anymore.
@@valoruniversity and who do the refs work for?
Kobe and Gasol had some of the greatest chemistry I’ve seen in my life time. Outstanding role players the Lakers had during those championships. Great memories
Except when he averaged 13 in the finals vs Boston and then 12ppg in 2012. If we're being honest Gasol was only food for 2 seasons where he scored 17 and 10rebs. Now lets go down the list with how many big men could give you 18 and 10 in that era.
Easy to say afterwards, im taking Gasol over Howard for example. Its not all about numbers, that Laker team needed some iq and some available star that could work well with Kobe. They only won 2 rings... @@GJG_3
@@GJG_3 not too many playing with Kobe
@@pathtovortex its not about kobe, in the triangle offense a good big man will put up good numbers
@@rolltide7120 Pau did perform at important periods that helped win the chip. He was a really good player.
The two best guards of '96.
Nash > ai
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@@juswolf22 Nash would tell you your wrong!
Nash
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Man.. i miss Kleiza. A true hooper, it's a shame injuries ruined him, but those few years at Denver were special
Yeah, people forget how good Kleiza was. He was an assassin from behind the arc and could get points in a hurry.
One of my favourite Kobe channels 💯
A.I. and Kleiza had a great chemistry cooking.
Crazy man I watch these games & it takes me back to that kid again
facts! I was in middle school at the time
@@FreshlySnipez_ melo jersey was the first I owned NBA wise
i was 22 years old.
Hell yea
Ima LA native and 97 baby Kobe and Lakers/USC college football was my childhood since no NFL team was here and dodgers were bad..
Man i miss the Nba During these times every game was like a playoff game remember staying up to watch on channel 49 all the time
Miss Kobe so much he meant a lot to me growing up
Same man. Kobe is the reason why I love sports
so this rapist wast your mentor?
Same. He made it ok to be intensely passionate about your interests
In this game you can see how easily is for Melo to Score and how Kobe is just from another world
Yeah and how everybody says LeBron is better when LeBron sucks, so yeah Kobe is better
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@@tucko11 no but this was kobes league for a reason
that first play of the game melo legit cooked and only took 2 secs and 3 dribbles, certified bucket.
@@tucko11 imagine saying to a x4 champ, x4 FMVP, x4 MVP who has better stats and advanced stats than your favorite player “sucks” lmao 💀😭
You legit have the three best 1 on 1 players in the league on the court all at once in playoff game. That's fucking Awesome.
Mamba mentality forever R.I.P legends never die 💪
Kobe leadership was unmatched the mamba had guys like Luke walton,vujicic,etc playing at levels they would never have been able to energy is contagious
Facts
That's what im saying and he respected those guys cuz they did play hard like he wanted
That’s what the all time greats do. Jordan, Lebron, Kobe, etc all got great help from role players but they were the leaders.
This takes me back from when i was in highschool. Man how time flys 😔
Found myself rooting for Iverson like this game was live 🤣 Kobe was the GOAT of that generation tho
The only man in Kobe’s way MJ. The man was way to skilled for the rest of the league.
I just loved to watch Kobe and AI to go agains each other. I do really miss that time in Basketball
@kobefan124 Thank you for uploading priceless classic Kobe clips
The rest of this series please 🙏🏿
This was the only good game and maybe game 2
Rip to the black mamba
took me back to where i was watching this. my homeboys crib w the whole fam watching w us..
Man iverson is so athletic even smoother than kyrie every mobe is so effective
he's old af in this game too, and about 20 injuries into his career
Na Kyrie perfected it
kyrie passed though lol
@user-vx9gh2qg4f how is he old
@@user-vx9gh2qg4f He was 33 in this game. He wasn't quite over the hill yet. And, too, it also depends on the shape a player is in. Ray Allen was in his mid-late 30's still giving dudes the business on the court.
Throwback to the good old days
Such a great basketball game and series sheesh!!!🏀🏀🏀
Kobe Bryant......no one like him now....MJ & Kobe, 2 of the greatest!!
Anthony Edwards comes close
@@bustagrimxgod yeapp...for sure
The best kobe channel I've ever known.
I wish Kobe won the finals in 2008 so bad. It would've been his second 3peat. Putting him right up there with Jordan where he deserves to be. The media and these clowns forget that. And he went to the finals 3 more times WITHOUT Shaq. "Shaq carried Kobe" only comes out of the mouths of clowns who didn't actually watch the games. Because if you did watch the games, you know Kobe been Kobe during the dynasty years. My boi been #CLUTCH. I miss you so much Kobe man smh. My GOAT.
All facts spoken!!!🙏🏿
Had Andrew Bynum and Trevor Ariza not been injured, they would have beat Boston
@@choward5430 Facts!!!!
@@choward5430 idk man that 08 celtics looked too strong for the lakers that year(we were too new/raw)...we needed that loss to upgrade for Pau to get confident. Won 2 straight after.
@@johnchoi4473 Boston won game 4 in '08 and that was the series. Andrew Bynum and Trevor Ariza would've done something!
Its the post interview for me.....even when exhausted, Kobe stayed poised and accurate. To see the game from his eyes - you saw the love
Thank you for upload they vídeo 🎉
Iverson was still the man at this point in his career. Anthony just getting started. Gasol and Kobe. Great times man. Iverson s shots and plays are just crisp af. A slick mf
Yes great series miss Kobe as well 🙏💯
😢 rip Kobe
Marcus Camby was so underrated he was definitely a great role player great passer and rebounder
Camby
@edwardmorales8144 thank you professor
I miss my boy Kobe Bean Bryant. My favorite player ever!💯
Momma there goes that man 😂😂😂😂😂
dis crazy bru thank u sm
I appreciate this video so much. I really would love to know how the NBA brass came to the conclusion to make the game more "free flowing". This was a relatively high scoring game but it is Game 1 with the two best Western Conference teams. So, it makes sense but now with the lack of defense and rule changes this score can happen every night.
The old NBA was better 😂
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Melo with braids was a menace back then
J R Smith was the best 3 point shooter at around this time and George Karl Refused to play him.
whats amazing is kobe's basketball iq is so high his post game interview is always him analyzing the entire game from start to finish
When NBA games 🏀 was actually watchable!!
No superstars on the Lakers team other than the Mamba, but Kobe used to bring out the dog of teammates he respected 💯 Long Live The 🐐
I get what you saying but Pau Gasol was a Superstar when he was with the Memphis Grizzlies. But he has said that Kobe is best teammate he ever had so you aren't wrong
@@jbugz134 Do you know what a superstar is? Lmfao Pau was an all star sure not a superstar
This denver team was only an 8th seed but won 50 games and had guys in the top 5 scoring for thr yesr
back when the NBA was popular af and worth watching.
That Denver team was krazy I thought they would have gotten at least one ring together
Thanks for the upload bro keep ‘em coming RIP BEAN
Kobe was definitely the goat 🐐 💪🏽rip mamba you will forever be missed 🕊️ i always will be a lakers fan but I only liked the 76ers because of iverson‼️
I love Kyrie Irving but it shouldn’t even be a discussion who is better between him and Iverson, it’s a.i all day. This isn’t even prime Iverson and watching this reminds me just how great he was. A very underrated passer too.
it's AI's prime because its kobe's prime too
@@user-yo1ow1qj3g iverson is 3 years older than kobe and didn’t have the work ethic of Kobe which unfortunately shortened his prime years (partying, drinking, not practicing, etc). Not hating on A.I here i’m just speaking facts, he openly admits it.
@@multiplepassions3694 HE AINT never said he dont have the work ethic as kobe.... he stated the extra length kobe wasnt for him..that didnt make kobe more or less talented than him....to play at that level requires very high work ethic especially for how long he played.. you are hating...being in the nba itself requires work ethic dont downplay the league
@@NETBU I literally just said how good Allen Iverson was in the original post bro 🤣 how could i be hating? He clearly states in many interviews that he would skip practice sometimes, and when kobe went to the gym he was at the club. I can post links if you want, i got the receipts. Stop being so sensitive, i’m not hating just repeating what allen iverson said himself
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Crazy how Kobe defeted Iverson twice with and without shaq. Second time Iverson had Melo, Martin, Camby. 😬🤯
And jr smith
If only Melo and AI had Jokic back then, god damn that team would be scary.
Remembering that this Nuggets team had AI, Melo, Martin & Camby it’s crazy this Lakers team beat them.
The better team prevailed lol
respect to the 🐐 🐐 🐐 and rest easy Mamba
Some old but good basketball, I remember... love😊 it!!!
KOBE THE GOAT 🐐❤
I would love to see a prime Kobe face todays nuggets that would be interesting I think he’ll do wat better then any oft who played them last year in the playoffs…he can score he can defend better then any guard todays game he’s not afraid to go at you he always showed great gameplay vs bigger men would’ve been nice to see him vs jokic
Dam this shit crazy, Lakers ain't play no defense outside of Kobe & still had almost a 20 point lead over a Nuggets team that had Melo, AI, JR, Kleiza, who played defense in these clips
I really miss this NBA
To still be able to watch sht like this 🔥 the small things
Them baby blue jerseys looks way better than their jerseys we're seeing now
Kobe fadeway middy will bring tears of joy to your eyes🔥🔥
He was a different breed one of a kind, his mind was special
Welcome back
If you ever wondered why iverson never won a ring …it’s simple really…. Kobe Bryant
Same applies to Melo and T-Mac
@@merv3930 TMac never even got to Kobe...he was out in round 1
Throwback🙏🏀🔥🔥
Iverson deserved to be in Denver longer
Iverson deserved 1 ring
This has to be the most talented 8th seed ever !
I was at that game they gave away the mvp poster when kobe won that year i still have it
mid range game was so fun to watch.
This man Kobe did battle with Melo & A.I. with only Gasol & Odom. R.I.P. to the goat 🐐
Gasol is a hall of famer and had a better game than Kobe this game with 36pts 16rebs and 3blks y’all stans minimize one’s greatness to build whoever y’all like better up
@@TurtlEfrmdaManor..... exactly right ..... & i'm a big fan of kobe24 ..... you didn't even mentioned,andrew bynum & derek fisher (who's a solid starting pg) ....
@@TurtlEfrmdaManormuppet talk
@@johnnier.o.d4746role players you bum
@@TurtlEfrmdaManorand Kobe had 49 points and 10 assists on 18-27 from the fg in Game 2. Pau was without a doubt great and the missing key for their success, but Kobe was the Black Mamba for a reason. He deserved those finals MVPs.
Esse time do denver era muito foda.
Yo…THANK YOU FOR THIS PAGE MY BROTHA🙏🏽💯
I missed Kobe8/24❤
He's the main reason why i am playin
0:20 this the type of killer that Kobe qas. He sent a hitman to get rid of the competition because hes the ultimate competitor that will do whatever it takes to win. Mamba Mentality
That Denver team was stacked.
If Iverson and Melo had stayed together and gelled plus a better defensive supporting cast then i see them atleast appearing in one of those finals from 2007-2012 i think Melo extends Iverson career past 2010 n Iverson in turn makes Melo stay longer than he did.
Dude that team had Kenyon Martin and Marcus Camby for defense how much more defense needed
NBA is a script
i played Walton in HS. Kobe lived by me. Crazy
The 1996 draft had a great showing in these playoffs.
Damn denver 50 wins in 8th seed wtf
Insane
The West was super competitive back then
Wow a superstar giving credit for the win to his teammates ..instead of taking all the LeCredit shocking 🤔🤔
Ima Iverson for life but jeez nobody couldn’t to Kobe Bean 🔥🔥🔥
Honestly, as a long time Laker fan this matchup was so good at some point I was rooting for Denver to win 😅 Been trying to copy Melos jumper for years and I think I got it but he made it look so smooth and since he didn’t fully extend his shooting arm it looked like it wasn’t going in! Best shooting form of all time 🔥 second is Tmac.
MVP forever. R.I.P. Mamba
No wonder Nuggets were so hyped up after they beat and swept the Lakers and ultimately won a chip. For years they've built stacked roster just so they would lose to the Lakers, now recently
Oh how I miss being in my twenties looking at these games. I think LA would have 3 peated (08,09,10) if Bynum and Ariza weren’t hurt
A.I really couldn’t be guarded son
Nope
Too Quik
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2024!!.. Rest in heaven kobe and gigi etc... 🙏
5:50 after listening to Kmart’s comments on Kobe in Arenas show and you see Kmart’s face right here you know that feeling “what else could I even do”?
These was the days
Classic A.i. really exciting to watch!
Gasol 7ft stretch 5 (one of the first) Odom 6’11 does some of everything (one of the first) but Rip the mamba he was a killer on the court
iverson and melo were crazy but Kobe really did that
When Kobe started talking that TALK.
Melo's jumper is smooth as butter