Kobe Bryant 48 points 16 rebounds vs Kings 2000-01 Game 4
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- May 13th, 2001
Arco Arena
Sacramento, CA
Boxscore: www.basketball-reference.com/b...
Statline: 48 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, 15-29 FG, 1-1 3pt, 17-19 FT
The Lakers were coming off an amazing 14 game winning streak that started at the finale of the regular season and continued through the NBA Playoffs of 2001. They were 6 for 6 in the playoffs and had won 8 consecutive games to end the regular season. They were 3-0 in the NBA Semifinals against the very talented Sacramento Kings. However, Lakers star Kobe Bryant had been troubled by off the court issues. He came back from a weekend most 22 year olds couldn't handle. Just hours before the start of Game 3, Bryant had found out his wife Vanessa Laine had been taken to an emergency room. After being assured by doctors that his wife's life wasn't in danger, Bryant scored 36 points in the Lakers' victory and rushed home, only to find his wife sleeping off her undisclosed malady. After checking on his wife's health, he rushed back to Sacramento for Game 4.
People doubted he would have enough energy to play in Game 4. He proved them wrong. On a series of putbacks, floaters, facials, and tough jumpshots, he to make up for Shaq's foul troubles put up 48 points and 16 rebounds to help LA close out the Sacramento Kings in Game 4. Bryant would go on to say that the off the court issues "weren't a distraction at all."
Notes: This is also the same game where Kobe throws down the famous posterization on Vlade Divac. - Sport
EXACTLY. Kobe did this at age 22!!! And he did this in back to back playoff games! People forget about this Kobe...dude was the best two way player in the league by far.
And I agree 100% the best two way player at the time
Back when Kobe, Shaq, and Derrick Fisher still had hair hahaha 😂
Doug Collins said it best, "that's unfair, that shot was soo tough." He is doing this against Doug Christie one of the top defenders in the league at this time.
Kobe's greatness will always be downplayed by the thing that Bron's greatness will benefit from, TIMING. Kob came during the lovefest for Jordan, and excelled to soon after MJ's retirement. People felt giving Kob his just do would deminish the greatness of MJ, becuase Mj was seen as a once and a lifetime player. Now Bron came the summer of Kob's rape case, and was the hometown phenomenon from a small market team, and was dubbed the king and savior of the league. But Kob thus far has been better.
This, in my opinion, was Kobe's most dominant all-around game, considering the circumstances and Shaq fouling out.
What a game. This was the game I was really looking for. Thanks man.
Nowadays to be considered a duo , both players need to be all star level but idk The backcourt of Kobe and fish is one of the best in history imo even tho fisher was never on Kobe’s level they won so much together
Damn I love watching young kobe. His legs were fresh and he was able to get the same lift with his jump all 48 min. Kobe's gotten more fundamental and is still amazing but the legs just arent the same. Hes a lambo with 180,000 miles on it....but indeed, still a lambo haha.
i miss the young kobe, he was one of the exciting players and still is today but he had so much hops back then and crzy athleticsm and i miss his afro too
Regular season, they coasted. Playoffs, they dominated!
kobe just put up 48 points, 5 reb, and 3 assist vs the suns today xD and its his 16th year in the nba #G.O.A.T
Finally...thank you LakersRule24!
6 Sacramento Queens fans are Mad lol
Man this brings back memories!!! NBA games on TNT, the West being more loaded than it is now and the Lakers winning championships every year.
Kobe was so advanced for his age. he wouldn't have won titles. but if he hadn't had to defer to shaq, you would've seen 80's MJ-like shit well before 2006.
This guy was pretty good
Webber was All NBA 1st team that seasso and was one of the 5 best players in the League that season. Shaq, Duncan, Iverson, Bryantt Webber.
Haha, it's good to know that there are still Kobe supporters out there who can make logical arguments other than talk only about his rings. Kobe's dominance and "brilliance" extends far beyond that. I completely agree with you...Lebron had that performance and espn writes like 6 articles about how great it was (which it was) but Kobe didn't get the lovefest until 09/10
That number 8 guy is pretty good.
Kobe with Afro = unstoppable
You close games early or late. Shaq and Duncan did both. They dominated on both ends of the floor. Duncan has been the best post up player and interior defender in the League for the last decade. Shaq can be a exceptional defender when he needed to be.
who doesnt want their team to win? but i mean KObe is just too fun to watch.
@aloneilat1991
Yeah. He's actually a more well-rounded player. That's why I love this guy. He continues to work at getting better all the time.
Kobe bryant has been in the finals 7 times. So he spent almost have his career in the finals!
Kobe during the Afro years great stuff!
preach....
the next game vs spurs kobe dropped 40+
when kobe shot the 3, i heard some fans cheer for him lol!! seems liek there were some laker fans in sacramento back then when the kings were good
Kobe should have been the finals MVP.
the only guy who is better than kobe is the kobe on fire!
There is no kobe, like 05-06 Kobe, that man was playing Godly.
ridiculous range and difficult shots he was hitting search it if you dont believe me
Lebron bounced back for game 7 against the Celtics, but still took bad shots in crunch time that cost the Cavs the game. Hope he has taken proper rest since the end of the Olympics. Shot still needs alot of work. Kobe played well in the 1st 3 rounds of the playoffs like the MVP but was contained by the Celtics. They deserved the championship by how the played.
Kings were team I thought should've won a title but never did
kobe's a fuckin juggernaut, either style
I was saying if it happened one year why would they need help from refers a second go around so watch it bro
Imagine Kobe with this athleticism today.
That's basically LeBron with a jumpshot lol!
amazing.
2:00 one of my favorte frobe dunks
yup
Shaq's having a hard time scoring and rebounding againts Vladi. Good thing Kobe is there to make things happen.
Exactly,Lebron is a more physically dominant player, but Kobe's skill set is much more advanced than Lebron's! Their matchup is kinda like Shaq and Hakeem in '94,'95. Let's just appreciate by far the league's two best players.
lol now I know y he gets boos on the road, hes just too good!!!!
But Shaq put better numbers than that. Sidekick doesnt mean an average role player. Kobe wasnt a role player he was the second best player or sidekick. It doesnt mean he cant put up good numbers.
Kobe also led the play offs in Win Shares this year, not just his team, but every other player, Lol, And they say he got carried lmao.
2001 lakers would tear up the 2013 heat
Franklin clinton They would've certainly destroyed the 2013 Lakers.
50 game streaks against subpar teams. Kobe did not start his scoring burst until after hand checking was banned. Check the numbers yourself. Kobe was shut down against the Celtics both times in the regular season as well as 4 of the 6 Finals games. Melo still has shot a higher percantage with the game on the line.
full game please.....
at 3:29
did you see when he punches the ball?
now days its a technical lol
thumbs up
yup, this performance tops lebron...kobe was freaking 22...people forget about this kobe
I was saying that sarcastically 😂😂
Who has been better? Getting dunked on is insufficient when you alter considerable amount of shots, force ball reversals and help with penetration contament like Duncan has for year. He has been an All NBA nearly every year of his career.
No sidekick PF I've ever heard of could put up 48 & 16.
lil kids nowadays need to watch this, and stop comparing kobe and lebron, Kobe is on Jordan level, lebron is not even close
KOBE a sideKick? MY ASS! Kobe saved shaqs ass way more than he did for kobe! The only thing that made KObe a sidekick were the finals mvp trophies but his game was worthy of those trophys too!
u can play 1998-99 Lakers vs 96-97 Bulls in 2k13, and Lakers can beat Bulls even though MJ was unstoppable, Lakers between 98-02 were amazingly dominant
Yeah, that's bullshit. Kobe averaged 29/7/6 in the 2001 postseason, with great defense. Most players, regardless of their role on a team, don't put up numbers like that for an entire championship run.
Now imagine averaging those stats and having NO chance at being the MVP of the team cause Shaqs stats were even bigger. Kobe likes to blame it on Shaqs work ethic but Kobe was jealous and sick of being the Robin to Shaqs Batman
True. His size and athleticism are his greatest strengths. Shot only 34%(319-392) from outside of 5 feet while shooting 67% from within that distance while leading the League in scoring. Sorry that is not a great scorer. Proficient scorer, but not a exceptional skill set. Dunks, layups that is it.
Kobe Bryant 6'6' 205lbs, had 48pts 16rebs 3ast 2stls 1blk only 2to's and was barley considered a top 5 player that year. Lebron James 6'8" 260lbs had 45pts 15rebs 5ast 0stls 0blks and 4to's and is considered the best of the best and by many better than Kobe has ever been lol. Its a shame the level of disrespect Kob gets. Lebron's 48pts 9rebs 7ast 2stls and 2to's dosent compare to Kobe's 45pts 10rebs 3ast 1stls 1blk, because it came against a primed Duncan and Spurs team, not an tired Pistons.
They could have shared responsibilty if they both conceded. It started with Bryant, not Shaq. Shaq started later and then it went back and forth. Kobe is ambitious and always has been. Look at the 01 championship dvd. Kobe breaking the offense for himself. Look at Kobe Bryant Beyond the Glory. Cannot do that. No player is bigger than the game no matter how talented he thinks he is. He does not just want to win he wants to win his way.
Shaq required more adjustments than any player in the League from 99-05 as voted by NBA GM's which you can see for yourself on NBAdotcom.
I never said throw away Lebrons performances lol. What i was pointing out was the double standard. If you actually watch ball back than people were so hesitant to concider Kobe elite, and they have been for years quick to pull the trigger on his elite status, every year pointing out why he's not. My post wasnt a knock on Lebron , he was merly an example. My post was a knock on sports writers and Kobe haters....... and the Pistons were at the end of their run, 3 straight ECF finals takes a toll.
Without either of them the Lakers would not have won. They still should have played better together. Kobe could have still been developing as a player as the 2nd option to Shaq. No one was stopping him from working on his game. Kobe is too ambitious that is one of his greatest failings. He has placed personal achievement over winning which had been overdocumented and cannot be disproven by multiple analyses and testimony. He has changed over the last sesaon but it should have happend years ago.
hedo for the buzzer
You can make a case for either being the best player in the League.
Kobe is the most talented player in the game and has been for the last 9 seasons but plays a hit or miss style that often results in unneccessary losses and subpar play.
Lebron is a freak athlete with intangibles that produces statistically but has significient skill deficiencies despite nearly unlimited potential.
they just don't know 🔺👁
True on the Kobe comment. He was still the better than Kidd. Iverson deserved the MVP by his play that season.
Shaq was the predominant force and leader of the Lakers during their championship run. Ducan was a great leader and dominant player as well. Kobe has choked in numerous Finals appearances and has a game defining shooting percantage less than 30%. Look it up yourself. Kobe is clutch but has failed alot as well. Melo had a higher clutch shooting percantage over the last several season with the game on the line. 06 alone Melo wa 8/14 with the game on the line.
3:28 "THEY CANT GUARD ME"
people say kobe had shaq, kobe numbers are better when he was younger then it is in his 30's he was avg 32.2ppg 6.9rpg 5.9apg. Kobe is so much better then lebron its not even funny. You can also look ho wmany times kobe made the nba ll defensive team before he was lebrons age, kobe is waaaay better then lebron.
48 points 16 rebounds OMFG LOL
give the man a mulligan on that one lol
damn 1:18 to 1:26 brilliant play
kabe fans... no words haha
Lebrons 48 performance was great but Kobe played better series at that time. Lebron played poorly for 4-5 games of that 6 game series. Played poorly in the Finals. The Spurs and Kings series Kobe was clearly the best player on the floor from game 1 of both series. Multiple MVP performances against the 2 top teams in the League outside of the Lakers. Kobe did not shoot well against the Sixers(do not know why) but he did rebound and pass well.
lebron is awesome kobe is more awesome
Well answer this. Would LeBron do this against Detroit with Shaq (In his prime) on his team?
Go back & look at the Series numbers... Than tell me he Put good nbrs once in a While. Go back, & look at his numbers, game by game, & tell me Kobe wasn't murdering Teams! (Western conference Teams got Destroyed by Kobe)
Jordan shoots considerably higher from the field by almost 5%. Subtract his Wizards seasons it is almost 6%.
Who cares, 44.7 % isn't bad shooting especially with 20 years worth of shots.
Tell me where I lied.
Yeah Shaq sure carried Kobe to those rings. Gimmie a break. Which sidekick puts up 48 pts and 16 rebs in the playoffs?
My Teacher: "LeBron is better than Kobe"
Me: *loads gun*
At 6:47 ... THEY MAD! LOL
It's funny tho. I bet those people who say lakers cheated to win rings are heat bandwagoners
The Kings were actually a better team than the Pistons Lebron faced. Much better offensive team with a superstar in Webber. The 02 Kings even more. The Lakers overwhelmed them. That Laker team was better than the 04 Lakers that were in the Finals. Better chemistry and role players. Shaq and Kobe were at their dominant peak. Malone adn Payton were past their prime. Kobe was in and out of the courtroom and Shaq was overweight.
He still was the most dominant player in the League that played with his team more than Bryant did. The Lakers relied on Shaq alot during the championship years. Considerably more than Kobe especially in the Finals. Kobe has repeatedly taken shots at the expense of the team for his own benefit. Taken plays off defensively and still earn defensive team honors and shoot some of the worst shots ever taken in a competitive game. He makes the game about himself that is why he is selfish.
Oh now I see what haters are talking about: Kobe didn't do shit in the Lakers three peat. It was all Shaq, all day! Shaq gave kobe three rings and kobe was just a role player...
At 9:09 ...THEY MAD AGAIN!!!! LOL
They watch Kobe highlights because they're haters...
Kobe shot poorly against the Sizers but dominated the better teams(Spurs; Kings). Lebron has had only 1 definite great playoff game(48; game 6; Pistons 07). The 45 points in game 7 against the Celtics would have been better had he not taken bad shots in the last several minutes. He cost the Cavs their playoffs series. They could have beat the Celtics. Had a Kobe moment.
*at the guard position. 16 boards? You would think that a PF did that lol.
looooooool
Kobe was what? 23 years old when he did this.. Same as LeBron but LeBron gets wayyy more credit even tho Kobe did this against a much better team. C-Webb, Bibby, Hedo, Peja Stojakovic, Bobby Jackson etc.
I never said you lied . What you are saying is that LeBron's performances do not compare to Kobe's. But lets throw away the 40 18 and 9 he had against the pacers, in which only 1 other person put up that performance . Lets throw away the 45 15 and 5 facing elimination in which only 1 other person did that , and he did that in only three quarters . A tired Pistons ? A team that made the playoffs 7 consecutive times before . Give me a break dude .
Lebron James has the same birthday as me December 30, 1984....SO TAKE THAT AND FIGURE OUT HOW OLD HE WAS WHEN HE SCORED 48 AGAINST dETROIT SO THERE WILL BE NO MORE CONFUSION
i have the video on my video, where kobe injuired himself
Not neccessarily. He was injured for a considerable amount of games during those seasons and was a distraction in the locker room. He was MVP calibur by talent and numbers, but Shaq, Iverson and Duncan deserved it more. Kobe was not enough of a leader then to be MVP. Best talent but not the best player every night like they were.
Nope. There was a reason why the kings were at the top of the west when the season ended. The Kings had good defense too.
It was ironic should anyone be confused lol
shaq was in major foul trouble in this game, thats the only reason why kobe had 48. dont get it twisted
🤣 stfu
Never made no such statement you did. Shaq willingly took 2nd place to Wade after he was past his prime(06). If Kobe was not so selfish and egotistical wanting to win more than glorify himself which he has done for years he could have asked Buss to keep Shaq. Shaq was still an all star then and is still productive now although no where near as he used to be. Lakers should have won several more championships but Kobe and Shaq with Phil included help lead to their championship team separation.