Bryant converted the final shot of the game to put the Los Angeles Lakers ahead by — With a — Game 6 victory, the Los Angeles Lakers won their first championship since The 2nd championship run was even more dominant as the Lakers went in the playoffs. The only match they lost was in the Finals to the Philadelphia 76ers. Kobe Bryant played heavy minutes and recorded a stat line of Following the 2nd championship, the road to the Finals would prove much more difficult than the historic run of the previous year.
The series would stretch to seven games, the first time this had happened to the Los Angeles Lakers since the Western Conference Finals. However, Kobe Bryant and the crew were successful in beating their division rivals and confirming their spot in the third consecutive NBA Finals. When all was said and done, he finished with a quarter of his team's points from that post-season.
At the age of 23, Kobe Bryant became the youngest player to win three championships. Kobe Bryant came back extremely motivated, leading his team to a regular-season record. In the Finals, Dwight Howard led Orlando Magic to stand in their way, whom they eventually beat in 5 games. Kobe won his 4th ring and his first without Shaq. He also became the first since Michael Jordan to average 30 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists for a title-winning team in the Finals.
However, there remains the earlier fact that he had by far the most Hall-of-Fame help of any of the players. In terms of help, Jordan received significantly less than any of the other three. Statistically speaking, there can be no argument. Jordan is not only clearly ahead in terms of absolute value.
He is also clearly ahead in relative value. However, there will be those who argue that numbers don't tell the whole story. Now, first, I will say that I agree with that. It has been my observation though that generally when people make that argument, they deny the part of the story that the numbers do tell. Numbers don't tell the whole story, but they do tell a pretty good chunk of it. As to the part that the numbers don't tell, Jordan wins there as well.
He's the only one of them who never lost in a finals. He is the only one who won the finals MVP every time. He's the only one who never played a game seven. He has won two series on a game-winning assist and he's won one series with a game-winning shot.
He had the flu game. He had the shrug. He had the cry. He had not one, but two point finals games. He had eight point games. His "worst" game in the finals was "only" 22 points with four boards and four assists.
When John Hollinger did his best finals performances, Jordan had four of the top 10 slots and five of the top The narrative part of the story is not lost on Michael Jordan. No, the story is not lost there. Nor is it stuck in only the finals. His game itself is what separates him from mere mortals, or even the "demigods," such as Kobe Bryant and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
The most amazing thing about Jordan is that his best help was not Scottie Pippen. It's not to take anything away from Pippen, but it's what Pippen wasn't that makes Jordan extraordinary, and that's a big man. When you look at every other great team, there's always been a ball handler and distributor on the outside, and a scorer, a big man, on the inside.
Jordan was unique in that he served as both. He was the primary ball handler and passer on the team, and he was the primary scorer in the paint. Former Pistons guard Joe Dumars once said that 95 percent of the Bulls' plays are intended for Michael Jordan, and the other five percent end up in his hands anyway. No other player in NBA history has won multiple championships the way that Jordan did. One could argue that LeBron James has been the same kind of player, but he hasn't won championships. Kobe could score in the paint, but he never won without a great scoring big man.
Kareem had Oscar Robertson, and then Magic Johnson. Michael Jordan had Horace Grant, who had one season where he scored That's the only time in his career where he had a big man score more than 15 points in the playoffs.
At that time, Kobe Bryant averaged They let the Kings and Trailblazers push them to two elimination games. While Shaq was definitely into the Finals, Kobe had some memorable moments. Due to an ankle injury, he had to miss most of Game 2 and Game 3. However, Kobe Bryant came back in the 4th round. He scored 22 points in the 2nd half. Thanks to that, the Los Angeles Lakers had a spectacular victory. Kobe Bryant also scored 26 points in Game 6. In the end, he earns his first-ever NBA title at age The Lakers went through the regular season and the playoffs in with a not-so-bad record.
Specifically, they only lost one playoff game. This has adversely affected both of their careers later on. The Lakers were back in the Finals against the Orlando Magic after a near-miss in In an uninspiring Finals, the Lakers beat the Orlando Magic in five games with ease.
Kobe Bryant has a great track record. Specifically, he averaged 32 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists on his way to winning the MVP of the Finals. Kobe Bryant is widely regarded as one of the greatest players to play in the NBA and his legacy transcends beyond the sport. Bryant burst onto the scene as an year-old drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers, before becoming the franchise cornerstone and leading one of the great sports dynasties.
The Kobe NBA championships stories are fascinating ones. Bryant naturally took time adjusting to the league and had a slow start to his rookie year and sophomore year, before establishing himself as the premier guard in the division.
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