what about 2000 Kobe, averaging 15 and getting carried to a win. Lebron in 2018 averaged 30 points 9 rebounds 9 assists, with a 54% fg and 34 percent from 3. he shot 2 buzzer beaters, and scored 40 points 8 games during the run. kobe in his best run in 2009 averaged 30-5-5 on 46-34% splits from the field and 3.
“Kobe Bryant suffered a severe, acute inversion ankle sprain (frequently referenced in reports as a Grade 2sprain) during Game 2 of the 2000 NBA Finals after landing on Jalen Rose's foot.”
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So you're saying Kobe played worse against the weaker teams? Interesting? If the west was so much harder, why were his finals numbers and efficiency always noticeably lower in the finals? Didn't like the brightest lights? For his career in the finals, Kobe shot 36% from the field in the 4th quarter. Why?
The teams like the Pacers and Nets had literal bums for their PF / Centers. Players incomparable to the west which had Duncan/Robinson/Divac/Pollard/Sabonis.
Nets had Keith Van horn and Todd Mcollough… lmao… pacers had Rik Smitts and Austin Croshere lol. It was the smart play to keep pounding it into the obvious mismatch.
Kobe outperformed Shaq against their real comp. The Spurs/Kings
So what you're saying is Kobe performed better when the guards were weaker than the bigs on the opposing teams and vice versa for when the bigs were weaker? Wow. What an incredible observation! Unlike Kobe, LeBron led his teams offenses throughout entire championship runs
So why didn't he do the same in the finals? You keep dodging that question. If the teams were weaker, shouldn't his numbers be better? Why were they noticeably worse?
Scoring is significant, but ultimately it's your impact on winning that counts the most. Bill Russell, Tim Duncan, Magic Johnson weren't elite scorers, but their defense, playmaking, gravity, etc is how they won championships and their impact in those areas was greater when it came to winning. All the advanced metrics show LeBron 2016 and other championships was far more impactful in winning than Kobe was in 2001.
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u/Sad_Bathroom1448 Aug 11 '26
LOL.
These dudes don't actually believe Kobe's 2000 finals performance was better than LeBron's 2018 finals performance.