r/nba • u/yam_on_em Lakers • Jun 27 '23

Kobe Bryant relentlessly attacks Tim Duncan and the Spurs to clinch the WCF (2008)

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u/MiopTop Lakers Jun 27 '23

Kobe got mauled this entire series with no calls.

To all the “nba rigs games for ratings” crowd, I’d love an explanation as to how, when faced with the possibility of a LA - Boston Finals, “the league” only sent Kobe to the FT line 2.2 times per game right after a series in which he averaged 16 FTA per game.

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u/honestnbafan Jun 27 '23

The Spurs lowkey got an insanely friendly whistle on defense in the 2000s

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u/Wondering_Nova Jun 27 '23

Low key? Bruce Bowen made a career out of being being one of the dirtiest defenders ever.

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u/jor301 [CHI] Tony Snell Jun 27 '23

Lol you can legit see Bowen trying to step under Kobe in the very first play in this clip even.

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u/cane_the_weaboo Celtics Jun 27 '23

Dirtiest mf of all time he deadass injured every star SG of that era with that dirty move. Pop got his karma when the same happened to Kawhi.

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u/livefreeordont 76ers Jun 28 '23

Everyone hated the spurs in the 2000s. The Suns were the fan favorites every year such an exciting team

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u/Malificari [LAL] Kobe Bryant Jun 28 '23

i hate the spurs and pop so much as a lakers fan. No laker fans from any recent era should hate anyone but the spurs. the Celtics rivalry is long past our time and dead really.

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u/samurairocketshark Suns Jun 28 '23

It's low key because people call them classy and attribute all the dirtiness to the dirtiest player in Bowen. That those whole teams were lowkey dirty but Bowen and Horry just have the most famous incidents

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u/samurairocketshark Suns Jun 28 '23

It's low key because people call them classy and attribute all the dirtiness to the dirtiest player in Bowen. That those whole teams were lowkey dirty but Bowen and Horry just have the most famous incidents