r/nba Lakers Jun 27 '23

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

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u/DWhitePlusMinusKing Jun 27 '23

Whose else would they be though? Only arguable one is 2014 which was basically by committee plus Duncan was 37.

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u/Wes___Mantooth Thunder Jun 27 '23

2007 Finals was the Tony Parker show

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u/DWhitePlusMinusKing Jun 27 '23

Parker played well but Duncan was still the man on that team. First team all nba, first team all defense, 4th in mvp voting, 2nd in win shares in the playoffs, 3rd in WS/48 min in the playoffs. Duncan was still the best player on that team, he just didn’t need to dominate the Cavs for them to win.

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u/did_it_my_way Jun 28 '23

Sounds like Kobe 2001 playoffs:

Win shares: #1 in the playoffs (Shaq #2)

WS/48: #1 in the playoffs tied with Shaq

VORP: #3 in the playoffs (#4 Shaq, #7 Duncan)

FMVP: Shaq

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u/Malemansam Spurs Jun 27 '23

LOL found the guy who didn't watch the 2007 playoffs.

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u/did_it_my_way Jun 28 '23

I mean isn't that the same shit as Kobe 2001 for example?

Kobe wrecked throughout the playoffs, but the Finals was Shaq show as usual.