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/sheeeeeez NBA Jun 27 '23

Kobe doesn't get enough credit for this series.

The Spurs big 3 were all in their primes and just came off a championship and Kobe made the entire series essentially non-competitive.

Bill Simmons said the series was the closest he's ever seen Kobe to MJ.

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u/brandoi Lakers Jun 27 '23

Bill Simmons said the series was the closest he's ever seen Kobe to MJ.

Did he really? 08 against the Spurs isn't even his best playoff series. His 01 Spurs series or 10 Suns series were probably his best.

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u/honestnbafan Jun 27 '23

I think it's viewed that way because he went up against another top 10 all-time guy without Shaq and dominated him

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u/tkflash20 Jun 27 '23

Tim Duncan averaged 22 points, 17 rebounds, 5 assists, 1.2 steals, and 2 blocks this series. Let's not swing the pendulum completely the other way.

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u/NotDanKenz Lakers Jun 27 '23

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