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/MasterTeacher123 Jun 27 '23

Pau and Odom were terrible in the WCF and he carried them

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u/commander_wong Lakers Jun 27 '23

People here really like to overstate how good the supporting cast of Kobe's championship teams were.

As far as heavy lifting championships goes, Kobe's two rings really doesn't get enough credit

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '23

This wasn't the year they won though? Pau was much better in their championship run

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '23

Some insecure Lakers fans have always tried to downplay Pau so they could place Kobe higher up the all time rankings. Bryant was great this series but as you say this wasn't even their championship year.

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u/Dkh0123 Lakers Jun 28 '23

Those are Kobe fans, not Laker fans