The Reason why the Lakers Lost the 2004 Finals 

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Guess who the next closest guy was, who was shooting well over 60% from the field and dominating the Pistons?

@@logicaldude3611 You remember Kobe was playing on an injured right arm? He was forced to play on it and it unraveled itself in the playoffs. You're right, Kobe could have diverted to Shaq, but they would have lost, undoubtedly because there would be only 1 scoring threat.

He didn’t lose them the series he literally gave them they’re only win lmao he was they only player that could actually give them a chance of course he shot 40%

That now will not happen.

@@hitman321100 Yup. Nothing negative against Kobe is allowed now after the tragedy

Lol

I love Kobe , would still love to see it .

Kobe sucked that season and he threw the series so that Shaq wouldn't get finals MVP. Same thing LeBron did to D-wade in 2011

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and u gonna be regret to post this shxt

Not the original broadcasters

@@kendallthomas6807 The original announcers also talked about how Kobe wasn't giving the ball to Shaq

@@joshuafult84no sir The mentioned that Shaq didn’t touch the ball but never said Kobe didn’t pass it to him In fact they mentioned how Kobe was even looking for his shot and getting everybody involved The original commentators were Al Michaels and doc rivers

Did you forger he was playing on an injured right arm?

THEY LITERALLY DOUBLE TESMED SHAQ WHEN HE PASSED IT YOU IDIOT

@@user-ou5pm6gn9j which makes his shot selection and selfishness ever worse. Kobe is the most overrated ball hog ever. Sure, he is a hall of famer no doubt, but way overhyped.

@@jeremybamgbade How? So u expect him to just not shoot. Shaq was dominant, but 1 dimensional, the pistons had more consistent spacing while the Lakers had a few specialist but no true consistent floor spacers outside of Kobe. If kobe doesn't shoot like he did that series the pistons win in 4 since Shaq is too predictable. Even if he's unstappable and efficient, you can contain him, Kobe on the other hand could change the tide of a game a lot more effectively because his scoring opens up the offense for everyone else. Leading up to the finals Kobe had been the way, Kobe just gave out. Sure Kobe could have averaged 18 or 19 those finals on good shooting, but he had to shoot in order to keep them somewhat in it. Also, I honestly don't care what you think, Kobe is the 2nd greatest player of all time.

@@user-ou5pm6gn9j Lol. The point wasn't to not shoot, it was to be smarter with the shot selection, ya know, like how he did the 3 previous years???. Dump the ball to shaq, he gets double teamed, he passes out of a double to Kobe for open or easy look, or to someone else who makes a play to get a quality shot. Also, Shaq being predictable is a hilarious argument. Yeah he was predictable and yet he was unstoppable so your argument makes no sense. And you are in the minority if you think Kobe is better than Olujuwon, Kareem, Lebron, hell even Shaq LMAO. Look at his career averages, most missed shots ever, his career FG percentage is way nearer to Westbrook than to Lebron who has shot 50% for his career. I realize Im talking to a kobe fan so your ability to be objective is diminished, but cmon my guy.

That was the Pistons game plan play Shack one on one the Lakers will drop the ball to him more and that will frustrate Kobe Kobe getting frustrated he will disrupt their offensive plays and once he did that the game was over

lmao

They were too busy chucking their own bricks. Only player who showed up was Shaq

The thing about Prince though was that his peak did not last very long. Still decent two-player player for his career though.

hus hus then came a guy named LeBron James

and he lost three NBA finals in a row (though the league did win one of those for him)

smithtable15 taste the salt

Kobe woulda been 3-4 in the he finals without refs not as bad

*Lakers choked that lead, not Kobe

Kobe has 04, 06 against the suns lol. And getting mollywhopped in 08 by the Celtics. Bron definitely gets the same treatment on his 2011 disappearing act. Deservedly so. Kobe is an all time great but he’s overrated for sure. He ain’t MJ. And at the end of the day Bron will end up higher on the all time list. Even though I like Kobe more as a player Bron is a better all around player.

@@TheGr8-1 True. Kobe fans are very hypocritical when it comes to their lord and savior but don't treat LeBron the same way. When LeBron loses against the Mavs in 2011, they forget that the Lakers were swept by the same exact team 2 series prior. When LeBron loses the 2-1 lead against the Mavs, they don't say anything about Kobe losing a 3-1 lead against the Suns and losing in the Finals against Detroit which they were heavily favored to beat. When they knock LeBron for losing against the Magic in 2009 and the Celtics in 2010, they don't talk about how LeBron out-performed Kobe when Kobe played those teams, but simply didn't have as good a team or coach. When Kobe loses in 2004 (and even 2008), it's bc he was learning but when LeBron loses in his first 7 seasons, it's bc he's a choke artist. LeBron took a bad Cavs team against a great Spurs team but to them, he just played like garbage but when Kobe loses against the Pistons and Celtics, he had to learn how to be the man, etc.

@@thefoxmccloud2256 kobrick*

​@@kawaiiafangirl both are overrated.Duncan lectured them both

@Gr8 1 As a die hard Los Angeles Lakers fan YET an objective Kobe Bryant admirer not one of his non-objective delusional Kobrick/Kobetard fanboys or girls, Stans EVERYTHING you said in your previous message to that other gentleman is 100% FACTUAL. This 2004 NBA FINALS selfish brick shooting debacle, his blown 3-1 2006 WESTERN CONFERENCE CONFERENCE first round playoff series vs the #2 seed 54-28 Phoenix Suns who didn't have the services of all-star big man Amare Stoudimire that ENTIRE 2005-06 season btw when Kobe in GAME 7 selfishly/petty like only took 3 shots in the second half because he was pissed that the local Los Angeles media criticized him for taking 35 shots in his only career 50 point playoff game in GAME 6 back in Staples Center when the Lakers blew an 8 point lead with like 3 minutes left in the 4th quarter with a chance to clinch the series at home in Los Angeles where the Suns forced over time & eventually won & forced the aforementioned GAME 7 back in Phoenix where they blew out Lakers primarily because the Snake was in his feelings lmao, & finally his lackluster ass 2008 NBA FINALS performance vs the '08 Boston Celtics in his lone MVP season where I feel Chris Paul who I can't stand by the way but I give credit where it's due was robbed of the MVP that year as member of the then New Orleans Hornets he led them to a 56-26 record #2 seed in the WESTERN CONFERENCE with sorry ass Maurice Peterson & Tyson Chandler as his 2 best players where they lost a heartbreaking GAME 7 at home vs the San Antonio Spurs in the WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS but I digress. The '08 FINALS exposed Kobrick as a great regular season scorer against soft, finesse, non physical bottom tier defenses but when presented with a smart, physical, & intelligent defense which REFUSED to give up easy penetration to the lane/basket for high percentage dunks, lay-ups, & fouls which would result in free throw attempts Kobe became mentally intimidated & simply resorted to taking low percentage 25 foot bricks with multiple defenders on him lmao by the time the Celtics won GAME 6 by an NBA FINALS record clinching 39 point margin Kobrick was relegated to shooting 35 foot bricks/jumpers because he wanted ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with '08 NBA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Kevin Garnett (ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE smh as a Lakers fan that STILL hurts my feelings whenever they show GAME 6 of the '08 FINALS & Garnett's post championship interview when he uttered that phrase 😭😭😭😭), P.J. Brown, Leon Powe, Kendrick Perkins, or Glen "Ashy lips/Eating Popeyes Chicken on a private plane with $100,000 cash in your hands while simultaneously having a warrant out for your arrest/Big Baby" Davis. Those 3 scenarios FOREVER disqualified Kobrick from NBA G.O.A.T. player discussions in my book as a matter of fact I currently have him ranked #12 all-time in NBA history.

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@Gr8 1 Appreciate it sir. It's unfortunate & tragic how he & his daughter met their untimely demise so I understand if his fans or NBA fans of other teams are currently in mourning yet that doesn't mean we should overstate or overrate him as a NBA player & I've always felt that he was a great player but not in consideration for G.O.A.T. NBA player status or top 10 all-time & I've expressed that opinion numerous times on social media in years past but since his death now all of a sudden his delusional non-objective “Kobrick/Kobetard”fanboys & girls/Stans are calling me a hater regardless of me providing statistical data/evidence & game footage such as these 2004 NBA FINALS vs the Detroit Pistons they STILL won't except LEGITIMATE constructive criticism as anything other than me being a Kobe Bryant hater because I refuse to be a delusional fanboy who lacks OBJECTIVETY just because I'm a Los Angeles Lakers fan as well as Kobe Bryant fan but I would call him out on his flaws as I & EVERY fan of a player or team should instead of being a blind non objective fanboy or girl/Stan but I'm a big boy & can handle myself it is what it is ijs🤷🏾‍♂️.

Jordan Sharpe Kobe is borderline #10 buddy. Quit overrating him because he had a tragic death.

Jordan Sharpe #1. Michael Jordan #2. Kareem Abdul Jabbar #3. LeBron James #4. Wilt Chamberlain #5. Magic Johnson #6. Bill Russell #7. Larry Bird #8. Tim Duncan #9. Hakeem Olajuwon #10. Kobe Bryant #11. Shaquille O’Neal

Shaw just stands in the post

Shady Boy and that would’ve made the series competitive if Kobe didn’t throw the series

chitownkidd33 Kobe didnt Shaq was out of shape and fat he was still a great player but he was just lazy. Karl malone was injured and Gary payton struggled with the triangle offense derrick fisher struggled comin off the bench and Kobe was going through that rape trial and his marrige was in crisis also Phil jackson was gonna retire after the year and wrote some shit about Kobe it was a miracle that team made it to the finals

Shady Boy It was a miracle against the Spurs but please rewatch the series, specifically games 3-5. Shaq was dominating, while Kobe was ignoring him and building a brick house because he wanted the finals mvp.

chitownkidd33 wrong again

If he passes they will just eventually double team him stop it

@@Bigguy5588 THATS THE POINT! YOU WANT THE DOUBLE TEAM!!! THATS MEANS SOMEONE IS OPEN!

@@Bigguy5588 lol double team or not shaq is still bulldozing that team shaq will find his way and if not he's gonna kick it out

@@njprince9717 stfu that’s not how it works lol shaq ms not bulldozing through everyone especially when they move the pressure up or foul him then they could just double team shaq AND KOBE

Such a shame but no no no it's all about Shaq being "lazy". This was an easy chip if played the right way & the right way is SHAQ!

@@DNikos I don't know about easy but Lakers definitely should've won had they continued with what got them 3 chips before this. After this Finals it was obvious those 2 could no longer co-exist as Lakers. Which is ashame cuz had they stuck to being a Shaq first team they win in 04, 05, 06 & get that 2nd 3-peat like MJ's Bulls. Spurs were tough & wouldn't keep getting bounced. They'd still win in 07. After that Kobe takes over as the Alpha & they get more chips. These guys should've had 8 rings at minimum probably 10. That's not an exaggeration either.

@@arlopear7136 I agree. Not taking away from the Pistons but my God!!! I mean Shaq is just not a selfish cat, ego yes but not selfish. He gets the ball moving and makes passes out of the post for better shots. Such a shame it was simple to build around He & Kobe if we're working on all cylinders but another disappointment like we just saw with the MJ doc

Bilal Ali I don’t see any blame for Shaq. He was still the best Center in the NBA. Shaq cost a few regular season wins but turned serious in the playoffs. Kobe was acting like a damn child and didn’t want Shaq getting a finals mvp

@@arlopear7136 OT is a very large exaggeration. It’s actually hard to imagine them getting one more. Even if they are Abel to get back the Spurs,m had they stuck together they would of ran into the Pistons again. That wasn’t a fluke, those Pistons teams were a perfect kryptonite to the Lakers.

and 2006 suns and 2008 NBA finals. and 2000 NBA finals. the list is too long.

⁠​⁠@@mkhan85272003 semifinals vs Spurs. Lakers really could’ve did a 5-peat

The 4 air balls vs the Jazz

Bu bu bu...Ben shut him down LMAO!!! 40 easy! With the offense boomin to another chip but nah!

Dez Niko exactly Kobe playing a lil bit better wouldn’t have stopped that Detroit team, The pistons were on a fuckin mission that year

@@dezniko4585 did you not watch this series ? Ben did as good as anyone can against Shaq but Shaq still dominated him when he got the ball

@@joshuafult84 absolutely. The key phrase you used there is “when he got the ball” the lakers tried getting the ball to Shaq on every play, but the Pistons TEAM had other ideas...

Kobe missed almost as many shots as Shaq took in the entire series. Shaq was shooting in the 60s and Kobe was shooting in the 30s. That was the story of the series and it was obvious to anyone watching at the time what was going on.

Looks alot like what booker was doing to the suns

@@thefinalsay8330 I slightly agreeeeee. I saw it too. But imagine Deondre Ayton was a hall of famer top 10 player ever…..he isn’t. Kobe literally had that on his team and kept shooting

@@phillipmoore6249 I know in general, he is top 10. But in those 3 finals, he was the best player of all time.

@@alp6675 absolute beast

@@phillipmoore6249 Exactly. He literally averaged 38 ppg 17 rpg 3 bpg on %61. That is impossible.

He won without shaq, in fact that's 2 rings without a top 75 back up.. unlike other superstars who just jumps from team to team to get rings forming superteams with other top 75 players😂

@@aeriskabkr1110 he did not come close to winning shit until they got Pau. and kobe was gonna "jump" to the bulls by demanding a trade BEFORE they got Pau. and kobe is nowhere near as good as Lebron so u can blabber all you want with those high school takes lol.

@@aeriskabkr1110 he quit vs suns in 2006 playoffs, gentlemens sweep in 2007, then demanded a trade because he couldnt win without Shaq so they got another all star for him.

@@dominicharris5489 who was pau gasol? if you can't name other top 75 player, this conversation is over... shaq won a ring with dwade and gary payton i believe

@@dominicharris5489 pau not at least at KG level

Manu Ginobilis Bald Spot Shaq was pretty out of shape at the time. Kobe’s shot selection definitely hurt the Lakers’ offense, but Shaq was gassed by game 5 because of how physical the Pistons were playing him. And on the other end, Shaq literally played no defense. Kobe locked up Rip Hamilton in Game 1. Edit: Also I still think Kobe was more at fault this series. That court case he was dealing with, well why was he sleeping with that girl anyway if he didn’t want to have a reputation as a bad father? That’s Kobe’s own fault. Did he rape that girl? I have no idea, but Kobe admitted to sleeping with her and he settled his court case. Not a good look for him. But Shaq gets way too much of a pass for his lazy defense and being out of shape.

@@jrthegoatsmith712 Kobe needs the blame i saw this coming & i'm a Lakers fan. Not only did Kobe Sabotage the series he sabotaged the Lakers. Kobe said earlier resign Shaq he's not coming back. People forget too many players could of replaced Kobe that this time. Also Kobe had alot of teams he could of went to establish himself. He didn't me make sure the Lakers kissed his ass

JR The GOAT Smith your name alone exposes the lack of hoops IQ If you actually WATCHED the series you would see that. 1. Shaq led in scoring 2. The Lakers lacked FLOOR SPACING They need Robert Horry this series but MANAGEMENT let him go 3. The Lakers lacked Athleticism 4. Phil Jackson lineups were HORRIBLE why he kept Payton in the starting lineup is mind boggling 5. The pistons defense pressured the lakers 94ft the Lakers were rushed into shots due to the shot clock close to expiring. They had no time to go to Shaq most of the time.

Evidence watch at 9:28 the Lakers are rushed! Into a shot because the shot clock is close to expiring. They were pressed from the minute they inbounded the ball.

BIG FACTS I watched the series. All Shaq did was score, and even so he was nothing close to what he was in the Lakers’ 3-peat. And Shaq played absolutely no defense. The Pistons’ didn’t have to worry about him one bit. And Shaq let Ben Wallace shoot open jumper after jumper. Shaq was way out of shape playing no defense and exerting all of his energy on offense.

Facts, he couldve had hella assists to like 12 or 13

No shit, Shaq was eating the Pistons alive down low and all they had to do was feed him. But this was the peak of Kobe's beef with Shaq and I think it completely drove him insane that Shaq was out there looking fat but still dominating while Kobe couldn't get a bucket to drop. It just drove him crazier with each miss and Shaq make.

Folks wanna gonna say Shaq carried Kobe when it was true so Kobe tried to prove he was the best player Cost my lakers this series

THEY WILL DOUBLE TEAM DO YOU EVEN PLAY BASKETBALL

@@Bigguy5588 lol. No, not since my brother grew taller than me and started destroying me. He played on a team with Devin Booker when they were young. You're right that it's not that simple at all in basketball. I'm a Michigan guy so the Pistons winning was all I cared about really.

Ok say that but this is what one year out of a 20 year career like come on now.

Derek Matthews shaq was traded. But yeah even though is he wasn't traded , anyone of them would leave anyway

the Pistons won it strait up it didn't matter if Kobe was in or not. there defense was amazing and they had player to score like rwallace, Hamilton, bullups, and prince. plus bwallace out playing and rebounding Shaq. didn't matter who they played they were winning.

Derek Matthews he wanted to get his shot going the lakers knew like he knew if he didn't put up 20 they lose

@humanman1 Jordan's "selfish" basketball never cost his team. Went 6 for 6 in the finals with 6 finals MVPs compared to Kobe's measly 2.

Measly??? Damn how many HOF got as many?! How many don't have any??

IbTusPeter Facts

And Kobe learned and moved on and went to three straight championships!...won back to back.

Rycons Rycons wasn't it 2?

@@whatthafk2864 After getting carried his first 3.

Rycons Rycons thanks to Pau Gasol

exactlyyyy

Not only Wade destroyed them Manu Ginobili shred the Pistons too. Kobetards say that people are unfair against Kobe for using this series against him because the Pistons defense is one of the greatest ever but Wade and Manu proved that their defense can be destroyed as shooting guard.

Michael won as the leader of the team. Kobe wasn’t a good leader

Kobe’s selfish ego was his biggest weakness.

@@acason4 You're wrong. It was his CHILDISH selfish ego that made him always look like a dummy to anyone who knows basketball. Dude was a chump that sometimes got extremely hot.

For your name to be logical dude that wasn’t a logical statement. “Kobe always mattered to Kobe more than winning ever did” he won 5 nba championships 😂 7 finals in a 10 years span 2000-2010. If Kobe was as selfish as you claimed he wouldn’t won any titles if he really about “Kobe “ championships are TEAM accomplishments Kobe has 5 on his resume in 10 years. He can’t be that selfish contributing to 5 championships sir.

@@TaybeenTrill248 2000-2010 is 11 years + Shaq carried Kobe for 3/5 of his rings

@@Joseph-mp5fl you’re a casual Shaq ain’t carrying Kobe to anything . Kobe averaged 25/6/5 from 2000-2002 that’s not being carried idiot .I can tell you don’t watch games If Shaq carried Kobe Why he didn’t carry him 96-99 then before Kobe became a starter ??? That theory ain’t holding up buddy

@@Joseph-mp5fl amazing how people say “Kobe won 5” yet forget to mention Shaq was FMVP for 3 of those 5 rings that Kobe “won.”

Shaq left Orlando because he was jealous of Penny

Judge a nigga off 1 series wow u suck bad

@@russell9411 Nba Finals averages: Shaq ( as a Lakers ) 33-14-3-2, on 61%. Kobrick ( with Shaq ) 22-5-5-1, on 41%. Gasol 17-10-3-2, on 53% Kobrick ( as a leader ) 25-6-5-1, on 41%

@Shaun King how he make the 2008 finals tell me.

Shaun King you don’t know basketball, please do more research before you try to educate people, they don’t even make the nba finals in 2000 if it wasn’t for Kobe

@Shaun King lol u high as hell

So how did kobe win more without shaq than shaq did without kobe?

@@lioninthesun 3 of kobes rings are shaqs. So it's 4 rings to 2 rings.

@@kimjongun2946 you need to get checked kid. The 2001 lakers were the greatest team ever. Shaq and kobe were equals and kobe was the designated closer. Throughout the western conference playoffs which they swept three rounds kobe averaged 31 and shaq averaged 29. You are annoyingly ignorant

@@lioninthesun what a bizarre thing to say

@@kimjongun2946 I stated facts tho

No one denies this happens. But

Hisoka The Magician Shaq: 9-11FG | Rest of Lakers 9-30FG Your so wrong buddy...

@@johnmccarthy4003 played to the pistons gameplan

@@johnmccarthy4003 no he's right your wrong

@@johnmccarthy4003 how is 9-30 wrong lol? that defense caused that

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Shaq wouldn't have won without kobe and vice versa

@@Trump-yb4nn shaq could have won. kobe is actually letting him down.

@@Trump-yb4nn their record wasbetter without kobe......e plain that

Trump 2020 He won with wade dipshit. Yes the officiating was incredibly rigged towards the Heat. But still without Shaq they never even make it to the finals. What was Kobe doing those years while Shaq was carrying the Heat?

@@user-hx9po6ft5j Shaq never carried the Heat.

@@jhihadoutlaw5549 Kobe ain't shit,lol, you lame ass, he got carried by Shaq for 3 straight rings, and then cost them the 2004 championship by bricking all of those shots, lol

@D-NBA you can't compare pippen to Shaq, Shaq was the go to guy on that championship team,they had won 3 rings with feeding shaq, in the paint, 7 foot tall 25 points a game monster Shaq was, but Kobe got in his feelings and try to prove they could win a ring with him leading the pack and lost, lol

clinton mays Your right. I know for a damn fact in the 90s MJ would’ve won atleast 1 championship without Scottie. If LeBron had Kobe’s 2006 squad, I believe he would’ve went to the finals. He probably would’ve had 55 wins

@@wanilimbe In the west? Ha! No. LeBron Finals teams at least had one all-star caliber player (Mo Will, Illagalskus guy, etc.) and a few decent players before the roster turned to trash, no hate tho.

Jordan was so much better. He would of passed to Shaq and shaq would of passed to him. Not even close

Ol' Dirty Dasher people love saying how shaq could have averaged 50 for the series, but the reality is that he lacked the stamina and endurance it would have taken to have taken that many shots every game. He played 47 minutes in game 4 and then turned around and got outclassed by Ben Wallace in game 5. For shaq to have taken the volume of shots needed to score 50, his shooting percentage would have dropped and even his already abysmal free throw percentage would have suffered as well. The lakers lost to the better *TEAM*

Mohammed Babaki I believe they were fairly even. I think Lakers should’ve won. Kobe sold

@@mohammedbabaki1534 nah the lakers were the better team . Even Jordan after this series stated the pistons weren’t legit champions

Facts 😊

br 1251 um bro 😂

it ain’t that deep pimp

They won as a team so shut up.

Thats exactly why KOBRICK don’t belong in the goat convo. Got carried by someone on his first 3 rings, only won 1 mvp in 20 years and you got these Kobrick fanboys talking about he’s better than Jordan😂😂😂

@@menace5802 You suck

Exactly

To win mvp

Bottom line Detroit Pistons were the better team because they had a much better defence than the Los Angeles Lakers and Defence wins Championships.

Okay. Stop it. He certainly isn't top 10, and for me, even top 20 is debatable but stop it with the nonsense. He is a top 100 player.

Yes, because he wasn't even trying to hide it. It was obvious to everyone in the world what was going on. Even the Pistons knew it lol

Pablo Novi Shaq’s stats and shot attempts in that series weren’t that far off of his season average. The Lakers were never going to win that series. They could have played 10 more games and the pistons would probably have won every game. It was just the worst possible matchup for the Lakers

@@Benjamin-gn5pb Still doesn't change the fact shaq wouldve fould out the entire pistons team, then whos guarding shaq?

@@gangstagummybear3432 Just go back and watch the series - the games are all on RU-vid. The Lakers got dominated. It was just a terrible matchup for them. Not only did they struggle against the Detroit defense, they also had trouble playing defense against Detroit. That’s just a recipe for failure.

@@Benjamin-gn5pb Unless the refs are corrupt, and dont give shaq foul cals, detroit is fuqued, even if you think shaq wont make freethrows.

@@gangstagummybear3432 Why are you even arguing on this? It wasn’t even like the series was close. They almost got swept and half the games were total blow outs. Shaq averaged 26.6 per game that series. A couple of the games they lost by like 20 points. Or one was, and the last game the Pistons were up by so much that they pulled the starters. So what do you saying, maybe if Shaq had just scored like 50 points a game then the Lakers would’ve easily won? Get the hell out of here man you sound stupid.

Airdeemoney 1 Saying that they can't stop Shaq, but they come in the game with a brilliant gameplan is not taking away any credit.

It’s okay to agree to disagree!

Larry Brown invented his own Chuck Daley "Jordan rules" on how to deal with Shaq and knew that Kobe's ego and anger with Shaq would ruin him.

No you absolutely give Detroit credit! Go back and look at Chaunceys quote. They knew mr ball hog wanted finals MVP and knew he would get frustrated if they just didn't double on Shaq. That was Detroit's game planning all the way. Doesn't matter if the Lakers had a better looking team it's about strategy so taking advantage of weaknesses is credit due. Just listen to the commentary in this video

No credit for Detroit lol

Shaq is 4 for 6 you dummy

@@christianhilbert1446 cry

@@christianhilbert1446 3:40

Lol mamba mentality gay as fuck

C.J. Love ???

it almost feels like shaq is having too much fun and kobe was getting jealous LMAOO

They had more trouble dealing with Wade, Shaq, and Mourning. They beat them in 05 but lost to them in the 06 ECF.

@Ralph Lau I can’t disagree. Kobe was that good to be the best option 85% of the time. But he didn’t make his team better like LeBron or Magic or even Bird did.

Cuz I barely ever upload stuff so people don't pay attention to my channel.

No because your name is stupid and if you really believe your name, then you are nothing more than a troll.

+Kobe Not Top 100 Naw bruh you don't get many views becuz you are a hating ass bitch.Your channel name alone is a joke just like your life.

Bob Cousey because your bias and jealous of a man way more successful than you lazy. Kobe doesn't respond by typing he responds with his talent. 81 points 62 points in 3 quarters

Video The gamer Biased yea. But he presented facts here, 81 points is great but we are talking about the 2004 Finals.

the lakers that won in 2020? what?????

ComaAlpha they had a floor cam.

100% Kobe literally lost this series on purpose just to spite Shaq.... but Piston fans act like this championship was impressive LOLOL

Both of them did have problems with that team. The difference is that MJ was dominating them in points. Kobe was bricking.

@@Sam-ky3su Yeah I agree. I was just saying that 'cause I thought it was interesting to see how the same team caused problems against 2 of the greatest players to play the game.

Detroit Fan95 I loved that Laker team but they were outplayed in every since of the word only Shaq truly brought it only tru time I've seen Kobe shut down

Detroit Fan95 Did you watch the video or are you just blindly defending Kobe

He defending #BrickGod

Pretty sure he's defending Detroit.

pistons were good but not that good. if kobe played team ball and limited his shots they could have won the championship, or still lose but won more than 1 game

Exactly they were not going to give shaq easy shots in the paint. And yes the pistons were the better team.

@@DrSanto91 🤡🤦‍♂️

funny thing is...wasnt this the season where shaq had got injured at some point the season before and said "I got injured on company time so Ill rehab on company time". And complains about touches??

no that was in '01 when he hurt his big toe and then waited until after the '01-'02 preseason had already began before deciding to have surgery on it. I remember him saying it was still bothering him throughout the year but i think they still ended up winning the finals that year. I'm sure he was still complaining bout touches though too cuz that was during the big feud with Kobe.

Detroit was prob still gonna win but the Lakers would have had a better chance running the offense through Oneal. He was the only guy putting up good numbers consistently.

Kobe's 38% shooting certainly didn't help lol. Give it more to the guy who is shooting 63% from the field (MUCH more efficient than 38%). Duh.

Dude stfu. Kobe was absolute dogshit this whole series. He was the Number 1 reason they lost.

@@Dwade32 that was 4 years ago bud. I changed my tune on that. Kobe was the number 1 reason..........NEXT

Paulo Austria Thanks man

2011 NBA Finals LeBron outplayed by Jason Terry

Kobe was going for his 4th Ring, not his 1st.

@Gr8 1 Jordan Would've Torched Those Bums In His Prime lmao

@@simonbelmont548 Bleacher report top 50 NBA best players all time 1. Michael Jordan 2. LeBron James 3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6. Shaquille O'Neal 7. Tim Duncan 14. Kobe Bryant Kobe vs LeBron PPG: LeBron RPG: LeBron APG: LeBron SPG: LeBron BPG: LeBron FG%: LeBron 3pt%: LeBron FT%: Kobe TS%: LeBron PER: LeBron MVP's: LeBron FMVP's: LeBron Rings: Kobe (Best player on 2) LeBron better player then Kobe Field Goal% LeBron 50.3%✔️ Kobe 44.7% Most missed shots in NBA history 1. Kobe Bryant 14,481 2. John Havlicek 13,417 Points scored career LeBron 34,241✔️ Kobe 33,643 LeBron more points then Kobe Kobe more missed shots then LeBron 3point shots made LeBron 1,875✔️ Kobe 1,827 Steals career LeBron 2,015✔️ Kobe 1,944 Blocks career LeBron 957✔️ Kobe 640 Assists Leader LeBron 1✔️ Kobe 0 Defensive win shares LeBron 70.43✔️ Kobe 50.66 Career high scoring Kobe Bryant 28-46 fg and 7-13 3pt for 81 points vs Raptors 27-55 record Career highs scoring LeBron James 22-33 fg and 8-10 3pt for 61 points vs Bobcats 43-39 record Playoff game winning buzzer beaters LeBron 5✔️ Kobe 1 2010 NBA finals Game 7 Lakers 83 Celtics 79 Kobe Bryant 6-24 fg and 0-6 3pt for 23 points 2013 NBA finals Game 7 Heat 95 Spurs 88 LeBron James 12-23 fg and 5-10 3pt for 37 points 2011 NBA playoffs Mavericks 4 Lakers 0 Dallas swept Kobe to stop him from having 6 rings ha ha Pippen 6 rings more than Kobe 5 rings so having more team awards rings means nothing Shaq O'Neal 3 finals mvps best player on Lakers 3peat and carried Kobe Bryant to 3 sidekick rings 2000 NBA finals Lakers 4 Pacers 2 Kobe 15.6 pts and 36.7% fg and 20% 3pt carried by Shaq 38.0 pts and 61.1% fg and 16 rebs and finals mvp LeBron 16-6 owns Kobe in 22 career meetings I just ended yo career Kobetard

91 Jordan? He couldn’t even play like 2002 Jordan in this series lol.

@@TheGr8-1 lmaooo he was on par with 2011 Lebron and Jason terry😭

Jay Yarbrough exactly people act like this team was smoking people

Shaq wasn't slowing down for shit! He didn't get the fucking ball as much cuz the selfish cocksucker wanted to be finals MVP. Ask anyone on that Lakers team!

@@DNikos Kobe defended every possession, while Shaq didn't even get a block per game. Kobe only shot 38%, but Shaq the only player that shot over 40% for the series. Lakers got exposed. Kobe the only other player to average double figures. Shaq could have averaged 50 ppg and they still would have gotten spanked.

@@envyops ur wrong but ok. Obviously you didn't watch or hear it. Kobe even admitted he fucked that up & plenty of teammates came out to confirm his selfishness wanted that finals MVP. I'm a Kobe lover not a hater but nice try on trying to change the narrative. Tell that bullshit to a casual fan..

but he made them lose 4 games

If the Lakers had won this series, it wouldn't have been four in a row.... They didn't go to the Finals the year before (2003)... The Spurs won the title that year....

@@simonbelmont548 I agree

I try not to speak ill of the deceased but you're right about Kobe fans bringing up LeBron losing to the Mavs but not about losing 4-1 against the Pistons (which I remember everyone was saying that it was a huge upset and that it was a "5 game sweep"). Not only that, but there are other inconsistencies with Kobe fans hating on LeBron such as claiming LeBron chokes wile Kobe gave up a 3-1 lead against the Suns and laugh at LeBron losing against the Mavs when those very same Mavericks team swept Kobe's Lakers who won 57 games and won their 2nd championship the year prior.

Bitch you weak shut up!