Throwback: Kobe Bryant 2009 Playoffs West Semis Series Highlights vs Houston Rockets (HD 720) 

Honestly kobe shooting 45% is crazy with him taking these ridiculous ass shots

This is vintage Kobe basketball right here. Kids nowadays don't know about this.

Kobe Bryant must've sent Shane Battier to an insane asylum after this series. Poor guy tried everything.

Notice how he doesn't flop!..just plays hard, old school basketball

how quickly people forget. today everyone thinks curry or lebron are the best thing since jordan. must not have been old enough to remember these playoff runs. keep in mind the 09 and 10 rings were won with a bad knee and a broken shooting finger and he still dominated.

They had 2 great perimeter defenders with Artest/Battier and a 7'6" Yao MIng but Kobe still decided it was time... Greatness!

Man Kobe's pivot foot game is too strong.

Kobe would average 44ppg in 2019 with the baby fouls... they foul Kobe on every play.

I would take Kobe over any other NBA player anyday. Dude was a god .

Goat most skilled ever .....the amount of disrespect my boy get is pathetic ....true legend my favorite player ever and if he not yours he still should be in your top 5 all time ain’t too many better than kobe ...KB24 legend

The best footwork in the NBA Kobe Bryant.

I miss this style of ball. today's game doesn't have the same feel to me.

Kobe had people cheering and wanting him to get hit hard and possibly injured because of what he'd do to opposing fans' teams. The dude was a monster that couldn't be stopped.

Just shows you how Great Kobe was the fact that Shane battier blinding kobe with the hand in his face that technique didn't even effect Kobe. I truly believe Kobe is the toughest shot maker of all time.

Battier’s feelings had to be hurt. Embarrassed so many times. Kobe had all the moves. Footwork and shot-making ability anywhere on the floor. Scoring God.

its kinda sad that battier played the best possible defense ever and still got ate up

2 elite defenders vs 24 pure greatness!

Kobe straight embarrassed Shane Battier this series. Especially in Game 2 omg.

Disagree if you will.. He IS the greatest Laker ever surpassing Magic to Me in my honest opinion. Longevity, 20 years in the game, Championships with 2 completely different cast of Characters. Offense, defense, Psychopathic Cerebral Assassin. Always kept the desire to compete no matter what the team record was, Odds, Injuries... Etc. He ripped thru KILLERS TO EARN HIS CHAMPIONSHIPS. Nothing he did can be debated in terms of what the bottom line was. #AirApparent #MambaOut #Mamba👑

Damn this vs. arguably the bets 2 perimeter defenders of this era..

Crazy that Lakers even won this series. Kobe was up against two hall of fame defenders every single game. #greatness

Kobe was really a great player I loved how he lost the 2008 NBA Finals but he didn't give up some players do but Kobe was on a mission to hold that trophy and he did not let anybody get in the way no matter how hard it was and he did it and made it look easy and he even won two finals in a row 2009 and 2010 and got revenge on the celtics in 2010.

Players now should watch this. Kobe don’t care about getting foul. He’s focus getting the shoot and make it.

How could you stop this man ? Kobe was unreal #greatness

I’m proud of Bryant, after so long Kobe wasn’t winning championships and he proved him self in this playoffs and the one that came after this.

Battier made Kobe would for every single basket, it was incredible what Kobe did in this series.

kobe always blocks yao lmao

Kobe went off on game 2! Mama there goes that man!

Kobe is the assassin of the NBA

Shane battler CANNOT guard KOBE to save his life

Imagine if TMac wasn't injured at that point and also in his prime...would've been hell of a game to watch

this was a great, gritty series.

Imagine how hard it was to elimate Ron Artest AND Chinese Giant Yao Ming on the same team. Yet Kobe was fearless and he dared to son em both. Goat.

"He can't guard me" -Bean Bryant

This guy applies pressure every game win or loose super aggressive no matter if he's 0-10 he just doesn't care he never looses his confidence love or hate em you gotta give it to him

Yao went down this series :( Damns but what a performance by the Black Mamba

God I miss Lakers playoff basketball so much. Especially the 09 and 10 playoffs such a great team, that played with such heart each night and worked together to win. No other teams from this era are like the 09 and 10 Lakers.

Thanks for sharing, all of these games of Kobe's, and the Lakers. I enjoy watching these games of Kobe's, because I was at work so I couldn't watch the games, even thought I wanted too. But I can enjoy them now. He isn't here, but he left behind all these gems. Thank you, they are very precious. These games were hard fought, and very much old school games, the styles in which they were played. Kobe, always stay ahead of them all along with Pau and Fisher. They all pulled together in order to win, and win is what they have done. They are the winners indeed. Thank you.

give me prime kobe over prime lebron any day of a week,

lakers shouldve kept ariza. what an outstanding career hes had so far

This is the difference from then and now. The Rockets played tremendous defense!! But Kobe was Kobe

Kobe Bryant Aka Mr. Freeze ICE COLD BABYYY 💪💪💯💯

That back iron sound every time Kobe makes it over Shane is 🔥

The playoffs is never been boring with kobe 😊

6:46 MAMA! HERE GOES THAT MAN!

They created the phrase “Good defense, better offense” after this very game.

Damnnnnnn Kobe team is not even consider one of the greatest and he won back to back with his teams he lead!! Impressive as I go back down memory lane!!

Classic Kobe... 2-3 people fronting him, still gets the basket anyway. =)

Kobe was lighting Battier up this series

The 2009 Kobe is basically today's Lebron in terms of years played. I don't see Lebron showing this kind of dominance. IMO, Kobe only showed decline when his achilles ruptured, otherwise, didn't really ever declined.

thank-you! for allowing us to relive this moment! kobe vs battier was so clutch - offense vs defense and both wanted it "so bad" - they were two hungry dogs out there ready to maul for their prize. kobe's smile at the end was so charming he had me smiling lol

Kobe is just too good. greatest Laker and top 3 Player : mj kareem kobe magic bird

HOU and LAL was always a good game to watch back then, T-Mac vs Kobe, Yao vs Gasol, it was brilliant basketball.

kobe top 5 of all time

4:46 He can't guard me.. Lebron its not at his level . He never faced defense and competition like kobe did in his whole career. Lebron can be better than him but not yet!! I Respect Lebron because she showed his hearth in the last finals but The mamba Always showed up in his 20 years of his careers.

5:57 kobe's the only person in the world that acts like nothing is wrong as ron artest runs at you

It wasn’t that long ago when physicality was an integral part of basketball. Now it’s all about flopping for a call.

22:35 not even a flinch. THATS mamba menality you know many players today going down for the flop immediately

Artest plus battier, man that defense was first class but no chance to mamba. Mama there goes that man.

so they need SMALL FORWARD to guard SHOOTING GUARD, thats how good kobe is

The Black Mamba at his peak , Unstoppable

Almost forgot Kobe face two of best perimeter defender in this series. You can see Artest and Battier that they take turn guarding Kobe but still get ate up.

Why is kobe so nice

every time i see a lakers game 7 game, it always comes back to the finals game 7 against boston

i'll still watch this shit. Kobe ISO is something ill never say no to lmao.

I like that you included the short promos and previews before each game's highlights. I miss Kobe everyday. Thanks for this upload.

Black Mamba was cooking battier

Battier played the type of D dat would usually have da offensive player ina slump. Kobe went Kamikaze

No one has been defended this good, this strong and this violent in the history of basketball. Ever.

This is probably one of the most physical series ever

This is one of the most epic series I've ever seen. Watching Kobe CONSISTENTLY shoot blind with Battier putting a hand literally in his face, while having a BROKEN FINGER ON HIS SHOOTING HAND was simply awe striking.

R.I.P kobe him and Allen iverson where my two favorite players to watch

Kobe might not have the numbers like lebron but kobe is more skilled than lebron

This guy is top 5 i dont care what nobody say, no one could guard this man, he was unstoppable

Pure heart! No superstars needed to help

Most entertaining basketball player I’ve ever watched, my all time favorite player

Kobe shot 44% for his career...That's CRAZY because of what type of jumpers he was pulling, nigga was smacking them shits in battier face lmao

Bruh let's be real if Kobe wasn't in the league I don't think I'd even watch basketball

7:16 "he fucking can't guard me"😂😂😂😂😂

Vintage kobe bryant. R.I.H. my brother you will never be forgotten.

Houston had a squad and kobe still cooked them

Kobe > Lebum

That up and under pass to himself is so iconic, it's like MJ's "switch of hands" to us 2000's kids. #LakeShow 💜💛

Not sure anyone with eyes can objectively say this man isn’t top 10. Disgusts me how little people remember this man’s greatness. They just see the last 3 years of his career

The West was DEEP!! Refs we're also tough on Kobe this series (as they usually have been after a certain point in his career) yet he still dominated

prime kobe is evil!!!!

This series defined the word KOBE BRYANT

Ohh man that smile at the end!!!!😪 miss u buddy.

Ungaurdable

peak kobe

Yeah its guysin the now that never saw this kobe! He is an animal during this series. Kept me up at night beating on my rockets like this!

I remember these games like they were yesterday, i miss these times 💯💛💜

Kobe just elbowed the elbow king ron artest

KOBE IS LIKEE THAT

It's been 9 months but feels like yesterday. #MambaForever

Ive been watching Kobe playoff highlights since yesterday. Just the fact that i got a chance to witness his greatness i will be forever thankful. Lebron is great but there was just something a bit different when you watched Kobe. A true showman. Still cant believe he is gone. We will forever remember you Mamba. R.I.P.

League was still more physical around this time than it is now 😢 hip check by Shane would’ve been a foul call at 4:53

I absolutely love these Throwback vids, excellent job guys, many thx.

Kobe Bryant is the only player to win back to back championships without a top 75 NBA player as a teammate

I don't care about statistics. When I watch this highlights I watch perfect play. This player is perfect, definitely the best player I've ever watched. R. I. P. Mamba.