Kobe Bryant against the Suns in the 2010 playoffs

[Heavincent]

Just kind of thought of how dominant Kobe was in this series. Game 6 in particular was amazing. Every time the Suns scored in the fourth quarter, Kobe would come right back and hit some ridiculous momentum-killing shot. Kobe flat out carried the Lakers in this series. They probably would have lost if not for his heroics.

Game 1: 40/5/5
Game 2: 21/5/13
Game 3: 36/9/11
Game 4: 38/7/10
Game 5: 30/11/9
Game 6: 37/6/2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjZZ2e-wr5c

Reggie Miller on Kobe after game 6: "He showed tonight that he is truly the best player and closer in the league."

And before anyone says "lulz the Suns defense sux", no, this was not a defense coached by Mike "What's defense?" D'Antoni. The Suns had a very solid defense in 2010. Just watch the highlights. Kobe was hitting ridiculously hard shots throughout the series.

Bow down to Lord Mamba

[Deuce Bigalow]

Game 4 - 38 Points, 7 rebounds, 10 Assists on .800 TS%

[King24]

He was sick the entire playoffs:

29-6-6-2-46% FG-57%TS
18 30+ point games

And did on a busted knee, too.

Great run.

[Legends66NBA7]

I actually briefly summarized all of Kobe's shots in that series in another thread. I did so because some posters said Kobe went up against an easy defense:

Game 1

- Goes one on one with Dudley, makes a tough shot in the paint.
- 3 pointer, contested by J-Rich
- Ridiculous fall away shot by Kobe, that's impossible to guard
- Mid range, contested by Amar'e
- Literally hits over a double team of G-Hill and J-Rich, ridiculous shot
- Great split on the screen by Kobe, bad defense there, makes a tough floater
- 3 pointer, late contest by Nash
- Mid range shot, good defense by G-Hill
- Step back shot, contest by Dudley
- Great back door play by Kobe and 1, poor defense and foul on Frye
- Open court lay up on a turnover, pass from Odom
- 3 pointer by Kobe, late uncontested run by Barbosa
- Turnaround fadeaway by Kobe, no contest, looked J-Rich slipped up

Game 2
- Mid range jumper, good contest by Hill
- Layup, Lopez on the switch
- 3 pointer, runby J-Rich
- Mid range jumper, contested by Dudley
- Pump fake turnaround jumper, contested by Hill and Lopez
- Mid range jumper, lazy contest/face guard by Hill
- Inside free throw line jumper, face gaurd by Dudley
- Great cross by Kobe for the jumper


Game 3
- Turnaround fadeaway jumper, contested by Lopez
- Mid range jumper, contested by Hill
- Fakes out Lopez, layup
- 3 pointer, hand down man down Hill
- Mid range jumper, contested by Dudley
- Tough fallaway jumper, contested by Amar'e
- Mid range jumper, poor contest by Frye
- Rebound, fake out of Lopez, layup
- Switch on Nash, Mid range jumper after running into the screener Gasol
- 3 pointer, made it on a switch on Nash, Nash contests though
- Switch barbosa, drives, hits jumper, contested by Frye
- Bad defense by the suns, Kobe finds away to drive it to the basket

Game 4
- Mid range jumper, contested by Amundson
- Mid range jumper, contested by Amundson
- 3 pointer, contested by Amundson
- 3 pointer, no contest by Amundson, stand his ground
- Mid range jumper, contest by J-Rich
- 3 pointer, no contest, bad D by J-Rich
- Pull up jumper, late face guard contest by Hill
- 3 pointer, switch on Nash, no chance for Nash there
- 3 pointer, run by Amar'e
- Pull up jumper, lazy/no contest by Frye
- Basline fadeaway, nothing you can do there
- 3 pointer, lazy defense on Dudley, should have contested it better
- Switch on Nash, draws foul, jumper, and 1
- Layup, good move by Kobe
- Pull up jumper, no contest

Game 5
- Jumper, contest by J-Rich
- Mid range jumper, great contest by Dragic
- 3 pointer, close out by Barbosa
- Runs into triple team, pull up 3 pointer, no contest
- 3 pointer, contest by Nash
- Mid range jumper, face guard by Nash
- Fast break dunk
- Drives, jumper, great contest by Hill
- Mid range jumper, contested by J-Rich, ran into double team
- 3 pointer, poor defense by the Suns but their zoning up
- Mid range jumper, face guard by Dragic
- Mid range jumper, no contest by Barbosa

Game 6
- Mid range jumper, contested by Hill
- Drives, draws foul, tough runner, and 1
- 3 pointer, contested by J-Rich
- Mid range jumper, contest by Amar'e
- Deep 3 pointer, nothing you can do there
- Mid range jumper, of the screen, no contest by Amar'e on the recover
- Mid range jumper, great contest by Dudley
- Fadeaway jumper, contested by Dudley
- Basline fadeaway, that's pretty much unguardable, contested by Frye
- Tough mid range jumper, contested by Frye and Dudley
- Double team comes, turns hits jumper, over contested Hill and Frye
- Jumper on Hill, ridiculously difficult, great contest by Hill



All this for:

33.7pts 7.2reb 8.3ast 52%fg

To me, the Suns actually played him pretty damn well. Just Kobe being Kobe

[Heavincent]

He was sick the entire playoffs:

29-6-6-2-46% FG-57%TS
18 30+ point games

And did on a busted knee, too.

Great run.

It's tough to decide which playoff run was better: 09 or 10.

[Deuce Bigalow]

someone post the gif of that shot to seal the game

[Heavincent]

I actually briefly summarized all of Kobe's shots in that series in another thread. I did so because some posters said Kobe went up against an easy defense:

Game 1

- Goes one on one with Dudley, makes a tough shot in the paint.
- 3 pointer, contested by J-Rich
- Ridiculous fall away shot by Kobe, that's impossible to guard
- Mid range, contested by Amar'e
- Literally hits over a double team of G-Hill and J-Rich, ridiculous shot
- Great split on the screen by Kobe, bad defense there, makes a tough floater
- 3 pointer, late contest by Nash
- Mid range shot, good defense by G-Hill
- Step back shot, contest by Dudley
- Great back door play by Kobe and 1, poor defense and foul on Frye
- Open court lay up on a turnover, pass from Odom
- 3 pointer by Kobe, late uncontested run by Barbosa
- Turnaround fadeaway by Kobe, no contest, looked J-Rich slipped up

Game 2
- Mid range jumper, good contest by Hill
- Layup, Lopez on the switch
- 3 pointer, runby J-Rich
- Mid range jumper, contested by Dudley
- Pump fake turnaround jumper, contested by Hill and Lopez
- Mid range jumper, lazy contest/face guard by Hill
- Inside free throw line jumper, face gaurd by Dudley
- Great cross by Kobe for the jumper


Game 3
- Turnaround fadeaway jumper, contested by Lopez
- Mid range jumper, contested by Hill
- Fakes out Lopez, layup
- 3 pointer, hand down man down Hill
- Mid range jumper, contested by Dudley
- Tough fallaway jumper, contested by Amar'e
- Mid range jumper, poor contest by Frye
- Rebound, fake out of Lopez, layup
- Switch on Nash, Mid range jumper after running into the screener Gasol
- 3 pointer, made it on a switch on Nash, Nash contests though
- Switch barbosa, drives, hits jumper, contested by Frye
- Bad defense by the suns, Kobe finds away to drive it to the basket

Game 4
- Mid range jumper, contested by Amundson
- Mid range jumper, contested by Amundson
- 3 pointer, contested by Amundson
- 3 pointer, no contest by Amundson, stand his ground
- Mid range jumper, contest by J-Rich
- 3 pointer, no contest, bad D by J-Rich
- Pull up jumper, late face guard contest by Hill
- 3 pointer, switch on Nash, no chance for Nash there
- 3 pointer, run by Amar'e
- Pull up jumper, lazy/no contest by Frye
- Basline fadeaway, nothing you can do there
- 3 pointer, lazy defense on Dudley, should have contested it better
- Switch on Nash, draws foul, jumper, and 1
- Layup, good move by Kobe
- Pull up jumper, no contest

Game 5
- Jumper, contest by J-Rich
- Mid range jumper, great contest by Dragic
- 3 pointer, close out by Barbosa
- Runs into triple team, pull up 3 pointer, no contest
- 3 pointer, contest by Nash
- Mid range jumper, face guard by Nash
- Fast break dunk
- Drives, jumper, great contest by Hill
- Mid range jumper, contested by J-Rich, ran into double team
- 3 pointer, poor defense by the Suns but their zoning up
- Mid range jumper, face guard by Dragic
- Mid range jumper, no contest by Barbosa

Game 6
- Mid range jumper, contested by Hill
- Drives, draws foul, tough runner, and 1
- 3 pointer, contested by J-Rich
- Mid range jumper, contest by Amar'e
- Deep 3 pointer, nothing you can do there
- Mid range jumper, of the screen, no contest by Amar'e on the recover
- Mid range jumper, great contest by Dudley
- Fadeaway jumper, contested by Dudley
- Basline fadeaway, that's pretty much unguardable, contested by Frye
- Tough mid range jumper, contested by Frye and Dudley
- Double team comes, turns hits jumper, over contested Hill and Frye
- Jumper on Hill, ridiculously difficult, great contest by Hill



All this for:

33.7pts 7.2reb 8.3ast 52%fg

To me, the Suns actually played him pretty damn well. Just Kobe being Kobe

Great post

[Deuce Bigalow]

It's tough to decide which playoff run was better: 09 or 10.

09 was better

30/5/6 on 56 TS%
32/6/7 Finals
34/6/6 WCF

2008 was also better than his 10 run

[King24]

09 was better

30/5/6 on 56 TS%
32/6/7 Finals
34/6/6 WCF

2008 was also better than his 10 run

Agreed.

[Heavincent]

09 was better

30/5/6 on 56 TS%
32/6/7 Finals
34/6/6 WCF

2008 was also better than his 10 run

I'd take 10 over 08 just because he got it done in the Finals.

[BlackJoker23]

goat

[Legends66NBA7]

Great post

Glad you agree. Unfortunately, there will be moronic Kobe trolls who will just say I am hater if I even criticize him. Sad.

[Miller for 3]

I actually briefly summarized all of Kobe's shots in that series in another thread. I did so because some posters said Kobe went up against an easy defense:

Game 1

- Goes one on one with Dudley, makes a tough shot in the paint.
- 3 pointer, contested by J-Rich
- Ridiculous fall away shot by Kobe, that's impossible to guard
- Mid range, contested by Amar'e
- Literally hits over a double team of G-Hill and J-Rich, ridiculous shot
- Great split on the screen by Kobe, bad defense there, makes a tough floater
- 3 pointer, late contest by Nash
- Mid range shot, good defense by G-Hill
- Step back shot, contest by Dudley
- Great back door play by Kobe and 1, poor defense and foul on Frye
- Open court lay up on a turnover, pass from Odom
- 3 pointer by Kobe, late uncontested run by Barbosa
- Turnaround fadeaway by Kobe, no contest, looked J-Rich slipped up

Game 2
- Mid range jumper, good contest by Hill
- Layup, Lopez on the switch
- 3 pointer, runby J-Rich
- Mid range jumper, contested by Dudley
- Pump fake turnaround jumper, contested by Hill and Lopez
- Mid range jumper, lazy contest/face guard by Hill
- Inside free throw line jumper, face gaurd by Dudley
- Great cross by Kobe for the jumper


Game 3
- Turnaround fadeaway jumper, contested by Lopez
- Mid range jumper, contested by Hill
- Fakes out Lopez, layup
- 3 pointer, hand down man down Hill
- Mid range jumper, contested by Dudley
- Tough fallaway jumper, contested by Amar'e
- Mid range jumper, poor contest by Frye
- Rebound, fake out of Lopez, layup
- Switch on Nash, Mid range jumper after running into the screener Gasol
- 3 pointer, made it on a switch on Nash, Nash contests though
- Switch barbosa, drives, hits jumper, contested by Frye
- Bad defense by the suns, Kobe finds away to drive it to the basket

Game 4
- Mid range jumper, contested by Amundson
- Mid range jumper, contested by Amundson
- 3 pointer, contested by Amundson
- 3 pointer, no contest by Amundson, stand his ground
- Mid range jumper, contest by J-Rich
- 3 pointer, no contest, bad D by J-Rich
- Pull up jumper, late face guard contest by Hill
- 3 pointer, switch on Nash, no chance for Nash there
- 3 pointer, run by Amar'e
- Pull up jumper, lazy/no contest by Frye
- Basline fadeaway, nothing you can do there
- 3 pointer, lazy defense on Dudley, should have contested it better
- Switch on Nash, draws foul, jumper, and 1
- Layup, good move by Kobe
- Pull up jumper, no contest

Game 5
- Jumper, contest by J-Rich
- Mid range jumper, great contest by Dragic
- 3 pointer, close out by Barbosa
- Runs into triple team, pull up 3 pointer, no contest
- 3 pointer, contest by Nash
- Mid range jumper, face guard by Nash
- Fast break dunk
- Drives, jumper, great contest by Hill
- Mid range jumper, contested by J-Rich, ran into double team
- 3 pointer, poor defense by the Suns but their zoning up
- Mid range jumper, face guard by Dragic
- Mid range jumper, no contest by Barbosa

Game 6
- Mid range jumper, contested by Hill
- Drives, draws foul, tough runner, and 1
- 3 pointer, contested by J-Rich
- Mid range jumper, contest by Amar'e
- Deep 3 pointer, nothing you can do there
- Mid range jumper, of the screen, no contest by Amar'e on the recover
- Mid range jumper, great contest by Dudley
- Fadeaway jumper, contested by Dudley
- Basline fadeaway, that's pretty much unguardable, contested by Frye
- Tough mid range jumper, contested by Frye and Dudley
- Double team comes, turns hits jumper, over contested Hill and Frye
- Jumper on Hill, ridiculously difficult, great contest by Hill



All this for:

33.7pts 7.2reb 8.3ast 52%fg

To me, the Suns actually played him pretty damn well. Just Kobe being Kobe

Great work man

[zass]

i felt sorry for Nash

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnWGXKA0I_Q

[Phong]

someone post the gif of that shot to seal the game