Kobe Just Shut Down Westbrook and Went God Mode in the Clutch Today

[KenneBell]

9-26 with plenty of misses in the OT's is not very impressive.

The D on Westbrook was pretty good though.

He went 6-12 in the last 18 minutes of the game while guarding Westbrook and setting the tempo for the team. Doesn't get much better than that.

[Bladers]

And you'll find plenty of possessions where Westbrook got by Kobe with ease only to run into the LA's help defense. It's this same kind of overrating Lebron's fans do when he's guarding Rose. It's ridiculous.

That was in the double OT when Kobe was exhausted. GTFO he had only 6 points in 47 mins of game duration.

[hitmanyr2k]

That was in the double OT when Kobe was exhausted. GTFO he had only 6 points in 47 mins of game duration.

Have you watched Westbrook this month? The guy has been laying bricks like it's going out of style. I'm not shocked when Westbrook has a bad shooting game any more than when I see Kobe have a bad shooting game. They're both volume chuckers.

[BallsOut]

Lets not exaggerate things here. Kobe shadowed and guarded Westbrook but he didn't really shut him down per se, rather, Westbrook had a cold night. As for Kobe being clutch? More often than not Kobe misses those shots, but tonight he made them so cudos to Kobe. Moreover, had Kobe made his shots throughout the course of the game it's unlikely the Lakers would need a comeback.

whatever helps you sleep at night brah

[BallsOut]

That was all heart. Very impressive performance. And he clinched LeBron's 3rd MVP too. Special THANK YOU for that

[memetherapy]

He went 6-12 in the last 18 minutes of the game while guarding Westbrook and setting the tempo for the team. Doesn't get much better than that.

Funny how you consider 50% shooting Kobe's plateau. Lay off his nuts man...the shooting by and him and Westbrook was atrocious. I mean Kobe was clutch as hell, especially after bricking all game, but that's about it. He pulled through in the clutch...cool, but let's not act like he KILLED IT or shutdown Westbrook. Westbrook was getting to open spots and bricking his shots himself. Good effort by the Lakers keeping their heads in the game, but you gotta expect to win when the 2 best scorers on the other team are failing all night and the 3rd best isn't even playing.

[thelucifer69]

He missed 2 game winning shots this game

[BallsOut]

He missed 2 game winning shots this game

Daym DMAVS stick to one account please.

[RazorBaLade]

He missed 2 game winning shots this game

And thats why that stat is ****ing retarded. Kobe in clutch today according to some metrics: 0-2. Even though really he was like 4-6 and extremely clutch.

[G-Funk]

And you'll find plenty of possessions where Westbrook got by Kobe with ease only to run into the LA's help defense. It's this same kind of overrating Lebron's fans do when he's guarding Rose. It's ridiculous.

Yup on those illegal screens Perkins was putting on Kobe

[EricForman]

Kobe played horrible for first 44 minutes and the Lakers started comeback with him on bench. But hey, Kobe hit a couple of Js in the final minutes so he's god and the MVP and the GOAT and better than Lebron.

[BallsOut]

Kobe played horrible for first 44 minutes and the Lakers started comeback with him on bench. But hey, Kobe hit a couple of Js in the final minutes so he's god and the MVP and the GOAT and better than Lebron.

What does this thread have to do with Lebron? Insecure much? Thank God I don't have to read the crap that you write on a daily basis.

[DMAVS41]

And thats why that stat is ****ing retarded. Kobe in clutch today according to some metrics: 0-2. Even though really he was like 4-6 and extremely clutch.

Game winning shot stats are not retarded. They just show how a player performs in those situations.

Nobody would ever solely look at that when evaluating a player in the clutch or in a game.

Literally every single shot Kobe made today in the clutch is counted in some capacity by all the same metrics.

Kobe was super clutch today. But he did miss two game winning shots. I don't understand how you think this stuff is "retarded".....

Its just a record of makes and misses. It's literally the same thing as just watching the video. Everything Kobe did will be recorded accurately.

[kileer7]

whatever helps you sleep at night brah

grow up

[KenneBell]

Funny how you consider 50% shooting Kobe's plateau.

No, I don't. But his plateau was that combination of offense and defense he displayed in the latter stages of the game.