Kobe's NBA Finals Stats

[JohnMax]

2000 NBA Finals

Shaq- 38 PPG, 17 RPG, 2.5 APG, 2.7 BPG, 61% FG 96/157----6 games
Kobe-16 PPG, 5 RPG, 4 APG, 1.4 BPG, 36% FG%, 33/90----5 games

2001 NBA Finals

Shaq- 33 PPG, 16 RPG, 5 APG, 3.5 BPG, 63/110 57% FG-----5 games
Kobe- 24 PPG, 8 RPG, 6 APG, 1.4 BPG, 44/106 41% FG------5 games

2002 NBA Finals

Shaq- 37 PPG, 12.25 RPG, 4 APG, 2.75 BPG, 50/84 60% FG----4 games
Kobe-26 PPG, 5.75 RPG, 5 APG, .75 BPG, 36/70 51% FG-------4 games

2004 NBA finals 5 games loss
Shaq= 27 PPG, 11 RPG, 2 APG, .6 BPG, 53/84 63% FG
Kobe=22 PPG, 3 RPG, 4 APG, .6 BPG, 43/113 38% FG




2008 NBA finals 6 games loss
Kobe= 25 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 5 APG, .16 BPG, 53/131 40% FG

2009 NBA finals 5 games win
Kobe= 32 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 7.4 AGP, 58/135, 42% FG

2010 NBA Finals 7 games
28.5 PPG 40% FG (66-163 shooting)

[navy]

5/7 doe

[Smook A.]

Not even playing when I say this. I've seen this type of thread atleast once a month since I've been on here.

I'm sure we all got it by now. Kobe has had some shitty shooting percentages in the NBA Finals, but that doesn't take away his 5 rings & 2 FMVPs. He's one of the best players to ever play the game and you can't deny that.

[dubeta]

Role player numbers

[Nowitness]

5/7 doe

2/7 as best player doe.

[red1]

very respectable numbers

[TheMarkMadsen]

You shaved a few percentage points off here and there. Same with points, rebounds and assist.


2002 was 27 points..

[ImKobe]

You shaved a few percentage points off here and there. Same with points, rebounds and assist.

For instance, 2009 was 33 points & 43%

2002 was 27 points..

lmfao, and he completely left off rpg and apg in 2010

Kobe during his 3 straight Finals runs without Shaq put up 2nd 3-peat MJ Finals numbers

You could argue that Kobe's 2008 & 2010 Finals numbers are better than MJ's 96 & 98 Finals numbers, and his 09 Finals is pretty similar to MJ's 97 Finals.

Plus OP shaves off points and FG% like you said, and for the 2000 Finals, included the injury game, where he didn't even play 10 minutes?


And I don't get what OP is trying to say really, roll up the numbers against the WCF during the Finals runs with Shaq (Kobe played better in the 3 first series than Shaq in 2001, for example and had more winshares, same WS/48 despite shooting poor in the Finals).

[rule1223]

You shaved a few percentage points off here and there. Same with points, rebounds and assist.


2002 was 27 points..

sad how the only way to make kobe look bad is to straight up lie

[LAZERUSS]

Care to post Kobe's numbers against Duncan's Spurs?

[ImKobe]

Care to post Kobe's numbers against Duncan's Spurs?

SURE!

1999 Spurs win

21/7/4 with 1.8 spg 0.5 bpg on 44,7%FG

2001 Lakers win

33/7/7 with 1.5 spg 0.8 bpg on 51,4%FG

2002 Lakers win

26/5/5 with 1 spg on 45,5%FG

2003 Spurs win

32/5/4 with 1 spg on 43,4% FG, 44,1%3PT

2004 Lakers win

26/6/6 with 1.7 spg on 46,2%FG

2008 Lakers win

29/6/4 with 1.6 spg on 53,3%FG


Overall: 4 - 2 against Duncan's Spurs in the Playoffs

[Marchesk]

West > Kobe in the finals.

[buddha]

2/7 as best player doe.

I think you mean 2/3 as the best player doe.

[LAZERUSS]

SURE!

1999 Spurs win

21/7/4 with 1.8 spg 0.5 bpg on 44,7%FG

2001 Lakers win

33/7/7 with 1.5 spg 0.8 bpg on 51,4%FG

2002 Lakers win

26/5/5 with 1 spg on 45,5%FG

2003 Spurs win

32/5/4 with 1 spg on 43,4% FG, 44,1%3PT

2004 Lakers win

26/6/6 with 1.7 spg on 46,2%FG

2008 Lakers win

29/6/4 with 1.6 spg on 53,3%FG


Overall: 4 - 2 against Duncan's Spurs in the Playoffs

You could make a solid case that Kobe was the Lakers best player in all four of those series wins, and in fact, was the best player on the floor in '01, '02, and '08.

[ImKobe]

West > Kobe in the finals.

Just look at the numbers Kobe put up in the WC Playoffs his entire career and how he always went off on the Spurs and dunked on the Twin Towers with ease.

2nd time he went to 3 straight Finals, his stats weren't as bad as OP makes them out to be, he shaves off some percentages and averages to make it worse.

2008 he faced arguably the best defense of the decade (outside the 2004 Pistons) and despite shooting 40,5%, had a decent series on both ends, his team just wasn't talented enough to hang with Boston.

2009 He shot 42,9%, but dominated the series with his playmaking and had key stretches, where he put games away (especially Game 5).

2010 His numbers are basically the same as 2009 Finals outside Game 7, where he had a bad shooting night.

And I don't see why people hold it against an out of prime Kobe, that was bothered by knee and finger injuries all the time, for shooting 4% below his regular season FG% facing those tough defenses in the Finals, the same Boston teams that Lebron struggled against (shooting 35,5% against Boston in 2008 with 5.3 TOV per game).