Kobe Bryant in Elimination Games that were not blowouts

[Deuce Bigalow]

Kobe's '03, '04, '06, '08, '11 Elimination games weren't even close, his team was blown out. In '09 his team blew the other team out.

Here's his numbers in elimination games that were not blowouts:

2000 WCF, Game 7: 25 pts, 11 reb, 7 ast, 0 stl, 4 blk, 9/19 FG, 1/4 3P, 6/12 FT, .515 TS% (W)
2002 WCF, Game 6: 31 pts, 11 reb, 5 ast, 0 stl, 0 blk, 10/20 FG, 0/0 3P, 11/11 FT, .624 TS% (W)
2002 WCF, Game 7: 30 pts, 10 reb, 7 ast, 2 stl, 0 blk, 10/26 FG, 2/3 3P, 8/10 FT, .493 TS% (W)
2007 WCQF, Game 5: 34 pts, 4 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 0 blk, 13/33 FG, 2/8 3P, 6/7 FT, .471 TS% (L)
2010 Finals, Game 6: 26 pts, 11 reb, 3 ast, 4 stl, 0 blk, 9/19 FG, 1/4 3P, 7/7 FT, .589 TS% (W)
2010 Finals, Game 7: 23 pts, 15 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 0 blk, 6/24 FG, 0/6 3P, 11/15 FT, .376 TS% (W)
2012 WCQF, Game 7: 17 pts, 1 reb, 8 ast, 0 stl, 1 blk, 7/16 FG, 2/2 3P, 1/4 FT, .479 TS% (W)
2012 WCSF, Game 5: 42 pts, 5 reb, 0 ast, 2 stl, 0 blk, 18/33 FG, 1/6 3P, 5/7 FT, .582 TS% (L) (77-83 score entering the 3rd quarter)

8 Games: 28.5 PPG, 8.5 RPG, 4.1 APG, 1.3 SPG, 0.5 BPG, .432 FG%, .273 3P%, .753 FT%, .513 TS%

Calculating his TS%:

42 33 7
23 24 15
26 19 7
34 33 7
31 20 11
30 26 10
25 19 12
17 16 4

228 190 73

PTS / (2 * (FGA + 0.44 * FTA))
228 / (2 * (190 + 0.44 * 73))

2003 WCQF, Game 6 - Lakers lost by 28

2004 Finals, Game 5 - Lakers were down by 23 entering the 4th quarter

2006 1st Round, Game 7 - Lakers lost by 31

Halftime
Kobe - 21 points, 8 Made FGs
Rest of Lakers - 24 points, 9 Made FGs

Kobe shot 50% for the game. Rest of his teammates 32%.

Odom - 35%
Smush - 31%
Kwame - 20%

2008 Finals, Game 6 - The Lakers lost by 39.

Here is how Kobe started the Game.

End of 1st Quarter
Kobe - 11 points, 4 Made FGs
Rest of Lakers - 9 points, 1 MADE FG

And it all went downhill from the 2 Quarter

Halftime - Lakers down by 23
Kobe - 4 Made FGs
Rest of Lakers - 4 Made FGs

Kobe alone had the same amount of Made FGs as the rest of his teammates combined at Halftime.

2009 WCQF, Game 7 - Lakers were up by 20 at halftime and up by 19 entering the 4th quarter

2011 WCSF, Game 4 - The Lakers lost by 36
Here is how Kobe started the Game.

End of 1st Quarter
Kobe - 13 points, 6 Made FGs
Rest of Lakers- 10 points, 2 MADE FGs

Halftime - Lakers down by 24
Kobe - 7 Made FG
Rest of Lakers - 7 Made FGs

Kobe had made the same amount of FGs as the rest of his teammates combined at Halftime.

[RRR3]

Axl: OP is a *******
Slash: LOL
Duff: Yep

[Deuce Bigalow]

Axl: OP is a *******
Slash: LOL
Duff: Yep

The 'OP is a *******' thing is so old already.

[Glide2keva]

What was his FG%? Can't only use TS%, too much of a crutch bullshit stat.

[chips93]

What was his FG%? Can't only use TS%, too much of a crutch bullshit stat.

whats wrong with TS%

[Deuce Bigalow]

What was his FG%? Can't only use TS%, too much of a crutch bullshit stat.

.431

I think TS% is a great efficiency stat since it includes efficiency from all areas - 2pt FGs, 3pt FGs, FTs.

[tmacattack33]

So basically... Kobe's elimination games discluding the bad ones.

I'm going go make a thread called "Ron Artest in elimination games, except for the ones he played poorly in". See ya there!

[Deuce Bigalow]

So basically... Kobe's elimination games discluding the bad ones.

I'm going go make a thread called "Ron Artest in elimination games, except for the ones he played poorly in". See ya there!

No
It's in games that were not blowouts.

[tmacattack33]

No
It's in games that were not blowouts.

You include all games. You can't just selectively take out some games.

Let's go back and take away all of the losing blow outs from all first options in the league and see what happens with their stats. LOL.

[Deuce Bigalow]

You include all games. You can't just selectively take out some games.

Let's go back and take away all of the losing blow outs from all first options in the league and see what happens with their stats. LOL.

I didn't selectively take out games. Can you not read? I took out the games in which his team was blownout.

[jlauber]

Has there ever been an all-time great involved in more playoff blowout losses, than Kobe? His LAST games in some seasons were just unfathomable.

In 2003, 110-82.

In 2004, 100-87 (in a game in which they were down by 23 going into the 4th quarter.) Oh, and they were beaten 4-1 by an under-dog.

In 2006, 121-90 (and this after blowing a 3-1 series lead.)

In 2008, 131-92 (and how about blowing a 24 point lead in game four?)

In 2011, 122-86 (and being swept by an under-dog team)

In 2012, 106-90 (granted, Kobe finally had a great game.)

[tmacattack33]

I didn't selectively take out games. Can you not read? I took out the games in which his team was blownout.

And what legitimate reason do you have for doing that?

Were those 5 games (out of only 12 total, lol) not real games or something?

[tmacattack33]

Oh wow, OP you have been exposed...

Thanks to jlauber's post two posts above this, i just realized that OKC blew out LA 106-90 in 2012, yet you did not include this game in the list of blow outs that you want to disregard.

You kept it in because Kobe played good in it.





Way to be consistent, OP. You are truly unbiased and a great poster.

[tmacattack33]

Kobe's '03, '04, '06, '08, '11 Elimination games weren't even close, his team was blown out.

Here's his numbers in elimination games that were not blowouts:

'00 WCF, Game 7: 25 pts, 11 reb, 7 ast, .515 TS%, 4 blk (W)
'02 WCF, Game 6: 31 pts, 11 reb, 5 ast, .624 TS% (W)
'02 WCF, Game 7: 30 pts, 10 reb, 7 ast, .493 TS%, 2 stl (W)
'07 WCQF, Game 5: 34 pts, 4 reb, 1 ast, .471 TS% (L)
'10 Finals, Game 6: 26 pts, 11 reb, 3 ast, .589 TS%, 4 stl (W)
'10 Finals, Game 7: 23 pts, 15 reb, 2 ast, .376 TS% (W)
'12 WCSF, Game 5: 42 pts, 5 reb, 0 ast, .582 TS%, 2 stl (L)

7 Games: 30.1 PPG, 9.6 RPG, 3.6 APG, .516 TS%

Calculating his TS%:


Some people will say that in those blowout elimination games that Kobe was part of the problem. But that is not the case.

'08 Finals, Game 6 - The Lakers lost by 39.
Here is how Kobe started the Game.

End of 1st Quarter
Kobe - 11 points, 4 Made FGs
Rest of Lakers - 9 points, 1 MADE FG

And it all went downhill from the 2 Quarter
Halftime - Lakers down by 23
Kobe - 4 Made FGs
Rest of Lakers - 4 Made FGs

Kobe alone had the same amount of Made FGs as the rest of his teammates combined at Halftime.

'11 WCSF, Game 4 - The Lakers lost by 36
Here is how Kobe started the Game.

End of 1st Quarter
Kobe - 13 points, 6 Made FGs
Rest of Lakers- 10 points, 2 MADE FGs

Halftime - Lakers down by 24
Kobe - 7 Made FG
Rest of Lakers - 7 Made FGs

Kobe had made the same amount of FGs as the rest of his teammates combined at Halftime.

Get rid of that bolded game homie, it was a blow out loss for LA.

[Deuce Bigalow]

The score was 83-77 entering the 4th Quarter.

Nice try though but you failed.