Don't let Rich Paul's verbal diarrhea distract you from the fact that the 2001 Lakers are the Greatest Playoff team of all time:
- 15-1 Record; 8-0 on the road
- 13.7 Net Rating (NBA Record)
- Beat Four 50-win Playoff Teams
- Destroyed the #1 seed Spurs by 29 and 39 points respectively.
Playoff Stats:
Shaq: 30/15/3/2.4 blks/56% FG
Kobe: 29/7/6/1.6 stls/ 56% TS
Clutch Stats:
Shaq: 9 points on 34.4% TS
Kobe: 26 points on 62.7% TS
The 01 Lakers didn't just beat solid competition. They eviscerated them.
KOBE. LEBRON. WEMBY.
Victor Wembanyama joins Kobe Bryant in 2001 and LeBron James in 2007 as the only players this century to lead their team in scoring entering the Finals at 22 or younger ๐คฏ
On this day in 1997...
MJ's buzzer-beater capped the Bullsโ thrilling win in Game 1 of the 1997 NBA Finals!
Jordan: 31 PTS (19 in 2H), 8 AST
Pippen: 27 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 4 BLK
Myles Garrett demanded a trade last offseason because he wanted to play for a Super Bowl contender.
He ended up signing a $160 million deal with the Cleveland Browns and was criticized by many for taking the money knowing they wouldnโt contend.
Now he gets the trade he wanted to a Super Bowl contender in the Rams, still got paid and gets to spend his free time in LA with his Olympian Girlfriend Chloe Kim.
Chess not checkers.
This is why we go to bat for Kobe Because we were all there and saw how this dude was just on a different level than everyone. 3 years in the finals coming out the west with his Second option never averaging even 20 that entire run & still gets 2 chips.
@MileHighMims It's Garrett man, probably the best move by a team since the Herschel Walker trade by the Cowboys.
That said, my Broncos vs Rams SB prediction keeps getting real with those trades.