Kobe Bryant had 4 Separate Finals Runs where he didn’t lose a single game at Staples Center against the West
2001
2-0 vs Portland
2-0 vs Sacramento
2-0 vs Spurs
2004
3-0 vs Houston
3-0 vs Spurs
3-0 vs Wolves
2008
2-0 vs Denver
3-0 vs Utah
3-0 vs Spurs
2010
3-0 vs Thunder
2-0 vs Utah
3-0 vs Phoenix
Lost Grand total of 6 Home Games in his 7 Finals Runs against the West in General (2x vs 00 Blazers, 02 Spurs/Kings and 09 Rockets/Nuggets) 😅
Kobe Won 2 rings in 6 years with Pau as his second option. Just 6 years. Kobe was peaking for like 14-15 years in his career. The Gasol years aren’t even half of Kobe’s peak.
Clearly, he could win another 2-3 with another solid option. Wining with Pau was proof he didn’t need Shaq to win rings. That was the whole reason for the 2009 revenge season 🐍
If you need a reminder, here’s 24 minutes of greatness to get you back in the swing of things. Kobe 2009 season one of the best all time.
The '07 Spurs, '09 Magic, and 2015 Warriors' literal defensive schemes were to put Bron in single coverage because they didn’t believe he could beat them with his scoring. It worked. LMAO
Kobe by a mile.