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.
Listen to Colin Cowherd and tell me there hasn't been a consistent agenda since the late 2000's to replace Kobe with LeBron and other players.
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Dude really went from "best player for 10 years" to "never"
Charlie Villanueva, who was on the court guarding Kobe during his 81 point game says Bam Adebayo 83-ain’t the same . Kobe dropped his in a close game with the Raptors, while Bam's first three quarters were legit but the 4th quarter has asterisks behind it