Kobe Just Shut Down Westbrook and Went God Mode in the Clutch Today

[BallsOut]

Made back to back tough 3s late in the 4th quarter and and the one legged Dirk fadeaway late in OT, not to mention guarding Wesbrook throughout the game and holding him to 3-22 shooting. :bowdown:

[IGOTGAME]

Yep, that happened.

[imdaman99]

westbrook shut himself down man, yeah kobe played good D on him but he couldnt hit the side of a barn

[zay_24]

KOBE IS THE GOAT!

MJ never done anything like this:roll:

[hitmanyr2k]

Kobe wasn't on Westbrook 100% of the time lol. Like I said before, you could have put the mascot on Westbrook and he still would have been brickin :oldlol:

[Punpun]

He also shut down Lebron and Wade. Kobe got that first-defense tema accolade locked down.

[inclinerator]

he was magnificent in the 4th and ots

[LABean]

:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

[Noob Saibot]

westbrook shut himself down man, yeah kobe played good D on him but he couldnt hit the side of a barn

this. not to mention westbrook single handedly kept them in the game for the late 4th/1st overtime.

[dbugz]

:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: - Cs fan

[Heavincent]

Godbe :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

Best closer in the game, and it ain't even close.

[cotdt]

Naw, MWP is the one who won the game for us today.

[truhooper]

9-26

didn't do nothing until ron ron took out the beard

:durantunimpressed:

[G-Funk]

KOBE IS THE GOAT!

MJ never done anything like this:roll:

u stupid :oldlol: ...But he did lock his ass down

[Eric Cartman]

Godbe :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

Best closer in the game, and it ain't even close.

Carmelo and Dirk are CLOSE, but they're no Kobe :bowdown: :applause: DAGAWD.

[kileer7]

Lets not exaggerate things here. Kobe shadowed and guarded Westbrook but he didn't really shut him down per se, rather, Westbrook had a cold night. As for Kobe being clutch? More often than not Kobe misses those shots, but tonight he made them so cudos to Kobe. Moreover, had Kobe made his shots throughout the course of the game it's unlikely the Lakers would need a comeback.

[Nick Young]

mamba being mamba
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY9HjNWbJvA

:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

[tmacattack33]

9-26 with plenty of misses in the OT's is not very impressive.

The D on Westbrook was pretty good though.

[Indian guy]

That was all heart. Very impressive performance. And he clinched LeBron's 3rd MVP too. Special THANK YOU for that :applause: :rockon:

[amfirst]

Well Kobe did make Westbrook rush his shots. Prob have to do with the length.

[Mr. Jabbar]

That was all heart. Very impressive performance. And he clinched LeBron's 3rd MVP too. Special THANK YOU for that :applause: :rockon:


Sadly, this. :facepalm

[Heavincent]

9-26 with plenty of misses in the OT's is not very impressive.

The D on Westbrook was pretty good though.

Sour grapes :roll: :roll: :roll:

He was ridiculously clutch today. Probably the most clutch performance of the season. Even the saltiest hater should admit that.

[Bladers]

Kobe wasn't on Westbrook 100% of the time lol. Like I said before, you could have put the mascot on Westbrook and he still would have been brickin :oldlol:

what are you serious? You wont find one poss where Kobe wasn't on WB. :wtf:

[Bladers]

westbrook shut himself down man, yeah kobe played good D on him but he couldnt hit the side of a barn

Westbrook shot the worst FG% of his career and had only 6 points yes 6 points with seconds left in the 4th before the bs whistles.

[Zedja]

That was all heart. Very impressive performance. And he clinched LeBron's 3rd MVP too. Special THANK YOU for that :applause: :rockon:
Every time LeBron wins an MVP, Kobe has won the Finals MVP :lebronamazed:

[christian1923]

mamba being mamba
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY9HjNWbJvA

:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:
:bowdown: :bowdown: i LOVE THIS VIDEO

[hitmanyr2k]

what are you serious? You wont find one poss where Kobe wasn't on WB. :wtf:

And you'll find plenty of possessions where Westbrook got by Kobe with ease only to run into the LA's help defense. It's this same kind of overrating Lebron's fans do when he's guarding Rose. It's ridiculous.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

Kobe wasn't on Westbrook 100% of the time lol. Like I said before, you could have put the mascot on Westbrook and he still would have been brickin :oldlol:

lol come on, give him some props. You wouldn't be saying that if Scottie Pippen was on Westbrook.

[shadow]

this. not to mention westbrook single handedly kept them in the game for the late 4th/1st overtime.

he had 3 helpers......

[LALakerFan4Life]

KOBE IS THE GOAT!

MJ never done anything like this:roll:
You ruined the thread with that comment.

[KenneBell]

9-26 with plenty of misses in the OT's is not very impressive.

The D on Westbrook was pretty good though.
He went 6-12 in the last 18 minutes of the game while guarding Westbrook and setting the tempo for the team. Doesn't get much better than that.

[Bladers]

And you'll find plenty of possessions where Westbrook got by Kobe with ease only to run into the LA's help defense. It's this same kind of overrating Lebron's fans do when he's guarding Rose. It's ridiculous.


That was in the double OT when Kobe was exhausted. GTFO he had only 6 points in 47 mins of game duration.

[hitmanyr2k]

That was in the double OT when Kobe was exhausted. GTFO he had only 6 points in 47 mins of game duration.

Have you watched Westbrook this month? The guy has been laying bricks like it's going out of style. I'm not shocked when Westbrook has a bad shooting game any more than when I see Kobe have a bad shooting game. They're both volume chuckers.

[BallsOut]

Lets not exaggerate things here. Kobe shadowed and guarded Westbrook but he didn't really shut him down per se, rather, Westbrook had a cold night. As for Kobe being clutch? More often than not Kobe misses those shots, but tonight he made them so cudos to Kobe. Moreover, had Kobe made his shots throughout the course of the game it's unlikely the Lakers would need a comeback.

:biggums: whatever helps you sleep at night brah

[BallsOut]

That was all heart. Very impressive performance. And he clinched LeBron's 3rd MVP too. Special THANK YOU for that :applause: :rockon:

:lol :lol

[memetherapy]

He went 6-12 in the last 18 minutes of the game while guarding Westbrook and setting the tempo for the team. Doesn't get much better than that.

Funny how you consider 50% shooting Kobe's plateau. Lay off his nuts man...the shooting by and him and Westbrook was atrocious. I mean Kobe was clutch as hell, especially after bricking all game, but that's about it. He pulled through in the clutch...cool, but let's not act like he KILLED IT or shutdown Westbrook. Westbrook was getting to open spots and bricking his shots himself. Good effort by the Lakers keeping their heads in the game, but you gotta expect to win when the 2 best scorers on the other team are failing all night and the 3rd best isn't even playing.

[thelucifer69]

He missed 2 game winning shots this game

[BallsOut]

He missed 2 game winning shots this game

Daym DMAVS stick to one account please.

[RazorBaLade]

He missed 2 game winning shots this game

And thats why that stat is ****ing retarded. Kobe in clutch today according to some metrics: 0-2. Even though really he was like 4-6 and extremely clutch.

[G-Funk]

And you'll find plenty of possessions where Westbrook got by Kobe with ease only to run into the LA's help defense. It's this same kind of overrating Lebron's fans do when he's guarding Rose. It's ridiculous.

Yup on those illegal screens Perkins was putting on Kobe :no:

[EricForman]

Kobe played horrible for first 44 minutes and the Lakers started comeback with him on bench. But hey, Kobe hit a couple of Js in the final minutes so he's god and the MVP and the GOAT and better than Lebron. :facepalm

[BallsOut]

Kobe played horrible for first 44 minutes and the Lakers started comeback with him on bench. But hey, Kobe hit a couple of Js in the final minutes so he's god and the MVP and the GOAT and better than Lebron. :facepalm

:biggums: What does this thread have to do with Lebron? Insecure much? Thank God I don't have to read the crap that you write on a daily basis.

[DMAVS41]

And thats why that stat is ****ing retarded. Kobe in clutch today according to some metrics: 0-2. Even though really he was like 4-6 and extremely clutch.

Game winning shot stats are not retarded. They just show how a player performs in those situations.

Nobody would ever solely look at that when evaluating a player in the clutch or in a game.

Literally every single shot Kobe made today in the clutch is counted in some capacity by all the same metrics.

Kobe was super clutch today. But he did miss two game winning shots. I don't understand how you think this stuff is "retarded".....

Its just a record of makes and misses. It's literally the same thing as just watching the video. Everything Kobe did will be recorded accurately.

[kileer7]

:biggums: whatever helps you sleep at night brah

grow up

[KenneBell]

Funny how you consider 50% shooting Kobe's plateau.
No, I don't. But his plateau was that combination of offense and defense he displayed in the latter stages of the game.

[pauk]

Very impressed with Kobes defense that game and in the clutch.... the wild shots falling in all of the sudden in the clutch is like good karma after he shot so bad previously, he was eventually gona hit SOMETHING and that happened during the correct time :D

[Teanett]

the refs bailed him out.
thabo never stepped out of bounds on what would have been the deciding play.

[ROCSteady]

mamba being mamba
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY9HjNWbJvA

:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

That video was a little creepy and a little much but also :lol worthy.


I was crackin up when dude made a pointed oval shape then punched out the clay and the middle became the game winner from a MIL game.


Kobe is my ace though and it's great he can still get it done in clutch time. You're never gunna be 100% in those instances but I'm glad he got it done vs the best team in the NBA because for a few games, he missed at the end off the top of my head.

One of the best to ever play the game :bowdown:

[oh the horror]

the refs bailed him out.
thabo never stepped out of bounds on what would have been the deciding play.



Uh huh. And the refs had a bad call at the end of regulation that gave OKC freethrows to send it to overtime.


The refs sucked that game dude.


Some of you need to stop.

[kap]

Uh huh. And the refs had a bad call at the end of regulation that gave OKC freethrows to send it to overtime.


The refs sucked that game dude.


Some of you need to stop.

I think they missed the call of his foot being out of bounds, but it looked like to me the ball bounced on the line anyways :confusedshrug:

[Teanett]

Uh huh. And the refs had a bad call at the end of regulation that gave OKC freethrows to send it to overtime.


The refs sucked that game dude.


Some of you need to stop.

that call led to kobe's one-legged 3pointer instead of a thabo breakaway dunk.
5 point swing. ballgame thunder.

[AirTupac]

that call led to kobe's one-legged 3pointer instead of a thabo breakaway dunk.
5 point swing. ballgame thunder.

The ball was out of bounds fakkit.

[Da_Realist]

Have you watched Westbrook this month? The guy has been laying bricks like it's going out of style. I'm not shocked when Westbrook has a bad shooting game any more than when I see Kobe have a bad shooting game. They're both volume chuckers.

There's the gift and the curse with Westbrook. You're absolutely right, but he was also the guy taking it hard to the hole and drawing fouls (and knocking down the free throws) late in the game when OKC couldn't hit the side of the barn. Durant missed some easy J's that he normally knocks down but that's the time when you need to do what Westbrook did and take it to the hole and draw fouls. :facepalm As much as Westbrook is a volume chucker, that team needs him and last night showed why. Without Westbrook, LA wins without needing to go to overtime.

If only Durant wasn't so in love with the J...

Kobe deserved credit cause he definitely grinded out the win today. Durant missed easy shots while Kobe made some tough ones. That one legged shot got him going and OKC (Durant) kept settling for jumpshots when they should have been attacking the hole.

[Teanett]

The ball was out of bounds fakkit.
was it?
if so my bad. i checked, i thought it was in.

[ImmortalD24]

Uh huh. And the refs had a bad call at the end of regulation that gave OKC freethrows to send it to overtime.


The refs sucked that game dude.


Some of you need to stop.
He's right, Thabo didn't step out of bounds.. but the ball clearly touched the line which they pointed out a few minutes later.

Dumb producers.

[scm5]

He's right, Thabo didn't step out of bounds.. but the ball clearly touched the line which they pointed out a few minutes later.

Dumb producers.

Yea, his foot was clearly inbounds, but they showed a clip of the ball hitting the line a couple minutes afterwards. I thought we got bailed out until that was shown on replay.

I'm glad they caught it and played the clip, but it was strange how they didn't make it a big deal at all when it seemed like the incorrect play was called. It mad e it seem like there was a cover up for the bad officiating. I would have been PISSED as an NBA fan on national TV.

I just hope the reason they didn't make a huge fuss over it is because they felt like they needed a better view and they were giving the ref the benefit of the doubt because he was right there.

[AlphaWolf24]

Best Game of the season so far...

How Great is out Gawd...

Lord GawdBe..bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: ...

[gengiskhan]

Best Game of the season so far...

How Great is out Gawd...

Lord GawdBe..bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: ...

yeh, he is so great. he shot 26 FGA to get 26 pts at 35%.

suck on that retard.

[LA_Showtime]

Watch Kobe go back to guarding Thabo in the playoffs. :lol

[kileer7]

Best Game of the season so far...

How Great is out Gawd...

Lord GawdBe..bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: ...


1 word: subjective

[TheMan]

yeh, he is so great. he shot 26 FGA to get 26 pts at 35%.

suck on that retard.
:oldlol:

[NugzHeat3]

There's the gift and the curse with Westbrook. You're absolutely right, but he was also the guy taking it hard to the hole and drawing fouls (and knocking down the free throws) late in the game when OKC couldn't hit the side of the barn. Durant missed some easy J's that he normally knocks down but that's the time when you need to do what Westbrook did and take it to the hole and draw fouls. :facepalm As much as Westbrook is a volume chucker, that team needs him and last night showed why. Without Westbrook, LA wins without needing to go to overtime.

If only Durant wasn't so in love with the J...

Kobe deserved credit cause he definitely grinded out the win today. Durant missed easy shots while Kobe made some tough ones. That one legged shot got him going and OKC (Durant) kept settling for jumpshots when they should have been attacking the hole.
Agreed on all counts. I didn't understand why the last play at the end of the 4th as well as the first OT wasn't called for Westbrook. KD settled on the first play taking a stepback three which was a terrible shot and at the end of OT, the ball ended up out of bounds off of Ebanks with KD crossing over and Westbrook was forced to a really tough shot on the inbounds play. He was the only one really attacking the rim and pressuring the defense albeit he did make some bad decisions. At least his confidence didn't look questionable unlike KD's who seemed a bit hesitant. Who knows, they might've been trying to get KD a nice moment perhaps to boost his MVP chances.

[SlayerEnraged]

Kobe was on westbrook every posession when he was in. Perkins set some illegal screens which may have made some1 else end up on him. Westbrook missed some open shots but its cause 80-90% of the time he wasn't getting good looks at all.