And how about Kobe in his Finals?
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99-00
Regular season 22.5 ppg .468 FG%
Finals 15.6 ppg .367 FG%
FG% in thelast Game of Series .296 FG%
00-01
Regular season 28.5 ppg .464 FG%
Finals 24.6 ppg .415 FG%
Last Game .389
01-02
Regular season 25.2 ppg .469
Finals 26.8 ppg .514
Last Game .438
03-04
Regular season 24.0 ppg .438
Finals 22.6 ppg .381
Last Game .333
07-08
Regular season 28.3 ppg .459
Finals 25.7 ppg .405
Last game of the series, .318
08-09
Regular season 26.8 ppg .467
Finals 32.4 ppg .430
Last game of the series, .435
09-10
Regular season 27.0 ppg .456
Finals 28.6 ppg .405
Last game of the series, .250 from the floor.
Other noteables:
97-98
Swept by Utah 4-0.
Kobe averages 10.0 ppg on a .367 FG%
98-99
Swept by San Antonio 4-0
Last game of the series : Kobe 16 points on a .438 FG%
02-03
Lose to Spurs in WCF's, 4-2.
Last game loss by a score of 110-82 (Kobe with 20 points in a season in which he averaged 30 ppg)
03-04 Finals
Heavily favored Lakers lose to Pistons, 4-1.
In the clinching game five loss Kobe shoots .333 in a 100-87 loss (and LA was down 23 going into 4th quarter)
04-05
team goes 34-48 and misses playoffs
05-06
Regular season 35.4 ppg .450
Playoffs 27.9 ppg .497
Last game (7) 24 points in a 121-90 loss (after blowing a 3-1 series lead)
06-07
Team goes 42-40
Loses in first round to Suns, 4-1.
Last game of that series, Kobe shoots .394 from the floor
07-08
Lakers are blown out by Celts in Finals.
In game four the Lakers blow a 23 point lead, and lose, in a game in which Kobe shot .316 from the field.
In the clinching game six loss, the Lakers lose by a Finals record margin of 131-92. Kobe shoots .318 from the floor.
10-11
Lakers with HCA are swept by the Mavs, 4-0.
In the clinching game four loss, LA loses 122-86, and Kobe shoots .389 from the field.