Paul Pierce vs Kobe Bryant One On One, 2008 Finals

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Paul Pierce vs Kobe Bryant One On One, 2008 Finals

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There are all possessions of the Finals 2008 where Paul Pierce and Kobe Bryant guard each other in this video. So check it out and decide who is better.
Some stats:
Paul Pierce under Bryant's pressure
FG - 8/17, 47.1 %
3pt FG - 2/4, 50 %
Paul Pierce commit 6 turnovers under Bryant’s pressure.
Paul Pierce stole ball from Bryant 3 times.
Paul Pierce made Kobe Bryant stop dribble the ball or pass it 5 times when Kobe was going to the rim.
Kobe Bryant under Pierce’s pressure
FG - 7/18, 38.8 %
3pt FG - 0/1,
Kobe Bryant commit 7 turnovers under Pierce’s pressure.
Kobe Bryant stole ball from Pierce 2 times.
Kobe Bryant made Paul Pierce stop dribble the ball or pass it 9 times when Pierce was going to the rim
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@carlfrancis4704 4 жыл бұрын

Pierce and Kobe guarded each other A LOT in the finals. Don’t see two superstars guarding each other almost every play

@Kosher93 4 жыл бұрын

Pierce isn't a superstar lol

@morganfreeman6892 4 жыл бұрын

Cameron X ?

@theplanesfly 4 жыл бұрын

Morgan Freeman Lol dudes a idiot

@wynn1023 4 жыл бұрын

Carl Francis cuts it’s literally impossible...players are more skilled today

@369pendulum 4 жыл бұрын

@@wynn1023 What does that have to do with anything? The top players in league are the best defenders most of the time they just choose not to play d

@anthonysanchez1590 4 жыл бұрын

Two Superstars not afraid to guard each other the whole series boys really earned their paychecks

@Ic-zy7tq 4 жыл бұрын

Paul pierce is one of the most underrated players of all time

@Vito_Caligiuri 4 жыл бұрын

He’s also one of the most disrespected. “Fans” don’t want to know how good he was. They just pay attention to what he says as an analyst and judge his career off that. There was a post that went viral a few months back that stated LeBron scored almost 1400 points against Pierce. But when you look into it, Pierce scored over 1200 against him. It’s mainstream to hate Pierce apparently

@fredleeland2464 3 жыл бұрын

@@Vito_Caligiuri he's Barkley'ing himself working for ESPN but instead of having other former players on the panels he is on showing him respect or referencing his greatness, they laugh at his opinions or say how far fetched he was at saying he was better than Wade

@patf3207 3 жыл бұрын

@@fredleeland2464 Getting laughed at by a bum like Jalen Rose lol

@reg12269 3 жыл бұрын

Ain’t that the truth.. pierce was better than Kobe and lebron overall.. not in talent but overall game and raw skill

@llPHAzERll1 3 жыл бұрын

He really is, he killed my Lakers on the championship run but it’s mostly because of what he does off the court. He has come off as a hater but I definitely respect his game.

@KB-vd8wq 4 жыл бұрын

People don’t give Paul Pierce enough credit. They say he’s nowhere near the level of Kobe, and the stats might not show that, but watching them go at each other here definitely shows that he was a very worthy opponent for Kobe.

@dawizz98 4 жыл бұрын

Kyle Braithwaite he only showed up for the finals Kobe is Unfuckwittable my brother

@TreyTruth619 4 жыл бұрын

Kyle Braithwaite agreed he gave Kobe work

@icjet1ks 4 жыл бұрын

are you just going to give all the credit to Paul Pierce for the fantastic Celtics defense with double-triple teams on KB?

@igotthesauce1870 4 жыл бұрын

K B for 1 year 😂

@thecarter8700 4 жыл бұрын

It’s legit like the MJ/ Reggie thing .. One player obviously superior, but the other can still be a rival and a top notch competitor

@bkallday80 4 жыл бұрын

Man I used to hate Paul Pierce, of course I was a Kobe lover back then but looking back on it Paul was really good. He never gets in a rush, his game is really smooth.

@yobro6053 4 жыл бұрын

Hes is the dude who you cannot say if he lost his athleticism he wouldn't be near as good, be barely had any and was a beast lol

@DONTTAKEMYPIE123 4 жыл бұрын

KOBEY?????

@specter290 4 жыл бұрын

Remembering pierce, he had a killer mid range like Kobe. Just less athleticism and speed but always a mid range threat, and an all star

@bkallday80 4 жыл бұрын

Lol... As my mom would always say him too...! KOBEY

@danjr130 4 жыл бұрын

@@specter290 Pierce was also efficient at the 3

@Omar17132 4 жыл бұрын

If you play defense like this now in the nba your ass getting Suspended for the entire season.

@momoney7398 4 жыл бұрын

And fined. And they probably call you a dirty player.

@YankeeD23 4 жыл бұрын

Lmao. If the Lakers and Celtics are playing in the finals, the officials better let them play. It's _the original_ NBA rivalry. Like 1/4 of NBA fans are either Laker or Celtic fans. The NBA is smart enough to not disappoint the leagues most die-hard fans. As well as their most profitable franchises.

@dawizz98 4 жыл бұрын

Derek Lowery I have a eastern conference team in the Western Conference team and ironically it's the Lakers and Celtic lmfaoooooo

@shootthejay7002 4 жыл бұрын

If you play defense like this you get arrested

@leksrosales6882 4 жыл бұрын

If you play defense like this now you need to do or have a drug test.

@kawkatlau6119 4 жыл бұрын

Missed shot highlights, it shows how competitive those games were back then

@libraalibaba 4 жыл бұрын

Lol...honestly defense was just as important back then

@freshprinceofsolair 4 жыл бұрын

it shows how ineffective iso bball is in the finals

@libraalibaba 4 жыл бұрын

@@freshprinceofsolair well there wasn't much room for passes either let's not act like they weren't clamping on those lanes.

@freshprinceofsolair 4 жыл бұрын

@@libraalibaba just adding another factor. obviously defense is important in an nba championship final lmao.. u know what they say iso ball wins championships

@libraalibaba 4 жыл бұрын

@@freshprinceofsolair I've never heard that but I know mismatches. Teamwork heart and and defense does for sure.

@effyiong 4 жыл бұрын

and note to videoposters....its sometimes even more thrilling to show highlights of missed shots ..lets people now how hard basketball can really be

@thedopest534 4 жыл бұрын

Rest in Power Bean but lets give Pierce his credit he and Mamba were beasts!

@mace2gorc872 2 жыл бұрын

factz

@kck08bro30 4 жыл бұрын

One of the most epic finals matchups ever! 08 was an awesome year! Kobe vs Pierce and i graduated high school lol!!

@jeremytucker8853 4 жыл бұрын

Nah, not really.

@kevinwang1778 3 жыл бұрын

@@jeremytucker8853 Same Bro. i am in my 30s now.

@curryis828 Жыл бұрын

@@jeremytucker8853 🤡

@BIGDRXXMR444 4 жыл бұрын

Paul pierce was good as hell

@nylarae9503 3 жыл бұрын

The truth

@siircartiier 3 жыл бұрын

just acts like he’s better than he truly is

@Moneymaker600 3 жыл бұрын

@@siircartiier he was a dog

@insider821 Жыл бұрын

@@siircartiier bitch he was tf just cause y’all dick ride kobe and lebron and Steph foh he was a killer a one of the top cluth players of all time and beat lebron and kobe ina same year

@glenardensfinest Жыл бұрын

Shows how Good Paul Pierce was! I saw alot of double teams on him. R.I.P Mamba!

@xtiantv6631 4 жыл бұрын

We all witness how good defense they used to each other , what a final game

@patf3207 3 жыл бұрын

Feel like the refs sorta let them too

@Madman-en8db 3 жыл бұрын

Paul pierce and Kobe both were very good defenders

@reg12269 3 жыл бұрын

Paul was better

@maul685 5 жыл бұрын

Celtics knew how to play defense on Kobe, only the Pistons did it better.They did a good job in 2010 too especially in game 7 when he had a terrible game but the Celtic lost Perkins in game 6 and still fought like lions in game 7 decided by 4 points with Lakers having 23 offensive rebounds.

@rasharbanks1392 5 жыл бұрын

Darth Maul we didn't have Andrew Bynum at all in 2008 and he was averaging 14 n 10

@Chloethepomsky 4 жыл бұрын

And yall still got blown out game 6 tho game 7 on 2010 was by 4

@dxrd2001 4 жыл бұрын

@@rasharbanks1392 who cares about bynum ,he's just a trash.

@kenshinhimura8708 4 жыл бұрын

erving Julius Bynum wasn’t fucking trash

@igotthesauce1870 4 жыл бұрын

Devyn Gabree so? We still won.

@YankeeD23 4 жыл бұрын

It's definitely not the smartest way to play, but you gotta respect the determination and relentless perseverance of guys like Paul Pierce and Kobe.

@wizzjo1nt5 2 жыл бұрын

Kobes defense was better, made him unable to get a shot off way more which lead to a lot more force to pass and turnovers. Also in this video I got Kobe 6/16 with 1 shooting foul drawn, Pierce 3/10 no shooting fouls drawn. Didn't count the plays where they were just help defenders, switchoffs or screens for either. Stricty 1v1s in nba team play, obviously other players on the court makes a big difference. So not true 1v1. Also Kobes passes lead to more assist than Pierces. Not sure why this needs to be said because Kobe is clearly a better player but the general consensus in the comment section is that Pierce is better lol. Not surprising though since haters love to click on Kobe videos especially ones they know he lost the series in.

@joeyultra5553 4 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@afterthought6889 2 ай бұрын

Nailed every point.

@BenLewXI 3 жыл бұрын

Can we just acknowledge this great defense by pierce in these 1v1 possessions on Kobe?

@riqui5406 4 жыл бұрын

this is exhausting to watch

@sagetrades 4 жыл бұрын

Crazy how much more suffocating the defense was when there were less 3pt shooting

@fcarter3863 Жыл бұрын

When you shoot less 3s the game becomes more physical

@ilijeganu273 7 жыл бұрын

Kobe doesnt get enough credit for his defense in the nba finals. In game 5 he had two clutch steals on paul pierce to seal the game. If only Bynum and Ariza werent injured but hey LA didnt deserve to win after throwing away the lead in game 4.

@jollyjoe9281 6 жыл бұрын

or after getting blown out by 39 in game 6...KG's knee injury in 2009 kept the Celtics from a 4 peat...

@jollyjoe9281 6 жыл бұрын

Good grief Laker fans are moronic, Jackson had him guard Rondo so he could hang off of him and take it easy on defense, the only time he didn't guard Rondo was when Rondo was on the bench...still didn't work and the Celtics destroyed them in 6.

@jollyjoe9281 6 жыл бұрын

All Laker fans are idiots but the Kobe FanBoys are the dumbest, spare me your stupid clips this is how it went down...Games 1 and 2 Kobe played against Allen and they went to LA down 2-0 after a couple of Boston easy win/beat-downs... for the next 4 games, Kobe's starting assignment every game was to cover Rondo and that meant not covering him outside of the paint; when Rondo was not on the court his assignment was to stand next to James Posey at the 3 point line. They actually won 2 out of 3 games with Kobe guarding NOBODY and they might have won game 4 if Paul Pierce didn't completely shut down Kobe in the third quarter while Boston came back to beat their asses... Game 4 Pierce shutting down Kobehog enjoy....kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rLtyY653uanSpJs.html

@jollyjoe9281 6 жыл бұрын

your entire theory is stupid, for four of the six games Kobe played defense against No One; laying off of Rondo and standing next to James Posey at the 3 point line is not playing defense. It is certainly not impressive and far from having to "defend nonstop through this series", even after taking a break on D Kobe still stunk and was totally outplayed when it came to crunch time against Paul Pierce... 4-2, 39 point game six win, total domination, Banner 17.

@bjsw534 4 жыл бұрын

jollyjoe stop it. 4 peat? Lmao you really think they would’ve won 08,09,10,11? You’re dreaming man. You’re making stupid ass assumptions.

@johnlloyderazo6627 4 жыл бұрын

Paul Pierce was so good and crafty as hell

@chibill467 3 жыл бұрын

All I see is Gasol doing everything quietly, definitely underrated

@AS-xl9gb 4 жыл бұрын

Even though the lakers lost, you really see how calculated and fierce Kobe was. Dude approached games as if he was going to war.

@gordoskinny1412 4 жыл бұрын

I miss how the players use to play

@gordoskinny1412 4 жыл бұрын

Sterlin Jordan well I wasn’t exactly around to see wilt or the other greats play og this was my era shit to soft now

@chibill467 3 жыл бұрын

it was extra fire because they rivals

@libraalibaba 4 жыл бұрын

People like to bring down Kobe because of this series. Yet viewing this again he should be applauded for this defensive effort.

@Karan-kc4cu 4 жыл бұрын

Back when defense was played.

@SL-pg4dh 4 жыл бұрын

Stfu. This is just the NBA finals. Defense are always played in the NBA finals. The cavs held the warriors to 89 points in a game 7 of the 2016 NBA finals.

@Karan-kc4cu 4 жыл бұрын

@@SL-pg4dh who hurt you?

@SL-pg4dh 4 жыл бұрын

Your stupidity and bandwagoning.

@divine6732 4 жыл бұрын

@@Karan-kc4cu He's telling the truth though.

@fredleeland2464 3 жыл бұрын

Back when it wasn't desired to get the refs to call a foul for analytic purposes The players just play the GM's game now, blame these math majors who like sports

@Jumpman90 4 жыл бұрын

Kobe fg percentage was bad because they practically throw the whole team on him on defense

@idkidk2573 4 жыл бұрын

@Bulls Vs The world And open.

@edp-gb6yz 4 жыл бұрын

@Bulls Vs The world tf u support the bulls

@edp-gb6yz 4 жыл бұрын

@Bulls Vs The world yeah last time yall won a chip was 98' yall irrelevant as hell

@edp-gb6yz 4 жыл бұрын

@Bulls Vs The world first off u dont know who my goat is and second, no one gives af about the bulls

@edp-gb6yz 4 жыл бұрын

@Bulls Vs The world yea thats what ppl who got no response say. ur future star lavine is leaving cause ur front office dont know how to appoint a competent head coach, knicks are traaaash but theyre still relevant, unlike bulls

@Cash3600 2 жыл бұрын

Pierce vs Kobe was always a good matchup . Always had good battles since before the big 3

@antigraphein943 4 жыл бұрын

Love this. Thats why numbers dont explain everything, just show one aspect of the game. When you look the work inside the court you can discriminate talent and game comprehension better.

@mace2gorc872 2 жыл бұрын

miss these type of games where the best player from each team guarded each other and went at each other

@keithturner1303 4 жыл бұрын

The game was at a good slow pace the post game was still there love this shit! now it's a fast paced three point contest i don't even watch the NBA anymore it's boring.

@XAVIOUSPOWER-FULL 4 жыл бұрын

Pierce was a str8 assasin bro

@trulyisrael4913 4 жыл бұрын

I hope you noticed something they didn’t call a lot of fouls on that game that’s real basketball of course you’re going to have some intentional foul or some non-intentional foul that doesn’t mean you have to call💯💯💯🔥🥊 them all

@jeremytucker8853 4 жыл бұрын

If you think this is real you should've been around during the 90s.

@dawizz98 4 жыл бұрын

Jeremy Tucker here we go with one of you

@SL-pg4dh 4 жыл бұрын

A • The Op was the one of him first.

@theclassicmanila-style8435 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah man, now they were calling soft fouls even on pick up ball kids are calling fouls that should not even be considered as a foul 6-8 years ago. I'm older now i sit a lot in the park watching them play there's stoppage almost everytime not hating on kids there are more skilled now but man they adopted the less physical nba style even on pick up

@mylescurley4926 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you !

@steventruong85 Жыл бұрын

We need more superstars guarding superstars. That's where you see the real competitiveness comes out.

@collider12 3 жыл бұрын

Kobe one of the best defenders! Paul Pierce hella underrated as a player.

@fatalsniper3413 3 жыл бұрын

Kobe is nowhere near one of the best defenders. He had a couple of good years and is definitely above average but definitely not one of the best.

@collider12 3 жыл бұрын

@@fatalsniper3413 Kobe is tied with Garnett with the most first team all defense selections in NBA HISTORY and he's the only one that didn't win a DPOY award with that many selections

@KRHEE 5 жыл бұрын

Dam pierce is a good defender surprisingly

@ericphan2715 4 жыл бұрын

You don't know basketball if that's surprising to you

@jeremytucker8853 4 жыл бұрын

Pierce always been a beast on defense.

@NukeTheWorld 4 жыл бұрын

You probably started watching basketball after he left the Celtics

@Ben2bwild 4 жыл бұрын

Paul is very underrated in general. Kids clowning him all the time like he isn't a hall of famer. Paul used to give LeBron the business in his prime.

@SL-pg4dh 4 жыл бұрын

Sometimes what you lack can end up being your strength. Because he is not an athletic guy he knew he couldn’t afford to make any mistakes. So he didn’t overreact and bite on every fakes. He played smarter D. Athletic guys tend to overreact knowing they can rely on their athleticism to help clean up their errors.

@patrickrichardt5419 4 жыл бұрын

Probably the two best players in the league that postseason. They battled each other so hard, they almost look trash:-D love it

@JordansTake35 3 жыл бұрын

Remember when the NBA used to let players play defense? Watching this i've seen like 18 fouls and 3 flagrants by today's standard.

@zichongchen5383 4 жыл бұрын

Miss those days players still body each other.

@ineverwin4890 4 жыл бұрын

It’s before NBA got softened.

@alfredino724 4 жыл бұрын

man Kobe wanted that ring but Paul wanted it more.

@primoprimo2953 4 жыл бұрын

james dino two years in row after this he got 2 rings .

@alfredino724 4 жыл бұрын

@@primoprimo2953 yeah I was gonna write that with my original post. just didn't wanna make it too long. I was just saying pierce never had this kind of a chance but took advantage

@AgentJ2007 4 жыл бұрын

Of course, he never made the made the nba finals prior to this. He was always close to making the NBA finals but not quite. When the opportunity came, he wasn’t going to pass it up.

@effyiong 4 жыл бұрын

fafamily this is amongst the last times i loved ball....no jacked up threes...exhausting...painful defence....players put their body on the line to stop and easy basket even AFTER foul been called-n superstars going against superstars not like today..where defences leaving a no contact corridor to the hoop for lebron to dunk uncontested

@neroangelo4360 4 жыл бұрын

have u watched lebron on this playoffs?

@cactusjack2264 4 жыл бұрын

Damn, this some fire ass quality bruh.

@caseycoady3063 4 ай бұрын

I am amazed at both of them on defense. They are men amongst men.

@BIOHAZARDXXXX 4 жыл бұрын

Anyone else binging Kobe videos

@erickmosqueda8057 4 жыл бұрын

FSX737Pilot X no Kobe’s trash

@BIOHAZARDXXXX 4 жыл бұрын

@@erickmosqueda8057 Who hurt you?

@dawizz98 4 жыл бұрын

FSX737Pilot X he's a troll Who lives under a dirty bridge

@akeembrown7661 6 жыл бұрын

looks like a bunch of bricks they both play great defense but anyways great video thank you for this.

@Dr_Diaz 5 жыл бұрын

Kobe misses a lot of shots

@shadowstalker7474 4 жыл бұрын

@@Dr_Diaz so?

@shadowstalker7474 4 жыл бұрын

@@Dr_Diaz u probably brick more then him lmao

@maximillianford9301 Жыл бұрын

Some incredible defense on display here. Each of them made the other look second rate at times. Great stuff

@mendozaraul6607 Жыл бұрын

Pierce isn’t even known for his defense and he guarded Kobe better than some of the so called Kobe stoppers

@Rín-wín 4 жыл бұрын

13:37 . Somewhere I heard that Kobe had three lungs.

@leothechibowow9920 3 жыл бұрын

Monster match up. Both struggled burning up a whole lot of gas. Wow moments.

@Leonkidd 4 жыл бұрын

I cant breathe watching these games...

@gonstead808 3 ай бұрын

One of the best finals runs. Very competitive games.

@tshinki23 4 ай бұрын

Peak Bryant starting in 2008 to 2010. Picked his spots better. Not just better shot selection but when to distribute to his teammates and particularly Gasol. Still played excellent 1 on 1 defense and overall more methodical on his approach to each game and especially the playoffs.

@lexist7 4 жыл бұрын

This got my heart pounding like I didn’t k ow what was gonna happen

@jhonbenedictbaltazar8996 4 жыл бұрын

The physicality and ths defense. This is what i wanna see. You can't play defense like that in today's league. Thats an immediate foul especially if u flop like james harden.

@theclassicmanila-style8435 3 жыл бұрын

They market their product on really young people who cares about the stats and highlights and even the clothes the players wear, feels like the nba doesnt care for grown ups, you see pierce and bryant were holding , elbowing, bumping each other , nowadays they'll calls those a foul , more freethrows more stat pading is their new end product

@Panther016 2 жыл бұрын

not in the playoffs.. they got back to killing each other in the playoffs, especially the finals. That's why Harden can't win in the playoffs

@Ogwrad 4 жыл бұрын

Woe, kobe was fouling pierce nearly the whole time damn

@dawizz98 4 жыл бұрын

Luke Ward slapstick defense boy you knew kids are used to that defense

@Ogwrad 4 жыл бұрын

@@dawizz98 what I'm saying is kobe would have been called for a lot if fouls in today's game, he would have adjusted od course, but just saying

@ryu-ken 4 жыл бұрын

@@Ogwrad nah. Stars still get away with things. Always been that way. Like in today's world they don't call travel no mo

@verginn 4 жыл бұрын

Thats why i kinda want old nba, less freethows and drama and lot of actions In offense and defense

@chibill467 3 жыл бұрын

@@Ogwrad they smart, if the first two times ref wasn't calling it, then they know how the lines are

@rkf304 4 жыл бұрын

Where is the left handed block on Kobe jump shot in game 4?

@kumsy 4 жыл бұрын

Damn... there will never be another Kobe. Fuck!

@curiouslymavismade 3 жыл бұрын

Paul did a great job against Kobe in isolation defense.

@stevecarter2966 3 жыл бұрын

Played such good defense they made each other look bad.

@mnmaddict37532 10 ай бұрын

Lakers vs. Celtics finals are the best. Can't wait for them to meet up again.

@jeffjames15 5 жыл бұрын

7:07 Paul broke his own ankle 😂 REPLY

@SeanDiego 4 жыл бұрын

Someone shot one of those ice bullets

@awman42 4 жыл бұрын

The truth was the truth.

@christo-j5507 4 жыл бұрын

These moments of turnovers and bricks are still entertaining to watch! Way better than some soft games!

@daydreamromance7443 3 ай бұрын

He can matchups prime Kobe, People talked about KD,T-Mac,Lebron ,sometimes D-Rose .People seems to forget about how good Paul Piece really was.

@bigbodyy284 4 жыл бұрын

3:37 fisher kicked her in the face

@chipchipperson8609 2 жыл бұрын

Back when stars actually played defense.

@FavreianVengeance Ай бұрын

Kobe was allowed to drape himself on Pierce. Pierce had to play real defense.

@LobsAllDay Жыл бұрын

the game was much more physical than todays nba. kobe would easily avg 45 in todays soft era.

@captainobvious90 4 жыл бұрын

The series that got me to watch NBA to this day...

@jamiecain8120 3 жыл бұрын

I am a die hard boston celtics fan in the NBA . I will always miss the Boston celtics legend players like Kevin garnett and Ray Allen and Paul pierce and Larry bird and Robert parish also bill Russell too . They're are famous boston celtics legend players go Boston Celtics beat la Lakers go red sox baseball beat new York yankees go Boston Bruins NHL of hockey too especially all boston sports fans of people in Massachusetts !!!!

@gbru Жыл бұрын

@ 9:27 Dick Stockton, "Farmar for Three!" half second later "AHHHH!"

@wetlettuce8215 4 жыл бұрын

Paul pierce looks so slow and heavy but the truth is he is the total opposite

@usuitakumi8673 4 жыл бұрын

That's Kobe for ya. Making plays, scoring buckets AND clamping the opposing team's best offensive player. Kobe's the GOAT for me

@ronnieortiz9138 Ай бұрын

Pierce gets a lot of heckle and all that but he was always my favorite SF of all time. Dont get it twisted w P

@penuelyahucodiyah.4678 8 ай бұрын

3.33 three players to guard pierce? Wow, Pierce was a Giant

@yangli2014 2 жыл бұрын

Best defensive era imo

@Suicidegrey 4 жыл бұрын

Pail Pearce was Kobe’s rival

@reg12269 3 жыл бұрын

Top rival.. only man to get the best of Kobe overall.. also top rival of bron.. won until he got old and bron went crying out of Cleveland

@Cash3600 2 жыл бұрын

Paul pierce the Truth 34

@Josedelgado-ug2wj 4 жыл бұрын

Miss you kobe 😢

@RaytheonNublinski 3 жыл бұрын

They really trying to trash Paul pierce on Twitter right now. Took me two seconds to find this video. Tf are they doing with their lives? Pierce clearly can play.

@theclassicmanila-style8435 3 жыл бұрын

Back when the nba allows defense, now it's all about cute stats and soft touch fouls, look at how they defend with their body and hands, both pierce and kobe would have fouled out already if they played like this today

@oz4eva Жыл бұрын

thank you '

@Alex1492-tp4xi 3 ай бұрын

Paul pierce deserved an mvp really

@jesseashmore8426 3 жыл бұрын

I really miss watching defense.

@COLDHRTDKILLA 5 ай бұрын

Lets remember Kobes shooting hand is Broken here. Been a different series if not for that.

@larrylockhart367 Жыл бұрын

You would end up in jail playing defense like that in todays NBA.

@DeathrowDC 3 жыл бұрын

Man look at how physical the game was just 10 years ago smh. Most of this shit would be fouls nowadays.

@cloudunderweather9554 3 ай бұрын

kobe seemed to be pretty good at going over screens and staying in the play.

@pyeuneu 11 ай бұрын

Pierce and Kobe shut each other down basically.

@sparksup327 4 жыл бұрын

I miss the 2000s

@MrRGM10 4 жыл бұрын

I wanna see this kind of D against lbj . Im sure his gonna choke and brick shots by a mile even kobe had a hard time against pierce .

@winningthepoolc7293 4 жыл бұрын

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@MrRGM10 2 жыл бұрын

Havent seen lbj recently getting clamp down on D like this! pretty sure he will cry. Posting stats doesnt defy how hard you hit those shots so gtfo

@kembryembry3394 4 жыл бұрын

Totally different era of ball. Look how tough these games are. The optics prove the game was much tougher just 10 years ago let alone the 90’s lol. All these dudes “breaking” records today lol

@scopeworth7781 4 жыл бұрын

I mean I don’t know. People play defense today too. A lot of what you’re saying is nostalgia and selective memory biases. Look at 0:37, Pierce doesn’t even put a hand up to contest Kobe’s shot. If Harden did something like that today, you would see it on every talk show and Shaqtin a fool. Btw this is all coming from a guy born in 87. I’ve seen people say that basketball is getting worse in literally every era since I’ve began watching. Watch Wilt Chamberlain interviews where he talks about Jordan, he was calling Jordan and the 90s era ‘soft’ as well. A lot of today’s players get unfair criticism. James Harden for example, is a pretty solid defender especially for a 6’4” guard. How many 6’4” guards have you seen back down centers like Embiid in the post? Harden is a good post defender, a decent on ball defender, and an occasionally lackluster off ball defender. People just look at the rare lowlights and make their judgments off of one or two plays. If you watch Harden consistently, you know he is above average for a 6’4” guard.

@paulostatic8497 4 жыл бұрын

@@scopeworth7781 Thats not the only case. The Nba change rules after rules to "protect" players from getting hurt. That's why player's today even if they wanted to cannot play defense as physical as these bacause it would be blown whistles everywhere.