Ayo ... did Kobe put on a show last night or what!?
Go ahead and read the title again. We're calling Kobe Mariano from now on because dude - without a doubt - is the best closer in the game. Ask Tim Duncan and Tony Parker, whom Kobe sent home to f**k Eva Longoria a series earlier than expected.
In all seriousness, though, Paul Pierce is a great closer in his own right, but Kobe is the best hands-down in the L and in the world. Yes, it's true. Hi haters.
But I got to ask, was his 39-point performance - DARE I SAY (but this is why they call me Ballsy) - Jordan-like?
I say yes and yes! I'm posting fresh off the game, just hours after the Lakers beat the Spurs (100-92), but believe me when I say, I ain't gassed. I know what I saw and from growing up on MJ ... KB24's performance was JORDAN-LIKE! Kenny Smith thought SOHH too.
He did the Spurs derrrty last night, boy. I mean, scoring 17 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter! WHAAAAT!? If that ain't Jordan-like, I don't know what is, pimp.
See for yourself (especially :48) ... the boy Kob is a killa!
The other thing Kobe did that was Jordan-like last night was will his team to victory to avoid extending the series. His Airness was notorious for that. Jordan would OD on teams to ice his knees in the fourth quarter and he loved ending series early. That's what Kobe did last night.
Let's not forget that Kobe has come long ways.
Remember the air balls against the Jazz?
But he's a killa now. Whether it's Baahston or Detroit - (It's going to be Boston) - you just get the feeling that Kobe WILL NOT be denied.
It's almost as if he feels stronger about NOT LETTING LA LOSE, more than KG and company want to win. For real.
SOHH I must ask: DID KOBE REMIND YOU OF JORDAN LAST NIGHT? HOLLA AT ME, MAAAAN!
Hell yea he reminded me of tha great one last night. Lakers all tha way fuck tha Celtics and Pistons when its all said and done Kobe will be recognized as tha second best that ever done it behind MJ of course
Like The Big Homie Jay Z Said " And To The Rest Of Yall Talking Down On My Name Get Half a Bar...FUCK YALL NIGGAS"
Yo Ballsy I Was At SAN ANTONIO's Nice Lil Sports Bar Called LEGENDS Watching The Game In A Room Full Of Spurs Fans..
They Went Up By 17pts And I Heard All The Shit Talking...
And I Yelled Out "Kobe's Gonna Bring The Lead Down To Single Digits Before HalfTime And Yall Are Screwed!"...
About A Minute Later The Irony Of Me Being At A Bar Called "LEGENDS" Was Shown...
We Began To Witness One In His Greatness...
When Yall Come On Here And Talk About BOSTON,DETROIT, SAN ANT. Yall Are Fans????
But When I Come On Here And Talk About The LAKERS ...Im A DickRider??
Like I Said Ima A Realest, Why Go Against The Greatest Player Since Jordan... (Ballsy I CoSign Ur Jordan Like Statement)...
26pts In The Second Half Alone...Killer Instinct??...Fuck That This Nigga Is The ZODIAC OF THE BBALL GAME....
We Defeated The Greatest PF To Lace Em And The Team Most Winingest Team In Sports Of This Decade In 5 Games( forreal look it up)...
A Team That Went 7 with The Hawks Or Lost A Couple To The SIXERS Will Be A CakeWalk...
The Truth Has Spoken...
DON'T HATE CONGRADULATE, AND REMEMBER HATE=BITCH MADE
LAKERS, LAKERS,LAKERS, KOBE KOBE KOBE, MVP, MVP
Congrats to my ni*gas da Lakers! Let's get, get, get it!!!
he's on the same level as micheal jordan i don't care wat anybody said
KB24's shoes aint gon sell like MJ23s!
KOBE is a B E A S T !!!!!!!!!!!!
Haters beware, he dont have shaq, now what's the difference,,his light is shining !!
.....no drama, no big man, team player, ,,,,what now?????
The LAKERS move on to the finals...but we all know that you cannot hang a Western Conference Championship Banners in the Staples Center. Only World Championship Banners...so if they lose to the East, then it was all for NOT.
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KB24's shoes aint gon sell like MJ23s!
WHO CARES BITCH
the celtics gonna sweep da lakers. just a year ago kobe was cryin like a bitch now since they were given pau gasol he happy.
the spurs were cheated out of game 4, karma will come back in the finals celtics or pistons doesnt matter in 5 or 6 and we will see kobe bitching and crying like he always does, the celtics shut down lebron and you better believe they will do the same to crybaby oops i meant kobe eastern conference takes it this year...
yo i was a jordan fan to the fullest and i hate kobe bryant but i love good players with that said that muhfucka kobe is the greatest talent ive EVER seen MJ may have the titles but kobe is faster shoots better jumps higher and he plays "D" just as good as MJ who knows with a Pippen kobe might get his six then tell me im crazy
i like the lakers but still hope that BOSTON wins
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This guy is compsring Lebron Joke to KB24, yeah that is hilarious
I won't deny Kobe's skill, he's a great ball player, but I still say FUCK DAT BITCH!!! He and his purple squad will die against the Celtics....(yes it will be the Celtics, bitches!)
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Kobe >>>> MJ
It will just take a few more years for some of the haters to recognize it.
LakersCeltics.
A series big enough to be described in one word.
For nearly three decades, the most important word in basketball.
It has been silent lately, buried since the mid-1980s underneath the far more rudimentary concepts of Badboys and MichaelsBulls and KobeShaq.
But now it is back, unearthed by trades, hauled in by superstars, dusted off by destiny, a priceless antique returned to America's showroom for a two-week run.
LakersCeltics.
Thirteen letters long, but miles deep.
When the Lakers meet the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals for the 11th time beginning Thursday, it will not be an ending, but a continuation, another chapter in a book written with Magic and Bird, Balloons and Clotheslines, Massacres and Heat, Old Man Cigars and Baby Sky Hooks
The hair is shorter and the shorts are longer, but the story lines remain as spicy as salsa, as thick as chowder, and as enduring as the hundreds of bad regional analogies that will surely follow.
Kobe vs. Ray
Remember four years ago, after the trade of Shaquille O'Neal, when only one NBA player had the nerve to publicly rip Kobe Bryant for his alleged role in it?
That player was Ray Allen, and guess who will be guarding Bryant this week?
Said Allen in 2004: "He's going to be very selfish. And he feels like he needs to show the league and the people of this country that he is better without Shaq."
Responded Bryant: "Don't put me and him in the same sentence."
Countered the prescient Allen: "In about a year or two, he'll be calling out to Jerry Buss that, 'We need some help in here' or, 'Trade me.' "
Since then, the two reportedly have reached a truce.
Yeah.
Joker vs. joker
The Lakers have a human mascot known for his smile and his sunglasses.
The Celtics have a human mascot known for his hoodie and his half-baked excuses for spying on his enemies.
During the fourth quarter of every home game, the Laker fans will give a standing ovation to Jack Nicholson.
During games in Boston, the Celtics fans will give similar ovations to New England Patriots Coach Bill Belichick, who may or may not be talking into his shoe.
The Machine vs. The Big Ticket
No offense to black mambas, Kobe, but the Lakers' coolest nickname belongs to Sasha Vujacic.
Calling him a machine is great fun because, well, he isn't. He stops and starts and sputters and sweats. But when he somehow throws in a three-pointer, it's a blast to let out a giant sigh and shout with great irony, "The Machine!"
Meanwhile, the Celtics' most popular nickname belongs to Kevin Garnett, who is called "The Big Ticket."
The problem is, the dude has been in the league for 13 years and I'm still wondering, he's a big ticket to what?
The Laker Girls vs. The Celtic Dancers
While the Lakers were the first team to extensively use in-game dancers, the Celtics were the last.
The difference can be found in the pages of an on-line diary written by a current Celtic Dancer named Michelle.
"With the Celtics exceeding 60 wins, I got to thinking: As a Celtic Dancer, what I have done 60 times this year?" she wrote.
Her first answer?
"Fake tanned."
Phil vs. Red
It is sad that the late Celtics coaching icon Red Auerbach will not be here to see his Celtics defend the honor of his nine championships.
If the Lakers' Phil Jackson wins his 10th title, breaking a record his shares with Red, here's hoping he'll smoke a championship cigar as a tribute.
Staples Tradition vs. Garden Tradition
Parquet, smarquet, that thing in Boston is still just a floor.
Traitor-haters vs. Sam Cassell
Remember when Cassell openly campaigned to leave the Clippers while he was still a Clipper?
In case you haven't noticed, he ended up in Boston, where his mouth is again running more than his legs.
Welcome back.
Chant vs. Chant
In the early days of this championship rivalry, the Celtics fans invented the "Beat L.A." chant.
The Lakers will respond this week with a simple, "M-V-P, M-V-P."
The Boston chant is wish.
The Laker chant is a reality.
Clothesline vs. Lifeline
Yeah, yeah, yeah, the Celtics were real tough guys during Kevin McHale's legendary clothesline foul of Kurt Rambis in the 1984 Finals.
But check out the video. Just so you know. Look who helped Rambis off the floor and seemed to be apologizing for the foul.
Yeah, Larry Bird.
Randy Newman vs. Gino
The Lakers' celebratory song, "I Love L.A.," is a funky and appropriate tribute to the city.
The Celtics' celebratory song is a disco hit accompanied by an ancient "American Bandstand" video featuring a mustachioed dancer wearing a shirt bearing the name, "Gino."
So many fans have tried to imitate the guy's moves, the moment is called "Gino Time."
Sorry, but watching thousands of New Englanders attempt to boogie is like watching Bill Belichick attempt to smile.
Mitch vs. Danny
It was the Celtics' Danny Ainge who pocketed this year's tiny executive-of-the-year trophy.
But it was the Lakers' Mitch Kupchak who deserved it.
Yes, Ainge acquired Garnett and Allen in the off-season, but he had to give up the likes of Al Jefferson, Delonte West and Wally Szczerbiak.
Kupchak kept Kobe Bryant and acquired Pau Gasol and what did it cost him?
A little restraint and Kwame Brown.
The streets of L.A. vs. Paul Pierce
When the Celtics' Pierce returns to his Los Angeles home, here's hoping he leaves his street gestures in his expensive suitcase.
Despite all the anti-gang work done by Pierce's charities, none of it received more publicity than the alleged gang sign he flashed at the Atlanta Hawks earlier in the playoffs.
After the Celtics lose in five games, a simple goodbye wave will do.
LakersCeltics.
A series big enough to be described in one word.
For nearly three decades, the most important word in basketball.
It has been silent lately, buried since the mid-1980s underneath the far more rudimentary concepts of Badboys and MichaelsBulls and KobeShaq.
But now it is back, unearthed by trades, hauled in by superstars, dusted off by destiny, a priceless antique returned to America's showroom for a two-week run.
LakersCeltics.
Thirteen letters long, but miles deep.
When the Lakers meet the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals for the 11th time beginning Thursday, it will not be an ending, but a continuation, another chapter in a book written with Magic and Bird, Balloons and Clotheslines, Massacres and Heat, Old Man Cigars and Baby Sky Hooks
The hair is shorter and the shorts are longer, but the story lines remain as spicy as salsa, as thick as chowder, and as enduring as the hundreds of bad regional analogies that will surely follow.
Kobe vs. Ray
Remember four years ago, after the trade of Shaquille O'Neal, when only one NBA player had the nerve to publicly rip Kobe Bryant for his alleged role in it?
That player was Ray Allen, and guess who will be guarding Bryant this week?
Said Allen in 2004: "He's going to be very selfish. And he feels like he needs to show the league and the people of this country that he is better without Shaq."
Responded Bryant: "Don't put me and him in the same sentence."
Countered the prescient Allen: "In about a year or two, he'll be calling out to Jerry Buss that, 'We need some help in here' or, 'Trade me.' "
Since then, the two reportedly have reached a truce.
Yeah.
Joker vs. joker
The Lakers have a human mascot known for his smile and his sunglasses.
The Celtics have a human mascot known for his hoodie and his half-baked excuses for spying on his enemies.
During the fourth quarter of every home game, the Laker fans will give a standing ovation to Jack Nicholson.
During games in Boston, the Celtics fans will give similar ovations to New England Patriots Coach Bill Belichick, who may or may not be talking into his shoe.
The Machine vs. The Big Ticket
No offense to black mambas, Kobe, but the Lakers' coolest nickname belongs to Sasha Vujacic.
Calling him a machine is great fun because, well, he isn't. He stops and starts and sputters and sweats. But when he somehow throws in a three-pointer, it's a blast to let out a giant sigh and shout with great irony, "The Machine!"
Meanwhile, the Celtics' most popular nickname belongs to Kevin Garnett, who is called "The Big Ticket."
The problem is, the dude has been in the league for 13 years and I'm still wondering, he's a big ticket to what?
The Laker Girls vs. The Celtic Dancers
While the Lakers were the first team to extensively use in-game dancers, the Celtics were the last.
The difference can be found in the pages of an on-line diary written by a current Celtic Dancer named Michelle.
"With the Celtics exceeding 60 wins, I got to thinking: As a Celtic Dancer, what I have done 60 times this year?" she wrote.
Her first answer?
"Fake tanned."
Phil vs. Red
It is sad that the late Celtics coaching icon Red Auerbach will not be here to see his Celtics defend the honor of his nine championships.
If the Lakers' Phil Jackson wins his 10th title, breaking a record his shares with Red, here's hoping he'll smoke a championship cigar as a tribute.
Staples Tradition vs. Garden Tradition
Parquet, smarquet, that thing in Boston is still just a floor.
Traitor-haters vs. Sam Cassell
Remember when Cassell openly campaigned to leave the Clippers while he was still a Clipper?
In case you haven't noticed, he ended up in Boston, where his mouth is again running more than his legs.
Welcome back.
Chant vs. Chant
In the early days of this championship rivalry, the Celtics fans invented the "Beat L.A." chant.
The Lakers will respond this week with a simple, "M-V-P, M-V-P."
The Boston chant is wish.
The Laker chant is a reality.
Clothesline vs. Lifeline
Yeah, yeah, yeah, the Celtics were real tough guys during Kevin McHale's legendary clothesline foul of Kurt Rambis in the 1984 Finals.
But check out the video. Just so you know. Look who helped Rambis off the floor and seemed to be apologizing for the foul.
Yeah, Larry Bird.
Randy Newman vs. Gino
The Lakers' celebratory song, "I Love L.A.," is a funky and appropriate tribute to the city.
The Celtics' celebratory song is a disco hit accompanied by an ancient "American Bandstand" video featuring a mustachioed dancer wearing a shirt bearing the name, "Gino."
So many fans have tried to imitate the guy's moves, the moment is called "Gino Time."
Sorry, but watching thousands of New Englanders attempt to boogie is like watching Bill Belichick attempt to smile.
Mitch vs. Danny
It was the Celtics' Danny Ainge who pocketed this year's tiny executive-of-the-year trophy.
But it was the Lakers' Mitch Kupchak who deserved it.
Yes, Ainge acquired Garnett and Allen in the off-season, but he had to give up the likes of Al Jefferson, Delonte West and Wally Szczerbiak.
Kupchak kept Kobe Bryant and acquired Pau Gasol and what did it cost him?
A little restraint and Kwame Brown.
The streets of L.A. vs. Paul Pierce
When the Celtics' Pierce returns to his Los Angeles home, here's hoping he leaves his street gestures in his expensive suitcase.
Despite all the anti-gang work done by Pierce's charities, none of it received more publicity than the alleged gang sign he flashed at the Atlanta Hawks earlier in the playoffs.
After the Celtics lose in five games, a simple goodbye wave will do.
Kobe is kobe, he's his own man stop comparing him to jordan, people don't compare mantle to ruth and they r both great players in their own respect, people need to recognize others as themselves cuz when u compare others u take away from both their accomplishments
Kobe is kobe, he's his own man stop comparing him to jordan, people don't compare mantle to ruth and they r both great players in their own respect, people need to recognize others as themselves cuz when u compare others u take away from both their accomplishments
like i said before its useless to compare the two cuz you cant bring the 90s jordan to face the present kobe. ppl who say kobe compares or is better than mj is just desparate to find a modern version of mj, while ppl who say mj is better than kobe just refuses to believe that another player is able to match or surpass him.
FUCK THE (LAKERS & CELTICS)....WHICH MEANS, FUCK (KOBE) & (GARNETT)....CAUSE THIS SEASON LOOK SO RIGGED UP. (DAVID STERN) SETTING IT UP SO IT LOOK LIKE THE OLD SCHOOL RIVALRY.
PEOPLE...INCLUDING THE MEDIA NEED TO STOP COMPARING KOBE TO JORDAN (THE GREATEST OF ALL-TIME) CAUSE HE WILL NEVER...IN NO WAY SHAPE OR FORM BE BETTER. HE'S THE BEST OF HIS GENERATION BUT NOT BETTER THAN (JORDAN)