Posts Tagged ‘2002’
Great Video – Kobe Bryant – 31 Points vs San Antonio Spurs (Game 3 of 2002 Playoffs)
So many storylines in this one. Lakers going for 3 peat, on the road tied 1-1 vs the San Antoino Spurs and the 2002 league MVP Tim Duncan. There was the hype of Kobe vs Bowen, an injured Shaq, the return of David Robinson to the Spurs lineup. Doubt was beginning to reign down on the 2 time defending champs. It didn’t help that the 2002 playoff start was not as smooth for the Lakers as their 2001 playoff run, in which they went 15-1 winning the title but then again…that feat hasn’t been matched before them or since. Kobe and the Lakers would start off slow, thanks in part to the Spurs D but in the 2nd half Kobe heated up ending up with 31,6 and 6 on 15 -31 FG in a huge road win with the Lakers going up 2-1 in the series.
Video Rating: 5 / 5
