Kobe Bryant 2009 1st Round Full Series Highlights vs Jazz

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Kobe's highlights from every game against the Utah Jazz in the opening round of the 2009 championship run. Really good all around series from Kob', featuring the classic game 4 in Utah where he sunk contested jumper after contested jumper all night to silence the hostile crowd after a putrid shooting performance in game 3. The Jazz had solid options to throw at Kobe, with Ronnie Brewer getting the primary assignment and 3x All-Defensive selection AK-47 trying his hand for chunks of each game. They were able to make Kobe work hard for his buckets but it didn't matter in the end as the Lakers were able to finish Utah off in a quick 5 games behind Kobe's series-leading 27.4 PPG. He also chipped in 5 boards, nearly 6 assists and over 2 steals per game, with shootings splits of 47/35/90.

Game 1 - 0:00
Game 2 - 7:26
Game 3 - 13:11
Game 4 - 18:35
Game 5 - 26:52

Series stats - www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/2009-nba-wes…

All Comments (21)

@kobefan124 9 months ago

Happy Kobe Day ♾️ More on the way
@abhijeetsingh2048 9 months ago

It’s crazy how people called Kobe selfish! He got so much hate…he was an amazing facilitator!
@elreiec1 9 months ago

That Game 4 masterclass feels like it was yesterday. LLKB 🕊️
@reconstructione-dub7802 9 months ago

Kobe is The G.O.A.T.
@Darius_Icewood 9 months ago

I can watch Kobe play every year if it were possible. He'd literally average 40 pp in today's NBA bc of the spacing. It would be ridiculous. RIP to my GOAT.
@corndizzle25 9 months ago

Thank you for this man still get teary eyed thinking about him and it still will never feel real, was truly my hero 💛💜
@angelrosales336 9 months ago

Made a lot of ridiculous shots. Relentless. Looked locked in the whole time. The greatest. Kobe Bean Bryant 🙌🏼
@102allenwalker 9 months ago

Kobe fuckin goat! GOD I MISS THESE DAYS AND NBA RULES AND TRVOR ❤️🥲
@johnnychatman4480 9 months ago

This goes out to the legend the goat Kobe Bean Bryant Best that ever done IT RIP🕊️🙏🏼🙏🏼💜💛💜💛💯
@neutral6941 9 months ago

RIP Kobe B. 🙏
@edwardwooji 8 months ago

Those game 4 midrange jumpers were insane
@weiwilson6131 8 months ago

he is always unstoppable, but especially in some series, Jazz, Nuggets, Magic, Suns.... unforgettable
@Henry-fn1zw 9 months ago

dude rlly owns the jazz
@michaelhawkins8474 9 months ago

KEEP THESE COMING, we would love to see the lakers playoff runs from 08–10!!!
@zaymoney252 8 months ago

To me 99/00 is the season I consider the beginning of Kobe prime also his real rookie season as a starter.. If u remove Kobe first 3 years (he wasn’t starting didn’t get minutes) and last 3 years (due to all the injuries) and count the 14 between 99-13 I wonder what his career numbers would look like.. Those 6 years hurt his career numbers.. This man went to 7 finals in 10 years 99/00 ~ 09/10 winning 5.. The 3 years he didn’t go he was the leading scorer and flat out best player in world 03,06,07..Plus help lead Team USA to 2 Gold Medals in that time..Ppl don’t really realize how great of a prime The Great Kobe Bryant had.. The 14 years he played full time 99-13 he was a top 5 player every year during that stretch.. How quickly they forget..
@Ballislife35_7 9 months ago

Kobe da 🐐
@ChucktheAnimator 9 months ago

He's back!
@yaomitch 8 months ago

I don’t get how Kobe has these games where he shoots 5-24, but I love watching his highlights.
@user-yc7bd5fb5s 5 months ago

As a jazz fan…… this series was soooo painful to watch. Excruciating. Kobe hit EVERY big shot over and over again. Incredible. Disheartening. Deadly. MAMBA.
@NOELZ45 9 months ago

24:38 commentator said this is getting outrageous on kobe shot lmaoo😂😂