What’s more amazing is that in two of those 60-point games he played 38 minutes or fewer.

No top 10 defenses. In fact, they came against the 11th, 23rd, 26th, 29th & 30th ranked defenses. And those 5 teams had an average record of 35-47! Sort of weak.

For comparison, Jordan’s five 60pt+ games came against the 1st, 2nd, 5th, 10th & 12th ranked defenses. Against teams that averaged 52 wins, 30 losses.

So about the titles. Kobe has four titles, sure. Shaq was the Finals MVP for three of those titles. Jordan has 6 titles and was the series MVP for all six of them. He LED his team to the championship 6 times! Kobe has done that a grand total of once. Don’t be stupid.

And finally, remember game 6 in Boston two years ago, the 2008 Finals, when the Lakers lost? They got battered. Embarrassed. 131 – 92. In a clinching game of the NBA FINALS!!! The whole team quit, including Kobe. Look at his numbers: 7-22 FGs, 22 points, 3 boards, and 1 assist, 4 TOs??? And he only shot five free throws!!! You’re having a bad shooting game, fine. Attack the rim!! Jordan never went down like that. That guy competed every second of every single game. Please stop comparing Kobe to Jordan.

Now LEBRON JAMES, he might just have a shot to go down as the greatest of all time. Kid better start winning some rings though.

Individual skills like only triple double in All Star game, like 2-time Dunk Champ, like All Star MVP, like 37.1 per, like Defensive POY!!! What other b-ball skills are there? Sure Jordan sided with Pippen, but Shaq?! Think Jordan and Shaq vs. Kobe & Pippen while looking in the mirror (I know right, lol).

@xris

p.s. there was no defensive 3 second calling most of Jordan’s career, meaning centers and big men could camp out under the basket waiting for a driving Jordan. And bigger, stronger, faster NBA??? Jordan was defended by everyone from K.G. to Anthony Mason

Not true. There was no zone defense back then. Jordan went by the first man with a relatively easy pass to the basket. Kobe has to rely more on his midrange game. (although MJ is the master of the midrange).

There is much more parity in todays game. Jordan did not play against a greater overall skill set of athletes. Even less so in the 80′s when all they gas were the lakers, celtics and occasionally the rockets and sixers.

With that said, as a Kobe fan, you can only say that Kobe is the greatest if and only if he wins more rings. This is why they play the games.

Sergeo l

While Kobe may have more 60 point games….how many were against winning teams? Let me help you… Of games where they scored 50+ points… Jordan did it 71% of the time against teams with winning records. Kobe? only about 35-40%.

Kobe’s 81 point game? Against the Raptors. Are they still in the league? LOL
Compare that with Jordan’s 63 points against the Celtics which many will argue was the best team ever assembled.

Kobe’s good…but not in any way better than Jordan.

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P.S. Jordan was a decent defender too. Defensive Player of the Year sound familiar?

MORE 60 PLUS GAMES THAN JORDAN

ONLY 8 LESS 50 POINT GAMES THAN JORDAN WHICH WILL EASILY BE PASSED

BROKEN EVERY SCORING STREAK RECORD JORDAN HAS HAD

DOES SO IN A BIGGER STRONGER FASTER AND MORE ATHLETIC NBA.

Its a lot easier to score against 6 foot to 6-3 guards than it is to score against todays defensive specialists that are bigger than you are.

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