Because Kobe had way better teams when he was beating those teams
How many 50 win team did Kobe beat without Shaq or Pau?
Answer is ZERO because he never won a single playoff series without a hall of fame teammate.
LeBron made it to the finals with teams Kobe wouldn't win a playoff series with
Kobe's help in 2006 vs LeBron's help in 2018:
One guy BLEW a 3-1 lead and blamed his teammates.
The other guy literally CARRIED his teammates to a 7 game series win.
2006 vs Suns based on GameScore
1. Kobe - 33.8
2. Kobe - 20.0
3. Odom - 19.7
4. Kwame - 18.5
5. Kobe - 18.1
6. Odom - 18.0
7. Odom - 17.8
8. Odom - 17.6
9. Walton - 16.9
10. Kwame - 16.4
11. Kobe - 15.2
12. Odom - 15.1
12 GameScores over 15
4 by Kobe
8 by his teammates
This also means that Kobe had 3 games where his GameScore was UNDER 15
2018 vs Pacers based on GameScore
1. LeBron - 40.9
2. LeBron - 38.8
3. LeBron - 38.1
4. LeBron - 29.8
5. LeBron - 23.8
6. LeBron - 21.5
7. LeBron - 17.5
8. Thompson - 16.0
9. Korver - 15.5
10. Korver - 15.1
10 GameScores over 15
7 by LeBron
3 by his teammates
LeBron never had a GameScore under 17.5 and had the top 7 GameScores for his team
GameScores over 16.0
LeBron's teammates - 0x
Kobe's teammates - 7x
LeBron won with WAY LESS HELP.
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You can select 2 of the following for enshrinement in the Hall of Fame. Who gets the call?
1. Pete Rose
2. Shoeless Joe Jackson
3. Barry Bonds
4. Roger Clemens
5. Alex Rodriguez
6. Lou Whitaker
7. Mark McGwire
8. Curt Schilling
9. Luis Tiant
10. Write in a player