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...and since Kobe is sucking now in the Olympics here are some facts in support of the "We can only count 2 Rings for Him as "The Man" etc"
2000 WCF vs blazers 4-3 (Shaquille wins their 2nd toughtest series)
KB - 20.4 ppg 43% FG, 4.9 RB, 5.9 apg
SO - 25.9 ppg, 53%FG, 12.4 RB, 4.3 apg
2000 2nd round vs phx ( Shaquille wins)
KB - 21.0 ppg 45%FG, 3.8 RB, 3.4 apg
SO - 30.2 ppg 55%FG, 16.2 RB, 2.6 apg
2000 first round vs 8th seed kings ( Shaquille wins)
KB - 27.8 ppg 49%FG, 4.4 RB, 3.6 apg
SO - 29.4 ppg 54%FG, 17.4 RB, 2.8 apg
so 2000 is a clean sweep for Shaquille O' Neal
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2001 WCF vs spurs (sweep, this spurs team had no fight in them. nobody in 2001 did) ( KB wins)
KB - 33.3 ppg 51%FG, 7 RB, 7 apg
SO - 27 ppg 54%FG, 13 RB, 2.5 apg
2001 2nd round vs kings sweep( Shaquille wins a close one. FG% & RBs gives it to O'Neal)
KB - 35.0 ppg 47%FG, 9.0 RB, 4.3 apg (his best series ever?
SO - 33.3 ppg 59%FG, 17.3 RB, 2.3 apg, 3.3 blk
2001 first round vs blazers sweep (Shaquille wins)
KB - 25 ppg 48%FG, 4.3 RB, 7.7 apg
SO - 27 ppg, 48%FG, 15.7 RB, 2.7 apg
so 2001 is Shaquille 3, KB 1. in a year nobody else even bothered to show up out west
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2002 WCF vs kings ( Shaquille wins their toughtest series!)
KB - 27.1 ppg 41%FG, 6.3 rpg, 3.9 apg
SO - 30.3 ppg 53%FG, 13.6 rpg, 1.6 apg
2002 2nd round vs spurs 4-1 (KB wins a close one. Shaquille always dealing with Duncan Robinson double teams.
Shaquille was more valuable always )
KB - 26.2 ppg 45%FG, 5.4 rpg, 4.8 apg
SO -21.4 ppg 44%FG, 12.2 rpg, 3.2 apg
2002 first round vs blazers sweep ( Shaquille wins)
KB - 26 ppg 35%FG, 5.7 rpg, 5 apg
SO - 25.7 ppg 56%FG, 11.3 rpg, 4 apg
Shaquille wins 3-1, including their toughtest series ever vs the kings that the refs fixed
^ This is also in support of Any SG can fill in for Kobe back then argument. *e.g. put in Wade in those teams.
Kobe benefits most from LeBron hate - Fox Sports