As we all know, Kobe only has one MVP . His twenty-year career is indeed a bit short. In fact, he was very close once, and lost to the "Little Emperor" James in 2009.
Kobe's full name is Kobe Bryant, his English name is Kobe Bryant, nicknames: Black Mamba , Peter Pan . He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, and graduated from Lower Merion High School. American basketball player, one of the legendary superstars of shooting guard and NBA.
Kobe has won many honors and set countless records. This time I will only talk about his main hard-core honors, 5 championships, 1 regular season MVP, and 2 FMVPs.
The only one mvp was in 2008, when Kobe finally won the league's best player trophy in the regular season. Many fans said that it was a pity to only have one mvp in 20 years. In fact, in 2009, Kobe Bryant was also very hopeful to become the best player. At this time, he led the Lakers to complete two consecutive championships and won the title for two consecutive years. In the regular season, the Lakers were also first in the Western Conference. They were very strong, and Kobe Bryant was brilliant that year.
So why did he regret losing and not winning the mvp trophy? In fact, Kobe still has a very good chance of winning another MVP trophy.
In 2009, the 30-year-old Kobe Bryant played 82 regular season games at the peak of his career. He averaged 36 minutes per game and took 20.9 shots and was the team leader. Earned 26.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game while shooting 46.7% from the field. Under his leadership, the Lakers achieved a record of 65 wins and 17 losses, ranking first in the Western Conference and second in the league.
If it were before, 65 wins would have a high probability of winning the regular season mvp. However, in the final MVP selection, Kobe unfortunately lost the election. He ranked second and lost to James in his peak period. James is also playing well this season. He played 81 regular season games, averaging 38 minutes per game and scoring 19.9 goals. He averaged 28.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game, shooting 48.9% from the field. In addition, the Cavaliers ranked first in the league with a record of 66-16. Because they won one more game than the Lakers, coupled with more comprehensive personal data, higher efficiency, and a slightly better record, James narrowly won in the end. Kobe Bryant was crowned regular season MVP.
mvp's reference standard is often not just the team's first in record, nor is it just good personal data. The team's contribution rate and media selection are also important.
1. Let’s first look at the contributions of Kobe and James to the team:
html The Lakers won 57 games in the 007-08 season and 65 wins in the 2008-09 season, an increase of 8 games;07-08 season Cavaliers 45 wins and the 2008-09 season 66 wins, an improvement of 21 games. James is better in this regard. He makes the team better than last season.
2. Comparing whose opponent is stronger:
This point must be compared. What is the point of racking up points every day? Only the strong can force out the strongest.
The east is the "Yu Sanjia", which are the Knights and Kai. The Celtics and the rest of the Magic are all teams with less than 50 wins;
the Western Conference is a standout team with a lot of demons, there are 6 teams with more than 50 wins, the Suns which did not make the playoffs will be fifth in the Eastern Conference with 46 wins. !
It can be seen that the overall strength of the east is weaker than that of the west.
Let's look at another set of data:
The distribution of the 20 NBA championships after 2000 , the Western Conference team won 15 times, the Eastern team won 8 times
The Western Conference 15 times:
The Lakers won 6 championships (in 2000 , 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2020)
Spurs won 4 championships (2003, 2005, 2007, 2014)
Warriors won 4 championships (2015, 2014) 2017, 2018, 2022)
Dallas Mavericks won 1 championship (2011)
Eastern Conference 8 times:
Heat won 3 championships (2006, 2012, 2013)
Pistons won 1 championship (2004)
Celtics won 1 championship (2008)
Cavaliers won 1 championship (2016)
Raptors won 1 championship (2019 Year)
Bucks won 1 championship (2021)
Not only that, these championships are controversial among basketball fans. In 2002, the referees helped, otherwise the Lakers would most likely lose; in 2006, the referees helped, and the Heat reversed course. The Mavericks and referees went to jail; in 2016, Green was banned for league interference, and the Cavaliers reversed the Cavaliers; in 2019, Durant was injured, and the Raptors won the first championship in team history; in 2021, Antetokounmpo stepped on Irving to win the championship.
Even so, the number of Western Conference champions is still far ahead, which shows that the Eastern Conference is not weak at all! !
3. Competitions between strong teams, superstars vs. superstars
MVP is generally voted by American sports media and reporters, so impression points are crucial, especially when the statistics of Kobe and James are evenly matched. situation.
Then let’s see who can win when they meet on the same road.
That season, Kobe led the Lakers to double-kill the Cavaliers led by James (66 wins), and double-killed the Big Four Celtics (62 wins). This is undoubtedly the most bonus point. , lost both games against the Magic, but the Lakers won the Magic 4:1 in the finals, and the Magic defeated the Cavaliers. Doesn't this mean anything?
In 2009, he was the league's star maker, beating Kobe Bryant's regular season MVP!
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