Players don't guard Kobe like Lebron because Lebron has better vision, better passing ability, is a better slasher, finisher, and more efficient than Kobe.
Lebron literally scores just as many points in less attempts.
Yeah because he has a deadly outside jumper. You see how Diaw was guarding Bron in game 1-6? Its funny how all you Bron stans seem to have amnesia about what happened before game 7. Diaw was giving him two feet of space and daring him to shoot. For 6 games Bron was bricking open jumpers like he was Dwight Howard at the free throw line.
At least Kobe can hit open layups at the rim as effectively as LeBron. He might not have the physical gifts LeBron has to get there as consistently but when he does get there no one says he can't finish. On the other hand, if you gave Kobe the looks they were giving Bron in the finals, he woulda average 40ppg in the finals. Don't forget that Kobe was dropping 35ppg against a better Spurs team in the early 00s when they had a younger Duncan and David Robinson.

Jordan wins again.
