Kobe was on a mission that year.
They'd win in 6.
not to mention Kobe on defense would shut down Curry,
Artest always gave problems to Durant
Green would be eliminated by the twin towers down low.
Kobe was on a mission that year.
They'd win in 6.
obviously lebron, that series not withstanding. Lebron was clearly the best player in that series. dwight was going against the corspe of big z and varejoe and brown got outcoached badly

Artest came in 2009/10 seasonnot to mention Kobe on defense would shut down Curry,
Artest always gave problems to Durant
Green would be eliminated by the twin towers down low.
The 09 Lakers would stand a better shot than these current Cavs just because they had more length in the front court and more overall depth.
The 01 Lakers (even with their lack of depth) would crush the the warriors though. Prime Shaq and Kobe entering his prime would be too much. Kobe was also still an elite perimeter defender at that time.
lakers would get swept.
lmao Lakers would get swept in a hurry
The best players of that era are better than the best players of today.
2009 Top NBA Players vs 2017 Top NBA Players
1. 30 year old Kobe > 32 year old LeBron
2. 24 year old LeBron > 28 year old Durant
3. 27 year old D-Wade > 28 year old Westbrook
4. 25 year old Carmelo > 27 year old James Harden
5. 23 year old Chris Paul > 29 year old Steph
6. 30 year old Dirk > 25 year old Kawhi
7. 23 year old Dwight Howard > 24 year old Anthony Davis
Straight down the board the top players in 2009 were better than the top players in 2017. The only difference was back then only the Celtics teamed up to form a superteam and all those guys were old. They weren't in their primes like the Warriors.
2008-09 top players shyts all over the top players in 2016-17.



not to mention Kobe on defense would shut down Curhtml
Artest always gave problems to Durant
Green would be eliminated by the twin towers down low.
It's like when they hopped on the KD train 5-6 years back without even noticing that he racked up as many MVP awards, twice as many scoring titles as Kobe and led the league in points scored another season while playing half as many seasonsKobe brehs I know ya'll are in an alliance with the Warriors right now but these threads are only gonna get worse the more Golden State wins. They're not your friends, watch out because they'll be coming for your boy real soon![]()

Artest was defending Durant in this series.
2012 NBA Western Conference Semifinals - Los Angeles Lakers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder | Basketball-Reference.com
27ppg on 51% shooting is shutting him down?
It's like when they hopped on the KD train 5-6 years back without even noticing that he racked up as many MVP awards, twice as many scoring titles as Kobe and led the league in points scored another season while playing half as many seasons![]()

Better than the 36ppg on 60+% shooting that LeBron is giving up right now.