Anytime somebody in this thread tries to actually provide intellectual insight and analysis regarding their postseason opponents over a larger sample size than simply 7 inter-conference series, you get in your feelings and don't want to hear it cause it doesn't fit your agenda.
Kobe routinely faced tougher teams in his WCF matchups than in his Finals matchups. Not his fault the East has sucked ass since Jordan.
And Kobe tended to win BOTH of those matchups (Conference Finals and Finals) at a much higher rate than LeBron did in his Conference Finals and Finals matchups. Is that analysis for you, or nah cause it doesn't fit your narrative?
But hey, all you want to do is talk about 1 series a year, because apparently that's all you think is played in the playoffs annually.
Casual Bron stans
2-5 vs. the West while Kobe was the best in the West 7 times