How many championships would they have won? Were they the greatest duo ever? Two questions that NBA fans will be asking for a long time about Shaq and Kobe. Since the two split up in 2002, both have been to the NBA Finals. Shaq once and Kobe twice. The difference? Shaq added a fourth championship ring while Kobe is still left with three. Shaq won once again on Sunday when they put on yet another show for NBA fans to look back on.
Shaq dominated from start to finish scoring a 33 points. As I watched the broadcast, I thought for a second that ABC was replaying highlights from the mid-90's because this was great stuff. Shaq showed why there has never and will never be anyone like him in NBA ever again. With every shot, he creates a such force on the defender that it puts tremendous pressure on the refs to make a quick call which usually falls in the center's favor.
Kobe shined as well, scoring a game high 49 points, but as he has had to learn the hard way ever since Shaq left L.A., it take all five players to win a game in the NBA.
With the 33 points, Shaq added to an amazing weekend in which he scored 45 points against the Raptors and became the fourth player in NBA history to score at least 33 points in consecutive games after reaching the age of 35. Pretty impressive.
After the game he said, "It's what I do...I've been doing it since 1992. If you don't believe it, Google me."
Not only does Shaq still score with power and strength, he is one of the league's greatest showmen of all time. Whether it was getting the crowd into it with monster dunk or coming over to the announcer's table to give media row a set of high fives, Shaq made this game worth watching.
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