Just imagine if Gary Payton went to the Lakers earlier, they would have been phenomenal as a team.

I was at this game as a young tyke. I remember that open court drive by GP did before the end of the first quarter and thinking, damn this dude is killing us lol. Happy to see these highlights all these years later

@MDBBall

9 ай бұрын

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3:56 that is smoothest coast to coast

I never say anyone with the exception of M.J who brought it to young K.B; GP was taking that man: that move where he was isolated on the right side of the block against Kobe, acted as if he was going to back him down but instead spin baseline for the layup was straight one on one streetball schooling. But then K.B got him right back with a baseline spin for the 2 handed dunk past the glove-what a duel! Young Kobe showing casing that he was taking the throne from M.J.

What a defense and offense by G. Payton😮😮

Bruh! I remember this game I was in 5th grade watching this on a rainy Sunday afternoon in NC at home this was the second game of a doubleheader on NBC (can't remember the 1st game). This was the 99 lockout season and like every other kid who grew up in the 90s I was a Bulls fan but that changed once MJ retired and they broke the team up. I eventually became a Laker fan the season after this one, but Kobe was still an up and coming superstar, GP was still one of the top 5 if not the best PG in the league and not to mention the rare dunk from GP at 12:55!! I remember I cut the game off and started watching cartoons after GP's dunk Oh and one more thing I can count on one hand how many times I've seen GP dunk live in a game with this being one of them was this his last in game dunk?🤔 cause I don't recall seeing him dunk no more after this game

@paulonema1667

9 ай бұрын

Well the first game of the double header was Rockets-Jazz with Pippen, Barkley Olajuwon vs Stockton, Hornacek ,Russle and Malone at 3:00pm, A NBC regional game commentaries are Tom Hammond, Steve Jones, and Bill Walton sideline reporter was Lisa Malosky Also another regional game was Knicks-Nets,at 3:00pm NBC regional aired in NewYork.Mike Breen, Matt Guokas, Bruce Beck. Oh I enjoyed that Sonics vs Lakers game when I was 4 years old while it was my 2nd year liking the Sonics at age 4 when I was Jovial and happy.

@paulonema1667

9 ай бұрын

Payton dunk was epic.

While the 99 Sonics missed the playoffs they had the same record as Minnesota but lost a tiebreaker

Rodmans last game as a laker

@paulonema1667

9 ай бұрын

Of Course it was

Gary Payton won this one on one matchup in scoring and efficiency.

@rbfclaboratoryandstudio

9 ай бұрын

And floaters.

@PIP...33

9 ай бұрын

CAUSE HE WAS SUPERSTAR ALREADY BEST PG IN NBA KOBE STILL PLAYED HERO BALL. ALSO PAYTON TEACHES HIM EVERYTHING HE KNOWS. BY KOBE WORDS : AFTER ME AND KG WORKED WITH GLOVE WE LEARNED HOW TO SLAP FLOOR DEFENSE.

Seeing Ruben Patterson in a Lakers uni just looks weird.

@baileyphillips1490

9 ай бұрын

playing with or against, could never really stop Kob 😅

@Celtics6-0vsMonkeyJordan

9 ай бұрын

@@baileyphillips1490 None players can stop other 1 on 1 . They can slow them down or force more fg attempt. Lock down defender job is to reduce scoring at least 2-5 less than average of scorer when Rodman held Malone on 4 pts left they won ring because most of games were finished 2 pts win that 4 points made difference. If Malone scored 30 ppg instead of 26 Jazz would be champions because he canceled Jordan scoring and every game was last point decided by Steve Kerr or MJ or Kukoc in finals minute. Rodman gave them 3peat he didnt stop Malone he reduced him that few percentage.

@Celtics6-0vsMonkeyJordan

9 ай бұрын

@@baileyphillips1490 kobe was incredible defender just like patterson but why 6'2 Arenas gave him 60 pts, Mcgrady 51 , Antawn Jamison 51 , Iverson 50 etc. Dont mock Ruben he was never superstar at least he try. Better tell me where was kobe's 12 defensive teams vs Gilbert, Antawn or Answer ??

@PIP...33

9 ай бұрын

@@Celtics6-0vsMonkeyJordan I CANT STAND ARENAS. BUT JAMISON IS THE GUY. HE WAS BENCH IN DALLAS TO NO REASON THEY COULD WIN A RING THAT YEAR GUY WAS ULTRA TALENTED.

@PIP...33

9 ай бұрын

@@Celtics6-0vsMonkeyJordan KOBE CANT SHOOT BECAUSE HE HAD SHAQ WHO DRAG DOUBLE TEAM , FOX FISHER HORRY RICE ALL SNIPERS THAT MEANS HE WAS WIDE OPEN BECAUSE OF THEM. IVERSON NEVER HAD THAT LUX

Gary Payton has never been a good shooter & I'm surprised at how his atrocious bricks are never mentioned.

@raurmanproductions3438

5 ай бұрын

Wasn't good but wasn't bad either. Mediocre for that era.