Kobe Bryant Dominated the Utah Jazz in the 2010 Playoffs 😤 | Full Series Highlights | 32 PPG 🔥

Welcome to a beautiful day in Los Angeles. A sellout crowd expected at the Staples Center. Kobe Bryant and the Lakers fresh off the victory against the Thunder, now face Darren Williams and the gritty Utah Jazz. There's Kobe Bryant, and he had a superb game. Six, handles the jumper. All five starters have scored their best offense. Pick and rolls with Darren Williams, getting the big off the body offensively. And Bryant easily gets to the basket. Undrafted, second round pick. They have done a great job there. Bryant makes another short jump shot. Odom comes up with it. Here's Odom leading the break. Bryant back to Odom, and the finish with a foul. That's beautiful. How about this show? Yeah. Bryant with a hand in his face, nails it. Williams guarding Bryant now. Kobe Bryant, five for five from the field. Well, the Lakers didn't shoot so well in that first round against Oklahoma City. His daughter was going through such a difficult time. She had a form of eye cancer, was undergoing surgery in New York. As Bryant drives and lays it in. We're still sitting in the ballgame. I didn't need free throws. We didn't shoot free throws so well. Twice, three point plays. I should have had a Ficinco highlight when he dunked it. I like Ficinco. I know I'm not supposed to, but I like Ficinco. Bryant. Oh, tough shot. They defended it beautifully. Well, this is excellent defense by Wes Matthews. Could have been an offensive foul. Ficinco, great early help. Incredible contest. How do you make a shot? How do you get that shot up to the basket? Oklahoma State has seven so far today. Fisher on the drive, and a foul. Teams are gonna be looking for the next Wesley Matthews. Bryant, couple of fakes. Matthews defends it well. Bryant still puts it in. 14 for the Lakers. That was in the first half. They've led by as many as 12 here in the third. Bryant, an easy bucket. They've been quiet here on the fourth quarter. Bryant puts it up. It's good, and a fast rip. Three point play, and 316 remaining. What you don't wanna do if you're defending Bryant is let him off the hook. Force him to make a play. Bryant has 25 in the game. Matthews right up on him. Bryant, pull up jumper. Puts it in. That's called fundamentals. Good old fashioned isolation. You have to realize how you're being defended by Matthews and force the issue. Too much contact. Bryant to the basket. Lays it up and in. Utah. Lakers take game one to Staples Center. And welcome to the Staples Center in Los Angeles, where the Utah Jazz seek to end a string of 15 consecutive losses to the Lakers here, and even their series with L.A. Length you were talking about. Huge size advantage for the Lakers, and it helps with both ends of the court. And Bryant driving the baseline. In the last three, Bryant pick and roll to Bynum, who puts it through. So, repost to Pau Gasol. He'll be feeding Bynum. Boy, that's work for the Lakers here in this quarter. The only one really off the bench for the Lakers in game one has checked in. And here is Bryant inside to Odom, who puts it through. Odom with nine points, 12 rebounds. Bryant spinning his way in to double team. Here's Farbar hitting the three. Jordan Farbar with the three. Here's Kobe. Kobe Bryant feeding inside on the layup by Shannon Brown. So, Kobe may not be scoring a lot. With the Odom. He was starting to dive. Miles came right at him with the ball, gave it to him at the perfect time. And the basket and the foul by Bynum. I'll tell you, Bynum is loose ball. And Kobe Bryant gets it away from Price with a great move. Gets the pass back and lays it in. Boozer missing the back shot. And there's the pass to Bryant from Odom. And eight points. But here he is back in, lays it in. He's now in double figures with 10. Wesley Matthews is strong. Too easy on offense. He'll try and do things to throw more. So, now it's a double team. That time the zone is effective. And Bryant just skates in. That time there was no defense at all. By Odom. 37% shooting by Utah in this game. Bryant makes a tough shot. It was Millsap in front of him and 17 for Kobe. Pivot foot becomes the right foot. And then look at his ability to get it up over the taller defender. Nearly lost it against Kobe Bryant. And blocked by Bryant. Kobe, ahead to Shannon Brown, who puts it through. Here is where Matthews tries to take on Kobe Bryant, who is one of your better defenders in the league. It winds up being a blocked shot. Kobe secures it, immediately looks up ahead and Brown with the finish. Mentioned turnovers and there almost was another one there by Kobe Bryant. Here is Bryant working against Matthews. Great move by Kobe Bryant. 21 points for Kobe Bryant. And now playing for the last shot. As Artest gets it into Bryant. And one second. Inside, Odom is right there. That's 12 blocks. Fisher feeding Bryant, puts it through. Final score, the Lakers 1-11, the Jazz 1-03. The next two games will be at Utah. Good evening from Utah. One of the best atmospheres in the NBA. Electrified tonight by the playoffs and the presence of the defending champs. You beat 21 blocks in two-plus games. Well, you have to give them a lot of credit. See, Bisenko, a young kid, only in the league two years. Gasol backing Boozer. Kobe will get beneath the free throw line for the runner and knock it down. Well, that was very difficult. I like the fact that Utah, Darren Williams went for that, and then you get the break and you have a two-on-one. Tough cover for Wesley Matthews. Quick jumper. Kobe from the outside, knocks down the three. So Bryant hits the first three. The number one three-point shooter in the league, shooting over 53% this year. He's 2-for-10 in games one and two. Kobe knocks down a three from the outside. They're doubling Kobe. The rotation comes. Kobe beats it going baseline, and he finishes over Mills. Saturday night here in Salt Lake City. It's game three of the Western Conference semifinals. Jordan Farmar and the Laker bench picking up the slack for their second team. And we'll get you a jersey, too. Now, Kobe, not just your son, but one of the greatest players to ever play the game. For us mortals, describe the emotions of what it's like watching him. Heather, thank you very much. He's got the stats down pat because as on cue, his son knocks down the outside shot. Those big guys of Bynum, Gasol, and Lamar Odom were only two of seven, but he'd be in transition. Here go the Lakers with Kobe. Spinning on Korver for another two. So Kobe carrying this team here tonight. Kobe stepping back from Miles. Now, Kobe, remember we told you, is averaging right over five turnovers in games one and two. Coaching staff talked to him. So versatile. He has the size and the length defensively. There's a three-point shooter on the outside as Fisher knocks down a three. From the top, Bryant, guarded by Matthews. For three and the lead, Kobe Bryant. And the Jazz will take a timeout across midcourt. They've scored the last eight. I'll tell you about Matthews now. He's taken five a game here and shooting 60% increase. Artest feeling it from the outside. The deflections and the loose ball. Wesley Matthews guards Kobe. Draws the defense. The pitch to Fish, who is right on target tonight. The sole keeps it alive with a back tap. And that length of the Lakers. Kobe to the basket for two. What a step. That big step on the ball pickup created the space. Kobe for three. Tice! They did not go into the triangle. Here's the high screen again. Pitch to Fish, a deep three. 4.4 to go. It's in the hands of the All-Star. Williams for the lead. No good. The tip. An overcast 54 degree night in Salt Lake City, Utah. We're at Energy Solutions Arena in downtown Salt Lake. He wants to see from his team, trying to get out early in transition and get some early looks from threes. Bryant, yes. Kobe Bryant with the first bucket of the night. Three apiece by Bryant and Fisher. The Jazz hit 10 from three point line. Bryant with the spin. After increasing game four here, try to get some early opportunities before the Lakers get that defense set. Gasol, uncontested. Bryant for three. No by Gasol, who's not able to get to that rebound. Here's Bryant banking it. Kobe Bryant has had a sensational series in the three games. Bryant picks it out on test to get open for three and knocks it down. Gasol, and that's too easy. Once again, in close. Matthews remaining on Bryant with some help. Nice spin by Kobe Bryant. Well, right there, Darren Williams was caught. Try to wrap it here tonight. Falmar open for three and that went glass on the front line. Fisher and Bryant at the guard. Bryant. Kobe Bryant with that hard dribble. Lakers without a field goal the last four minutes and that ends right there. And go left and try and finish. Matthews went down off a pick. Kobe Bryant, able to take advantage. Quick transition and Williams is fouled. Matthews battling his way through picks. Bryant. Oh, what a move and he went off glass. Day two. In profile, Wes Matthews tried to draw the charge. I never wanted to test the basketball or pick out the basketball. I always let Mark Jackson do that, being the point guard as Kobe Bryant gets another one to go. To a sweep of the Utah Jazz. Here is Bryant. Yes. The Lakers advance to the Western Conference Finals. 111-96.