50 MOST Skilled Kobe Bryant Footwork & Handles Ever

Two minutes gone by. Tried to lose Ryan Gomez, and Kobe does exactly that. Still a little extra motivated today. There's two ballgames, six in a row, by the Lakers. And Bell is on Bryant, shot clock down to six. Kobe over Raja Bell. Kobe Bryant has put it. Kobe with the last basket, though. Clock winding down. The spinner, and nothing but. The ultimate playground game. Speaking of playground, Kobe goes behind the back. Kobe behind the back, reversed, off the glass. And then he stops, shifts, takes it behind his back. Pippen goes by him, and then he goes. Chased down, though, by Vujicic. They got the move. Shot clock. Bryant pulls it back. Goes at Naharod. Got the strike. Yes, and it counts. Kobe Bryant put a series of moves on Naharod right here. A little crossover, a little in-between. Good looks, good opportunities. Kobe in and down. Got him. That's not fair. Biggest lead of the game. That is not fair. And Gallinari is not wearing skates. Take Kobe out. That's not fair. 25 points, 10 rebounds for Kobe. Kobe working right side, leading all scorers with 14. Chaney picks up Kobe. Crossover dribble through the lane. Count the basket and the foul. What a crossover as he gets to the painted area and gets the blocking foul on him. Kobe throws it backwards and drops it home. He's got to assert himself a little. And get a shot for one of his teammates. Kobe's in go mode right now. Post up on Tony Allen, Kobe Bryant, his array of moves to the fadeaway jump shot. Lake is working his way back into this game. Off the Howard screen. Here's Kobe. He's got 34. Bryant along two. It's good. 36 for Bryant. 14 in the fourth. That's his version of the hook shot. Kobe. A little hesitation. Oh, what a move. That last pass by Kobe. Kevin Durant once, then the double pump. Point line. Kobe turns and faces Kirilenko right up on him. Kobe trying to create some space. Goes baseline. Gets a couple of defenders in here and makes a tough 15-footer. The two best defenders on the Jazz team, Matt Harpering and Kirilenko. Boy, the crowd just buzzing after that move. Bounce pass Bryant. Spins baseline. Kobe in this position. You want to send someone in his direction. Don't let him do that because he gets two. Bryce back out to Kobe. Working on Cunningham. Bryant's going to have to shoot it with three. Kobe Bryant for two. Asked if the Kobe just scored. Now, Carl's Cam will give you a real nice look at him dancing with Cunningham at the top of the key and working him one-on-one. In game three. Bryant around. Push the ball. Facial serve done on Vlade Divac. Attack. Now, Doug Christie's second-team all-defense, so this guy's no slouch out there defensively, but Kobe's got him sized up right now. Supersonics won it, Charlie. Kobe on the spin to the baseline. Not easy. He won. Get a load of this. Splits. He went through four guys. Oh, my. Beautiful play by Steve Nash. Vince Carter's running the lanes hard. He's on the fast break advantage. Great corkscrew shot by Kobe. That's not fair. That's great defense as a coach. Bryant. Nice feed to Bynum. Oh, pretty pass. Kobe Bryant with his fifth assist. Mesmerizing play that time by Kobe. We saw the wraparound to Miv, and this time to Bynum. Kobe and James. Tell you what. Well, Judge, I got beat in the post. Well, how did you get beat? Well, here's exhibit A. A.C. guarded by Robinson. Out in front to Kobe. Kobe to the middle. To the free throw line. In deep. Pivot underneath. Back up and in. Back. Kobe in his act. Behind the back. Spin move. Gets his move on. Gets his groove on. Scores. Three-point opportunity for Kobe Bryant to run his point total. He's got 21 now. Trying to go. We haven't taken him out as a sub yet. Here we got a dribble drive. Change of direction by Bryant. Slam. There will be no charge because the man's in that new painted imaginary circle. Woo! I think that's what the fans came to see. And you talk about elevation. Chick, he went up to the rafters before he decided to put somebody on a poster. That is not a charging foul. They finally put marks on the floor. Here comes Bryant. The spin move. It's the rising wave. Two for one in about six, seven. Kobe leaves him out of the way. Glides to the rack and goes to the line looking for the three-point play with a look on his face like, what do you want me to say? Boy, you talk about change direction. They anticipated him getting the screen, going to the middle. He gets it. Unless the Lakers fall on their face here. Although it is seven. Kobe spinning. Baseline. Here's Kobe spinning and scoring again. Footwork of Mr. Bryant to add to the team. Crossover by Bryant, puts it up to the left. Are you kidding me? They gave D. Will a free shot there. He just didn't make it. Shaking back Kobe. Sweet stuff by number 24. Break him off a little something here, Kobe. A little crossover. Don't do it. That was nice. 30, 35 feet. Bryant again taking charge. Kobe all the way. Puts it up and scores. And the foul. Bryant going to work. He's starting to really feel like he has to assert himself now. Tired legs or not. He chases those two. It's going to start on this end. Rebound Bryant. Good challenge by Steve Blake on the quarter shot. Kobe again with the dribbling magic. Close up. Scores! Boy, that's what they came to see. The crowd is on their feet. Bryant continues to marvel. Kobe's got 20. 69-66. Underneath. Take it away. Here they come. And who's got it? Bryant. Kobe. Pulling up. Free throw line. Yet again. It's a one-point game. Timeout. Leave it to the Mamba to get the crowd going. Leave it to the Mamba to get the teammates going. Leave it to the Mamba to get himself. McRoberts was ahead of the pack. We've got a minute to go in the third. Lakers are down by nine. Kobe working. Baseline rising. Got it. Free throws for New York. You know, Kobe got into that dance. When he does that, you know you're getting ready to get scored upon. Lakers up 56-54. Bryant went behind the back. The last couple possessions with that hand, you can tell that's very sore. As a team, and so they're going to have to make it happen. Kobe is isolated against Scottie Pippen. The hard lunge to the basket. Scottie basically falls down there. Lakers trying to help Kobe get free. Four seconds. Three seconds. Left hand. From 55 feet away. The guy is just a tremendous basketball. Got some oohs from the Laker fans on his crossover. Now Pagasol up against Andrew Bogut. Good setup. Kobe on the run out. Detained by Pagasol. What a pivot. And what a left hand. Rejected by Kobe. Utah came back from down 0-2 last year to Houston in the first round. Bryant caught up on the glass for himself. Yes, he did. That was sensational. He took the double team, split it, threw the ball. Good point. Scooping. Driving and putting it in. Off the backboard. Avery Johnson telling his guys take a quick shot. That's exactly what Bryant did. You see him split too, guys. I think he took the ball and split his leg. Split his leg backwards just like Avery Johnson threw it up. Oh, yeah. Good coaching there. Kobe looking back at the clock. Working against Iguodama. And on the crossover, Kobe. Putting on a huge display. They called him for the push-off. But on his last basket, they didn't call him for anything. You see, whoops. And then up and boom. Back the other way. Young now. Kobe almost stopped playing. Thought there was going to be a whistle. Now he's going to reorganize. He's alone on the right wing. What a move. What a basket. And the foul. Well, Kobe is not happy right now. But the problem with that is it's going to be a position where he's not going to get any of the close calls. Minute today. By Kobe Bryant. This is Scottie Pippen that's playing. Watch Scottie. He actually is out of the picture when he makes the jump shot. Given the schedule, but he says now with all the injuries, that expectation might be a bit too much. Again. Watch the spin dribble through the legs. There's another spin. Comes off a little Chris Mims screen. That's a shot. For Tim Duncan over the years. Bryant behind the bat. Pulls it back. Oh, what a move. Going right at Ginobili. Outscoring the Spurs 20 to 7. They were down by as many as 20. Kobe Bryant, 11 of his 13 in the third. The rebound by Kobe Bryant. Being chased and hounded by Barbosa the entire way. Now at the other end, Kobe against Marion who falls. And that's the result. Sean Marion. A little shake move here and Sean Marion just loses it. Start getting used to that. Mike D'Antoni says that when Kobe does that, he speaks Italian. As he goes by the bench inside and draws the Laker foul. They both speak fluent Italian. Kobe. For the three-point play. But at the same time, you just have to admire his footwork, you know. Up fake. Pivot. Keep the left foot down. Leading scorer. They need some help. Long run out. What a sensational play. Not the old-fashioned way. Kobe. On a spin. What a pivot. Yes! 121-103-59 for Kobe. What a display. Cannot buy a triple. Kobe wheeling. What a play to turn it off. And the foul. A delivery by Kobe Bryant. That was as nifty a delivery as you're going to ever. Are you kidding me? Unreal. Are you kidding me? How strong was that? A triple and a fall away in the corner with a shot blocked down. Lakers by three. You have got to be joking. Somebody.