As a diligent scholar of the game, one-time MVP knew that winning three straight Larry O'Brien trophies ... Finals. The Kings were up 2-1 entering Game 4. A Lakers loss would put them in a 3-1 ...
"With Shaq at the line and Kobe ... Games 3 and 5, they ultimately took home the grand prize. Completely deserved, and unsurprisingly, the New Jersey native claimed his first Finals MVP trophy ...
20 seasons (1996-2016) Rings: 5 MVPs: 1 NBA Finals series record ... "I stayed in the moment" Kobe said, and what a moment." But who tops Kobe as the No. 3 greatest NBA wing of all time?