2008-2010年，洛杉矶湖人在科比的带领下，连续三年打进总决赛，并完成了两连冠。但事实上，湖人取得这些成就是来之不易的，他们的阵容实力在历届夺冠队伍中，并不算很强，因为有巅峰科比强大的个人单打及其带来的巨大牵制力，才帮助那支湖人完成连冠。
现在来说，西强东弱是个毫无悬念的设问，当时不论是邓肯领衔的马刺、诺维茨基的小牛、科比的湖人、纳什和小斯的太阳、保罗率领的黄蜂和布泽尔、德隆率领的爵士，全部扎堆在西部，那时候在西部的球队，想要争夺一个季后赛名额都十分困难，尤其在07-08赛季，更是堪称疯狂!
What you have to understand about Kobe’s game is that by taking that many shots， he’s meticulously wearing down the defender until he breaks them. He’s made a career out of making guys lose confidence in their defense and then continuing to attack them. He’s won five rings doing that.
