Who do you think would win a 7 game series between the Jordan-Pippen Bulls and the Shaq-Kobe Lakers?

Question

You know, if we had a time machine that could bring these teams together when they were in their prime. Both coached by older and younger Phil Jacksons.

Answer 1

Jordan-Pippen Bulls would win in 6 and in Chicago. They would have home court advantage based on their 72 wins in the 95-96 season. The bulls had much more depth in their bench. And you would have the Laker team focusing on Jordan and Pippen and forgetting about the other 10 players. For example. 1993 finals, Suns focusing on Jordan to take final shot and John Paxson sinks the jumper for the win. You would also have playing the Greatest Duo in History (bigger than Stockton-Malone). They were unselfish when playing together and it is hard to guard to players with the kind of skills that they posses. Shaq and Kobe were to big egos in one team and that made them a two headed monster. They both wanted the ball and they both wanted good numbers. Jordan-Pippen would let the flow of the game decide who would be the high point man (although it usually went Jordan's way), but hthere where cases when even an another Bull would shine for the night (Horace Grant, B.J. Armstrong, Toni KuKoc, Dennis Rodman). All in all the Bulls would have no problems disposing of the Lakers in 6, maybe 5 if Jordan gets the flu.

Answer 2

Assuming that you are talking about the '95-96 Bulls (72-10) vs. '99-00 Lakers (67-15) ....

Contrary to what some people on here think, Rodman would probably guard Kobe. Pippen would guard Glen Rice. You'd have Kukoc would play Horry, and Jordan would play Brian Shaw.

Jordan would get his points, no matter what. Kukoc might have trouble against Horry. The Lakers were deeper than the Bulls, with Rick Fox, Derek Fisher, Ron Harper and A.C. Green coming off the bench vs. Bill Wennington, Ron Harper and Steve Kerr for the Bulls.

The problem for the Bulls is Shaq. No one could match up with him. Dennis Rodman? Give me a break. The 6'7" Rodman is going to stop the 7'1", 330lb Shaq. NO WAY! Phil Jackson would try to limit Kobe's scoring before Shaq's.

I like the Lakers in six or seven games. They are just too strong up front for the Bulls. Jordan would probably score 40 points every game, but it won't be enough.

Answer 3

The points to watch are the role players. Michael Jordan will get his no matter what they do. Scottie in his hey-day can STOP Kobe. If he can contain Magic then for damn sure he can stop Kobe. Dennis Rodman will be very impotant because what people don't know about Rodman is that he got into the opponents best big mans head. Remember how he got Karl Malone and Alonzo Mourning all crazy and who is a bigger loss Shaq or Rodman. Phil Jackson equal each other out. and the Bulls were better defensively. Kobe would try to guard Jordan and will be too exausted to try any 4 quarter heroics and Jordan will hit the big shots ending it like all his Finals experisnces in 6 games.

Answer 4

Those Bulls could win games without Jordan and Pippen (Kerr, Rodman, Kukoc, et al), whereas the Lakers couldn't have won without Shaq and Kobe. That's why the Bulls would win that series. They would have deep enough bench to successfully conduct Hack a Shaq to keep Jordan and Pippen out of foul trouble.

Kobe and Jordan playing SG would match one another, but whenever they moved Kobe to SF, Pippen's defense would haev contained him.

The Bulls would have simply overwhelmed the Lakers.

Although, it must be known that Pippen and Jordan have rivalries of their own and often disagreed. Their relationship wasn't as tumultous as Shaq's and Kobe's, but the media was also a bit different back then, even only 12 years ago.

Answer 5

It would go 7 and it could go either way. While Jordan is the best offensive player ever, Kobe does have good defense and it would be a good match up that Jordan would win. Here is the problem: WHO WILL GUARD SHAQ? Bill Wennington? Shaq could average 35 points against that team. If Jordan has one bad shooting night ( which he did from time to time, the lakers would win.) if not it would be close, id give it to the bulls in overtime of game 7. Wait, with fox, and horry, the lakers would take it, shaq is too dominant, and they had one of the best supporting casts. Only sure thing is that it would be one of the best matchups in history.

Answer 6

IN a 7 game series The bulls would freicken rape the LAkers. WHich ever laker yrs you want, 00 01 02 which ever. Heres Why:
look at the match up.
Jordan-whoever is crap on the lakers
Pippen-Kobe
Kucoc- Glen Rice? Rick Fox? LAKERS NEVER HAD A GOOD SF besides RICE
Rodman- Shaq- Rodman gave soo much trouble to players.. Karl Malone and all. He would take Shaq out of his game!
Longley- Who is a good PF for the LAkers? lol its so funny

The bulls would win crzy style without a phil. The bulls can give their head coach the old Phil to the LAkers and they wouls still win! not a good comparison. 1996 bulls team was a Dream team in itself If that team would have went to the world championships they would raped the world. cmon 72 wins in a season? how freicken crzy is taht? in an organiztaion full of professionals.

Answer 7

The Bulls hands down in 5. Even if Shaq-Kobe were still together, they wouldn't be playing to well. Jordan-Pippen are legends while Shaq-Kobe will be soon. But The Blls had such a complete team that literally anybody Jordan passed it to would score.

Answer 8

Jordan-Pippen. They were so dominant. They won 6 championships. The Kobe-Shaq Lakers won 3, half as many as the Bulls. Think about it.

Answer 9

it would be the bulls back in the days the bulls had one of the best solid team from every postion you havent really seen a team that can do that anymore only team i say that would come close too being a soild team like the bulls were is the Spurs but hands down the bulls would have gave it to the lakers even if the had the big guy Shaq the bulls would have matched him up with Luc Lonley lol

Answer 10

Jordan-Pippen Bulls 117-113