Is it fare to compare Kobe Bryant seasons without Shaq to Michael Jordan seasons without Pippen?
Jordan has a keen sense of putting the ball in the hoop by any means necessary as well as making the highly improbable look easy. It should be noted that Jordan played in the best defensive era in NBA history, which is largely due to the lack of sensitivity when calling fouls. In respect to Bryant he has accomplished feats Jordan never did. The first is the 81-point performance Bryant made in a single game. Jordan’s closest game to that only left him with 69 points. The other remarkable achievement occurred when Bryant scored at least 50 points in four straight games. Throughout Jordan’s illustrious career, he never reached this number. Although, Jordan did score at least 50 points in three straight games on multiple occasions. Bryant does have those two statistical marks over MJ but unfortunately for him, there are not too many more he excels at over Jordan. Jordan averaged more points, assists, rebounds, steals and blocks throughout his career than Bryant has in his career. Jordan’s