Full Kobe highlights from the entire First Round of the 2008 NBA Playoffs against the Denver Nuggets. He was allaround dominant in this series, averaging over 33 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists on efficient shooting percentages in the fourgame sweep. Denver came in as a 50win 8th seed determined to pull off the upset against a cruising Lakers team that entered the postseason winners of 26 of their last 34 games. Nuggets players, namely Kenyon Martin and J.R. Smith, did a lot of chirping to Kobe over the first two games but that quickly subsided after his 49point explosion in game 2. Game 3 in Denver was a stressfree route by the Lakers, and despite a late flurry by the Nuggets to take the lead late in game 4, it would be Kobe who came through with a clutch 4th quarter takeover to slam the door on their season for good. This was the Lakers' first playoff series win since 2004, as well as their first sweep since the 2002 Finals.

Game 1 0:00
Game 2 6:39
Game 3 24:03
Game 4 30:39

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