Why it’s absolutely ridiculous to compare Kawhi’s blown 3-1 lead this season to Kobe’s blown 3-1 lead in 2006 (Thread)

Team Comparisons (Seed):

2006:
Suns (2nd) vs Lakers (7th)

2020:
Clippers (2nd) vs Nuggets (3rd)

Team Comparisons (Record):

2006:
Suns (54-28) vs Lakers (45-37)

2020:
Clippers (49-23) vs Nuggets (46-27)

Opponent Comparison:

Suns:
ORTG: 111.5 (2nd)
DRTG: 105.8 (16th)

Nuggets:
ORTG: 113.1 (5th)
DRTG: 111.0 (16th)

Supporting Cast (Kobe):

Notable teammates#:

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="▫️" title="Weißes kleines Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Weißes kleines Quadrat">Lamar Odom
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="▫️" title="Weißes kleines Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Weißes kleines Quadrat">Smush Parker
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="▫️" title="Weißes kleines Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Weißes kleines Quadrat">Chris Mihm
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="▫️" title="Weißes kleines Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Weißes kleines Quadrat">Kwame Brown
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="▫️" title="Weißes kleines Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Weißes kleines Quadrat">Luke Walton

Team ORTG: 108.4 (8th)

Team DRTG: 105.7 (15th)

Supporting Cast (Kawhi):

Noteable teammates:

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="▫️" title="Weißes kleines Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Weißes kleines Quadrat">Paul George
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="▫️" title="Weißes kleines Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Weißes kleines Quadrat">Lou Williams
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="▫️" title="Weißes kleines Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Weißes kleines Quadrat">Montrezl Harrell
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="▫️" title="Weißes kleines Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Weißes kleines Quadrat">Marcus Morris
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="▫️" title="Weißes kleines Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Weißes kleines Quadrat">Patrick Beverley

Team ORTG: 113.9 (2nd)

Team DRTG: 107.6 (5th)

Performances after being up 3-1:

Kobe:
34.3 PPG - 6.3 RPG - 3.7 APG - 1.0 SPG - 0.7 BPG - 55.9 FG% - 50.0 3P% - 75.0 FT% - 66.9 TS%

Kawhi:
25.0 PPG - 7.7 RPG - 5.0 APG - 2.3 SPG - 0.7 BPG - 40.6 FG% - 41.7 3P% - 92.9 FT% - 53.5 TS%

Overall:

Tougher Matchup: Kobe (2 vs 7)

Better Opponents: Kobe

Better Supporting Cast: Kawhi

Better Last 3 Games: Kobe

Both players may have choked a 3-1 lead, but it was under FAR different circumstances.