Today we're going to find out as we're taking rookie Kobe and sending him to the 2004 season to pair up with rookie LeBron on the Cleveland Cavaliers.

And as a result, your battle witness NBA history as you know it, changed dramatically.

Because in their first season together, the two would prove to be a perfect fit for each other's games.

As LeBron's elite passing would set the table for Kobe to score bucket after bucket.

But while the two are really good and seem to be future champions, there's one major question that has to be answered.

Who's actually better?

Well, in order to find the answer, we're going to be counting up both Kobe and LeBron's MVP awards and finals MVP awards in order to make that decision at the very end.

And while we're on the topic, the very end just so happens to be the modern day where both players will fittingly close it out as members of the Los Angeles Lakers.

But that's a really long time from now.

Let's just keep our focus on Kobe and LeBron's second season together, and let's see if they can actually get something done.

Starting off with LeBron, who's averaging a solid 18 points per game and a more than solid eight assists per game.

Already putting him close to the top of the league with the main person benefiting from that being none other than Kobe Bryant, who's already averaging 23 points night in and night out.

And as a result, the Cavs would finish with 49 wins as the third seed in the Eastern Conference.

The only thing missing for the two would be an MVP award as it's heading out to Minnesota instead, but one of the two can still walk away with some hardware if they manage to bring Cleveland a title.

So with all that being said, the two would start their first playoff run by defeating Miami, Orlando, and Detroit, three teams who in real life would have given the Cavs serious issues.

But in this universe, with the two together, they would get it done and move on to the finals against the Houston Rockets, without a doubt being their toughest opponent to date.

LeBron and Kobe are up against TMAC and Yao Ming.

Kind of an awkward matchup, we'll see if they can get it done.

And to keep it short, that's exactly what they did, as they would take care of them in six games, closing it out in front of the Cleveland Faithful to bring a title to the city after only two seasons of LeBron and Kobe as teammates.

While the two are celebrating, it now brings up a very important question.

Who's the finals MVP?

Because LeBron averaged 19 points in eight assists for the finals, along with seven boards, which is a more than respectable stat line.

But Kobe was far and away the go-to option, as he would bump up his scoring to 27 per game.

Each are deserving of the award, but only one's walking away with a trophy.

And in most cases, it usually goes to the top scorer of the team, which makes it even more surprising that LeBron would be the one, receiving the trophy from David Stern, resulting in him striking first in our race to find out who's the better player.

So with that, we're now moving on to season number three of LeBron and Kobe's 21-year journey, giving them plenty of time to rack up the awards.

But for now, let's keep our focus on the two as they try to repeat as champion, starting with Kobe leading the way as the go-to scorer with 28 points per game.

LeBron struck first, but don't count him out just yet.

Oh, Kobe points!

Woo-hoo-hoo!

He's gone for human life!

And of course, we can't forget about LeBron, fresh off his finals MVP, who's good for plenty of highlights of his own.

The Giants have a leader's lead and a foul!

Ultimately leading to the Cavs narrowly finishing as the three-seed in the East.

And while none of them are bringing home the MVP with it going to Shaq in Miami instead, the two have set themselves up to defend their title in the postseason.

And while in the future, the Eastern Conference will see another super team come to form, at this very moment, it's completely ran by LBJ and Kobe, who are making it to finals number two, and only season three, now being up against an even tougher opponent than last season, the San Antonio Spurs.

And that would definitely show, as while last year was a relatively easy victory for the Cavs, the Spurs, led by Tim Duncan, will put up a much better fight, as they would go bucket for bucket with LeBron and Kobe, tying the series at three apiece, now heading back to Cleveland for one last series-defining game.

LeBron and Kobe's second finals, but their first game seven, and they're up against a team with like five, seven, eight, nine, 10 Hall of Famers.

And those Hall of Famers would put in work in game seven, especially Tim Duncan, who's one of the few players who can get close to the level of both Kobe and LeBron.

And without a doubt, it's the most important game the two have played to date.

But in the end, those two would have the ultimate advantage, as they would be playing in front of their hometown fans, taking the lead, and eventually winning their second title.

And as far as the finals MVP goes, it would once again be going to LeBron, now giving him two in only their third season, which ultimately means that it's not really looking too good for Kobe right now.

And in case you didn't know, there's only a few more seasons until both LeBron and Kobe leave Cleveland in favor for another team in a much warmer city.

But to focus back on the 2007 season, while LeBron would average 20 points and 10 assists, it would be Kobe stealing the show, averaging 30, leading the entire league in scoring.

But while the two are really good, they might be too good, as their stat lines might be eating into each other's MVP chances, as it's heading down to one of their future teammates.

We're already in season four, nobody's even sniffed it.

So once again, the two can only bring home the finals MVP if they can successfully three-peat.

And as far as that goes, they would get off to a good start as the first two rounds were no issue.

But what was a challenge would be the conference finals up against the Miami Heat, featuring the MVP D-Wade.

And eventually, while it would be a hard-fought battle and the Cavs would come out on top, you have to wonder what would happen if three players that good actually joined forces.

Before we find out the answer to that, that means that the Cavs are heading to their third straight finals up against the Los Angeles Clippers, featuring Chris Kamen and his terrible haircut.

Which would wind up being an easy victory for the Cavs, winning in five games to make history and officially complete the three-peat.

And while the two are both worthy of bringing home the finals MVP, it would finally be going to Kobe, who's getting on the board, adding the first trophy to his case.

Now making the race two to one, ultimately bringing him closer to LeBron.

Don't count Kobe out just yet, you would be very dumb to do so.

So now with three straight titles under their belt, you have to wonder if the two can win four in a row.

It hasn't been done since the 60s with the Bill Russell-led Celtics, but both LeBron and Kobe, who's now sporting a new cut, definitely have a shot to do so.

But at this point, unsurprisingly, while the two are dominating yet again, leading the Cavs to a 65-win season, the MVP's heading back to Miami and falling in the hands of their future teammate once again.

It's safe to say both at this point are destroying each other's chances at the award.

But at the same time though, if it's going to be so rare, it might make it more valuable in the end.

Either way, to keep the playoffs short, the two would find themselves back in the finals, this time heading to Phoenix to challenge someone who won multiple MVPs in our universe, that being Steve Nash.

And while he's extremely good and surrounded by other great players who definitely have normal shooting forms, it wouldn't be enough.

LeBron and Kobe are way too good at this point, especially Kobe, who's averaging 36 in the finals, which ultimately is enough to overshadow LeBron and win yet another finals MVP to tie him up.

Right back in this race, we now have a two-to-two tie.

And while the two have rattled off a historic four straight titles, what if I told you it might get even better?

Because in the next few seasons, both LeBron and Kobe will be forming possibly the best team ever out in Miami, along with D-Wade and Chris Bosh.

And once that era's over, they'll be heading back to Cleveland to team up with Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love.

And of course, they'll be rounding it out in Los Angeles with Anthony Davis to close out their careers.

If they're this accomplished by themselves, who knows how many championships they'll end with after playing with all of those stars.

But for now, they'd find themselves in some serious trouble.

As the Boston Celtics have assembled three Hall of Famers to create a super team specifically designed to stop them.

As they would meet up in the playoffs and eventually go up three to one over the Cavs.

And the five-peat might be cooked.

And unfortunately, the series would be a quick one, as it's ending right then and there as they would demolish the duo in Cleveland no less, setting up the two to be eliminated for the first time in half a decade.

Kobe driving for the basket,

Kobe with the slam to cut the lead down to 17.

And of course, there's no time left to make that comeback.

So with that, their momentum has come to a screeching halt, now being eliminated in the second round after previously winning four straight titles.

It's a disappointing ending for the two, especially considering the fact that the 2010 season would be the last of the two as members of the Cavs for the foreseeable future.

The only silver lining is that we're finally going to see someone win the MVP, that being LeBron James, who's reclaiming some of the momentum after Kobe stole the show earlier.

It took him seven seasons, which is a really long time, but he's the first person between him and Kobe to win the MVP.

But in the end, it would be for nothing, as for a second time, the two are struggling to take down the Boston Big Three, because while they would take it to seven games, they'd wind up losing again.

While the two have achieved a lot in only seven seasons together, including a four-peat earlier, right now the two are departing at the hands of the Celtics, similar to real life.

With that being said, though, while the two have been defeated by a super team, it's not just LeBron making the decision to leave the Cavs, but also Kobe, as the two are taking their talents to South Beach to pair up with two more Hall of Famers in D-Wade and Chris Bosh.

And while one day there might be a team that can surpass the level of talent on this one, for now it's without a doubt the greatest team the league has ever seen.

As already in their first season together, the four stars are winning 70 games.

Really the only downside is that amongst the four stars, the stats are too spread out.

LeBron's down to 20 points per game and Kobe's down to 26, which pretty much kills their MVP chances.

So while to this point,

NBA history looks completely different from what we know it as, the 2011 MVP would be a repeat of real life as it's landing in the hands of Derrick Rose out in Chicago.

But at the end of the day,

I'm not sure that LeBron or Kobe really care, as ultimately they would make it back to the finals, this time heading down to New Orleans with their star being just Chris Paul.

And while he's a MVP caliber player himself, there's just way too much firepower on the other side.

The four stars on Miami have immediately built chemistry and as a result, they're walking away with the title.

The only question is, between LeBron or Kobe, who's winning the first finals MVP on the new squad?

Well, it turns out it would be Kobe, who's the leading scorer of the team, now winning his third straight finals MVP, taking the lead away from LeBron, giving the two five collective titles already.

Eight seasons in too, so that's, they're making extremely good pace.

And that really good pace seems like it'll continue for a while, as while last year was really good, the 2012 season might be even better.

As Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, and the reigning finals MVP Kobe Bryant will hit yet another level, jumping from 70 wins the season before all the way up to 73, setting a new league record.

But again, while the two stars are doing their thing, the MVP is going elsewhere, meaning that yet again, the two will have to go all the way with a title to add to their trophy cases.

However, to this point, while they've seemed untouchable, they would be in for a rude awakening in the second round, as the New York Knicks, of all teams, would be giving the Miami Big Four some serious issues, led by Carmelo Anthony and Jeremy Lin, who's still in second and fourth.

Shockingly enough, the series is going to game seven despite Miami being the massive favorite.

And if LeBron, Kobe, and the rest of the Heat walk away empty-handed, losing to a franchise notoriously known for usually being terrible, it'll sting even more.

So with all that being said, a very unlikely game seven would tip off, with the only silver lining being that it's played in Miami.

And while it would remain close the entire time, eventually only one can come out on top, as Melo and Jeremy Lin are putting up a serious fight to where it's only a one-point lead for Miami with only 40 seconds left.

The Heat do have the ball and the lead here, but it's far from over.

And it's only fitting, considering we're trying to find out who's better, that both LeBron and Kobe's clutch will be put to the test.

Here we go.

Who's gonna seal it?

D-Wade to the basket.

D-Wade doing absolutely nothing with it.

The pass over to Kobe.

Here we go.

Eight seconds over to LeBron in the corner.

Running out of breath.

He missed a shot.

New York still with a chance.

JR with the ball.

JR throws it forward.

Spin move on Kobe.

Driving.

Kobe forces him to pick up the ball.

Carmelo to the basket.

Carmelo, wild layup.

It's off, it's off, it's off, it's off.

And now with only 21 seconds left, it wouldn't be either of those two players heading to the line with a chance to seal the game.

Instead, it's D-Wade, one of Miami's most beloved players and someone we saw win multiple MVPs earlier.

But as far as free throws go, he might not be the best choice as he's about to shoot two with the game on the line.

Oh my God.

All right, here we go.

Here we go.

We're about to watch.

Somebody's about to hit a game winner on New York.

Here we go.

D-Wade's second free throw.

It's good.

And now we only have a two point lead with 21 left.

Game seven.

21 seconds left is coming down to the final possession.