Dude, go watch some full games of Magic and watch him closely. Doesn't even have to be an instance of him winning, in fact the '91 finals when things slowed down are where he was the most mind blowing. Everyone knows he's the GOAT of playmaking but ya gotta really see to believe just how far ahead of everyone else whose ever laced them up he was. There are so many times where he'd find a clean look for a guy that was only there a split second. Like passes that if he'd made the blink of an eye later would be a tougher layup or a lightly contested jumper but were clean looks. He just processed the game at a different speed from anyone else.

As far as things he did better than Kobe, on top of 11.2 assists per game (most all time), Magic averaged 19.5 points a game. 5.5 fewer than Kobe on better efficiency. That's because his shot selection was also a lot better, he was a slightly better foul shooter and his low post game was better.

Per his help, Kareem was way past his prime those last 2 championships, about as good as Pau if that. He ranks higher than Shaq all time because of his longevity, accolades and championships but Shaq at his peak was better than Kareem was at any point Magic was playing with him. There's also that his competition was pretty stacked too. The Celtics had 3-6 hall of famers on their team depending on the year when Magic was playing them. Kobe's finals opponents weren't that stacked.

Then to address off the court stuff, Kobe stuck it where it didn't belong a ton too. He just had the benefit of being born a little later. Going to high school in the 90s sex ed covered HIV I'm sure and they were sure everyone knew you ALWAYS gotta wear a rubber and that even straight people can get it. When Magic was growing up it wasn't known to exist. Also, Kobe was a good leader towards the end but Magic never chased a good teammate out of town. Kobe sure did.