Kobe is a better long-range shooter and ballhandler. Two paramount skills for a shooting guard.
If you want to look at big moments, then look at Salmons in game 6 of the same series. He also showed that he can play with the big boys, justifies even more BG's leaving. I don't get so caught up in those moments that I don't see the big picture. That is all perception, one of my friends said that a lot of Gordon's heroics make up for the fact that he is a poor man on defender. That is his way of looking at it.
So who is better, Pippen or Kukoc? Kukoc had better moments, never had a problem getting off of his ass in crunchtime. Kukoc had the ability to deliver, to the point that Phil trusted him more than Pippen. Yet I will take Pippen, who played Robin to Jordan's Batman, but his fundamental abilities caused more problems than Kukoc's clutch abilities. Odom causes defenses more problems than Gordon does from beginning to the end of a game. That is why I believe he is a better player. And Odom has shown some awareness defensively, he can play on the floor and in the post on both sides of the court. I would rather have Odom personally, but that's me. As far as achievements, Odom has a championship, and he played a critical role on that team. He was the third option on a championship team and Phil Jackson said constantly that when Odom is going strong, no one could beat them. Wake me up when Gordon makes it past the 2nd round of the playoffs...