Kobe wins first career MVP award
Published 5/6/2008 at FOXSports.com News for NBA
Kobe Bryant has won his first MVP award after leading the Los Angeles Lakers to the best record in the Western Conference.
He will receive the trophy Wednesday night from commissioner David Stern before the Lakers face Utah in Game 2 of their conference semifinal. Bryant was followed in the voting Tuesday by Chris Paul, Kevin Garnett and LeBron James.
Bryant entered the season as the league's two-time defending scoring champion but had finished only as high as third in MVP voting.
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Jazz bringing the muscle vs. Kobe and co....Ace in the hole
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The Lakers were able to overcome a week’s absence from playing and take game one from the Jazz but it was certainly not an easy win. Had the Lakers not benefited from the presence of Kobe Bryant they might not have that victory put away. ...Kobe MVP Presentation: Play By Play
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This is a game like play by play breakdown of the MVP presentation in case you missed it on ESPN News at 5:30 ET. Enjoy!!!Good Breakdown of Jazz/Lakers game 1
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David Locke is a broadcaster for KFNZ 1320 AM in Salt Lake City. "Kobe had an amazing 42 [touches] in scoring range. He created 48 points out of those plays." "when Boozer was guarded by Lamar Odom, he was completely negated."Kobe Bryant Wins His First MVP Award
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