20secondtimeout.blogspot.com - 6/17/2008
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In the 2008 playoffs, Kobe Bryant has performed better against elite defensive teams (Boston, San Antonio) than LeBron James performed against those teams in the 2008 and 2007 playoffs.
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The greatest closer in the NBA instead focused on being a quick starter in Game 5.Kobe Bryant's teammates picked up the slack from there, and that's why the Los Angeles Lakers are still alive in the NBA finals.
posted by David Friedman
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