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Lawrence: Bryant's no Air apparent
Lawrence: Bryant's no Air apparent
Now maybe all the people who have been busy comparing Kobe Bryant to Michael Jordan have learned a valuable lesson: There was only one Jordan and that's who Phil Jackson desperately needed Tuesday night as Game 6 quickly turned into Boston Massacre II.
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ESPN.com - TrueHoop — ... Mitch Lawrence of the New York Daily News: "If the last six games proved one thing, it's that compared to Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant is still a mere mortal." ...

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