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Postcards From LA, Vol. 4: One Lakers Fan Tracks His Team Through the NBA Playoffs
emptythebench.com - 4/29/2008
Postcards From LA, Vol. 4: One Lakers Fan Tracks His Team Through the NBA Playoffs
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Kobe simply willed the Lakers to victory, scoring 14 of the Lakers last 19 points of the game to finish with 31 (along with 7 rebounds and 6 assists). And he did it every which way imaginable, from deep threes to acrobatic lay-ups - Kobe would not allow his team to lose. That’s what MVPs do.

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Ball Don't Lie — ... Empty The Bench: "Kobe simply willed the Lakers to victory, scoring 14 of the Lakers last 19 points of the game to finish with 31 (along with 7 rebounds and 6 assists). And he did it every which way imaginable, from deep threes to acrobatic lay-ups - Kobe would not allow his team to lose. That’s what MVPs do." ...

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