LA Times: Kobe MVP
laballtalk.com 5/4/2008 — After about 17 hundred reports of Kobe being the MVP, the first official source has revealed. The LA Times has posted that Kobe Bryant will be named the 2007-2008 regular season Most Valuable Player. David Stern is expected to be in Los Angeles to ...

Real’s Series Preview: Lakers Topple Jazz
clublakers.com 5/4/2008 — First and foremost, congratulations to the 2008 Most Valuable Player, Kobe Bryant. It’s funny how one can go from being the most hated player in the NBA (even among his own team’s fanbase) to the MVP, favored by not just Lakers fans, but ...

Lakers Roll Jazz 109-98, Kobe 38
fastbreakblog.com 5/5/2008 — Kobe sets Lakers' Record....

Kobe's Lakers just too good for Jazz to handle
msn.foxsports.com 5/5/2008 — Just look at the numbers — the Lakers shouldn't have beaten the Jazz. But Kobe and Co. keep finding ways to win, Mark Kriegel says

2008 NBA mock draft: Who's No. 1? - NBA
nbcsports.msnbc.com 5/4/2008 — Also on this story Discuss: Sound off on NBA message boards Print this Email this MORE FROM NBA Expert: Home cookin' has no effect on road woes • Lakers back to winning ways vs. Jazz • Walters: Lakers best off sitting Kobe for Game 6 • Celtics hold ...

Bryant, Lakers turn down Jazz in opener 109-98 — USATODAY.com NBA - Top Stories 5/4/2008
Kobe Bryant, celebrating what is expected to be his first NBA MVP award, had 38 points, six rebounds and seven assists Sunday, ...

Bryant's 38 get Lakers by Jazz in opener (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 5/4/2008
Kobe Bryant, celebrating what is expected to be his first NBA MVP award, did just enough to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to another postseason victory. Bryant had 38 points, six rebounds and seven assists Sunday, and the Lakers made it five ...

Bryant Scores 38 as Lakers Beat Jazz — Wash Post NBA 5/4/2008
Kobe Bryant, celebrating what is expected to be his first NBA MVP award, scores 38 points to lead the Lakers to a 109-98 win over Utah.

Jazz make no excuses for losing to Lakers — L.A. Times - Basketball 5/5/2008
That's the Utah way. No silver linings for dominating on the boards, no pats on the back for trying. Coach Jerry Sloan doesn't complain about Bryant's 23 free throws, either. >  ...

NBA Roundup: Kobe Bryant, Lakers tune out Jazz — NYDailyNews.com - Basketball 5/5/2008
Kobe Bryant made most of the shots that mattered, which he didn't view as any great accomplishment.That's because there was nary a hand in his face when he took them.