Kobe's Streak Ends, Career Over

The Warriors only needed a two to send it to overtime ... I bet they took the three on purpose, just to spite Kobe -- win or lose there would be no overtime.

Or maybe Ronny Turiaf was trying to spite Kobe. But that guy is too happy-go-lucky for something like that.

Maybe there's no spite here at all. I mean, this fool still got 43 points.

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wow, I hope Turiaf won't be deported or executed for not kicking it out to Kobe and keeping his streak alive! Quel insolence!

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it's amazing to me how people can look at this kid as though he better than mike. mike dominated during his bulls career. i'm a bulls fan win or lose good teams and bad. can tell you every roster since the dynasty broke up. i like kobe, but mike made the rest of the team play. kobe doen't do that everything is a highlight.if you realize mike got big numbers on really big stages. kobe's 81 come against the raptors. he 50 point games they barely won. make odom and walton and brown and the others more like pippen paxton grant cartwright longley king armstrong hodges levingston kerr and so on.mike won 6 titles with all those guys. it was about winning not the records. when kobe leads the league in scoring and winning titles along with being finals mvp he'll be considered truly great. not just another selfish player all about breaking records at the cost of his team. there have been great scorers in this league that never had shaq to win 3 titles with. if kobe had curbed his ego for a while longer he would have gotten that 4th ring with shaq. but all he did was prove everyone point about it being only about kobe.

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Dude you can't be serious. As great as Jordan was he never won one without Pippen either. Whether its the NBA, the NFL, or the MLB, its always a team game. Jordan couldn't do it alone and neither can Kobe, or Lebron for that matter. I don't like Kobe or the NBA for that matter, but stop acting the kid isn't one of the best players to step on the court. He's hella good.

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It's amazing how people like to catch f*ckin amnesia when it comes to Kobe and Mike.

Yeah Mike may be the greatest ever, but to immediately dismiss Kobe as if he is nothing but a ballhog is purely assinine, and it shows that you either have absolutely no knowledge of the game of basketball, or you can't be objective about what you are seeing.

Mike had SCOTTIE PIPPEN, who was among the 50 greatest players. He also had Dennis Rodman, who led the league in rebounds. He also had Kukoc. To expect Kobe or anyone else to be able to turn Lamar Odom into Scottie Pippen, and Luke Walton into Dennis Rodman, you are lacking in the reality department.

And as far as Kobe scoring 50 and his team only winning by two... You are only proving the point that his points weren't just for show, but were for helping the team win.

CLEARLY, you need to watch more basketball, newyear36, instead of regurgitating all of the same Kobe-hating B.S. that the media loves to perpetuate.

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kobe failed to register his 5th 50 plus points because of the warriors' stupidity. kobe missed 2 foul shots on 2 different points in the closing segments of the game but the warriors failed to get the rebounds on both occasions. kobe was hoping that the game will go into overtime.darn .
anyway , kobe or mamba is truly a man man army like rambo. mamba is rambo in basketball uniform. mamba plus rambo is MAMBO !

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who cares? jordan fans are his forever.....same for kobe. the twain shall never agree. give it a rest.

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Oh my God! The lakers team actually has someone else that can score?
I cannot believe it? Somebody pinch me!

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Kobe hit 81 against the Raptors...What , is that a bad thing. So Jordan never played a bad team? What's up with all the Kobe haters. Kobe didn't have a hall of fame swingman like Pippin or a rebounding machine like rodman either. Or all of the 3 point shooters to take the heat off of him. And since when do you have to have more titles to prove anything. Has Jordan hit over 40 points in 13 straight games? Hmmm.....NO. Has he even came close to 81....Hmmmm NO. I remember a game when Jackson sat Kobe down after scoring 58 points at the end of the 3rd quarter. He probably would have scored 81 or higher that game. Jordan would have problems doing that in 4 quarters with all the help he had. It's because Jordan came first that all you Kobe haters keep up with this jiberish. Give Jordan his due too. He's a great player ....But he ain't no Kobe.

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Kobe hit 81 against the Raptors...What , is that a bad thing. So Jordan never played a bad team? What's up with all the Kobe haters. Kobe didn't have a hall of fame swingman like Pippin or a rebounding machine like rodman either. Or all of the 3 point shooters to take the heat off of him. And since when do you have to have more titles to prove anything. Has Jordan hit over 40 points in 13 straight games? Hmmm.....NO. Has he even came close to 81....Hmmmm NO. I remember a game when Jackson sat Kobe down after scoring 58 points at the end of the 3rd quarter. He probably would have scored 81 or higher that game. Jordan would have problems doing that in 4 quarters with all the help he had. It's because Jordan came first that all you Kobe haters keep up with this jiberish. Give Jordan his due too. He's a great player ....But he ain't no Kobe.

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man stop hating on Kobe.... how many times has someone scored 4 straight 50 pointers. hes incredible. an also they wont 5 straight games. who cares bout the nets makin the playoffs

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man stop hating on Kobe.... how many times has someone scored 4 straight 50 pointers. hes incredible. an also they wont 5 straight games. who cares bout the nets making the playoffs

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"Mike had SCOTTIE PIPPEN, who was among the 50 greatest players. He also had Dennis Rodman, who led the league in rebounds. He also had Kukoc. To expect Kobe or anyone else to be able to turn Lamar Odom into Scottie Pippen, and Luke Walton into Dennis Rodman, you are lacking in the reality departmen" by U WILL BE BACK...

u know, u raised a good point here and i must say Luke walton, bynum and other laker's member are not
as dominant as bulls's in their jordan-pippen era. however u missed one point: when kobe joined lakers
squad at 1996; he was surrounded by stars and they were not be able to make it to finals. remember 1996-2004 was a lakers' elite team..

you should read the Phil jackson's book which manifestly critized kobe as being a selfish teammate and lacked of leadership...it was him that
didnt want talented teammates..he made them leave
and now with all the young players, lakers's fans could only say KOBE BRYANT HAS NO SUPPORTING CASTS hahahhahahhaha....so you guys are saying his current teammates are not capable of playing basketballs..they are good as well you know...they just havent really known how to play basketball under phil's coaching method...bynum's conflict for example....Jordan carried bulls 1985-1989 all alone by himself..pippen was not dominant back then..so jordan's influence caused his teammates to be better players....kobe only wants the chaampionship rings and doesnt really pay attention on his teammates...breaking the record for examples

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"Mike had SCOTTIE PIPPEN, who was among the 50 greatest players. He also had Dennis Rodman, who led the league in rebounds. He also had Kukoc. To expect Kobe or anyone else to be able to turn Lamar Odom into Scottie Pippen, and Luke Walton into Dennis Rodman, you are lacking in the reality departmen" by U WILL BE BACK...

u know, u raised a good point here and i must say Luke walton, bynum and other laker's member are not
as dominant as bulls's in their jordan-pippen era. however u missed one point: when kobe joined lakers
squad at 1996; he was surrounded by stars and they were not be able to make it to finals. remember 1996-2004 was a lakers' elite team..

you should read the Phil jackson's book which manifestly critized kobe as being a selfish teammate and lacked of leadership...it was him that
didnt want talented teammates..he made them leave
and now with all the young players, lakers's fans could only say KOBE BRYANT HAS NO SUPPORTING CASTS hahahhahahhaha....so you guys are saying his current teammates are not capable of playing basketballs..they are good as well you know...they just havent really known how to play basketball under phil's coaching method...bynum's conflict for example....Jordan carried bulls 1985-1989 all alone by himself..pippen was not dominant back then..so jordan's influence caused his teammates to be better players....kobe only wants the chaampionship rings and doesnt really pay attention on his teammates...breaking the record for examples

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Rickiesia, let me remind you that Phil Jackson's book is just that: A book. It was NOT written as a news documentary, but as his own account of what he may have believed. Do I think he is telling the 100% truth? He may think so, but I think he was merely giving an opinion, which I don't completely buy.

There is nothing that Kobe could ever do in this world to convince some people that he is or was not selfish. Even if Shaq himself came out and said that he started the mess, people would STILL refuse to let go of the notion that everything Kobe does is selfishly driven.

Listen to the talk. Kobe was accused of not getting his teammates ivolved. Everyone said he couldn't keep scoring in the playoffs and expect to win. So when he tries to involve his teammates and they lose, everyone says he quit on his team. Now that he is scoring lights out, and the team is winning, he is only doing it because he wants the scoring title. Now you're saying that his teammates are bad because he wants it that way. Shaq was just as much responsible for the split-up as Kobe. Because he landed on a team where he could ride the coat-tails of Dwayne Wade, he is somehow exhonerated of his role? What gives? Some of you people need to realize that no one in this world is inherently 100% evil and selfish. And that includes Kobe.

Because he cheated on his wife doesn't necesarily make him a rapist. That also doesn't necessarily mean he is a selfish Bball player. And none of that makes him any less dynamic on the court.

Stay focused.

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I am sure Kobe would like to collect another NBA championship without Frank Sinatra I mean Shaquile O'Neal as his teammate than setting scoring records during the regular season.

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Mike was the greatest then. Kobe's the greatest now. They are both great and none of the other players playing today even come close.

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for all you kobe haters, try watching the whole game and see how KOBE DOES TRY TO INVOLVE HIS TEAM MATES IN THIS TEAM GAME. His team mates cannot buy a shot. and if a guy is on fire, why pass the ball? your making over 50% of your shots. go for the kill. all you see on sports center are the highlights of kobes scoring output. but do you see how he TRIES to get the team involved? NO. the guy is one of the highest paid players in the league. if he doesn't get the ball and take the shots he needs to take for his team, then i dont know what the hell he is doing on the court. Kobe has amazing skill and an assasins mindset. you dont want a guy with his talent to just stand around and pass the ball to players who dont consistantly deliver. thats all in my head for now.

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i don't hate kobe. what i don't like is the constant kobe watch. what he has done is great. but like i said before, mike played on bad teams and good teams and the greatest team ever in 1996.don't tell me kobe doesn't have help.when they traed shaq odom was what you got. kobe didn't want karl malone to come back. robert horry left so did fisher. facts are facts magic never would have complained about playing with kareem and worthy during the showtime era. kobe had it all now all he can do is be dominque wilkins all show and no go. scoring tons of points is great but we all know he wants another championship with shaq. mike was willing to deal with rodman if it meant winning a 7th title. realize that the perception of kobe is one of selfishness. phil jackson left because of kobe and coach k didn't want to be bothered.

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