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Kobe's Streak Ends, Career Over

Mar 26, 2007 – 12:42 AM
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Thank god. Now we can get back to worrying about whether or not the Nets can sneak into the postseason.

Anyway, Kobe only got 43 points against Golden State tonight. He was absolutely ablaze to start the game, with 19 in the first quarter alone. But then the Warriors started denying him the ball, some Odom guy decided to score 24, and Ronny Turiaf took several key shots in the paint down the stretch. Ones that, technically, could have been kicked out to Bryant. By the way, the Lakers prevailed 115-113, making that five straight for the team.

The evening's two great ironies: Kobe spent several quarters overshadowed by Monta Ellis's own offensive show. The explosive Warriors guard ended up tying his career-high of 31, which was arguably more entertaining than Bryant's higher total. Also, if the Warriors had hit a two at the buzzer, there would have been more basketball and likely another 50 point outing for KB24 (instead, Al Harrington missed a three). But what's done is done, and I guess now Kobe Bryant is just another perennial All-Star who can drop 40 without blinking.

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