He is often called "the Michael Jordan of this generation", both players are about 6'6", both play shooting guard, and they both had an extraordinary will to win. The only difference between the two is that Michael was a slightly better athlete and defender, and Kobe was a slightly better shooter, especially from deep. Both were exceptional scorers and ruthless competitors, and on top of it all they have a very similar play style, and have many of the same moves.
But as I said last night was the final game for the Black Mamba, and there were very high expectations, but at the same time everyone understood that Kobe was nowhere near the player he used to be. Kobe came out firing, scoring 15 points in the first quarter, and added 7 more points before half time, but the Lakers still trailed by double digits at half. The Lakers made a slight dent in the lead in the third quarter with Kobe scoring another 15 to bring his total up to 37 points going into the fourth. But the Lakers were still down by nine. Then Kobe flipped a switch and started taking over the game. He hit a numerous clutch shots down the stretch, pouring in 23 points in the fourth quarter. It was a very special performance, because many people were used to seeing Kobe being great, and for the majority of this year, he played pretty poorly, and the Lakers were one of the worst teams in the league. So for Kobe to come out and score 60 points in his final game was very fitting for the Black Mamba, who will go down as one of the top ten players of all time.
But as I said last night was the final game for the Black Mamba, and there were very high expectations, but at the same time everyone understood that Kobe was nowhere near the player he used to be. Kobe came out firing, scoring 15 points in the first quarter, and added 7 more points before half time, but the Lakers still trailed by double digits at half. The Lakers made a slight dent in the lead in the third quarter with Kobe scoring another 15 to bring his total up to 37 points going into the fourth. But the Lakers were still down by nine. Then Kobe flipped a switch and started taking over the game. He hit a numerous clutch shots down the stretch, pouring in 23 points in the fourth quarter. It was a very special performance, because many people were used to seeing Kobe being great, and for the majority of this year, he played pretty poorly, and the Lakers were one of the worst teams in the league. So for Kobe to come out and score 60 points in his final game was very fitting for the Black Mamba, who will go down as one of the top ten players of all time.
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