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<blockquote data-quote="shutyertrap" data-source="post: 237659" data-attributes="member: 134"><p>Wow. Just wow.</p><p></p><p>Kobe's final game was so perfect. I don't mean the actual basketball, because that wasn't. I mean the sequence of events. This last game was supposed to be nothing more than a celebration to honor the man who has meant so much to Laker Nation. And as it has happened so much this season, the game started getting away from them and it was more about just hoping Kobe could end the night with some dignity in play.</p><p></p><p>I figured the team would feed Kobe the ball a bunch, and I even halfway expected Utah to just roll over for him and the game to look like what the All-Star game does. I never expected Kobe to be on fire, to show the Kobe we all used to know. It's almost like the love fest Staples Center threw on him the first half made Kobe go, "now it's my turn". He poured every last ounce of effort onto the floor and gave everyone in attendance their moneys worth. People figured at best he'd drop 40 points. They damn near lost their minds at the prospect of him getting 50. To hit 60? That's the stuff of legend. And then on top of that, they won!</p><p></p><p>Sitting on my couch watching the game, I figured it'd be good for the tributes and such, to see that final time out to pull him off the floor and hear the crowd's applause. I did not expect in the least to be pumping my fists and cheering as if they'd just one the championship. And honestly, that's what it felt like. To come from behind 15 points with only a minute left on the clock, about the only way it could have ended better was for Kobe to hit a buzzer beater. And by that point in the game, I almost expected just that, as if it were a Rocky movie or something. You could see the pain he was fighting through, how gassed he was. Then the ball would get in his hands and the clock would suddenly turn back. </p><p></p><p>Again, it wasn't pretty basketball. But it was perfect fan service. For a completely forgettable season, this game will go down as one I'll never forget in Kobe's entire career.</p><p></p><p>Oh, and congrats to Golden State on 73-9. On any other night I would have paid attention...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shutyertrap, post: 237659, member: 134"] Wow. Just wow. Kobe's final game was so perfect. I don't mean the actual basketball, because that wasn't. I mean the sequence of events. This last game was supposed to be nothing more than a celebration to honor the man who has meant so much to Laker Nation. And as it has happened so much this season, the game started getting away from them and it was more about just hoping Kobe could end the night with some dignity in play. I figured the team would feed Kobe the ball a bunch, and I even halfway expected Utah to just roll over for him and the game to look like what the All-Star game does. I never expected Kobe to be on fire, to show the Kobe we all used to know. It's almost like the love fest Staples Center threw on him the first half made Kobe go, "now it's my turn". He poured every last ounce of effort onto the floor and gave everyone in attendance their moneys worth. People figured at best he'd drop 40 points. They damn near lost their minds at the prospect of him getting 50. To hit 60? That's the stuff of legend. And then on top of that, they won! Sitting on my couch watching the game, I figured it'd be good for the tributes and such, to see that final time out to pull him off the floor and hear the crowd's applause. I did not expect in the least to be pumping my fists and cheering as if they'd just one the championship. And honestly, that's what it felt like. To come from behind 15 points with only a minute left on the clock, about the only way it could have ended better was for Kobe to hit a buzzer beater. And by that point in the game, I almost expected just that, as if it were a Rocky movie or something. You could see the pain he was fighting through, how gassed he was. Then the ball would get in his hands and the clock would suddenly turn back. Again, it wasn't pretty basketball. But it was perfect fan service. For a completely forgettable season, this game will go down as one I'll never forget in Kobe's entire career. Oh, and congrats to Golden State on 73-9. On any other night I would have paid attention... [/QUOTE]
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