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Only 43 points for Bryant

By Ric Bucher
ESPN The Magazine

Sunday, March 25, 2007

If there's such a thing as a dissatisfying 43-point performance, Kobe Bryant delivered it Sunday night against the Golden State Warriors. Yeah, he still hit an array of momentum-swinging shots, and yeah, the Los Angles Lakers still won, 115-113, and, yeah, it was a performance that by almost any other player would be considered pretty damn good. But let's be honest. Bryant isn't judged the same as other players. If personality didn't color judgment, if effort and understanding of the game c ...

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