LaDainian21: I agree with you on most of the things you said, but yesterday, Kobe alone would not have been enough...He could have scored 50+ and Lakers would still lose.....Matter of fact is, when he passed the ball when he was double/tripple teamed, Devon George, Smush Parker, Kwame, Lamar could not make wide open shots/easy lay-offs....I agree, since it is Kobe's team, he is to blame as well....Like I said in the previous post...they choked on the defense.....and Offense was no where to be found, other than Kobe in the 1st half...He kinda gave up in the 2nd half....coz..he realized his team mates were playing like a regular season game, when it was game 7 in the play-offs with a very worthy opponent like the Suns.....I hate to see Lakers choke when they had 3-1 lead, but this time, you can't blame everything on Kobe, yesterday's blame goes to Lamar and Kwame before Kobe !! I am not supposed to like Clippers, but I seriously think Clippers can beat the Suns in six games !!! Like you are, I am all hyped up for Mavs Vs. Spurs now...Even though I am a Cali transplant, My Texas roots are coming alive once again !!!