Kobe and Lakers Rally Past Spurs

Kobe Bryant scored all but two of his 26 points after halftime to lead the Lakers in a fourth period rally past the Spurs 89-85. Bryant also finished with nine assists and five rebounds. The Spurs led most of the way. San Antonio jumped out to a 65-45 lead before San Antonio worked their comeback starting with a nine nothing run. In the fourth, two straight baskets by Bryant cut the lead to three with eight minutes remaining. After Bowen's three- pointer with 7:38 left, the Spurs went stone cold for nearly six in a half minutes. Los Angeles took advantage by scoring ten straight points to cut the defecit to four. Bryant gave L.A. the lead for the first time in the game with 2:42 left. He proved worthy of his MVP status by hitting a clutch jumper twenty four seconds later to make it 85-81. The Lakers used the same method Phil jackson used to defent talented centers like Ewing and Hakeem in his days in Chicago by waiting until late in the game to double team Duncan. This should be an interesting series. Both teams are hungry, smart , experienced , and talented!