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Filed under: Celtics , Lakers , NBA Playoffs , NBA Finals LOS ANGELES — OK, so he isn’t Michael, and try as he might for the rest of his career, he’ll never be Magic, either. Still, Kobe being Kobe is great enough. Kobe Bryant is great, by the way, even though he spent most of Thursday night inside Staples Center operating as if he were dribbling with one hand on the ball and the other around his throat. Which brings us to a problem for Bryant, especially since his admirable yet unreachable goal is to rise higher than anybody in NBA history. This was a Game 7 — the ultimate of games in sports for the elite — and somebody not named Kobe Bryant was the most valuable player. It was Ron Artest , Bryant’s teammate on the Los Angeles Lakers , and Artest forgot that he only was supposed to be a bit player in Bryant’s show by becoming the more consistent performer for the evening.

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Kobe’s the Best Right Now, but Not Ever