Kobe Bryant in the Clutch, Part 2

In games two and three, Kobe has had two missteps on crucial game-deciding possessions.

In game two he got blocked from behind by Hedo Turkoglu and gave Lee an opportunity for Orlando to win the game. He also passed on a wide open Ariza and Odom. Bryant did get touch-fouled on the way up by Lewis if you watch replays, but that's a tough call for referees to make.

In game three, he lost the ball to Pietrus with 28 seconds left trying to split a double team while down by two. Ironically, this was almost the exact same way he lost the ball at the end of Game two in the Denver series, which eventually led to a jump ball the Lakers fumbled (including the JR Smith jump ball violation no-call).

Kobe should not be so risky at the end of games trying to split double ...

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