Thoughts After NBA Finals Game Two

The hero of Game One of the NBA Finals nearly turned into the goat of Game Two.

I’m talking about Kobe Bryant, of course. Like Bryant said after the game, "I made some bad decisions."

I have to agree with him there and thank him for acknowledging his poor judgment. But that comes as an afterthought. When you are playing in the NBA Finals and you are considered the best closer in basketball, you had better make sound judgments on the court, not just off it.

With nine seconds left, Bryant got the ball and dribbled up court, making sure he milked the clock. Good decision. Then with about five seconds left he made his move a little left of the lane. The Magic defense collapsed on him as he knew they would. Good decision.

But with men open and Dwight Howard ...

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