@mamba_mentality_886: @balldontstop This is the best basketball player ever 👆🏽Kobe Bryant sends the Lakers to their third straight NBA Finals with an insane display of shot making to closeout the Suns. Opposing fans, players and even coaches in disbelief. Don't let casuals and stat boys lie to you. The topic of conversation immediately after this game was "is he as good as Michael was?" and the undisputed answer in real time (from real basketball people) was yes. This was the war zone Western Conference. He got Pau at the back end of his physical/athletic peak and cruised through it. These Suns actually overachieved that year, but there were heavyweights on every team's path in that West. It meant something. #TBE#kobebryant #mambamentality #mambabasketball24 #kobebeanbryant