When MVP LeBron James Met Prime Kobe Bryant

Now James on Bryant, so they do guard each other once in a while. Bryant, he's got eight points, James talked about. Shot clock winding down, Turriot picks him up on a switch. James to the basket. Strong move. And it's a four-point game. What I love about that is that Turriot backed off Darren. Those four guys I have also been in. How about Darren Williams and Tony Parker? James, hit, count it, and a foul. LeBron James comes right back. 14 on the shot clock. Puts it in, tie game. 35 for LeBron, 33 for Kobe. That's bad defense coming in on the out-of-bounds set. You have to, as the band's gone, you've got to pass it inbound. Larry Hughes, give help. Kobe guarding LeBron. These two are put on a show here this afternoon. Puts it up. Puts it in. Cavs by three with 20 seconds remaining. 39 for LeBron James. And the Staples Center gets quiet with the jump shot. I can remember years ago in all-star games, Kobe Bryant waves off, called Malone to set the screen. LeBron James does the same thing. Drew Gooden, get out of my way. Kobe and I are going for it. James guarded by Bryant. Just under four left in the fourth. Here's LeBron. Banks it and scores. Wow. Minute 35, remaining of the fourth. And with the game on the line, Marv, you see LeBron James covering Kobe. And Bryant able to hit over James using the screen, so the Lakers now lead. Put in some runners too. Shot clock, down to seven. Yes. This is why he's so special, Marv, a tough evening all night, but he can still get it going when it counts. Six-second differential between the game clock and the shot clock. Bryant putting moves on James. Here's Bryant. Yes. He had a foot on the line. It's a two-point shot. Cavaliers called for time with eight and six tenths seconds remaining in this fourth quarter. Broke a tie. Here's James. Slapped away by Bryant. And last touch by James. That's where LeBron. Game the other night. And the loss to the Magic. A lot of dribbling here by LeBron James. Fires and hits from downtown. After Kobe. For the 31 wins by ten or more points. And they're winning games by a 12-point difference. Four from downtown. He's two of three from beyond that three-point line here tonight. Bryant. Yes. Lamar Odom. Trevor Ariza have all checked in for the Lakers. Odom's coming off his best game of the season. Here's James. Off balance and a bank foot hold. That's all. Gray going very deep into his notes for that one. Here is James. Yes. Lakers play it out. Final seconds. Down by three. Here's Bryant over James. One-tenth of a second left. Lakers shot 12 of 19 from the field in the third quarter. Here is Bryant with three. And he's picked up the shooting assist. Bryant got picked off by Hickson. Here is James. That's a two. He had a foot off the line. Fourth quarter, very close game, and he broke that game open. Kobe in that same game was one of seven in the fourth quarter. Kobe does not forget. Trust me. Shot clock to two. Here's Bryant. Yes. You can't play better defense than that. That's just brilliant offense. I mean, a fading jump shot that brought snow in L.A. Defensive rebound the other night against Orlando, Dwight Howard. Bryant. Yes. Fouls just played by Bynum. James now brought it by Bryant. James loses the inside and scores. Yes. And a foul. So, LeBron in the east, the best of the west. Lakers and Cavaliers with James on a spin and fouled. Losses balance, but good move there by LeBron James and Kobe. Bryant. Yes. We are seeing spectacular basketball. What a tough shot that was. Here's James. Yes. And a foot on the line. It's a two. We saw the entire arsenal of moves for Kobe Bryant. He will have fresh legs when he returns. James over the top. LeBron Cavaliers by three as we come up on six minutes. Here's the double on O'Neal. It opens it up for James. That's a three for LeBron. See Bynum jumping out. Down to three. Here is LeBron. Shot clock. Down to six. James. Yes. Floats or drifts to the open spot. Bryant ties the game at 87. We're seeing some of the best of the defensive end for LeBron James. James on the drive. Two blocks to save a layup by Cleveland, and you see LeBron fearless go right through the middle of the three. Remaining a standing ovation from this crowd here at the two as Baruchel goes back. Guy watching opponents' tendencies, looking for bad habits. He picks up. James forces up. I was ready to say that's a bad shot from James. And he nails it. So back-to-back buckets for James. Back-to-back buckets for Bryant. Seven back in 2001 when it was the Gundarina. Same building as James. Able to put it in. He's got it. Comes off the screen. Fires away the three. It's good. Kobe Bryant at the buzzer. Falling away with a hand in his face. I did say make sure that you force them into a jump shot. Bryant. Another tough shot. Kobe Bryant. Oh, boy. The degree. Lakers, by the way, they've played in six games decided by just a point. They've had a lot of close games this year. James for three. Oh, wow. Lakers have had six here in the period. That's a clear out. Bryant puts it in. Tie game. Pressure on him so that he does not get a good sight line. Lakers down by one. Bryant has it. Snow crowds him. Bryant for the win. No good. And the Cavs with a huge come-from-behind win. Kobe Bryant for the second. He faces up and takes him off the dribble. Meanwhile, Rachel Pavlovich most likely will not return. His ankles stiffened up. He hurt himself in the first half. Bryant knocks it down with James Garnigan. A 7-0 run now by the Lakers to get back within five. 2-4 might get you on my team. I'm holding the bucket for you, buddy. Bryant leans in. Nine straight points now by the Lakers. What was it? Bryant calling for the ball. James on him. Bryant falling away. Puts it out. Puts it in. What a tough shot from Kobe Bryant. You don't see this many places except in the NBA. Kobe Bryant fade over a great contest by LeBron James. Only two after it was seven at the break. And it's given away. Kobe. Reverse it. Plucked away. Heinrich gets it. So, LeBron James trailing the play. Kobe thought he had to deal with kid. James stayed there. What a block by LeBron. So did Aaron Williams. So, the opening's there for Team Blue. Inside of two to play. About a three-point deficit. Is it all even? Yes! Kobe with the triple. It is even at 1-0-1. What a shot. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. Kobe against LeBron. One-point lead after the Bosh free throw. He's shooting it. Kobe on the phone away. He's shooting it. Does it. So, Kobe gets it. It's the opening two-and-a-half minutes. Williams had almost lost by Stoudemire. Kobe's got the ball. Tayshawn Prince got the job. They flatten out and spread it out. Shading over kid and James. Kobe over Prince for the lead. Got it! One-point lead, Team Blue. LeBron James. They go to LeBron. LeBron James trying to win it for Team White. Up against Kobe. On the crossover. Into the paint of Chandler. No. It won't go. Tyson Chandler came into the picture. Alignment shirt. They had to get special permission from the league for him to be able to wear it because it's actually a medical device. It's got bands built into the shirt that go. Chalmers shoot it. Get his own rebound. I mean, these are the possessions, if you're the Lakers, that you can't make mistakes on. James spinning against Nash. Excellent outlet for Mario Chalmers. To secure the ball. Nash tied up. Ball deflected into the hands of James. James goes past Bryant, draws the foul, and one. And Nash and Howard getting into Clark, whoever it may be. Anderson got there too late. Wade kicks it out to James. James stripped and stolen by Bryant. Bryant goes to Chalmers. Layup is good. Difficult shot. Bryant. Wade with the steal. Nash back to James. Timeout Lakers. And James gets the steal. I think Chalmers got a piece of it, the deflection. James to the basket. Throws it down. And the lead is nine, largest of the afternoon. The turnovers have crushed the Lakers here in this fourth quarter. Five straight 30-point games for LeBron James as Wade cuts it to seven again. Room. Shot clock down to three. James, pull-up two-pointer, puts it in. 32. And the heat by a dozen. Should pretty much do it.