Bryant Single-Handedly Humiliates the Spurs

im certainly not going to discount the fact that the spurs disappeared, but at the same time bryant does as what he normally does: scores and incorporates his teammates, but only to the point that it almost seems “token”, for lack of a better description. i guess at a point where it became clear that the spurs werent, for whatever bizarre reason, going to put up a fight, kobe knew he had the luxury of involving his teammates while knowing he was going to be able to score at will. to me its more of greatness by default, which i suppose knocks a bit of the lustre off the greatness (which is a pretty accurate description of the “great” pierce/bron shootout. someone had to score, right?). but i almost wonder if its like the hornets series where the spurs seemingly disappear (play possum with one squinted eye open) but then come back to life around game 3. but unlike CP3 (who is fast becoming as big a threat as KB24, but in another way), it would be a dangerous strategy to play that same game w/ Msr. 24. im not sure what pop is up to…perhaps trying to mess w/jackson’s chi?