The OK Dynasty Is Coming!

"Kobe did it. He really did it." When O'Neal had been unable to play due to injury, Kobe had promised him that he would win this game for him.

At the time, O'Neal had thought it was nothing more than the wild talk of an arrogant kid who didn't know his limits.

O'Neal had been young once too. He had liked saying such things to his teammates, but most big words had ultimately gone unfulfilled.

What made Kobe incredible was that he could always back up the bravado he put on!

The difficulty of winning this game was obvious to the naked eye! Just as Kobe had said, this was the toughest game the Lakers had faced in the playoffs this season.

Houston's veterans had burned through their last drop of fuel!

In that state, even O'Neal himself wasn't sure he could have steadily overwhelmed Houston if he had played.

Yet Kobe had still found a way to break the deadlock under those circumstances!

After an entire game of brutal grinding, playing 45 minutes, he had claimed a hard-fought victory!

This win was nothing short of great!

Sitting beside the court at the Great Western Forum, O'Neal could clearly hear the fans chanting for Kobe to be MVP.

And even the Big Diesel acknowledged that Kobe deserved that MVP!

Kobe was the greatest player in the league.

At that moment, O'Neal was truly convinced.

Maybe it wouldn't be so bad to support Kobe as the second option.

Like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson—they achieved each other too, didn't they?

Leave the clutch shots to Kobe. There's no way I can handle them better than he can.

Win three championships first, then think about the future.

It'd be nice if Kobe could give me a few MVPs and FMVPs, though.

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