Kobe and Lakers Ruin Shaq's Debut In Phoenix

All the talk was about Shaq's first game with his new team, the Phoenix Suns. And who is the perfect team for Shaq's debut, the Los Angeles and Kobe Bryant. Shaq was surprisingly in a lot better shape than expected. He was able to play almost 30 mins and looked strong down the stretch. He started off slow with some missed free throws and turnovers but played decent in the second half. One area that he seemed to really help was in creating opportunities for Amare to get offensive rebounds and shots. Amare excelled next the the big fella, getting 37 pts and pulling down 15 boards. All in all Shaq played better than expected but not good enough to contend for a title. The Suns have to learn to play some D, to give up 130 points is ridiculous and no team will ever win a title like that. With Shaq and the Suns garnering all of the attention before the game, Kobe seized the moment and played brilliant. As he does in every cluth situation Bryant showed why he is the best player in the world. When he wants to score, he scores, there is nothing anyone can do about it. He can get his shot off where ever and when ever he pleases. He dropped 41 going16-25 from the field. Odom and Gasol also had great games. Overall very impressive performance by LA, they seem to be clicking on all the right cylinders. As long as Kobe's finger stays "ok" and Bynum comes back healthy, the should be the Western Conference's rep for the Finals. Hell right now they are playing the best basketball in the league, and this is without Bynum. Its scary to think what is possible when he gets back!