So, I’m reading that Kobe’s going off again. I’m glad to hear it, because I’ve been a Laker fan for about 25 years and it’s killed me this season to see them drop seven straight games and 11 of 14 before Kobe went off against Portland for 63.

What’s made me even happier is that it seems that Phil Jackson has green-lit this scoring offensive, so not only is Kobe (rightfully) being selfish, but he’s been allowed to be. If you put things in perspective for a second, his me-first play is a team-centric approach, because if the Lakers kept dropping games, then the team would go into the playoffs on the back foot, or worse still, miss them altogether. He’s doing this for the team.

With Lamar and Luke back, maybe this’ll slow down some, but I think they’ll take a bit to get back on track, and anyway, I don’t really think those two can pick up the slack created by Kobe scoring only, say, 35 points.

To top it off, he’s now the league’s leading scorer. If there’s no MVP on the table, at least he’ll get something to show for his prowess, because we’re sure as hell not going to get past the first round of the playoffs.