
I gotta admit I was little nervous at first. But you already know,the MVP came through and put it down. Kobe scored 25 of his 27 points in the second half. Erasing a 20-point third-quarter deficit to lift the Lakers to an 89-85 victory over the Spurs in the opener of the NBA Western Conference Finals. Game 1 is in the bag. Game 2, Friday in L.A.