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Kobe vs Pau... a little perspective

So, Kobe got 61 points, last night.  MSG points record, etc...  Very impressive, and entertaining.

However, overlooked in all the hoopla is the fact that his teammate, Pau Gasol, also had an efficient statistical blinder of a game: 31 pts, 14 rbs, 5 asts, 2 blks; and one that we'd certainly be talking about absent Kobe's little vignette.  fyi, Kobe's line was 61 pts, 3 asts and 1 blk. Also, Pau shot for 70.6% vs Kobe's 61.3%

The point here is not to criticize Kobe (and God knows I do enough of that), but to compare the relative contributions of the two players.  Did Pau's game really get lost in all the noise about Kobe's game, or was it really no big deal ?

Discuss..