NEW YORK -- It's official: We all want to be like Kobe.
After dropping a double nickel on Michael Jordan's Wizards of Odds, including a freaky 42 in the first half (breaking Elgin Baylor's Lakers' franchise record of 37), Master Bryant overshadowed His Airness.
Aside from his three championship rings and string of seven 40-plus games (a total of 18 this season), what makes Kobe spectacular beyond his 24 years is his voracious appetite for being the big stud on a big stage.
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