3 yrs ago today- Championship Sunday taken over by Kobe

Three years ago today I was sitting in a poker room watching some football and then it started filtering in.  Kobe had 40 pts, well that's good are they winning?  No they are down and its early third quarter and I was like wow, but realize that Kobe had scored 56 in 3 quarters against Memphis a year earlier or so.  Then it was 50 and we are still not through with the third and we all started paying attention.  Then in the fourth quarter Kobe went into a gear that has never been seen and has not since.  Forget MJ, even forget Wilt (making 4 foot finger rolls over guys you are 4 inches taller than doesn't count) and simply sit back and wacth offensive greatness that not be surpassed for 30, 50, or even a 100 years.  MJ could never shoot this well so before this gets personal its a comparison, when you think that MJ's highest scoring game was 69 in an overtime game and Kobe finished with 55 points in a half?!  This was after they were down big double figures before he went off.    Kobe likes to be a facilitator early in games much like Michael did later in his career so let's just think what if for a moment.  100 would have been feasible maybe even 110 or would he have run out of juice in the second half and started missing jumpers?  Fun isn't it?  Michael would have benefitted greatly from the restrictions on hand checking in today's game, but can you imagine Kobe being guarded by the likes of Craig  Ehlo, Danny Ainge, Byron Scott?  Kobe would simply rise above them and shoot jumpers all day long.  Nowadays those players that would have been guarding Michael would be 6'7 or even taller.  Illegal defenses have changed too and just like we are seeing now with the double Kobe completely and don't let him hurt us, Michael never had to be zoned off the ball.  All one on one all the time and that was taylor made for him.  Phil Jackson says it the best Kobe is the best he's ever seen with the ball in his hands.  For one day Kobe showed us how bright he can shine when the ball is in his hands.  Nobody has ever done it better.