The pressure on Kobe Bryant now is being exerted in two cities: Denver and Cleveland.
LeBron James added to the enormous weight already on the sturdy shoulders of the Black Mamba on Friday night with his oh-no-he-didn't 3-pointer at the buzzer to beat the Orlando Magic 96-95 to even their Eastern Conference Finals series at one game apiece.
Not only did LeBron save his team's season with his heroics, he also took a huge step in confirming what the NBA decided -- at least for the 2008-09 season -- and what Jerry West reiterated last week.
James is the best player in the NBA.
Jerry West said it! The Logo! Laker royalty! The man who brought Kobe to Los Angeles!
Now, we await Kobe's response.
Kobe takes a jittery Laker team into Denver tonight for Game 3 of their Western Conference Finals series with the Nuggets.
