Kobe is sitting out the last game rather than try for 38 points to win the scoring title.

glad the admiral didn't vag out when he only needed 60 or 70 or whatever it was in the final game that year

38 points against Sacramento and he is not going for it?

I'm confused by this move by Kobe. He definitely wants that scoring title, but I guess he's too concerned with appearing selfish?

I think Internetfan touched on it earlier. He's not 100%.

With this year's title, Durant moves past Kobe, Kareem, McGrady, Shaq and Pettit on the list of most scoring titles by a player.

Top 5 in Scoring titles:
Jordan 10
Wilt 7
Gervin 4
Iverson 4
Durant 3

Kobe has only won it twice??

It's a no win situation for Kobe. Does anyone really doubt he could put up 40 tonight? He's gotten killed all season for taking too many shots, what do you think would have happened if he scored 39 on 11-35 shooting tonight?

Plus, even though most people don't buy it, it does probably set a good example for his teammates.

I don't think he's worried about actually setting a good example for teammates (or anybody) so much as he's worried about the appearance of setting a good example

I think he is most concerned with being healthy for the playoffs because he knows he is going to be the one that has to take up Artest's slack on both ends of the court.

Speaking of which. Who makes the choice on TNT games? They had 13 games to choose from, and so before the season, they thought the Knicks-Bobcats was going to be the most interesting game and Spurs-Warriors the best from the West?

Mavericks-Hawks at least would have been two playoff teams. And what made them think that the Spurs would do anything but rest players tonight?

Maybe they envisioned a draft themed night? while the nfl is drafting they can talk about 2 teams that will be near the top of the draft lottery.

Kobe is making the right move- plus he sat out too many games to rightfully win it

scoring title should be the most points not the most points per game


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Pundits probably thought the Spurs and Warriors would be battling for the 8th spot.

No joke.

1. The Admiral not vaging out? Come on. If Robinson was in this position, Spurs fans on here would big him up for being non-selfish or focusing on "what's important" or some other home **** like that.

2. My guess is that Kobe is legit hurt/healing. Dude a decade and a half into his career. I seriously doubt he would care if people called him "selfish" for gunning for 38. They've been calling him selfish since he was 17. I don't think he'd sit out to avoid any criticism. At this point in his career, he's in full-on DGAF mode.

3. Congrats to Durant. Won the title while going through a couple of mini slumps and alongside a point guard who takes 20 shots a game. Impressive.

I'm amazed Kobe is still going so strong with the injuries he has had, 1300+ games + Olympics and deep playoff runs. Dude is a boss. But I think the only reason he doesn't try to get #3 is he is hurt.

Experimental procedures FTW.

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Kobe has only won it twice??

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More amazingly, Kareem only won it twice? He scored like 47,000 points in his career.

Kareem was a great player.... but he played for 20 years... and was almost never hurt!