After the game, Kobe told reporters, "We are not going to go back to the room and watch 'Steel Magnolias' or something like that."If the love story between Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant were an '80s romance movie, Dwyane Wade would be the suave, successful rebound guy who dates one of the leads briefly in the second act--right before the big reunion moment.Last night's NBA All-Star game gave us that moment. Playing on the same team for the first time in n
Flickr.comAt this point, they are the two leading candidates for league MVP. They are the NBA's top scorers, top names (with Kobe Bryant, perhaps), good friends, and oh yeah, Olympic teammates. There was no way a game in March could live up to hype like this.
Except it did.
In the end, LeBron's Cavs were just a little too much, winning 107-100, but this was certainly the best game of the year. The game itself was like a two-hour highlight reel. (In fact, Wade and James accounted for four
eBay.comThe first time came at the end of the first half. Then again to tie the game at the end of regulation. Then, after he stole the ball from John Salmons with three seconds left in the second overtime, Wade hit a running three as time expired to give "El Heat" a 130-127 win over the Chicago Bulls.
He's been on fire lately all season, and though there are people who will tell you LeBron's and Kobe's teams both have better records, nobody can argue those two are playing better than D-W
