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Kobe has played only two games after the eight-month break which is not representative enough to trust him even though he is one of the best and hard-working players of all time. In the debut against the Raptors he ot 9 points (2/9) 4 assists and 8 turnovers in 28 minutes while he scored 20 points against the Suns (6/12) in 29 minutes, but the Thunder is a completely different story. The Absence of Nash, Farmar and Blake will force the Lakers' coach to put Bryant as the playmaker which might come back to haunt him as the Black Mamba is nowhere near his physical readiness to perform such a role, especially against Russell Westbrook who will additionally wear him down in defense. I have no doubt about Bryant's motivation and desire but in the given situation I don't believe he can go over this margin even if he doubled the number of shots from the game against the Suns. Thunder's defense is simply too fast and physically too powerful for most of the players, let alone a player that has played only 2 games after 8 months, even if his name is Kobe Bryant.