Bryant: No Orlando vacation

(By Antonio Gonzalez, Associated Press) Kobe Bryant has changed his look.Gone is the teeth-baring, nose-flaring, eyes-on-the-prize scowl that the Los Angeles Lakers star showed again and again in Game1 of the NBA Finals. The intensity diminished after Game2, his expression morphing into one of relief and sheer luck.A botched layup by Magic rookie Courtney Lee is perhaps the biggest reason why these Finals are not tied and why Bryant isn't smiling even with his team up 2-0. That level of seriousness might be cause for Orlando to grimace.The Magic nearly returned from Los Angeles with the best-of-7 series tied. Instead, they're down 2-0, and now Bryant has a promise for Game3 tonight.“We're about to kick it up,” he said. “You'd better believe it. We're close. You see what I'm saying? This is the Finals. We're going to be ready to go.”For all the bravado, the Lakers can be careless, a team with holes and an inability to finish off an ...