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Kobe Bryant downplayed the meaning of winning a third scoring title.
“(It’s) not very important,” Bryant said. “San Antonio was playing me single coverage yesterday, if it was important I would have gone for 50 yesterday.
“You guys now know I can get it. I’m not really tripping about it.”
Bryant leads the league in scoring with a 27.9 average while Kevin Durant is second, averaging 27.8 points a game.
Well, the man has five championships; a scoring title means little to nothing to him.
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