I had another "I guess I'm glad Kobe stayed" moment tonight, as Kobe took charge in the fourth en route to a 111-107 win over the Nuggs on the road.

The Lakers scraped this one out, and Kobe noted that that was his prerogative for the team in a post-game interview on the four letter.

There's a lot of things I can complain about (i.e. Walton's free throws), but I'm not. From a fan's standpoint, a win is a win... especially when Allen Iverson drops 51 on you. The bottom line is that the Lakers made some mistakes in this game, but to pick them apart would do the Nuggets too much justice.

I've seen this happen to the Lakers a few times: Somebody (aka Kobe) posts 50+ and the team still loses. This should never happen, and I'll be right here criticizing if it happens to the Lakers again.

Lakers fans have heard a lot about relying on a superstar, but how about relying on superstars?

Allen Iverson and Carmelo Anthony combined for 77 points. The next leading scorer was Eddie Najera with ten, and after that it basically drops off. Iverson and Carmelo played terrific ball tonight, and their bench simply didn't come through. The Nuggets should have won this game by 40 points... instead, they pick up a loss out o####reat outing by Carmelo and a season night from A.I.

VHP Programming Update: You may have noticed a break from the norm in the amount of posts over the last week... PAPERS, PAPERS, PAPERS. Ah yes, the semester is coming to a close here, and the heat is on. Next week are finals, and after that VHP will get rolling full time again. In addition, look out for the new podcast launching on the 18th. I've had decent success with the once a week format in the past, so that's most likely the route I'll go with the show. I'll post a thread the night before I record with ways you can get involved... because, let's face it, it wouldn't be fun without the people.