| 1 | LA: "First, let me reiterate what you said about Yao." | |
| 2 | There was Kobe Bryant, changing the tone of the game by blocking Yao Ming's shot twice. "That was something, " teammate Trevor Ariza said. "Exactly what we needed. " | |
| 3 | His departure, some fans said, has stirred a surprising emotion: relief. | |
| 4 | They purposedly left room for Big Yao when they lined up to sing the national anthem before the match. | |
| 5 | The game ended, appropriately, with Yao limping in pain, his knee and his pride hurt by the pressure he received from Pau Gasol, Bynum and, yes, even Bryant. |
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