Poremecen si i bolestan.. Ovo je posljednji put da ti se obracam.. Uzivaj k0nju 8. May 12, 1997: Game 5 vs. Utah (First Round). The "Air Ball" Game. Kobe had three air balls in the final minutes of a closeout game. On a team that had four All-Stars going up against the not-yet-awarded MVP's (John Stockton and Karl Malone), the rookie was the one that "wanted" it the most. Even though he missed, it was the "tipping point" moment in Kobe's career. The best thing that ever happened to him were those misses. As his former teammate Shaquille O'Neal said, "[Kobe] was the only guy who had the guts at the time to take shots like that." It was the gift and the curse.