I agree but that's the way the voters work. It's been that way forever. I think there is enough +'s for the voters to give it to Kobe barring a Lakers collapse down the stretch.
Its so annoying, besides the "if one team commits for fouls early, the other team will get every call the rest of the quarter" this is the worse thing. Oh and the "the coach got a technical so lets give that team a call next possession"