Remember that it was Kobe who always believed Irving was the game-changer

[no pun intended]

http://espn.go.com/blog/cleveland-ca...ady-to-step-up

You have to have that inner conflict...You have to have that person that's really driving these things. From the Cavs' perspective, it's hard for me to tell from afar who should be that person. LeBron [James] is not that person. LeBron, he's a ... he brings people together. That's what he does naturally. He's phenomenal at it. But you have to have somebody else who's going to create that tension. Maybe it's Kyrie [Irving]."

I bet you Kobe texted Irving once the Cavs fell to a 3-1 deficit. And we all know what happened last time Kobe did the same to Draymond.

Do not doubt the power of Kobe.