via Is Kobe Bryant really the best clutch player in the NBA? – By Alan Siegel – Slate Magazine:

Berri’s numbers agree with Winston’s: The King is a better closer than Black Mamba. James’ Wins Produced per 48 minutes number skyrocketed from .441 to .893 in the clutch (first in the NBA) during the 2009-10 regular season, from .426 to .944 in the clutch (first in the NBA) during the 2008-09 regular season, and from .327 to .550 in the clutch (second in the NBA) during the 2007-08 regular season. (Bryant’s WP48 Clutch numbers in those years are anemic by comparison: .282, .429, and .300.)

Unfortunately, as I had quipped earlier in the week, supplying proofs for this “debate” is essentially a futile effort – mere understanding of them isn’t quite within the intellectual capacity of the “Kobe as God” crowd.