<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) -- Kobe Bryant and Richard Hamilton first crossed paths when they were prep stars in the Philadelphia area. They've traveled in different directions to reach the NBA Finals, where they'll provide one of the key matchups when the Los Angeles Lakers face the Detroit Pistons. ``It's going to be fun,'' Bryant said Wednesday. ``We've played against each other so many times -- we were very good friends in high school. He plays the same. (But) he's gotten so much better.'' </div> Bryant, Hamilton meet again
