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There have been a lot of reactions from fans and players since the Bulls ended the Heat’s 27-game winning streak last night.  So what does the former Lakers great and hall of famer Jerry West  along with Kobe Bryant think about it?!  Check out what they had to say after the jump…

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Via Marc Stein | ESPN.com:

Hall of Famer Jerry West, one of the anchors of the Los Angeles Lakers’ 1971-72 team and now a front-office consultant to the Golden State Warriors, told ESPN.com on Wednesday night that he had started to believe the Heat, at the very least, would match the Lakers’ all-time record of 33 consecutive wins.

“I really thought they were going to do it,” West said by phone after the Heat lost to the Chicago Bulls 101-97, ending their winning streak at 27. “I really did.

“It’s a remarkable streak. I wasn’t rooting against them at all. At halftime [of the Chicago game], I thought they were going to win the game. But all you need sometimes is a few things to go wrong.

“I think they’re looking for bigger fish to fry. You know they’re trying to win another championship, so I think this is just a blip in the road for them. But this [streak] was great for basketball. It was a great accomplishment. It creates incredible fan interest.

“People will talk about this forever.”

Kobe Bryant chose to look at the streak from a basketball fan’s perspective rather than as a Lakers player.

“I think just as a student of the game, as a fan of the game, you appreciate those kind of streaks and you realize how difficult it is to put together that big of a streak,” Bryant said. “Obviously the Lakers winning 33 in a row was phenomenal, but the Heat’s one was just as impressive.”