Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bean Bryantis an American retired professional basketball player. He played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. He entered the NBA directly from high school and won five NBA championships with the Lakers. Bryant is an 18-time All-Star, 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, and 12-time member of the All-Defensive team. He led the NBA in scoring during two seasons, and ranks third on both the league's all-time regular season scoring and...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth23 August 1978
CityPhiladelphia, PA
CountryUnited States of America
It doesn't really seem like we're overly jumping for joy, but it is a great accomplishment for us. We came from last season when we didn't make it. This season nobody expected us to make it and here we are.
It doesn't matter whose team it is. But this is his team, so it's time for him to act like it,
When the game is on the line, they put the ball in my hands. I've gotta do what I've gotta do, I don't care if it's 50 shots, 60 shots, five shots.
We didn't execute. Tonight they stepped up their pressure.
This was a must win for us. We played well the entire trip, but it's just that we weren't able to close things out. Tonight was a win that we desperately needed.
Yeah, that was crazy. That could have made it a two-point game, which is right where we wanted to be.
We know this is the way we want to play because we can attack them inside. So this is what we want to do. Personally I get to the basket, get some free throws, and all I need is one jumper to go and I'm hot.
You look for Tracy and you make sure you take care of him. Tracy has been a good friend of mine for a long, long time, and I look forward to him putting on a good show.
We didn't play very well and we couldn't make shots. We didn't execute and we couldn't match their energy or their effort. They outworked us tonight.
We didn't play very well and we couldn't make shots. We didn't execute.
We have to understand that we're not playing for right now; we're playing for the long haul. It's important to be patient. It will come.
We just didn't execute. We need to man up and not make excuses.
When they double-team me and triple-team me and I swing the ball, we've got to step up and knock those shots down.
Yeah, I broke it out. It's fun for us. The guys get hyped about that. That was kind of a backbreaker, so that was the airplane.