He steps up and makes big shots. He understands how to clear himself and elevate over guys and get a shot. |
He taught me how to play the game. He's the coach, I'm the player, ... We don't think we're going to have any problems. |
He thinks defense first, he's committed to playing defense for all 48 minutes. |
He was a good pickup for us. |
He's been doing the defensive part all year long. Sometimes, the people want more. Tonight he gave them more. |
He's helping to protect our country, ... It's a chance for me to give back. I'm deeply honored to be here. It goes beyond words. To request my presence to be here, it's unbelievable. |
He's Jordan and I'm Kobe. |
He's my man here. Every time I'm in Houston he comes out and checks out the game and I hook him up with stuff. |
He's such a quiet kid. That was the most emotion we've seen out of him all year. I think he was waiting for this moment to go in and compete against Shaquille. I had the same thing when I first came into the league (in 1996) and competed against Michael (Jordan). |
He's supposed to be on the left side. |
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His strength is really to get everybody on the same page, ... He's masterful at doing it. We're just going to follow his lead. Anybody who wins that many championships puts the opposition in a defensive position. |
How about us versus them? |
How about us vs. them? |
I absolutely hate it. I just hate it. I don't want to hear any comparisons between me and him. Enough is enough. He had a brilliant career, obviously, one of the greatest careers ever, if not the greatest, and I'm here playing with my team and we're trying to do great things. Just let the past be the past. Just embrace what I'm doing. Stop trying to compare it to what he did. Just enjoy what's going on now. |