Kobe Bryant Shot Quotations

It is what it is. We came out, gave a good effort. They executed better, knocked down more shots and won the game.

I've got to do what I've got to do. I don't really care whether it's 50 shots, 60 shots or five shots. I've got to do what I have to do to help us win.

I wanted to come out in the third quarter and provide some energy and the shots started falling.

This being our home court, people come here and think it's Hollywood and all sorts of stuff, so they think they'll come down (the lane) and look pretty and shoot jump shots and dunk the ball and finger-roll the ball and do all sorts of cute stuff. And we've got to stop that.

Weird things happen in the NBA, and tonight was one of them. We had a chance to win the game and just didn't close it out. They made some big shots down the stretch and came away with the victory. Even though (Odom) made a mistake, as a team, defense down the stretch cost us the ballgame.

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.

Oh come on, you have got to be kidding me. I had good looks but missed them. It is as simple as that. They just weren't falling. Some nights I am on fire and other nights I have nights like tonight, where the shots weren't going in.

That?s Big Shot Rob, ... When the game?s on the line, he?s going to get us kick-started.

It was the most fun shot I've ever hit. Just because it's we, as a unit, enjoying this moment together with the entire city of L.A.

It was the most fun shot I've ever hit because it's us enjoying this as a unit.

I just wanted to come out and provide some energy, and my shot started falling. It turned into a lot of momentum for us. The third quarter has been our nemesis all year.

We've been joking with him because he's gotten extremely close in a bunch of games. He's in a great rhythm. He knows where shots are coming from, he knows where the assists are coming from, how to set the table. It's fun to watch.

We didn't hit any shots tonight. And last night, it seemed like we were hitting every shot we took.

If Lamar plays like that in the playoffs, it will make us very difficult to beat. When he is taking his shots in rhythm, he is a handful.

I was just letting the shots fly. You know, I don't leave any bullets in the chamber.