Kobe Bryant Shots Quotations

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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