Kobe Bryant

He's been doing the defensive part all year long. Sometimes the people want more. Tonight he gave them more.

I think the biggest change is we have a system that we believe in and we trust ... It's Phil and the system? Absolutely. It's a beautiful system. When everything's clicking, it's a beautiful thing to watch.

I think it's great to put our past behind us and just move on. I think it was important to show the fans.

Sometimes I do wonder what college would have been like. But I made my decision.

I know how to play my guard spot ... He can worry about the low post.

It's always good to have more rest in the perfect-case scenario. But I'm willing to do whatever it takes.

The guy said NBA players are one in a million ... I said 'Man look I'm going to be that one in a million.'

We are a young team and we played extremely well tonight. We just take it game by game and we are starting to see more success.

I just wanted to come out and show my teammates that we could shoot in the building. I wanted to come out and open up the basket a little bit. I wanted to will us to victory.

I wasn't really looking to attack or to assert myself. I think we had a lot of things we could take advantage of and we did that. We had them right where we wanted them just a couple of bounces didn't go our way.

As far as carrying the torch for the years to come I don't know. I just want to be the best basketball player I can be.

We're starting to play with more of a purpose now and a clear concept of what we're trying to accomplish out there.

I enjoy seeing how we respond in big games. Most of our guys haven't played with this much hype before.

You guys are going to make your own assessment. I'm not going to comment. We're going to move on and win games. Shaq and I are going to move on and be teammates and win another championship.

I was very familiar with him and Eddie (Jones) and Rick Brunson. I just know what he's about. He's a steady basketball player rarely makes mistakes on the floor.

We've made some significant strides. I look for us to make more significant strides. We're not in a position where we're playing our best basketball.

Oh yeah? That's pretty good company -- excellent company.

I had some shots that I felt like I should've made, I just didn't make them. I'm not going to shoot the ball great every night.

I'm just sick and tired of talking about it. It's been two years. Enough is enough.

If we're in a situation where I need to put points on the board then I'll do it.