The question begs, if Kobe took less shots would the Lakers be even remotely competitive or does his gunning at least give them some hope?
I’ve watched enough Lakers games in my day to know there are times Kobe has single handedly stop runs when his teammates were struggling and that is when he had good teammates.
It is my opinion after 19 years in the league, if he is going to go out, he is going to go out guns blazing.
I asked Kobe a/b his many shots. Kobe: "I’d rather not have to do that, but you can’t just sit back and watch crime happen in front of you."
— Baxter Holmes (@BaxterHolmes) November 17, 2014