When you got the ball and they (fans) are booing you, you know what that means. 'Get that ball to that man.' I remember Julius saying, 'I'm just trying to get on the board. I'm just trying to score. I'm not trying to have zero.' So, everybody was just trying to get two. Just get two, (Kobe) is going to get all the other ones. So, that's what it was. It was really us running around trying to get him the ball because they were trapping him. He was shooting tough two's, like one foot inside the 3-point line two's, pull-ups and I'm just like 'dang' you just see his face, he looked young. He just looked like he had it. I don't know what was getting him through that s--- bro. He didn't come out the game... he was prepared though, you could see it mentally he was prepared. And then everybody in the world was at the game. Denzel (Washington), Shaq, everybody.
This was Kobe's best ending possible, given that the team was out of contention. He gave us one more legendary moment on the court. The game was a microcosm of his career. He was relentless and maniacal, taking jumper after jumper, willing his team to victory. He did it his way and didn't stop until the job was finished and the result was in hand.
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