We want him out there. We want their full team out there to play, so you earn what you win.

Determined, dedicated, disciplined. I think he's ready to play. For Kobe, it's about re-establishing his dominance in the game.

That is what happens when teams play with desperation and the other team comes out and doesn't play at the same level. We just got beat to the ball too many times and they were active and aggressive. They beat us with the nature of the play.

That's a higher pace, higher fatigue rate, particularly when you play against this team. So it's important for us to understand how to do that.

The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.

He's putting the ball in play the other way. When he does that, he hits well.