You are a clown. It's about matchups. Look it up. The Lakers were 2-1 against the Mavs that year and 2-2 against the Clips.
Kobe quitting in game 7 is a joke at best. We were down 58-50 at the half - despite Kobe going off. So PJ made us change our strategy. Then we actually outstcored the Suns by 8 in the 3rd to go into the 4th tied at 75. Then we were outscored by 5 in the 4th losing by 5 measly points to a powerhouse Phoenix squad. Kobe still had a game high 22 that night as he was trying to get players like Cook, Kwame, Smush Parker, Lamar Odom and Luke Walton off. In other words PJ mandated that we try a more balanced attack. , it almost worked too.
It is too convenient for non-Laker fans to say Kobe quit. He did what PJ told him to do just like he sacrificed his game for Shaq. Either way Kobe can't win with you losers. But, as long as he keeps collecting

it's all good.
