[...] In a lot of ways, Bryant was wired to be a Boston Celtic. He’s uptight, antagonistic and unapologetic. There isn’t so much L.A. cool in Bryant as there’s East Coast gruff. As hard as the Celtics had been on these Lakers, Bryant is still the toughest opponent they’ll ever have.

Bryant couldn’t fight for his teammates until they fought for themselves. The Lakers couldn’t withstand the Celtics’ runs a year ago. They would get overwhelmed and let go. “Sometimes,” Odom said, “you just have to make a stand.”

This time, the Lakers fought back at the Garden. They ended the Celtics’ 19-game winning streak on Christmas Day and ended a 12-game run on Thursday. “The big thing for us was to match their physical play,” Bryant said. “That’s one of the things we wanted to do. We just felt like last year in the Finals, they just took it all away. That’s something that I’m not going to live with. If you beat us by out-executing us, God bless you.

“But I’m not going to let my team get punked like that no more.” [Wojnarowski]

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Од другите вести: Реј Ален од губитничкиот тим синоќа, ќе го замени повредениот Џамир Нелсон на Oлстар. Свашта.