I don't know why Kobe and Howard don't play more pick and rolls. Howard has been one of the best pick and roll finishers the last how many years and Kobe is an excellent passer off picks. When Nash returns I expect him and Howard to run a lot of pick and rolls but in the meantime, why can't Kobe and Howard run them? Not that I'm complaining. I would rather not see them run them. Millsap had a good line about the Lakers doing it to themselves because their lack of ball movement made it easy on them defensively. The Lakers were ridiculously hot from three and put a lot of points but I guess the point still stands.
Early on in the year Kobe was balancing passing and scoring better than I ever seen him do. It made my dislike for him grow more because the man should not be getting better after so many years in the league. To me it looked like he was doing a very good Lebron impression, even notching a triple double in the process. Kobe's always been an excellent passer but his notion of getting his teammates involved has tended to be, pass a lot in the fourth quarter and then jack up 20 plus shots the remaining three quarters. Kind of a lip service attempt at involving his teammates.
After his triple double, he just started turning the ball over a ton and assists weren't coming as easily also, for whatever reason. He now seems to be playing the way he used now and not like Lebron. My dislike has returned to its former level.