" However a lot of -- with your NBA finals report presented by the 2009 Honda Ridgeline. The NBA finals are under way and the Lakers have taken game one right now let's send out staples center for unique perspective from our Mark Kriegel and market jobs. Are things that began the -- Mark Kriegel game one the Lakers a 175. Campbell blowout situation. Kobe kinda had a quiet what do you what's what's your take on his reforms and."

" I don't think was acquired what do you I think that it was a quiet fourth quarter when he was trying to get forty. But that second quarter and that third quarter he took over a whole game I mean really when he when he started. Before he started taking this game over. Los Angeles found itself down five at home and then from from that point on Kobe just really decided this game is mine I think it. It it's a responsibility he's talked about embracing that -- so -- you know that the Jordan responsibility he wants it he's got he performed very very well."

" Let's talk about that the that Jordan responsibility because a lot of guys that -- get turned off with the Jordan and it takes that you Gordon money I think he sounds like Jordan when he -- Grown out of batters as something that you think he's used in -- served him well as a basketball player --"

" I think that the comparison has has done them a disservice. Throughout his career tonight it's something that it in -- way he came to terms with. Forty points in a finals game just is not something to sneak around it's not something to to diminished I also ask you this one thing about Michael Jordan. One thing to remember about Michael Jordan. He was always the finals MVP. It wasn't always the regular season MVP but always the finals MVP if we have more of this Kobe will be the the MVP and I and I ask this question who would you rather be tonight. Kobe Bryant the."

" Ron Dennis I think yeah anyway it's about Michael about had a vote that year out of vote for him over Karl -- anyway but isn't lot of writers aren't -- and -- if you didn't think the same way but but your point about Kobe and LeBron. You got out of -- Kobe and the -- in the front of their ability still."

" and I find it interesting we've we've made a lot this week. About Bryan being you know -- not trying to be the nice -- they did his that his game face is on he has been a little bit. Earlier he hasn't tried you know there is no like wheaties box persona idiot he's just. He's just about winning and I think that I think that serves him well he doesn't it it okay for him to be at least you know for the next couple weeks these -- not alike -- also."

" Restore away and that begs another. Kind of of the thought in my -- Watson last year. Human Paul Pierce a great -- in the summertime I thought Paul Pierce kind of turned on Kobe gave Kobe that the gnashing of the teeth in the -- in this I think Kobe may have learned a little bit from politics that there. It's kind of smile and a par with Holmes was a little."

" Oh man but they -- try to be like mr. nice guy and -- that was a thankless task you know on the did it. I think that they would have lost the series regardless sure because what what we found out about the Lakers is that they were not tell the team but I also think I think. Losing the weight they lost in game six which is really from from from my money -- a big change. I think that has been almost therapeutic than this season they were just in the interview room talking about. How much will Lamar Odom was talking about how much. That loss and -- with them this season I don't think it. My perspective they are easily the most talented team in all of basketball. But -- the last two series have shown them wanting that they are vulnerable you can lose to Houston and you can moves to Denver you can lose to Orlando to I think they got the message now."

" And it -- Gatti didn't have last year that that. Played tough deep pits and I think is gonna be BQ this is Andrew Bynum going to get to my power that matches."

" What -- here's here's the deal on that. Dwight Howard scored one basket tonight Andrew Bynum scored three not say they will never win like that it's it's it's also important to note that. The Lakers really freaked him thirteen agreed to -- despite you know -- they have 56 point. They outscored this team in the paint by by an extraordinary margin of Arafat with a -- and I would think it over the go to Orlando I would think it's an unforgivable margin. But and -- Bynum and look at the bottom like when he bows you you know you've been now."

" And and talking about Bynum and Dwight Howard had Dwight Howard. What is it about him that he's going to have to bring in in the next game will -- in terms of attitude that we know is that the physical talent."

" The markets until you know better than I do is going to have to bring a whole lot more I was I was kind of shocked that -- to favorite it to hear the beginning of of his interview in in the big room there. And how kind of stuck with him saying that. This is just terrible shooting night. I didn't think it I didn't think that he was I know it is it you make. Too much of this is your own peril but I don't think that he really saw the gravity of the situation you don't give away games in the finals and you don't kind of play golf like I was lousy shooting night. He can't he can't the other guys can have a lousy shouldn't act for a guy like him around the basket one field goal it's unforgivable."

" Today but again and they were talking about love of the locker room Orlando Magic. Did the kind of team they've been down before their shooters that they were down Cleveland 22 points at 21 points or whatever -- secondly can I and it's -- it's about ten point game. That's three point shooting a minute that this."

" Kobe Bryant made the point that this is a very resilient team we know Orlando is a very resilient team but I take something and but again you know better than I do you were just in that locker room they have they might have something to deal with now. -- they didn't for all they they have their big star back but that does not come. Without a price you know you spoke to read for all."

" Yeah yeah and and one of these great for talked about was just developing a rhythm. When you played twelve minutes in the first quarter and you sit twelve entire minutes and a second quarter. And during the whole halftime knowledge that you in the third quarter and you got to try and find your offense was this team needed desperate tonight -- it's going to be interesting and you had. Television people writers Canon camera goalie ray -- about. You know a point guard controversy John mad if you get to quarterback you don't have any some had even talked about -- it is a two quarterback situation as the quarterback controversy so. I don't know how much that's going to be a distraction if if it all of these guys but I think it's a brief pursuit at least for --"

" I don't and it in maybe in -- and I think it may be in the other guys' heads to this and let let's be honest about it. This team has had a wonderful post season with race for all and how -- little bit biased. He's he's gotten New York is it got from queens his mom receptive to call me up and complain about my column you know which -- I was very flattered about but. But he has done an excellent job quarterbacking this team and this team has gotten used to these he's pulled out a couple games that. And in the house it's such a crucial positions so late in the season. Not that made them think for them and and I don't know it. Near the lead in the second half Jameer Nelson did not shoot particularly well you can see something I -- something -- some shots was sort. No it did not look like a mid season. You know do you know."

" And -- wondered if stand Ben got a new coach and imagine you know. It seems like. Based on tonight he's done with the commitment to play Jameer Nelson now and -- party go with that you start him before the series has already started in game two a mean --"

" Keep the -- of the rim you know you've got -- abandon that question is -- you abandonment if that's indeed what you have to do. Public that cost your team to very sensitive position it's not like it's not like put in a guy you know. A replacement players delegates like a normal subsequent -- your point -- the guy with the ball in his hands are I don't know I mean come on clay is not my problem."

" How many we've got a lot of things first they have been handed to figure out the Lakers are just going to keep doing things business as usual. Our bench guys that get a -- for the NBA finals report presented by the Honda Ridgeline drank. -- intelligence our member of foxsports.com is your one stop shop brought here finals."