In the Los Angeles Lakers’ 93-80 loss to the San Antonio Spurs, Kobe Bryant had easily his worst performance of the season. Kobe shot only 1-14 and finished with nine points as the Lakers as a whole struggled offensively.
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After the game, Kobe said that he wasn’t feeling too well and his body just wouldn’t respond according to Lakers Nation reporter Serena Winters:
Kobe on not being able to fight thru illness: "Makes me really remember the challenge of being 36."
— Serena Winters (@SerenaWinters) November 15, 2014
Kobe: "19 years in & your body just won't respond when you're sick & you're used to being able to fight thru those things…It's tough."
— Serena Winters (@SerenaWinters) November 15, 2014
Byron Scott also confirmed that Kobe was not feeling well tonight via Winters:
Byron Scott says Kobe wasn't feeling too well tonight, didn't know if it was a cold or what.
— Serena Winters (@SerenaWinters) November 15, 2014
With the Lakers struggling so mightily on offense, they badly needed someone to step up and get them out of the funk they were in. Normally Kobe would be that guy, but with him not being himself, Kobe was unable to step it up another level.
A 1-14 performance will go down as one of the worst of Kobe’s career, and he won’t have much time to rest. The Lakers are scheduled to practice on Saturday before taking the floor on Sunday against the Golden State Warriors.
Hopefully Kobe is feeling much better by then because the Lakers will need their offense clicking on all cylinders if they plan on keeping up with the explosive Warriors. The return of Nick Young will surely help lighten the burden on Kobe, but until that comes, Bryant needs to be at 100 percent for the Lakers to get enough points to win.
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