I beg to differ.
The LAkers badly needed more points than the Rockets and found the ball going in the rim more which made a huge difference in securing the W.
Kobe scored, rebounded and not surprisingly, passed the ball. The assists, according to sources close to Kobe i made up for this analysis, disclosed boredom as being a major factor in distributing the offense. That and the fact that he no longer has Mike Brown trying to make him give up the ball againt his will by intalling a team-based offensive sets, which, Bryant describes as "sure coach, whatever"
And yes, Kobe limited media darling Jeremy Lin by giving him a mild version of the Black Mamba "death stare" Sadly for fans courtside, no cool flames were seen bursting on the background.