yo kobe mentally beat barnes' ass that game
like if they were just playing a mental game kobe would have dominated him
barnes' anger and shit seemed real superficial and like he was trying to be cocky and stand up to kobe to look tough, etc
however, after watching that game, i see more and more now how kobe is pretty much withering down. His athletic ability is dropping fast, his age has really caught up with him, now it's just about him going to the post ups/fadeaways/experience to score/get things done
i don't remember jordan looking like that when he was kobe's age, only when he came back after retiring and started playing on the wizards. Kobe's play now/athletic ability, etc kind of reminds me of jordan's when he went to the wizards
kobe's all banged up now too, i think the smartest thing they could possibly do is just give him like a few weeks or even a month's rest till he's healthy at or near 100%
