Lakers' Kobe Bryant has picked up his play recently: Perhaps the demise of Kobe Bryant as a productive NBA player has been overstated. Over the last five games the 37-year-old Bryant has averaged 18.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.2 assists, while shooting a respectable 46.6% from the field. That's quite a leap in efficiency when compared with his first 17 games this season, in which Bryant seemed to hoist up airballs on a nightly basis, while shooting a woeful 29.7% -- Los Angeles Times
Lakers' Kobe Bryant jolly about his better numbers: Kobe Bryant was double- and triple-teamed, but it wasn’t the sort of coverage the Lakers’ superstar is accustomed to seeing.