Kobe's defensive effort up by 17 points.
Kawhi: "Kyle helped me a lot with my transition, on the court and off the court, and him just pushing me on the floor as well, and telling me what to do. All that hard work, just put together, and now we're here. And it's exciting."
3 players averaged 30 points per game last season none of them are close to 36 points per game like Harden was in 2019
Refs miss a blatant 16sec. violation but Talen Horton-Tucker ties up Jrue and wins the jumpball, keeping the Lakers in the game