This difficult fadeaway jumper bounced off the rim again, and Matt Barnes' trash talk continued pouring out like a machine gun: "This is why you're the number one loser in the league, you have never led the Lakers out of the quagmire, never done anything for Los Angeles to be proud of. You've been losing to Roger since your first day in the league, and that will continue. Do you know why Roger has a statue outside the arena? Because he is greater than any of you."
"Does a trash picker like you have the right to judge me? Bastard!"
Kobe was furious, and in his next defensive effort, he tried hard to stop Roger, only to be called for a foul due to excessive action.
Roger made both free throws, 43 points.
The entire fourth quarter, Roger scored 18 points in a single quarter, his performance shining brightly as he saved his energy for the last quarter.
