「經驗告訴我,那個情況必須犯規。」(*註)與「「我覺得他(林書豪)該休息一下,有 時候聰明的人把事情看的太嚴肅了。」,分別是Kobe對兩位不同記者所提出的兩個不同問題所做出的兩個不同的回答。並且,第二句的原文是:"He just needs to relax. Sometimes smart people take themselves too seriously."是記者問到他今晚從Lin身上看到了什麼時所回答,其實前後都有被省略掉的部份,整段回答是: 「我認為他(Lin)打得很好、我是說他投得很準(I think he played well, I meant he shot the ball well),只是他需要放鬆心情。有時候聰明的人對待自己會過度嚴肅。就是放鬆心情、上場打球,有空擋就投,沒空擋就不要投,幫隊友製造機會,就這樣。(Just relax, go out and play, shoot when you are open, if not don't. set up for teammates, that's all.)」
記者接著問:「這是你和他(Lin)談過的事情嗎?」 接下來,Kobe的回答正是台霉最唬爛的部分: 「我有,但我不會再對他說了,你必需要親身經歷過...就像父母告訴你不要做什麼...你不會明白直到你親身經歷過。(I do, but I'm not telling him anymore, you have to live it...It's like a parent tells you not to do something...you really don't know until you actually go thru it yourself.)」