Lakers guard
Kobe Bryant and Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant share a philosophy.
In clutch
situations — defined as five minutes or fewer left in the game and a scoring
margin within five points — neither player is paralyzed by fear of the result.
Each can
live with failure in those situations.
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Bryant's
outlook is distinctly Kobe-esque.
"You
kind of got to be somewhat of an (expletive) , to be honest, in terms of not
having any concern whatsoever about what people may say, win, lose or
draw," Bryant said. "I don't have that fear. I don't have that
concern. Either we win or we lose, but I'm going to do what I feel is right for
us to be successful."
Said Durant:
"To be honest, I really don't care if I make or miss. You really can't
think about it too much."