Kobe Bryant is ready for Tuesday night's showdown with the Spurs, but he isn't certain if his Los Angeles teammates are ready.

On Saturday, Lakers head coach Phil Jackson said the coaching staff had been pointing to the Spurs game on the calendar for quite some time.

"We haven't really been pointing at anything, that's been one of the problems," Bryant said, disagreeing. "We don't really get too excited about anything anymore. I'm excited about this game. I'm excited about the challenge of it and hopefully the rest of the guys are too."

The Lakers have been mired in mediocrity of late, going 8-7 over their last 15 games. Bryant said he would like to see "more effort" on Tuesday in "everything" the team does on the court.