Kobe Bryant is enjoying how Mike Brown keeps long hours at work, something that was never the case with Phil Jackson.

“He’s like me,” Bryant said later. “He doesn’t sleep. We talk all the time, and about everything: What we need to do, how we need to adjust. Constant communication.”

Brown is transforming the Lakers and Bryant believes the core of a title contender remains.

“We have our own Big Three,” Bryant said. “Andrew. Pau. And myself. Those are three bona fide All-Stars."

Despite a short season and an aching wrist, Bryant isn't changing his approach.

“I’m going to do what I do,” Bryant said. “I’m not changing.”