Ten years after scoring 81 points against Sam Mitchell's Toronto Raptors, Kobe Bryant scored 38 points against Mitchell's Minnesota Timberwolves.

Bryant scored a season-high 38 points in 33 minutes, going 7-for-11 on three-pointers at the age of 37.

"I hate him," Mitchell said afterward. "If I don't ever see him again, it will be too soon. I hate him."

Bryant downplayed his performance.

"You've seen it for 20 damn years," he said. "What are you impressed by?

"It's like, tonight I made shots I was supposed to make. I made open looks and I made them. Then when that happens, you tend to get in a rhythm. You start making a little more difficult shots."