Howard Beck of the Whittier Daily News reports that Kobe is feeling frustrated? again. Kobe?s calling out his teammates? again. The Lakers lost on the road? again.

Kobe duelled Tracy McGrady on the court to an individual draw (each scored 38 points) but the Lakers lost to the Magic 112-102 last night in Orlando. This was the Lakers second straight loss and dropped them to 5-11 for the season.

Even the return of Shaquille O?Neal hasn?t turned the Lakers around. Last night?s loss was their 7th straight road defeat, only one away from the franchise record. They have not won away from Staples Center this season. Their only road win was against the Clippers at Staples on November 1st.

And Bryant is seething again. He called out Samaki Walker and Devean George for not playing through their injuries. He demanded better effort from the players who replaced them. "I love the game so much, and I think you guys can see that when I'm out there,' Bryant said, in low tones. "I play extremely hard every single minute. I expect my teammates to play the same way, and when they don't, it's frustrating. I play every minute like it's my last.'
 
"We don't have a flow yet,' O'Neal said, "and some guys don't really know what they're doing but are making a lot of little mistakes. We still have chances to win games, but it seems like other teams are playing harder than we are.'

"But it doesn't have anything really to do with Kobe or Shaq,' said Brian Shaw. "I think it's the rest of us.'