Coach Carroll was on celebrity row at the Laker game on Tuesday night, sitting courtside just a few feet from the bench.
And he's still relishing the experience and the win.
"It was a complete blast," a smiling Carroll said this morning. "The crowd was really cooking, there were big plays everywhere and Kobe was awesome. They were doing basically everything right -- it felt like the Orange Bowl for us a few years ago."
Carroll, who went to the game with his son Nate and got to shake Kobe's hand after the 118-78 victory, is heaping praises on Lakers coach Phil Jackson for his performance during the game.
"That game was a prime example of extraordinary coaching," Carroll said. "They totally took the Rockets apart. It was so clear what they were doing -- pounding the ball in to [Pau] Gasol, getting the Rockets in foul trouble early. You could see the plan, it was so clear. And afterward, even [Rockets coach Rick] Adelman said, 'I don't know what to do, they found our weakness.' All that credit goes to Phil and his staff."
And he's still relishing the experience and the win.
"It was a complete blast," a smiling Carroll said this morning. "The crowd was really cooking, there were big plays everywhere and Kobe was awesome. They were doing basically everything right -- it felt like the Orange Bowl for us a few years ago."
Carroll, who went to the game with his son Nate and got to shake Kobe's hand after the 118-78 victory, is heaping praises on Lakers coach Phil Jackson for his performance during the game.
"That game was a prime example of extraordinary coaching," Carroll said. "They totally took the Rockets apart. It was so clear what they were doing -- pounding the ball in to [Pau] Gasol, getting the Rockets in foul trouble early. You could see the plan, it was so clear. And afterward, even [Rockets coach Rick] Adelman said, 'I don't know what to do, they found our weakness.' All that credit goes to Phil and his staff."
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