Kobe was fired up. Like HK said, it was probably a heat of the moment thing. I'm sure if it offended Gasol, Kobe apologized.
Kobe should've done that to the whole team. But as a supposed "second option," allstar, and second best player on the team, we cannot afford to have Pau playing like a pussy for the rest of the postseason. If he doesn't step up for Game 7 we may be the ones watching the Nuggets play on TV.
The problem with Gasol, defensively, in that first quarter wasn't so much effort. He just wasn't defending intelligently. Apparently, he didn't read the scouting report on Scola. Luis will turn to his left shoulder on those low post moves like 90% of the time. Gasol needs to just stick to Scola's left shoulder when he's playing behind him. If Scola decides to spin the other way, Pau has the length to recover.