Charlotte (12-8) led by 11 at halftime and stretched it to a 26-point lead in the third quarter, using a 17-2 spurt midway through the period, with Cody Zeller scoring six of his 20 points and Kemba Walker five of his 14.
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The Toronto Raptors host the Los Angeles Lakers in one of the National Basketball Association games on Monday, December 7 start time at 7:30 PM ET, at Air Canada Centre. The retiring small forward was questionable to play because of an illness.
Byron Scott of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on as Kobe Bryant #24 prepares to inbounds the ball against the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena on December 4, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. “We know that if we really want to be a contender, we need to keep playing this way”, Jackson said.
Tolliver was involved in an altercation with Lakers shooting guard Nick Young, who was ejected with 8:58 remaining. In a game where the Raptors should be ahead by a comfortable margin (one would hope), Bebe has an opportunity to play more minutes and continue his momentum toward being an actual rotation player when Jonas Valanciunas returns.
To say Bryant has struggled this season has been an understatement, but with the announcement of his retirement on November 29, the season had turned from an ongoing joke to one last curtain call for the future Hall of Famer.
“What is it about yourself that you’re most proud of?” The Lakers’ prized rookie has scored in double figures in each of his past four starts and appears to be gaining confidence from beyond the three-point line. 81 points in a game against the Toronto Raptors. A lightly contested three-pointer in the face of Marcus Morris.
“I missed shots today because I was playing selfish…taking shots that I don’t usually take”, Clarkson said after the loss. That shot that sent the legions of Bryant fans here in a tizzy despite the Lakers trailing by 23 points.
“It’s an awesome feeling”, Bryant said. “I don’t take anything from it”. “Something that they think of when they’re preparing or they’re training, and it’s inspirational for me as well to hear that from them”.
The Lakers’ lone bright spots included Lou Williams (21 points on 6-of-12 shooting), Julius Randle (15 points on 5-of-9 shooting, 11 rebounds) and D’Angelo Russell (12 points on 5-of-9 shooting and three assists).
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Reggio Calabria, a professional team from Italy, is one such team interested in Bryant and they have sent him a letter expressing their desire for him to play in Italy. Kobe gave it all on the end of back-to-back games played, in the middle of an East Coast road trip, when he could have just shut it down and coasted through the dregs of his final campaign.
