Lakers: Scott said he has not had a talk with Randle and Russell about their demotions to the bench.
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But Kobe’s reverence for the era that we’d both grown up watching was evident in not only his well-documented gym rat and video nerd tendencies; his career approach felt very much like a throwback. Asked about it this week, Mitchell laughed and said, “I coach for the Timberwolves now”.
Bryant recently announced his intention to retire at the end of this National Basketball Association season, kicking off what has turned into a farewell tour.
“Every game I’m going to grow”, Randle said.
“It’s similar” to the break against the Knicks last November, Martin said.
“We were moving the ball around tonight and just taking what the defense was giving us”, Martin said. “I thought that was great on his part”.
“You can’t expect him to continue to go on and on”, she said. But Kobe Bryant stayed on the bench Wednesday.
“From a personal standpoint, that game holds a tremendous amount of value, more than people think, aside from what took place on the court”, Bryant said. The Minnesota Timberwolves are shooting 33 percent from beyond the arc and 80.3 percent from the free throw line.
Lakers likely to keep Byron Scott during 2015-16 season: Byron Scott still has enough support from Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak and vice president of player personnel Jim Buss that he is expected to coach through the rest of the 2015-16 season, according to team sources familiar with the situation. NOTES: Wednesday marked the 78th game between Minnesota F Kevin Garnett and Los Angeles F/G Kobe Bryant…. When it comes to Greatest Player of the 2000s discussions, it’s pretty solid to say that Tim Duncan is most deserving of that title. I’m going to put a list of names below of National Basketball Association players who averaged less than Kobe in their careers. His performance was reminiscent of his 37-point performance against the New York Knicks on November 19, 2014, when it was revealed the next day that he broke his wrist early in the game.
Martin went 6 for 9 from 3-point range and scored 17 in the fourth quarter to help the Timberwolves (9-12) improve to 3-9 at home this season.
D’Angelo Russell and Julius Randle finally got the opportunity to shine in the Lakers last outing and they didn’t disappoint with Kobe Bryant resting on the bench.
Jordan Clarkson left because of a sprained ankle after stepping on Andrew Wiggins’ foot. He made a 3-pointer in the final minute to make it a one basket game, and then he hit a shot to tie the game with two seconds left.
Los Angeles (3-19) still ranks among the league’s worst shooting teams at 41.3 percent and will be surely challenged by the Spurs, who have held opponents to 42.1 percent while yielding an NBA-low 88.7 points per game.
The Lakers are now 1-5 since leaving Los Angeles for their longest trip since 2008. Rookie center Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 26 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for his 10th double-double of the season.
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Russell scored 11 of his season-high 23 points in the final four minutes of regulation.
