But then the Lakers, and particularly the “Black Mamba”, ran out of steam as the Hawks closed the game on a torrid shooting clip led by Paul Milsap and won the game 100-87.
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Detroit’s Greg Monroe had 14 points and 13 rebounds against his former team. “But we’ve got to keep building our leads”.
Known for his extreme competitiveness in his National Basketball Association 20 seasons, Bryant marches to the sound of a different drummer and might not be in his nature to accept gifts from the competition.
Here’s what Dwight Howard had to say about Kobe Bryant, “Kobe, one of the greatest to ever play the game”, said Dwight Howard, who had one unsuccessful season with Bryant in Los Angeles. Some may even think Bryant is the problem. Williams’ 3 midway through the fourth got the Lakers within four.
Scott said he felt “OK” with Young’s play after averaging 9.5 points on 41-percent shooting in 19.8 minutes per game off the bench.
John Wall had 17 points and nine assists for the Wizards, who had lost five of their previous six games.
As far as future teams that the Lakers will play, many are hoping to see the same kind of performance from Bryant.
“He was at peace when he told me”, Scott said. It’s hard work, there’s a lot of pressure on you to do it. Does he want to face that pressure? Bryant went 1 of 7 and forward Julius Randle was 1 of 6.
The video ended with Tony Ressler and Dominique Wilkins thanking Bryant for everything that he has done for the game of basketball.
“I’m just sitting there going, ‘Wow, ‘” Scott said.
Kobe Bryant caught many by surprise when he announced that he would be retiring at the end of the 2015-16 season, prior to the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Indiana Pacers game last Sunday, via a poem he penned for The Players’ Tribune.
“We’re lucky it was a four-point game”, coach Randy Wittman said.
Bryant, who scored 31 points on Wednesday at Washington to help the Lakers snap a seven-game losing streak, returned to court on Friday against the Atlanta Hawks.
In anticipation for Bryant’s final game in Atlanta, the Hawks and Zoo Atlanta partnered for tribute fitting for someone nicknamed after the world’s deadliest animal. With Bryant out by the end of the season, his successor remains a mystery. G Tim Hardaway Jr., acquired from the New York Knicks for their first-round pick on draft night, was assigned by the Hawks to Canton of the NBA Development League.
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Suns: Center Tyson Chandler missed his fourth straight game because of a strained right hamstring. The Knicks blitzed them with a season-best 42 points in the first quarter, led 65-42 at halftime and opened their first lead of 30 or more since the 2013-14 season in the third period.
