If the three young players somehow do not continue to look promising this year, that goal to land Durant will most likely not occur.
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Trackers of leaguewide popularity are acutely aware of a different notion: The Lakers are among the NBA’s best.
This is Kobe Bryant’s previous year and he is going to go out with the Lakers missing the playoffs. Cleveland is next at 18,979. Guard Jordan Clarkson scored 15 points as L.A. dropped to 4-23. Golden State is the most popular. The large early deficit gave Lance Stephenson a chance to get into the game, and the seldom-used forward went scoreless in 20 minutes while drawing six fouls.
When you get an offensive rebound you have to treat that possession like it is a precious thing; you worked hard to get the rebound, make sure you get points.
Carmelo Anthony’s 27-point game spurred the New York Knicks to a 107-91 home success against the Chicago Bulls, a fourth win in a row.
Frankly, this was one game neither team could take much away from. The Lakers pushed their result in 18 factors within the third quarter on a four-point play by Bryant.
“It’s been sore for the last couple games”, Bryant said after the game.
It seems like reports that Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard is unhappy with his current situation are untrue, as he said following Tuesday’s loss to the Toronto Raptors that he tries to remain positive. The defense held up; while the Lakers got what they wanted in the paint, the Rockets did not allow a single mid-range shot or three-pointer. For the season he is averaging 16.7 points on dreary 33.9 percent shooting. There was a standing ovation. The Thunder have won seven of their last eight and bounced back from the only loss in that span by pounding the Los Angeles Lakers 118-78 on Saturday.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Kobe Bryant may not have made the difference. I know, I know: Buhhhhh. “They’ll just remember this is Kobe’s past year”. Klay Thompson, for one, called the Bucks classless for the way they acted during garbage time in the game. He credited a strong national fan base and, obviously, that other reason.
“The guys on the court have to learn from it”, Scott said. I’m anxious. I want to see how the young man reacts.
General manager Mitch Kupchak has spent his entire career building rosters around Bryant, but the executive acknowledged frustration with the Lakers’ incredible struggles in Bryant’s final two seasons. “He wasn’t bland, he wasn’t neutral”, Corb said. “Human nature can creep in but I think if your mind is in the right place and you’re realizing the bigger picture and us getting where we want to go, we’ll be able to focus”.
“I told him that the next time he does something exciting, I’m just going to do this”, Russell said, according to ESPN, while holding up two fingers.
“Five games is obviously a small sample”, he said. “We played the right way, moved the ball and let the ball find the shot”.
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Wall scored 20 points in the first half and then drilled a key jumper with just over two minutes left in the game after the Hornets almost erased a 15-point deficit.
