Bryant scored a game-high 27 points in a 92-83 victory. They were supposed to maintain the lead for about 12 minutes.
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“Their defense was really good in the first half in terms of limiting our threes”, Redick said.
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But the Vikings have their eyes set on an even bigger prize than the playoffs, and they will keep working toward that goal. Barr has 61 tackles, 2.5 sacks, five passes defensed, one interception and three forced fumbles in 12 games this season.
Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin suffered a partially torn left quadriceps tendon that will sideline him for at least two weeks, his team confirmed on Saturday. He is averaging 23.2 points and 8.7 rebounds per game this season in 30 games.
“The All-Star Games are always tough because there’s always players that deserve to make it that don’t”, Bryant said.
The Lakers second overall draft pick, D’Angelo Russell, had a huge game in his first ever NBA Christmas Day game.
Griffin made 6 of 17 shots for 13 points, 12 boards and seven assists.
Coach Byron Scott believes it will be exactly the way it’s been at all the other stops. “It was the communication”.
The Lakers had no second-chance points and no fastbreak points in the first half.
Kobe Bryant, who plans to retire after this season, is the leading All-Star vote-getter by far, the National Basketball Association said Friday in announcing the first returns. Hayward scored nine points in less than a three-minute span in the second quarter, going to halftime with 15 points and finishing with 28. Los Angeles cut the deficit to four points, making it 36-32 on three free throws from guard Jamal Crawford.
San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich thought those two 3-pointers were the key to the game. Julius Randle had 11 points and eight rebounds. “If it was me, you kind of understand, you just tip the cap to a guy who has gone before you, who has paved the road for a lot of guys”.
“It would be terrible”, Rivers said of Jordan’s possible exclusion, “but I think Kobe should be on the All-Star team”.
Bryant did not reenter after leaving midway through the third quarter.
The Jazz rallied before the end of the quarter. He had 12 points Friday, made a handful of shots and didn’t get injured. The Jazz made 7 of 20 3-pointers. Everyone knows that the Clippers’ bench is weak, but they have to be better than that.
“It’s great to see Paul Pierce hit big shots”, Clippers guard J.J. Redick said on PrimeTicket. “There were too many times where they were getting open 3s because of miscommunication”.
“I am just very, very thankful to have been able to play this many games on Christmas”. Jazz PF Derrick Favors did not play, sitting out with back spasms.
Conley had 19 points in Saturday’s loss and is averaging 19.6 while shooting 45.0 percent from 3-point range over Memphis’ past five games.
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Nothing has been easy for the Clippers this season, as they have grinded their way through wins and struggled to close games against the NBA’s elite.
