The Lakers took a 42-39 lead in the second quarter, and it looked like the Lakers might have enough to hang around with the star-laden Thunder.
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“I feel really honored, having played several games on Christmas and being in so many households at a very special time”, Bryant said.
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Before Cleveland could look at the scoreboard, they were down double-digits, and eventually only scored 12 points in the quarter. The Phoenix Suns are averaging 103.7 points on 44.8 percent shooting and allowing 105.4 points on 46.8 percent shooting.
Small forward Kevin Durant is adjusting well to the offensive tactics of first-year coach Billy Donovan and has scored 20 or more points in each of the past 14 games.
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Bryant was asked if the performance gives him second thoughts about his retirement.
“Barton was tearing us up in the first half”, Scott said. He had two in the second half after Bryant picked him up.
The Clippers never trailed and used 17 points by Paul to build a 60-44 halftime lead. They are now 5-23.
Bryant laughed even harder at those instances because he said he worked with them all during the summer of 2012, when all three were members of the U.S. Men’s Olympic basketball team, and specifically showed them how he had mastered his pump-fake.
Equally impressive has been his return from the statistical grave. Without no. 24 in the lineup, the Lakers have lost by an average of 18.5 points per game, though the 40-point loss to Oklahoma City skews that statistic slightly. The Lakers didn’t score in the quarter until Bryant converted a layup at 6:21. It’s nearly jarring. Not long ago, they played Atlanta and I was working that night, the Hawks honored him. “That third quarter was insane”. Considering he mentioned players who were infants during the Kennedy, Reagan, and George H.W. Bush administrations, it’s quite a wide swatch – a testimonial to Bryant’s longevity.
In November, Kobe averaged just 14 points on 29% shooting, 20% from three, with four rebounds and three assists per game. He went 7-for-22 shooting, leading his team with 19 points. They were each out because of a sprained ankle. He stopped taking a ridiculous amount of 3-pointers (“only” six per game in the recent stretch), hitting them at a decent amount, 33.3%. Bryant’s sparks of greatness, which have been surprisingly consistent lately, provide the mini magic explosions that distract the audience from the sunken ship that is the Lakers. Am I going to get slam dunk Kobe? “But the thing is, he’ll smile, but he’s still going to bring it. That’s the thing”.
Sorry Scott, it’s still a rebuilding process.
Kobe Bryant didn’t exactly need any in-person insight to learn about Jordan’s exploits, not with all those VHS tapes filling up his bedroom, but this contest actually provided literal in-game help that would enhance Bryant’s already formidable game.
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The Lakers have little to play for this season besides a top draft pick.
