Defensively, the Lakers yield 107.2 points against the opposing teams.
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Manager Garde ‘very concerned’ about Villa’s situation
If only they had shown that sort of spirit when the game – and Villa’s future – was still on the line. Since I came [to the club] we didn’t win, but I am working on that with my players in bad moments.
Bryant is probably thinking about reversing his retirement announcement after a pronounced uptick in his play the last two weeks.
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Dirk Nowitzki led the way for Dallas with 20 points and seven rebounds. The Lakers have gone 2-3 in that stretch, with one loss coming against the Thunder while Kobe sat out. He finished with 11 points.
Saints offense shines in win over Jaguars
Brandon Coleman was a big part of the offense’s efficiency with four catches for 45 yards, including two big ones on third down. Jacksonville also has a 5-9 record for the year, with some hope moving forward thanks to the rise of QB Blake Bortles .
Thunder destroy Lakers 120-85, have beaten LA by a combined 75 Pts in past 2 matchups. Bryant missed all three shots he took in the first quarter before scoring nine points in the second, including a pair of 3-pointers 29 seconds apart to help slice a 17-point deficit to 47-37 with 4:14 left. He turned the ball over just once in 38 minutes as his Miami Heat downed the defending champion Lakers by 16.
Barton’s fourth shot, his only make of the second half, came off of a dribble hand-off from Darrell Arthur that allowed him to get into the lane for an easy floater.
Larry Nance Jr. also had an embarrassing moment in the opening quarter for the Lakers.
At the moment, the Thunder are at 19-9 to top the Northwest Division as they hold a big 6.0 game lead over the Utah Jazz who are second in the group. The points were awarded to Jordan.
The Thunder will be back in action on Christmas day when they host the Chicago Bulls (15-11) at 1:30 p.m. For starters, the Lakers have not won two games in a row during the 2015-16 National Basketball Association season, so calling for a winning streak would be beyond delusional. “G Austin Rivers was bummed about missing his second straight game because of a sprained right ankle – and the timing of it”. Yeah, he left off Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett – two contemporaries that, in the view of many an observer, have enjoyed superior careers due to their insistence on playing on both ends of the floor. “That third quarter, they just blitzed us, man. They got ahead with their athleticism and their speed and their length, and we couldn’t get the game under control”. “You can think, ‘If I still with the game plan, I have a chance of making their life hard and doing a good job.’ But with Kobe, he was so good, you could throw all the analytics out the window, you could forget trying to play against his tendencies and all of that”. “It’s all about synergy”, point guard Chris Paul told reporters.
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LeBron James leads the Eastern Conference but is just third overall in voting for the 2016 NBA All-Star Game, trailing Lakers great Kobe Bryant and reigning MVP Stephen Curry. Bryant’s 35.4 PPG in 2005-06 and Durant’s 32 PPG in ’13-14 are the highest season scoring averages among all active players.
