Anthony will be making his ninth trip to the All-Star Game and George his third. After the Lakers lost to Portland on Sunday night, Bryant reportedly ripped into his teammates, according to the Los Angeles Daily News.
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(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill). Bryant also has averaged 16.3 points on a career-low 34.5 percent shooting in his 20th and final National Basketball Association season. The ticket stubs for this game carried a photo of Bryant from that night. Portland was up by 15 points in the fourth quarter of Game 7, but the Lakers – led by Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal – came back to win.
The Lakers featured the 2006 game on the ticket stub and commemorative t-shirts sold out by halftime.
It was news to the Spurs. Only Kareen Abdul-Jabbar has won more NBA All-Star awards than the 37-year-old.
The Spurs ended up winning the game by 13, 108-95, behind solid play from the entire lineup.
“It’s been a while”, Ginobili said.
“I’m looking forward to skiing a little bit”, he said.
Kobe Brant scored an unprecedented 81 points against the Toronto Raptors exactly 10 years ago. He plays hard every night. It’s something that’s innate. “Obviously that means if they’re playing pick-and-roll, we want to try to double them, and we didn’t do it. Simple as that”. Forward Julius Randle chipped in 12 points and 14 rebounds.
Bryant is on a team that never had a prayer at the playoffs, yet his shot selection and the fact that he’s even starting has been questioned constantly. Some say Michael Jordan and like that, but I always used to say Manu Ginobili, Brandon Roy, players like that. You’ve got to be in tip-top shape to be able to do it, too.
With the Los Angeles Lakers out of their way, the San Antonio Spurs pointed their compasses north for Monday’s showdown with the defending champion Golden State Warriors.
“It’s another game on the schedule, but it’s against a great team”, Leonard said. “(The streak) is good, but we’re trying to keep getting better. Tim Duncan and Tony Parker returned to the lineup after missing Thursday’s game in Phoenix. CJ McCollum led hte way with 28 points while Al-Farouq Aminu added 12 points, but Damian Lillard shot just eight of 22 for his 18 points. Scott was not the coach when it happened, of course. “It’s got really nothing to do with their abilities.”… Bryant’s farewell game in San Antonio is February 6. But Bryant has missed four games in the last month amid overlapping soreness in his right shoulder and his right Achilles.
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It was a rough game for the Lakers, as the team struggled to stop Portland from scoring, couldn’t keep the Blazers off the glass, and committed 18 turnovers en route to a 121-103 loss.
