Los Angeles Lakers retiring legend Kobe Bryant missed the clash with a sore right shoulder, but he said he doesn’t believe it’s serious and that he should be able to play on Tuesday against the Nuggets in Denver. Kevin Durant had 22 points and eight rebounds, Russell Westbrook had 13 points and 11 assists and Oklahoma City beat the Lakers 118-78 for its eighth straight home victory.
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The 2014 Most Valuable Player (MVP) led all scorers for the Thunder with 22 points, also tallying eight rebounds and two assists.
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Los Angeles coach Byron Scott said the Lakers looked “scared” and “intimidated” against Oklahoma City.
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Bryant, a 17-time NBA All-Star, was speaking ahead of his record-setting 16th career appearance in a Christmas NBA matchup, his Lakers hosting the rival Los Angeles Clippers on December 25.
“The Sacramento Kings in the playoffs were tough”, Bryant said next, referring to one of his team’s fiercest rivals, whom they faced and defeated in consecutive playoff series from 2000-2002. “You can’t do anything but think”, Durant said.
While Bryant might have liked to follow his father Joe Bryant’s career path in Europe, Bryant said he would still be interested in chasing a third Olympic gold medal.
Each team was playing its second game in as many days, but while the Knicks were coming off a straightforward win over the hapless Philadelphia 76ers, the Bulls lost in quadruple-overtime to the Detroit Pistons on Friday night and didn’t even get to their NY hotel until almost 5:00 am, coach Fred Hoiberg said. “Come out ready and focus on what we need to focus on and do our job”.
Kobe Bryant’s first dunk of the year Thursday night against the Rockets earned D’Angelo Russell a technical for leaving the bench to celebrate, but Bryant won’t pay Russell’s fine for the technical.
“We just had to relax a little bit, get some stops on the defensive end and just play our brand of basketball, and we did that tonight”. They just played harder than we did.
“I’ve been very fortunate to play in so many All-Star games”, Bryant said.
“One thing I love about him; he doesn’t give a (bleep) about what people think or how he’s viewed”, Durant said.
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Grizzlies 96, Pacers 84 – Marc Gasol had 19 points and 12 rebounds, Matt Barnes finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Memphis defeated visiting Indiana. Randle scored two points on 1-of-7 shooting off the bench.
