In the third quarter, the Clippers padded their cushion to as much as 28. “It’s about us as a team closing games out and we have to get better at that”. The Clips entered the final 12 minutes with an 85-57 advantage, which proved more than enough to hold off the Lakers who made a great fourth quarter run. Despite the soreness, he plans to play Monday against the Hornets, since, as an Eastern Conference team, it will be the Lakers only visit to Charlotte.
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Bryant is the leading scorer in NBA All-Star Game history with 280 points and he ranks second in All-Star appearances behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s 19. I mean, I think it was right after the hard foul on him, he got upset. It’s kind of become a part of our family routine. I’m pretty sure he’s happy with how he’s playing. They have won 12 of their last 13 meetings with the Lakers.
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He will consider promoting Russell and/or Randle again in January, at the conclusion of the Lakers’ seemingly monthlong road trek.
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But with both teams trading blows late, the Clippers finally got the stops they needed, getting back-to-back steals and converting at the other end to take a 96-93 lead.
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Jae Crowder scored 18 points and Kelly Olynyk added 11 points and nine rebounds for Boston. He finished with 11 points. The Staples Center crowd went wild, but then the Clippers pulled away with a 3-pointer by Wesley Johnson and a 16-footer by Paul and the Lakers could not complete the comeback.
Utah Jazz center Jeff Withey (24) blocks the shot of Los Angeles Clippers center Josh Smith during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015, in Salt Lake City. Hopefully we will get to see more than just flashes of Kobe’s greatness for the rest of the season. That’s how I have confidence out there that I can play at a high level every night. “So that was encouraging”.
It is also important to note that Clippers SG J.J. Redick had a similar injury suffered in training camp before the 2013-2014 season.
He revealed that he listened daily to Journey’s ubiquitous “Don’t Stop Believin'” for two years after the Lakers were pummeled by the Celtics in the 2008 NBA Finals. Throw in the poor shot selection and timing, along with at least two plays where he fell asleep and gave up a wide-open layup to his man on a backdoor cut, and it comes together for one abysmal performance off the bench. “I’ve never played in a Christmas Day game”.
And besides, the All-Star Game is just an exhibition that really has no impact on the season. Los Angeles has now won 14 times in its last 16 games against the Jazz. Though Bryant called the results “a huge honor”, the Lakers’ star sounded mindful of the implications. If he missed only two weeks, he would have to sit out seven games.
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The Lakers’ 5-25 record is now the worst in the Western Conference and 2nd worst in the league.
