Bryant’s highest-scoring game without a 3-point basket was against the Suns, when he scored 48 points on January 10, 2012, at Los Angeles….
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The Lakers’ streak is their longest since stringing together three victories February 22-27, 2015.
Julius Randle helped stimulate a fourth-quarter run with a series of dunks, one off a pretty no-look pass from D’Angelo Russell.
Nerlens Noel had 15 points and 12 rebounds for the Sixers, who tied an National Basketball Association record with their 0-18 start before beating the Lakers 103-91 on December 1 at Philadelphia. Kobe Bryant sat out the game with a shoulder injury and while he said that he is feeling better, he remains in doubt for tonight’s game against the Suns. “He just moves without it, and once he gets the ball, within a second that can be three points”.
“He just wants to get it under a little bit more of control before he plays again”, Scott said, adding that Lakers medical personnel hadn’t mentioned any serious issues. The team doesn’t have the talent to compete for a playoff spot this year, and rather than create controversy by reducing Bryant’s minutes or even bringing him off the bench, they’re content to let him play as much as he wants before riding off into the sunset.
“I’m starting to feel like we’re understanding how to make the game easier for ourselves, instead of one or two guys taking the brunt of the load”. And Junior’s the same way. Those are far from stellar numbers, but they’re right at that level of efficiency where, given the quality of his teammates, he probably isn’t actively hurting the team on the court.
Friday’s result was achieved with Kobe Bryant sidelined by a sore right shoulder that has the retiring superstar questionable for this game. Lou Williams led all scorers with 30 points.
Guard Brandon Knight had 25 points and nine assists for Phoenix (12-25), which played its fifth game without injured guard Eric Bledsoe, who is out for the season with a torn meniscus in his left knee.
Phoenix centre Tyson Chandler, ejected midway through the third quarter of Saturday’s 142-119 loss at Sacramento, played only 19 minutes and missed his first five shots before finishing with two points on 1-for-6 shooting. Golden State shot its first free throw 1:10 into the second half.
“Guys were tentative, and we basically laid an egg early”, Suns coach Jeff Hornacek said.
He told ESPN reporter Baxter Holmes after Sunday night’s game: ‘All I remember was Kobe telling me that I’ve been going to the hole like a light-skinned dude. “We settled for shots, we rushed them, and we didn’t attack the basket”.
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Yesterday the Lakers picked up their eighth win of the season as they defeated the Suns 97-77, according to ABC News.
