Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers waves to the crowd after being taken out of the game in the fourth quarter against the Golden State Warriors at ORACLE Arena on January 14, 2016 in Oakland, California. “That hurt a little bit he thought shooting left-handed 3-pointers was more effective than passing me the ball”.
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All in all, that’s a pretty neat day for the Warriors.
Stephen Curry scored a game-high 26 points as the Warriors (37-3) improved to 19-0 at home this season, lifting their home win streak to 37 dating back to last season.
According to ESPN.com’s Baxter Holmes, Basketball Hall of Famer and current Golden State Warriors executive Jerry West showered Bryant with compliments, as the Lakers were in town to take on the Dubs: “He was a showman, but he also was a victor”.
Kemba Walker scored 23 points, Cody Zeller added 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Jeremy Lin had 19 for the Hornets, who led by as many as 35 points.
While Bryant has had many special performances against Golden State – such as his first career 50-point game – he was 4 for 15 on Thursday. Conventional wisdom – and Lakers trainer Gary Vitti – said he should not have played because of a sore Achilles’ tendon.
The Warriors extended a three point halftime lead to 20 by the nine minute mark in the fourth quarter after shooting 65% during the third quarter. The teams split two meetings last season.2. Whether his body developed, or his ambition to become one of the best players in the world at that age is very tough to tell.
Gallinari led the Nuggets with 28 points but it was his defense at the game’s critical moment that made the difference, Nuggets coach Michael Malone said.
The Warriors were whole again after the return of Draymond Green following a game off in Denver that they lost a night earlier, just their third defeat.
The Warriors were beaten on points in the paint (48-44) and second-chance points (18-9) but destroyed the Lakers on fast-break points, 30-8.
“It’s their time”, Bryant said of the Warriors, the defending National Basketball Association champions. “It’s their time to step up and play and see how many championships they can win and see how many gold medals they can win. I had my run and now it’s important for them to go ahead and carry it forward”.
Point guard Jordan Clarkson had 22 points and backcourt mate Lou Williams added 21 for the Lakers, who were coming off a home win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night.
With that in mind, it was a timely night to get 58 points from the bench, including 17 from Shaun Livingston, 15 from Leandro Barbosa and 12 from Harrison Barnes.
Sometimes he would disappoint me with some of the things he would say, in particular with regards to players who would not play as hard as him. 500 despite their recent strong play but also see an opportunity to get into the Western Conference playoff chase.
“He deserves it. He’s done so much for the game, and the fans love him”.
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“He looked good physically, which is what we were interested in seeing”, Walton said.
