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Kobe Bryant’s Career ‘Epic,’ Says Kevin Durant
Before Saturday, Bryant had missed three games this season, two because of a sore back and one for rest. “I came in the league when there were still so many great players”.
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Thunder 118, Lakers 78: Kevin Durant had 22 points and eight rebounds, Enes Kanter had 19 points and 14 rebounds, and Oklahoma City won its eighth-straight home game. We didn’t come to compete. It was very different for the Lakers, led by Lou Williams with 20 points, as it was negatives all across the board.
“I don’t make decisions with playing time”, Randle said.
“It’s just a matter of what he wants to take on”, Bryant said.
Durant was feeling it from the outset. Lakers second-year forward Julius Randle sided with Russell.
While that’s certainly an impressive list of players, both Shaquille O’Neal and Tim Duncan are missing from the list.
It only got worse from there for Los Angeles. It was as lopsided as it gets from start to finish. “That’s my way of letting you know that I’m completely fine with whatever role I have at All-Star weekend”.
Lakers: Scott coached the then-New Orleans Hornets (now Pelicans) during their two-season stay in Oklahoma City (2005-06 and 2006-07) and said he has fond memories of that time…. Butler was 4 of 11 for 12 points a night after scoring 43, while Rose played 20 minutes and had six points on 3-of-10 shooting. Los Angeles defenders looked helpless trying to defend Durant, and he along with Russell Westbrook pretty much had their way throughout the entire game. Durant appeared eager to score anytime he touched the ball. The Lakers did make a few threes, but the Rockets defense did tighten up in the paint. “More times than not, that’s in our favor”. This will probably be Byron Scott’s last season with the Lakers, but he’s certainly not going to leave in good graces with this season’s players. The Thunder flirted with breaking their record for margin of victory, which is 45 points.
OKC might need to get a little more from Durant on Monday, though, when they travel to Los Angeles to face the Clippers. “You have to tip your hat off to them. We have to find a way to put it together”.
“I did idolize Kobe Bryant”.
Bryant ranked the top five toughest teams he has played: San Antonio and Sacramento in the National Basketball Association playoffs, Boston in the Lakers’ 2008 Finals loss, Detroit in the Lakers’ 2004 Finals loss and the Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls teams.
Well nearly. Bryant became saddled with season-ending ailments to his left Achilles tendon (April 2013), left knee (Dec. 2013) and right shoulder (Jan. 2015).
It’s expected that he will be in Toronto in February for an 18th All Star jaunt with his fan voting likely to give him a starting spot. “That was the first I heard of it.”… “One of the more hard things to do is rotationally block out”, Oklahoma City coach Billy Donovan said.
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“It’s just some soreness”, Scott said.