For Barton’s last shot of the game, with the score 101-95 in favor of the Lakers and 3:32 remaining in the game, the Nugget’s repeated the same dribble hand-off action from the corner with Faried in place of Arthur. Instead, he spoke glowingly about Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook and spoke in no uncertain terms about his team not being able to.
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On the season, the Oklahoma City Thunder average 107.4 points, 47.8 rebounds and 21.3 assists per game.
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Modaressy-Tehrani then gradually eased into the elephant in the room. “And they make up that other people are disputing me”. Soon after, Kelly stated that the interview was over, parting with, “Thank you so much, you’re so handsome “.
“There have been games where I was like, ‘What the hell?'” Bryant said.
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Mendes, even though Edgar was the higher ranked contender at the time. “Saturday he’s going to pay for that”. You give me a good camp and ample time to prepare for him, I’m the guy to beat McGregor”.
Bryant has labeled Durant one of the top 5 contenders he has ever encountered. Their defense allow 107.2 points per game, second only to the New Orleans Pelicans.
On Tuesday, Bryant had arguably his best performance of the year in a win over the Denver Nuggets: 31 points on 10-22 shooting, three rebounds, five assists, a block, and a steal.
“It was like the starting gates opened up and the horses ran out”, Bryant said. I can get to the spots I want to get to – not as quickly as I want to get to them.
“I think I’m showing it a lot more because I’m so damn happy about it”, Bryant said after scoring 19 points on 7-of-22 shooting in 28 minutes. “It makes no sense to be yelling at it. It’s as simple as that”. They’ve beaten the Lakers six straight times, matching the longest such streak by the Oklahoma City/Seattle SuperSonics franchise. He had 13 points in the first quarter, took the whole second quarter off, had seven more points in the third, and with the game in the balance in the fourth, he was on the court making all the plays that mattered. Bryant leads in points with 17.3 and in assists with 3.5 per game.
Jahlil Okafor had 18 points and five rebounds for the Sixers. In an example of effort not always directly translating to effectiveness, Barton responded with a crossover dribble that lead to him easily leaving Bryant in the dust and forced to (probably) foul Barton in an infraction that went uncalled.
“I can still play a little bit”, Bryant said. “He plays with no fear”.
Unfortunately for the Nuggets, rest is exactly what Kobe needed to get back to the high level he has been playing at of late.
The Thunder came out “juiced up” in the third quarter, Lakers Coach Byron Scott said. Oklahoma City continues their torrid pace against Western Conference teams, improving to 14-2 this season against the West. Julius Randle sat out because of a sore ankle and Nick Young was absent too (intestinal flu-like symptoms).
The Lakers face off against the LA Clippers on Christmas Day (Saturday, Manila time), and Bryant is set to play on the league’s holiday showcase for the 16th time, which is an National Basketball Association record.
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In the losing end, Kobe Bryant did not feature in the match so Lou Williams picked up the scoring with 20 points, while Jordan Clarkson added 15 in the defeat.
