But then the boos emerged as soon as Bryant played. The cheers began even before public address announcer Eddie Palladino lit up the speakers with, “And at the other forward…”
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“I wish I could do more to show my gratitude to them, ” said Bryant, who has an 11-12 record at Boston for his career, counting the postseason.
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“Because the loss led to the win”, he said. He missed his first eight shots before making a driving layup with 3:57 left in the second quarter. The Lakers aren’t getting much out of players rolling to the basket or popping once they set a screen, but they can squeeze points out of cuts.
But it wasn’t just the crowd honoring Bryant.
The Celtics trailed 58-56 at the half and 89-78 after three.
“I think typically they would never do that”, Evan Turner said of the TD Garden crowd.
There was some talk of the Lakers’ 2010 run, to be sure. Julius Randle tops in rebounds with 9.4 and De’Angelo Russell averages 1.2 steals per game. SF Robert Covington scored 23 points as the 76ers posted a 103-91 home win over the Lakers on December 1.2.
Leave it to Boston Celtics fans to create a distinctive goodbye, booing Kobe Bryant whenever he touched the ball.
With the defeat, Celtics (18-14) fell out of the playoff picture in the competitive Eastern Conference.
Isaiah Thomas has scored 20+ points in five of his last six games against the Lakers. But as the game pushed on, something unexpected happened: The lowly Lakers took control. “I mean it drove me to maniacal proportions”.
Unlike Abdul-Jabbar, Bryant has not received any public displays of gifts at his request. Before the game, the Celtics gave No. 24 a piece of the Garden’s signature parquet floor.
“I’m not used to the applause”. Kobe deserves the praise and respect he is now receiving, but I will not be at all saddened by the retirement of the player that has caused this basketball fan so much agony.
Opposing team venues have mostly greeted Bryant with video tributes.
“It was really cool for him to do that”, Bryant said of Jordan.
“Your next step in your next career is going to be something that I’m pretty sure you’re going to have to figure out”. “And I say that in the most handsome way possible”.
Lakers: F Brandon Bass played his first game back in Boston after spending four seasons with the Celtics, and got a nice hand.
Focused on winning the rematch, Bryant led the Lakers to the 2010 championship against the Celtics.
Like most stars, Bryant could only take the loss in stride with plenty of work to do over the summer. “I can listen to the song peacefully”. While the team is going through extremely tough times in his last season, Bryant forever savors the moment of an avenging victory.
“I’ll gaze up, I’ll look at the banners a lot”, Bryant said beforehand.
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“I think what the fans are doing everywhere we go so far are just showing their appreciation”. The crowd chanted “Kobe!” Since tearing his Achilles near the end of the 2012-13 season, Kobe has been a sub-replacement level player. Then Bryant hugged his family on the sideline and Celtics opponents at midcourt.
