Bryant, who received a taped message from Hornets owner Michael Jordan before the game, finished with 20 points on 5-of-20 shooting.
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Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph added 16 points apiece, while Courtney Lee contributed 13. The 6-foot-1 point guard also piled up six rebounds and a pair of blocks to go along with five assists and three steals.
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_The attendance of 19,632 was the largest Hornets crowd in Time Warner Cable Arena history.
Predators 5, Rangers 3
Mats Zuccarello tops the Rangers in goals (15) and points (30) while Derick Brassard (28 points) is coming off a two-goal game. With a 4-4-2 record over their last 10 games, the Predators find themselves in a similar situation to the Rangers.
Bryant finished with a team-high 20 points, but he scored just four in the second half. Shooting guard Nicolas Batum enjoyed a solid all-around game with 20 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists while Walker scored a game-high 22 points. The Los Angeles Lakers have lost 10 of their last 12 road games.
“‘Metta, I’m so damn happy we won that 2010 Finals because I’d be sick as (hell) sitting here, ‘” Bryant recalled saying.
After the draft Charlotte traded Bryant to the Lakers for Vlade Divac. This time around, the Lakers would get their crack at the Thunder with Kobe Bryant in the lineup.
Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly was on hand to watch Bryant’s final game in Charlotte, along with teammates Devin Funchess and Roman Harper, who sported a Bryant jersey.
Pacers 93, Hawks 87: Monta Ellis scored 26 points and IN snapped Atlanta’s six-game winning streak. Al Jefferson continued to struggle in only his second game back with the team.
The Grizzlies Vince Carter, left, drives past Lakers D’Angelo Russell, center, who is screened by JaMychal Green, right, in the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, in Memphis, Tenn. They will close out the trip on Wednesday at Boston…. It is the first time he has missed any games due to injuries this season. The Hornets were coming off a 98-92 win over Memphis on Saturday….
Rivers said he didn’t want one player to try to make up for the production of Griffin, his team’s leading scorer and best all-around player, with averages of 23.2 points, 8.7 rebounds and 5.0 assists.
The Nets also picked up a 111-101 win over the Celtics in late November, claiming the outright victory as 6-point home underdogs after dropping a 120-95 road decision two nights earlier, and are 4-3 SU and ATS in their last seven visits to Boston.
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The Clippers’ upcoming schedule isn’t too strong, as they play the Washington Wizards, Charlotte Hornets, New Orleans Pelicans and Philadelphia 76ers over their next four outings. With star player Blake Griffin out, Reddick and Pierce each went 5 for 7 from 3-point range to lead Los Angeles’ outside scoring attack.
