“It’s similar” to the break against the Knicks last November, Martin said. “I said, ‘Listen, I’ve made plenty of them and missed plenty of them too”. Ricky was running the show, he was calling a lot of plays for me, so that makes it easy. I’m channeling the game of a legend you guys!
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“He was a pioneer”, Bryant later said of Williams, who played for Minneapolis from 1955-57.
“We’ll still continue to develop them”, said Bryant, who argued his young teammates’ learning curve involves defending their opponents more than adjusting to his presence. But again, we would never know and it’s still a very good win from the Timberwolves. After all, MJ didn’t just have that fadeaway – he also had this embarrassing missed dunk the year before. “It’s nuts. Where did time go?”
Bryant is expected to appear before sellout crowds as he plays his final road games around the league. He scored 17 of those points in the fourth quarter, making four 3-point field goals, helping the Wolves erase a five-point deficit with under 10 minutes to play. There are reports that as the Los Angeles Lakers are moving on without Kobe, they may have to trade one of the team’s valuable talents, Nick Young.
The Lakers (3-18) are off to their worst start ever through 21 games.
“I want him to enjoy this as much as possible”, Scott said of Bryant. “The last thing I was going to do was ask him if he was okay”. “Going in I felt great”. He said it will be re-evaluated after 10 games.
Towns also made an impact early, playing aggressively and finding shots all over the floor.
Towns and Martin came up clutch down the stretch and the Wolves grinded to take a 123-122 lead with 9.4 seconds left.
The Lakers held the advantage for a handful of seconds, but Shabazz Muhammad got on the board and answered with a three-point bucket to steal it back. At the end of the night, Russell and Randle had combined for 43 points, 13 rebounds and four assists.
Muhammad’s energy further sparked Towns, who peaked in the second and third quarters.
Towns and Kevin Martin combined for 63 points, propelling Minnesota over an underwhelming Lakers team.
Scott’s ties with the Lakers as a player – he won three championships as part of Los Angeles’ Showtime era – made him a popular choice to clean up the mess left by Mike D’Antoni, but Scott only has created more questions about the direction of the franchise. The rookie had a breakout game, finishing with 23 points, including three from beyond the arc.
With most teams unable to find an answer for the squad, it is hard to fathom that the Lakers can pull an upset especially away from home.
“I’m not really tripping about minutes”, Bryant said. “We bought them. Paid full price for them”. Clarkson has started in all of the Lakers’ 22 games this season and is averaging 15.2 points. “I don’t think it will get old”.
In a match between two of the most popular teams in the league, the San Antonio Spurs host the struggling Los Angeles Lakers at the AT&T Center in the regular season of the National Basketball Association. But Russell has conceded, “there’s just more ball movement” when he does not play with Bryant. Bryant, as great as he’s been in the past, has simply not been good enough this year to earn the honor. The Hawks are now doing well in the Eastern Conference with a 13-9 records.
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A little shades of the opening night game?
