Kobe Bryant Motivates Roy Hibbert: ‘Come On Motherf***er, I Believe In You!’

How do you act? You don’t really feel the culture and our history. But he played well and didn’t miss shots in the fourth quarter (nine points with two three pointers and three from the line), and so everything that Jordan Clarkson, D’Angelo Russell and Lou Williams did simply disappeared. But the Lakers put together a solid effort against the Celtics, using a 21-4 run in the third to turn a one-point deficit into an 83-69 lead. Multiple “Ko-be, Ko-be!” chants occurred as the game went on, including when the game ended and Bryant was exiting the court. Noel might be back at power forward against the Lakers after rookie center Jahlil Okafor returned from a two-game absence and had 10 points and 10 rebounds off the bench against the Kings.ABOUT THE LAKERS (6-27): Bryant has scored in double digits in each of his past 12 games but his shooting has suffered in the last two.

Both teams would go on a trajectory that no one could predict at the time. Celtics coach Brad Stevens credited Bass for “the example he set for his young teammates, and I’m really thankful that he was here with us.”…

However, in a report by the Boston Globe, Cowens explained through phone that he said nothing like that to Bryant and added that during that time, they were looking for a big man since they already have guards like Glen Rice, Dell Curry, and Muggsy Bogues. Although the game on Wednesday won’t bring the same implications as those fierce Finals battles, it will still be quite the scene as Celtics fans will undoubtedly show their enormous level of respect for one of their most feared rivals. For my part I chose to smile and remind the kids that it was all meant in good humor and that Kobe understood and had good attitude about it.

That’s classic Bryant, isn’t it?

Focused on winning the rematch, Bryant led the Lakers to the 2010 championship against the Celtics.

Kobe Bryant greeted with cheers, then boos in last game in Boston: The cheers erupted even before Kobe Bryant stepped on the floor. The Celtics/Lakers rivalry is always intense and it has, at times, been vitriolic. They knew when to cheer and they picked up from me which moments were more exciting than others. “At the same time, I was extremely excited because I might have an opportunity to live out this childhood dream of the Lakers and the Celtics [rivalry]”. “I don’t want to be that guy. It was a lot of pressure to be able to not have that happen”. Kobe made light of it saying that it felt right at TD Garden to hear those boos. Bryant recalled, laughing. “What kind of dad does that!?”

Smith has led the Sixers to a pair of wins in his brief tenure, while the team was just 1-30 before he arrived. “I say that in the most handsome way possible”. And so this place is always special to me.

How much did that series shape Bryant? “It’s fine”, he told her. “You just have to bounce back”. I wanted my family here. “I can’t stress that enough”. Their Big Three has scattered with Kevin Garnett back in Minnesota, Paul Pierce on the West Coast with the Los Angeles Clippers and Ray Allen no longer in the league. The crowd was gone by then and the building was quieter than he usually experiences it, though it still echoed with the memories of 19-plus years.

Kobe Bryant experienced a marvelous sendoff from the TD Garden crowd on Wednesday night.