Celtics Give Kobe Bryant Parcquet Floor as Parting Gift

The Lakers-Celtics rivalry has seen better days.

The Celtics have won four straight and have held all four of these opponents under 100 points. He shot just 10-of-38 over the last two games, although the second game featured some clutch shots in an upset of the Boston Celtics.

Many reporters, columnists, and bloggers have given you their take on Kobe Bryant’s retirement. Isaiah Thomas led the Celtics with 24 points and seven assists.

Evan Fournier added 17 points as Orlando won for the seventh time in nine games. Jared Sullinger tops in rebounds with 9.4 and in steals with 1.7 per game. Turns out they can run plays rather than just isolation sets in the final minute, and at the end of regulation and overtime it was Butler stepping up and finishing, such as hitting a crucial three in the final minute of regulation to help force OT.

Bryant already announced his plans to retire after this season – his 20th – all with the Lakers.

Lakers: F Brandon Bass played his first game back in Boston after spending four seasons with the Celtics, and got a nice hand. But that’s why the Kobe Bryant Farewell Tour has been so discomforting, especially its Boston stop. He added that former Los Angeles star and general manager Jerry West won’t even wear that color on his underwear.

“Like I said, the fans here are unbelievable as far as their knowledge of the game, ” Los Angeles coach Byron Scott said. If I’m being perfectly honest, I’ve probably not always been the model citizen in those situations but something about teaching your kids life lessons and good sportsmanship gives you a little more perspective.

This was the fifth game the third-leading scorer in National Basketball Association history has sat out this season, and the second in two weeks because of shoulder issues. “You know, honestly, if I could chant for them, I would”. “I don’t want to be that guy”. That is the Celtics’ lone title in the past 29 seasons.

“I think this team can really go in a lot of different ways, ” Noel said. Trivia: The Celtics selected Antoine Walker in the 1996 draft instead of a 17-year-old Kobe Bryant.

“Our focus can’t be on (Kobe)”.

“He was everything we expected”, Crowder said. “We’re young, we’re still growing….we just keep getting better”, Clarkson said.

“I think it should be like that”.

With more cheers than usual, along with a healthy volume of boos, Bryant struggled to get going early on Wednesday night and missed his first five shots. Bryant played the entirety of his career with the Lakers, however his photos from draft day all show him with his original Hornets cap. “He’s put in 20 hard years and he’s given everything he’s got every single night”. “I’m grateful for the city of Boston and the fans and the organization”.

“(The atmosphere in Boston) is going to be interesting.