Los Angeles Lakers Hiding Behind Kobe Bryant

Bryant had 15 points and 11 rebounds in the win and hit a key 3-pointer with with 1:40 left.

Bryant played 33 minutes and recorded his first double-double of what he says is his final season.

The confusing thing for my youngest was the fact that there were so many Lakers fans in the crowd that he wasn’t sure what to cheer for. But that’s why the Kobe Bryant Farewell Tour has been so discomforting, especially its Boston stop. “I wish I could do more to show my gratitude to them”.

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“I remember my daughter was having a hard time in softball in a semifinal game, striking out, and she was crying”.

“We knew [Bryant] was good and all, but we didn’t know he was going to be the player he turned out to be”, Cowens added.

Isaiah Thomas led the Celtics with 24 points and seven assists, while Jae Crowder added 17 points and five rebounds. No Derrick Rose for Chicago (tight hamstring), and when they got in a close, back-and-forth battle with Paul George and the Pacers the question was who would be the closer for the Bulls. “I’ve come to really enjoy it. It’s different now to have perspective and bring my head above water and appreciate, not my career, but appreciate the fans and the support and the criticism, because it helped drive me”.

Since the 2010-11 season, the Lakers are 7-3 (.700) against the Celtics. Soon, Bryant stood on the court and heard heckles anytime he shot, passed or held the ball. “And it hurt us”.

Ken Griffey, Jr. seems to be a lock to be voted into baseball’s Hall of Fame this year, his first on the ballot, but he definitely hung around too long.

The Lakers are looking for their first back-to-back victories since a three-game run February 22-27.

“I think typically they would never do that”, Evan Turner said of the TD Garden crowd.

Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant drives past Boston Celtics’ Avery Bradley during the second … “When it’s all said and done, I’m sure we’ll get together and kind of reminisce on old times”.

In the final half of the third quarter, the Lakers outscored the Celtics, 23-13, to gain a double-digit advantage, 89-78 upon entering the final quarter.

The shoulder issue is going to be a lingering story as the Lakers trudge toward the All-Star break, and he also indicated he was feeling soreness in his knee heading into Memphis.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – J.J. Reddick scored 26 points and Los Angeles made 15 3-pointers in a wire-to-wire victory over Charlotte.

Bryant received a huge ovation when he was announced for the starting lineup and touched his chest before waving to the fans. “The history I think is what makes this city different than all the rest”.