Remember a couple of months back when ex-Lakers guard Smush Parker took a couple of jabs at Kobe Bryant on some local cable access show in New York? Or at least, it had the look of something out of Wayne’s World. Anyway, that’s not the point. The point is Parker ripped into Bryant, essentially calling…
When Kobe Bryant made a layup and sank a free throw after he was fouled with 5:32 left in the first half tonight, he passed Robert Parrish and moved into 18th place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. Bryant went into the game needing four points to pass Parrish, who had 23,334 points during his…
Personally, I don’t think so. But after the Lakers polish off the Phoenix Suns in a few more minutes, they will have won 11 of 12 games since Bynum was injured. Bynum said he wasn’t worried about regaining his spot in the rotation once he returned. “ It’s cool. It’s cool,” he said. “Because when…
MINNEAPOLIS — Kobe Bryant passed Elgin Baylor and moved into 20th place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list during the Lakers’ game against the Minnesota Timberwolves tonight. Bryant dunked to finish a fastbreak in the opening minutes of the second half to push past Baylor, a former Lakers Hall of Famer. Bryant went into the…
Over the years, a lot of people have compared Kobe Bryant to Michael Jordan. Today, as he was releasing his new Nike shoe, Jordan himself made the comparison: “Will there be another Michael Jordan?” he was asked. “That’s not for me to answer. That’s basically how the consumer responds to that individual. I’ve been blessed,…
In case you missed it, Elliott has an intriguing story on some post-game comments made by one Kobe Bean Bryant. When asked why the team seemed, in Bryant’s words “edgy” with its recent run of just-good-enough-to-win wins, Bryant said: “We’ll beat the good teams,” Bryant said. “It’s Boston that’s our barometer. That’s the team that…
INDIANAPOLIS–Kobe Bryant topped 22,000 points for his career with a three-point play with 2.2 seconds left in the half. Bryant drove to the basket, made an acrobatic layup and then sank a free throw after he was fouled to reach 22,001 points for his career. Bryant needed 15 points going into the game reach the…
Sometimes numbers really do tell the story. The Lakers, statistically speaking, have the best bench in the league and it isn’t even close. The Lakers bench has a +/- rating of +263. Utah is next at +215, followed by Chicago at +191. No other team in the league is over 100. Where does that show…
Steve Dilbeck thinks so: The Big Whatever’s cheap shots just keep coming. It’s old, it’s tiring, it’s juvenile. We don’t need it here again. Particularly with the Lakers having their most talented and peaceful team since he departed. They do not need a spoiled 38-year-old backup center used to – and no doubt still craving…
Tuesday was Pau Gasol’s day as the 7-foot Spaniard scored a season high 34 points in the Lakers’ 116-109 win over the Bulls. A lot of those points came in transition, the flashiest on a fast-break dunk off a behind-the-back pass from Kobe Bryant. Asked after the game whether Gasol gets enough credit for his…
The two bright moments of the game, for the Lakers anyway, came in the first quarter, when Kobe Bryant passed Larry Bird (21,791 points) for 23rd on the all-time scoring list, and then again in the fourth quarter when he passed Gary Payton (21,813 points) for 22nd. Then, because it was that kind of night…
