Kobe Bryant lists the top five players he’s played against

Despite that occurrence, Durant came out and scored 22 points to lead Oklahoma City to a 118-78 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers at Chesapeake Energy Arena.

D’Angelo Russell and Julius Randle, two of the young players that will be the foundation of the Los Angeles Lakers, along with Jordan Clarkson, once Kobe Bryant retires at the end of the season, did not appreciate the comments, which insinuates that Byron Scott was talking directly about them. I think the most important thing and the most attractive thing is how does your legacy impact the generation of players to come?

“The injuries that I’ve had, I’ve always been able to look at those from a positive light and learn from those things”, Bryant said. “He respects the game, the past, the present, the future, he respects it all”, Durant said. “You look flat-out scared”, Scott said. Anthony Brown, the rookie 2nd-round draft pick out of Stanford, struggled in his first career start, shooting 2 of 9 from the field with 4 points and 4 fouls, while guarding one of the best players in the National Basketball Association in Kevin Durant. “So I can understand their frustration, but at the same time I would hope they understand that the group of players on the floor, especially in crunch time, haven’t been there and haven’t done that”.

On Monday’s NBA-sanctioned conference call with worldwide media, Kobe Bryant raised a few eyebrows when asked to list the top five players that he had faced. The Thunder led by as many as 46 points en route to dropping the Lakers to 4-23. Los Angeles has lost six straight in Oklahoma City and 14 of 15 on the road. They felt that the loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder was because the other team executed better during the game.

It’s been quite a while since Kevin Durant played against his childhood idol, and Kobe Bryant will likely be pretty happy to see him. During one sequence in the third quarter, Ibaka grabbed three offensive rebounds as coach Billy Donovan yelled for his team to make good passes.

Mike Conley added 20 points and eight assists as Memphis snapped a two-game skid. It led to Ibaka’s 3-pointer from the corner and a 30-point lead for the Thunder. The heckling got on his nerves during a game on Tuesday in Sacramento, as rumors are flying that he might be traded or that he is unhappy and not really trying. Westbrook handed out 10 assists on Thursday – the fourth time in seven games that he reached double figures.

He was off to a numbingly poor start this season but improved recently, averaging 23 points on 53 percent accuracy the previous three games.