Clippers’ Griffin suffered partially torn quad tendon vs Lakers

The Rockets led by one after three and scored the first nine points of the fourth quarter, powered by five points from Jason Terry, to make it 70-60 with about 10 minutes remaining.

Memphis outscored the Lakers in every quarter except the fourth, when the lead reached 25 before reserves closed out the game.

“Tonight, my bones just couldn’t get loose”, said Bryant, who turned 37 in August. It’s kind of become a part of our family routine. He just doesn’t fit with a bench unit that doesn’t run a lot of offensive sets, and when he plays with the first unit he’s able to get better shots off.

Fans checked Kobe Bryant more than any other player on All-Star Game ballots. He finished the game, scoring a double-double (13 points and 12 rebounds). Oscar Robertson held the previous career record for points on Christmas with 377 before Bryant broke it in 2012. “There were too many times where they were getting open 3s because of miscommunication”.

He revealed that he listened daily to Journey’s ubiquitous “Don’t Stop Believin'” for two years after the Lakers were pummeled by the Celtics in the 2008 NBA Finals. The Celtics clinched the title with a 131-92 victory, the widest margin in a championship-clinching victory.

National Basketball Association superstar Kobe Bryant has had a rough year.

If the team are going to stay positive, they have games against several struggling teams coming up over the next week, including the Utah Jazz (with no Rudy Gobert), Washington Wizards, New Orleans Pelicans and the lowest of the low, the Philadelphia 76ers. The team will have its fingers crossed that Griffin will be given the OK to return in two weeks.

With both the Jazz and the Clippers missing big men for Saturday night’s game at Vivint Arena, the game was destined to feature significant contributions from each team’s wing players. “He’s been good the last 10 games or so”.

“I think Kobe should be on the All-Star team”, Rivers said. I’m pretty sure he’s happy with how he’s playing.

There were no lead changes and the game was tied only once, at 2-2.

The Jazz rallied before the end of the quarter. He didn’t have to wrap up his special gifts of two points to the Clippers, as Paul missed 3 clanked off the rim and into his Nance’s stretched right hand.

Johnson answered with a 3-point basket and the Lakers only managed a layup by Bass over the final four minutes as they were unable to get closer than eight.

Griffin, now averaging 23.2 points, 8.7 rebounds and five assists per game, suffered the injury in the Clippers’ 94-84 Christmas night win over the Lakers.

There had been questions on why Bryant was not played by Coach Byron Scott in the 4th quarter and he was quick to admit that he was having a tough time due to his injuries. “We were kind of figuring it out on the fly in the first half”.