Walker’s 38 points lift Hornets past Lakers, 108-98

“They threw that first punch”, said Lakers reserve guard D’Angelo Russell, who had 10 points.

“It’s been my favorite color forever”, Bryant continued.

“You have been a big help to the game of basketball”, Jordan said.

Everything in the past month has been a bit weird.

Once that was done, Bryant was introduced to the crowd for his usual introduction, and the pop for him was as loud as any you’ll hear this season. There have been some polite celebrations at arenas, more intensely fanatical ones, some surprise booing (step forward, San Antonio) and, above all, more losing. He also went only 3 of 14 in the first half, shot through countless double-teams and admitted he overcompensated in the heat of the moment.

76ers 111, Suns 104: Isaiah Canaan scored 22 points, reserve Nik Stauskas had 17 and lowly Philadelphia beat Phoenix for its second victory of the season. – Bryant, on the warm reception he receives from fans on the road.

Zeller has put in solid back-to-back games for the Hornets while starting at center in place of Al Jefferson, who is still working back into shape after an injury and a five-game suspension.

Most of the Celtics are too young to have forged their own rivalries with Bryant.

Bryant is surely a villain here.

Mike Conley scored 19 points, Jeff Green added 17 and the Grizzlies easily defeated the Lakers 112-96 on Sunday. He spoke in short, clipped sentences after the game. It was his second in two years, giving him the chance to chase – ultimately unsuccessfully – a second three-peat.

“I felt very bad about it”, Bryant said.

Bryant remembered telling World Peace, “You know, Metta, I’m so damn happy we won that 2010 Finals, dude”. Just have fun. Take it a day at a time. With the cocky assuredness unique to championship teams, the kind that has galled opposing fans for decades, Vitti said wearing a Lakers jersey carries certain responsibilities. Others tried to rock it.

The 37-year-old has been productive lately as he enters a three-game trip containing his final stops in Charlotte and Boston.

The Lakers (5-27) have floundered in Bryant’s final season and he has been inconsistent. Pierce scored 11 points in the third quarter after totaling just six before halftime. Ron Artest, as he was called then, made a key three-pointer with 1:01 left. So, I grew up on Kobe Bryant. Bryant was soon jumping on the scorer’s table with purple and gold confetti falling around him.

Bryant was surprised by the results to say the least. “When big guys are moving down the middle you have to respect them catching and dunking the ball, so it kept us open and we were able to knock down shots”.

“One thing he did implement was… just to go out and do it, don’t settle for anything, ” Harper said. He finished with 38 points, five assists, and six rebounds on 13-25 shooting for the game.