Bryant sinks to new low in his likely final season
Luke Walton has guided the Warriors as their interim coach while Steve Kerr recovers from off-season back surgery.
Stephen Curry had 24 points and nine assists for the Warriors, who passed the 15-0 starts of the Houston Rockets in 1993-94 and Washington Capitols in 1948-49.
Golden State’s players are off the charts in terms of Offensive Rating (ORTG), a metric that measures the number of points per 100 possessions the team scores when that player is on the floor.
“It’s just another another loss for us, another win for them”. “It’s not going to be total dominance for 82 games”. Less than 12 hours after returning to LA, the Lakers practiced hard, but the topic of the day still centered on Kobe Bryant and his abysmal shooting performance the night before: 1-14. He’s stated many times this season will most likely be his final one.
Curry said he had discussed an assault on the benchmark with his teammates, but assured reporters on a conference call the team would not get distracted by the pursuit of records.
“I have not considered that yet”, Scott said. “No. Eventually we will lose”, Walton warned. “It’s natural to let down at some point”.
As the Golden State Warriors steamrolled Los Angeles Lakers to a historic start yesterday, ageing star Kobe Bryant sank to a new low in a trying season expected to be his last.
Next up for the Warriors are the Phoenix Suns on Friday and then the Sacramento Kings on Saturday afternoon.
Bryant went 1 for 7 from 3-point range in 25 minutes as Los Angeles lost its fourth in a row and eighth in nine. One game in particular stood out: On November 6, they recorded 28 assists on 30 baskets in the first half alone.
They’re not just winning; they’re crushing opponents.
Oh, it’s probably worth noting that the Clippers beat the Lakers by 34 points to break the NBA’s record for most consecutive wins to start a season.
Golden State came out firing, as they quickly built a commanding 30-11 lead after the opening period. It’s special. There’s a lot of great players in this league and a lot of great teams – nobody’s accomplished what this team has tonight. “He emphasized to them how proud he was watching them because we’re hitting all four of those values”.
Jordan Clarkson didn’t do much (four points, two-of-11 shooting), Roy Hibbert too (two points, 0-for-3 shooting) and nobody scored more than 10 for the Lakers. He received a framed jersey from Adonal Foyle in a presentation after the first quarter. He tells me when he is exhausted and he tells me when he’s not exhausted.
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