Clippers top Lakers in Kobe’s Christmas finale

Andre Iguodala was seventh among Western Conference guards with 62,407 votes, and Harrison Barnes was 14th among Western Conference frontcourt players with 43,343 votes. Former Laker Wesley Johnson would hit a heartbreaking three-pointer to push the Clippers back up to a 10-point lead, and Paul’s jump shot a few moments later would effectively ice the game for the Clippers. Lakers rookie D’Angelo Russell, who proved to be instrumental in the late rally, tabbed a team-high 16 points and seven rebounds.

“Don’t look now, but just when we were all ready to add him to the list of legendary players who stuck around a couple of seasons too long, Kobe Bryant’s having flashes when he looks like Kobe Bryant”.

“I was like, ‘Whoa.’ That’s pretty good because right now, really I think probably Steph is the most popular player in the NBA”, Scott said. It’s kind of become a part of our family routine.

Bryant was averaging 17.4 points per game but shooting only 34.4% before Friday, putting him last among 119 qualifiers for field-goal percentage. “So that was encouraging”. “G Austin Rivers was bummed about missing his second straight game because of a sprained right ankle – and the timing of it”.

But there were enough plays Friday to show the Lakers were inexperienced and, indeed, now 20 games under.500. But I just can’t cut really quickly right now.

According to oddsmakers from online sports book Mybookie.ag, the Lakers are a 12-point home underdog versus the Clippers for tonight’s game, while the over/under now sits at 207 points. The Lakers are 6-10 on Christmas when Bryant has played, including 0-4 against Miami….

The Clippers might have more than three times as many wins as Lakers, but that doesn’t mean their season has been any less disappointing.