Kobe Makes up for Breaking Valanciunas’ Hand by Signing His Cast

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 22 points, Andre Drummond added 18 points and 15 rebounds, and the Pistons beat the Los Angeles Lakers 111-91 Sunday.

As per bleacherreport.com, most people were already surprised with Scott’s decision to bench Russell during the last quarter of games. Even Philadelphia’s young players, Sixers coach Brett Brown said, were star-struck by Bryant and awed by his return to the city in which his skillset was crafted.

Carroll signed a four year $60 million deal with the Raptors this offseason and he has played the defense that they expected so far this season but they were hoping for him to be a big part of the offense and that hasn’t happened.

Toronto Raptors coach Dwane Casey wasn’t happy with his team’s defensive effort on Monday night – even if it did result in a victory. In Kobe Bryant’s last regular season appearance at the Air Canada Centre, all of the usual dynamics were subverted by a crowd that cheered for the away team as much as, if not more, than they did for the home team.

But unfortunately that was the only highlight of the night for the Los Angeles Lakers who came out flat, going down 15-0 to start the first period. “Some risky habits we have”.

For the future, Randle’s accuracy is too low (43.5%) for a power forward who doesn’t attempt three-pointers, but he is strong on the boards and has nine double-doubles, most among second-year National Basketball Association players. We’re 3-17, so obviously it’s not working. “I thought the biggest difference in the game was the (15) turnovers, it seemed like every time we turned it over they got a layup”.

“The only thing different is Mike had six [championships], Kobe has five”, O’Neal said. “When I’m old, I can add in stories that I played against Kobe, like a lot of older guys do about Michael Jordan”. Well, they might actually need someone who addresses their most pressing need – a point guard. Prior to their game versus the Toronto Raptors, Scott informed the two young talents that they would come off the bench.

A video tribute to Bryant prompted a standing ovation, and one notable omission from that montage spoke louder than anything else – his 81-point game in 2006, the intersection of peak Kobe and the Raptors.

“I missed shots today because I was playing selfish…taking shots that I don’t usually take”, Clarkson said after the loss. Toronto F DeMarre Carroll (right knee contusion) did not play Monday and was ruled out indefinitely…. In the spring of 1993, he played in Magic Johnsons Roundball Classic — a high school All-Star game…. Detroit is now 12-9, the first time they have been three games over. After setting a career high with 14 points in Saturday’s loss to Golden State, backup center Lucas Nogeira (left ankle) also sat out.