Kobe’s Last Trip To Boston

Jordan Clarkson led the scoring with 24 points, Louis Williams added 19 points while D’Angelo Russell had 16 points off the bench as the Lakers beat Boston in Kobe Bryant’s last game at the TD Garden.

His favorite color is green.

The first decade of Bryant’s career didn’t see many significant match-ups with Boston as the Lakers were annual title contenders while the Celtics were merely trying to make the playoffs on a consistent basis. “I’ve always loved it. It’s a little weird, isn’t it?”

That surge could continue against a Los Angeles team that ranks near the bottom of the league with a 46.5 defensive field-goal percentage and 107.2 points allowed per game. He added a free throw with 25.8 seconds left.Bryant came in averaging 21.3 points in the last eight games.

“Their roster was a mixture of young players, veteran players, nasty, tough players”, Bryant said.

Curry missed his first game of the season with a lower left leg bruise that might keep the NBA’s leading scorer and reigning MVP out again Thursday at Houston. “I want them to be able to see that”.

“The loss”, Bryant said.

Boston, though, also finished off one of his two National Basketball Association finals defeats with a 131-92 drubbing at the TD Garden on June 17, 2008. Now a Laker, the forward started reliving four seasons worth of experiences as a Celtic. Then, Bryant listened to the songs endlessly as motivation before winning back-to-back championships against Orlando (2009) and Boston (2010).

“We have given each other/All that we have”, the Lakers superstar wrote in the Players’ Tribune, shortly before divulging his plan to fade away before our very eyes in a season-long retirement tour.

I don’t know if my kids will really grasp all the layers of what we experienced but it was a good learning experience that I’m glad we got to enjoy together. “I don’t think there’s any question that all of our players respect and appreciate all that he’s accomplished as a player”. “He’s put in 20 hard years and he’s given everything he’s got every single night”. It’s going to be interesting to follow this investigation – this was a robbery clearly done by pros, and it appears Early was targeted. The Celtics, who were led by Isaiah Thomas’ 24 points and Evan Turner’s 20 points, had the 27-24 lead after the first quarter but their defence fell off in the second quarter where the Lakers outscored them, 34-29, to grab the slim 58-56 lead at halftime.

“I can’t remember the win without remembering the loss, and I say that in the most lovely way possible”, Bryant said. Multiple “Ko-be, Ko-be!” chants occurred as the game went on, including when the game ended and Bryant was exiting the court.