Wolves hold off Lakers in OT in Kobe’s farewell

Kobe Bryant is the highest paid player in the National Basketball Association, and the third-highest earning player in league history. “But it was great to have a guy like that say, ‘Hey coach, let them go'”. Randle was seemingly everywhere, grabbing rebounds and punishing Minnesota inside while Russell lit the Wolves up with eight points in the final two minutes of the quarter.

What made the game even more exciting to watch was seeing Bryant going wild on the bench, cheering on the youngsters as they finally got the opportunity to lead the charge and beaming like a proud father after Russell hit the overtime-forcing shot.

The Timberwolves called the Lakers, the Lakers asked Bryant and a meeting was arranged outside the locker room. Russell would end up scoring nine of the Laker’s last 11 points from regulation and into overtime.

LA Lakers superstar and future Hall-of-Famer Kobe Bryant wants to make the most out of his last season by joining the NBA All-Star Game next year in Toronto as well as representing the U.S.A.in next year’s Olympics. “So, we’ll what the fans and the coaches decide, and then, we’ll go from there”. This is where the franchise got its start before moving to Los Angeles and many fans here have clung to that kinship as a coping mechanism through the struggles the Timberwolves have endured.

Grizzlies 93, Pistons 92: Matt Barnes tossed in a desperation three-pointer from just inside midcourt with 1.1 seconds left to lift Memphis over Detroit. “It felt good. It felt close, ‘” Bryant recalled. These are all things I have heard over and over again and I have to be honest, it drives me bonkers.

Randle had similar praise for Bryant’s sideline skills, even claiming that he would make a good coach someday (Kobe has steadfastly said he won’t coach). The Spurs used a 30-16 fourth quarter to blow the game open, making their first five shots of the period.

His first match against the Dallas Mavericks in January 27, 1997 set the record for Youngest NBA player to start a game at just 18 years and 158 days old. At one point, he scored nine consecutive Los Angeles points.

So yes, we will never see the Black Mamba grace the floor of the Target Center.

Lakers: Scott said he has not had a talk with Randle and Russell about their demotions to the bench. “I’m not really tripping about minutes”, Bryant said. The Lakers, however, were unable to secure the victory as the Raptors pulled away with a 102-93 tally. Williams played with the Minneapolis Lakers from 1955-57. “Regardless, I’m going to go out there, compete, play my hardest and learn from it”. He said it will be re-evaluated after 10 games. “They haven’t been moping around or anything like that”, Scott told reporters.

Russell missed an 18-foot fadeaway with 3.9 seconds left in overtime that could have sealed the win.