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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant Isn’t Making Jeremy Lin Better With ‘Tough Love’
Too much practice isn’t for Kobe Bryant these days. His body can’t take the punishment of both scrimmaging and playing in games. So his attempt to make the Los Angeles Lakers better while personally laying into Jeremy Lin by giving him a dose of ‘tough love’ isn’t really going to make the team better.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin Stuck Between Kobe Bryant & Nick Young
The dream escape from James Harden, Kevin McHale and the Houston Rockets is turning into a nightmare for Jeremy Lin, with new villains in the form of Byron Scott, Kobe Bryant and Nick Young to make his Los Angeles Lakers experience get worse by the minute.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin Keeps Struggling, Kobe Bryant Doing His Thing
After three consecutive losses the Los Angeles Lakers won a game, beating the Sacramento Kings 98-95. Jeremy Lin continues to be punished by Byron Scott while Kobe Bryant does whatever he likes. Sometimes it actually works.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin Blamed by Byron Scott Through Benching
The Los Angeles Lakers didn’t get any better by changing the lineup and sending Jeremy Lin to the bench. They lost 104-87 to the New Orleans Pelicans as Kobe Bryant and Nick Young continue their experiment in who can take more bad shots per minute each game, and Byron Scott looking more clueless by the minute.
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Oldest NBA Players With a Triple Double
Early on in the 2014-2015 NBA Season, we’ve seen two dinosaurs of the game record triple doubles, something you don’t really expect from old and falling apart players. However, Tim Duncan and Kobe Bryant are special, putting themselves among a select few to get that 10-10-10 mark (or better) past the age of 36, joining the likes of Karl Malone, Magic Johnson and Jason Kidd among others.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin Plays Well but Little; Kobe Bryant Has a Regular Day
With rumors of trading or benching, Jeremy Lin actually played well in the short time he was on the floor as the Los Angeles Lakers lost 113-96 to the Boston Celtics, while Kobe Bryant had another one of those days with plenty of points and shots, not actually influencing the game.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin at His Worst, Kobe Bryant Cools Down Quickly
Performances can’t get much worse than what Jeremy Lin had to deliver in the 111-95 Los Angeles Lakers loss to the Washington Wizards, while Kobe Bryant seemed to start out quite sizzling before fading away into his usual array of misses, not that it stopped him from shooting.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin & Kobe Bryant Make the Offense Look Great
While Kobe Bryant had the wrong kind of triple double in a game he didn’t really try to force himself on the offense, Jeremy Lin played the facilitator perfectly, providing the kind of ball movement and ball handling the Los Angeles Lakers needed in their 106-96 win over the Detroit Pistons.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant Overshadows Jeremy Lin & Everyone Else
Just like Kobe Bryant likes it, the Los Angeles Lakers beating the Toronto Raptors 129-122 in overtime was all about him and his statistics. Not that the others played badly, but it’s hard for Jeremy Lin especially to shine when Kobe Bryant takes over so dominantly.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin & Kobe Bryant Need a New Defense
On one of the few occasions in which Kobe Bryant shoots and doesn’t miss more than he makes while not keeping Jeremy Lin out of the loop and the Los Angeles Lakers still lose 120-119 to the Minnesota Timberwolves because playing defense is just as important as putting points on the board.