Tag: Kobe Bryant

  • How a Special Edition Kobe Bryant Controller Would Look Like

    How would a Kobe Bryant controller for the PS3 and the NBA 2K12 game look like? Well, according to what’s been going on this season with Bryant and the Lakers, it’ll probably only have a shoot button on the right. Bryant is leading the league in field goal attempts for the fifth time in seven seasons, and isn’t planning on changing anytime soon.

  • The Curious Case of Kobe Bryant

    Kobe Bryant has a short memory, like all great players. He missed his first 15 shots of the game. He finished with an awful 3-21 from the field, which isn’t that surprising considering what we’ve seen this season. It had to happen at some point. But some things don’t change, and Bryant woke up at the right time, hitting the go ahead three pointer as the Lakers beat the Hornets 88-85.

  • Kevin Durant For MVP? Why Not?

    Kevin Durant has won the NBA rookie of the year award in 2008, he’s a three time NBA All-Star, two time NBA scoring champion and two time All-NBA first team member. It’s time he adds the MVP award to everything else he’s achieved in the (almost) five season’s he has been in the league with the Oklahoma City Thunder and Seattle Supersonics.

  • Good and Bad From the Kobe Bryant Dictatorship With the Los Angeles Lakers

    Kobe Bryant scored 30 points, taking him to 29,283 points in his career, all with the Los Angeles Lakers. You said Kobe Bryant? You said records, this time one that belonged to Michael Jordan, as Kobe Bryant became the all-time leading scorer for one franchise. Meaningless to tell you the truth, unlike the Lakers winning 104-101 against the Warriors, Bryant venting some anger at Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum gets the Mike Brown bench treatment.

  • Kobe Bryant Refuses To Make Fourth Quarter Benching an Issue

    Kobe Bryant wasn’t happy after the 102-96 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, and just because the Los Angeles Lakers lost the game. Not just because instead of backing the sudden talk of championship material with a win over a good team, the Lakers folded, at home, only their fourth loss of the season.

  • How Far Can the Lakers Go With Kobe Bryant?

    Kobe Bryant wants that sixth NBA championship ring more than anything. Just like the six MJ has. On some nights, like the Lakers’ 109-93 win over the Dallas Mavericks, it looks like the Lakers have found the right direction to go with. The right kind of blend, of inside-outside basketball, with #24 excelling in the clutch.

  • The Lakers Finally Get it – Give the Ball to Andrew Bynum

    Andrew Bynum finished with a season high 37 points, combining for 71 as Kobe Bryant scored 34, leading the Los Angeles Lakers on back-to-back road wins (only second time this season) with a double overtime victory 116-111 over the Memphis Grizzlies, putting the Lakers at the third spot in the Western conference, at the expense of their hosts.

  • Kobe Bryant Actually Shares the Ball With Other Lakers in Crunch Time

    Kobe Bryant did the unthinkable. No, he didn’t ask for a trade to cancel out his no-trade clause, although it’s been a nice urban legend making it’s way around the NBA. Bryant actually gave up on being selfish and instead of taking the final shots in the Los Angeles Lakers 97-94 win over the Boston Celtics, he prefered dishing assists to Andrew Bynum.

  • Rodney Stuckey Reminds Lakers That They’re Not That Good

    Rodney Stuckey is just the symptom, but something good is happening with the Detroit Pistons. They’re 13-26 after a 4-20 start under Lawrence Frank, and their 88-85 win in overtime over the Los Angeles Lakers, with Rodney Stuckey coming off the bench to score 34 points was probably their biggest win of the season in terms of impact.

  • Top 15 NBA Players to Build a Team Around According to the Players Themselves

    LeBron James doesn’t show up for fourth quarters? Arguable. Afraid to take the last shot? Some would argue he makes the right decisions and players simply miss. This argument will go on until James wins an NBA title. One thing is for sure – According to an SI, which asked 137 NBA players who they would choose first to build a team around, LeBron James is the number one choice.