The Houston Rockets stunned the Boston Celtics at the TD Garden on Monday night, courtesy of a last-second go-ahead bucket from Amen Thompson. Thompson used a nasty move to shed the pressure of his defender Jaylen Brown before sinking a fading jump shot from inside the key to give Houston a 114–112 lead with less than one second left.
It has been an adventure on the court of late for Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics, as they seemed to struggle with consistency over their last several assignments. They entered Saturday night’s game on the road against he Dallas Mavericks having gone 5-5 in their last 10 outings.
The impact of Bryant’s career, and the ‘Mamba Mentality,’ carry on in the kind of way that almost makes you forget that he’s gone.
Jayson Tatum joined elite company, becoming one of seven players in NBA history to score 13,000 career points before turning 27.
Pleading on behalf of Los Angeles sports fans, Kimmel asked the Boston star to “go a bit easy on” the Lakers during their upcoming matchup on Thursday.
It has been an adventure on the court of late for Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics ... former NBA Most Valuable Player and Lakers icon Kobe Bryant, ex-Orlando Magic superstar Tracy McGrady ...
Amen Thompson dropped a career-high 33 points and hit the game-winning shot in the final second as Houston stunned the defending NBA champs in Boston.
Social media was filled with photographs, memories and stories of Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant as people looked back at his life and career.
Here’s your latest NBA Rewind! There are a couple of Western Conference teams that the public, outside of understandably biased fan bases, just refuses to accept as a threat in the West. The Houston Rockets and LA Clippers have been proving themselves left and right lately.
Bryant stepped off the court in a Lakers jersey for the final time the following year. He scored 60 points in his finale and finished his career with 33,643 points. He ranks fourth all-time in scoring, behind LeBron James (41,396), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387) and Karl Malone (36,928).