I was there
Well not quite, 13-years ago I was a subscriber to NBA League Pass, I turned on my television to the Laker game January 22, 2006. I had no idea history would be made that evening and I would be a witness. Kobe Bean Bryant would score 81 points against the Raptors that evening in a 122-104 victory, seeing shot after shot going in the basket I said to myself, “Is he going to break the single game scoring record of Wilt Chamberlain?” The Laker team that night took 88 shots, and Kobe had 46 of them.
Well not quite, 13-years ago I was a subscriber to NBA League Pass, I turned on my television to the Laker game January 22, 2006. I had no idea history would be made that evening and I would be a witness. Kobe Bean Bryant would score 81 points against the Raptors that evening in a 122-104 victory, seeing shot after shot going in the basket I said to myself, “Is he going to break the single game scoring record of Wilt Chamberlain?” The Laker team that night took 88 shots, and Kobe had 46 of them.
I
know what you are thinking he was just gunning at a point. Perhaps that might have been the case however
he managed to shoot .609 from the floor and .538 from the 3-point line. I forgot to mention Kobe shot .900 from the
free throw line. Yes, I was a witness to
NBA history although I had no seat in Staples Center. Kobe’s total would pass several NBA All-Pro’s
but fall 19 points below Wilt Chamberlain.
Could the record have been broken that night, I seriously doubt it but
who knows.
They slowed him a bit
The Sixers facing the Rockets applied a rotating set of defenders on James Hardin. The hope was to slow the Rocket guard down a bit. We must guess they accomplished the feat since Hardin “only” scored 37 points. Joel Embiid naturally led the way for the Sixers scoring 32 points along with 14 rebounds and 3 blocked shots. Landry Shamet from Kansas City came off the bench to score 18 points aiding the Sixer 121-93 victory.
The Sixers facing the Rockets applied a rotating set of defenders on James Hardin. The hope was to slow the Rocket guard down a bit. We must guess they accomplished the feat since Hardin “only” scored 37 points. Joel Embiid naturally led the way for the Sixers scoring 32 points along with 14 rebounds and 3 blocked shots. Landry Shamet from Kansas City came off the bench to score 18 points aiding the Sixer 121-93 victory.
Bits n Pieces
From time to time we’ve discussed athletes who are truly exceptional. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is one of the small numbers of athletes who could have chosen any of three sports. He pitched a no-hitter while in high school and was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 37th round. Baseball fans are aware the MLB draft goes for days and days. And our sport basketball, the 6-foot 3-inch 230-pound Mahomes showed much promise as a defensive specialist says one publication, like Marcus Smart or Tyreke Evans.
From time to time we’ve discussed athletes who are truly exceptional. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is one of the small numbers of athletes who could have chosen any of three sports. He pitched a no-hitter while in high school and was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 37th round. Baseball fans are aware the MLB draft goes for days and days. And our sport basketball, the 6-foot 3-inch 230-pound Mahomes showed much promise as a defensive specialist says one publication, like Marcus Smart or Tyreke Evans.
Can
you say lawsuit, one hurdle has been cleared in the Clippers plan to build an
arena? The Inglewood location might have
been easy to scout compared to the lawsuits surrounding intending construction. As indicated above one has been cleared but
guess what, according to news reports “there
are at least five other lawsuits linked
to the project.” In Kansas City
we’ve have been fighting over a re-build for our major airport like forever, I
guess we are not unique……the fighting part that is.
This
is revised list of leading women in the NBA, unfortunately I missed several
awhile back. I believe this one to be complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge and research.
Sara
Blakely, marginal owner Atlanta Hawks
Ann
Walton Kroenke, owner Denver Nuggets
Jeanie
Buss, owner Los Angeles Lakers
Gayle
Benson, owner New Orleans Pelicans
Jada
Pinkett Smith, marginal owner Philadelphia 76ers
Gail
Miller, owner Utah Jazz
Valerie
Daniels-Carter, marginal owner Milwaukee Bucks
Julianna
Hawn Holt, Chairman and CEO Spurs Sports & Entertainment
