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It is beyond dispute that Bryant was one of the most brilliant scorers to ever lace up a pair of shoes the 81 points he notched against the Raptors, along with nine seasons in which he averaged at least 27 a game, second only to Michael Jordan clearly indicate as much. The aim of the game is to put the ball in the hoop and Bryant sure did a lot of that during his 20 season career, right down to the 60 he scored in his memorable curtain call last April.
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You can count the rings, too. Five of them, in seven Finals appearances.
Bryant during his last game at the ACC on Dec. 7, 2015 (CRAIG ROBERTSON/POSTMEDIA)
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Don forget that the Lakers had the logo, Jerry West, for canada goose outlet montreal address years, Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain and George Mikan. You can just hand the crown to Bryant.
Bryant is lucky that the alleged rape and all of the hoopla around the case happened in a different era. It hard to imagine that he would be as revered had it all gone down in the current climate.
Returning to his athletic abilities, despite the inefficiencies in his game, Bryant was one of the 30 best players ever, formed half of what was perhaps the best two man combo of all time and has evolved into one of the more interesting figures in sports and entertainment. While George and the Oklahoma City Thunder have yet to mesh, Indiana has been a pleasant surprise, starting the season 17 14 with an eye on home court advantage for the first round of the playoffs.
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Somehow, the ageless LeBron James is on pace to tie Kobe with his ninth season averaging at least 27 points a game New Orleans centre DeMarcus Cousins is the first player with two games of 40 points and 20 rebounds in a season since Patrick Ewing did it in 1989 90 Houston Clint Capela is bidding to become the first player to ever average 13 points and 11 rebounds a game in fewer than 26 minutes per game The Rockets average 15.9 three point makes and 43.1 attempts a game, which both would easily best last year averages of 14.4 and 40.3, which were NBA records Boston Jayson Tatum tops the NBA with a 50.5% success rate on three point attempts. The only other rookie to lead the league was Anthony Morrow in 2008 09 Kawhi Leonard is back for the San Antonio Spurs, but on a minutes restriction for now. No matter. Spurs are locking down opponents and scoring enough to win most nights.
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