Pelican Debrief » Kobe Bryant http://pelicandebrief.com A New Orleans Pelicans Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Wed, 15 May 2013 18:22:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Kobe Bryant & Los Angeles Lakers Too Much For New Orleans Hornets, Lakers Win 103-87 http://pelicandebrief.com/2012/12/06/kobe-bryant-los-angeles-lakers-too-much-for-new-orleans-hornets-lakers-win-103-87/ http://pelicandebrief.com/2012/12/06/kobe-bryant-los-angeles-lakers-too-much-for-new-orleans-hornets-lakers-win-103-87/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 06:03:29 +0000 Christian Blanks http://swarmandsting.com/?p=3233 Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 29 points in their win over the Hornets Wednesday night. Going into the game Kobe only needed 13 points to become the 5th and youngest player to score 30,000 career points. Kobe reached that mark in the 2nd quarter on a simple jump shot, he finished the 1st half [...]

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]]> Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 29 points in their win over the Hornets Wednesday night. Going into the game Kobe only needed 13 points to become the 5th and youngest player to score 30,000 career points. Kobe reached that mark in the 2nd quarter on a simple jump shot, he finished the 1st half with 17 points.

Despite the Hornets being without Anthony Davis for the 9th straight game, the were hanging in their with the Lakers through halftime. The Hornets were leading 48-47 at the break, but the 3rd quarter and rest of the 2nd half was all LA. The Lakers went on a 13-0 run to start the 3rd quarter and never looked back. The Hornets made a few runs after being down by 20 and at one point cut the lead to 8, but the Lakers just went on another 3 point tear to take the lead right back up.

Dec 5, 2012; New Orleans, LA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant (24) shoots over New Orleans Hornets shooting guard Xavier Henry (4) during the second half of a game at the New Orleans Arena. The Lakers defeated the Hornets 103-87. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports

The Hornets early season struggles have been blamed by their lack of defense. It seems to just breakdown in the later parts of games. The Lakers outscored the Hornets 56-29 in the 2nd half.

“I just didn’t think our defense was there, especially that first five or six minutes of the third quarter. Our defense was really poor, and we can’t afford those lapses.”

- Hornets Head Coach Monty Williams

Ryan Anderson played well for the Hornets, scoring 31 points and grabbing 9 rebounds. Grevis Vasquez also contributed well with 16 points and 9 assist.

Los Angeles Lakers
STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF +/- PTS
Antawn Jamison, PF 26 6-12 3-6 0-0 1 3 4 0 1 0 0 3 +15 15
Metta World Peace, SF 35 4-12 3-7 0-0 3 6 9 1 2 0 2 4 +18 11
Dwight Howard, C 33 7-11 0-0 4-8 0 8 8 3 0 5 3 1 +12 18
Chris Duhon, PG 33 1-3 1-2 0-0 1 4 5 10 0 0 0 2 +9 3
Kobe Bryant, SG 34 10-17 1-4 8-9 1 5 6 4 3 0 1 1 +15 29
BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF +/- PTS
Earl Clark, SF 9 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 -7 0
Devin Ebanks, SF 11 0-2 0-1 3-4 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 2 +5 3
Jordan Hill, C 17 4-6 0-0 1-1 2 6 8 1 0 1 1 3 +7 9
Robert Sacre, C 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 0
Darius Morris, PG 15 2-5 2-2 0-0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 +7 6
Jodie Meeks, SG 25 3-11 3-6 0-0 0 2 2 1 3 0 1 0 +1 9
Pau Gasol, PF DNP KNEE INJURY
TOTALS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
37-80 13-28 16-22 9 37 46 24 11 8 9 16 103
46.3% 46.4% 72.7%
Fast break points:   17
Points in the paint:   40
Total Team Turnovers (Points off turnovers):   9 (9)
+/- denotes team’s net points while the player is on the court.

New Orleans Hornets
STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF +/- PTS
Ryan Anderson, PF 35 12-21 5-8 2-2 5 4 9 1 0 1 0 3 -4 31
Al-Farouq Aminu, SF 34 3-6 0-0 0-3 3 7 10 2 0 0 1 2 -13 6
Robin Lopez, C 26 7-9 0-0 1-2 2 2 4 1 0 5 1 5 -7 15
Greivis Vasquez, PG 37 7-19 1-5 1-2 0 5 5 9 0 0 4 0 -9 16
Roger Mason Jr., SG 24 1-6 0-3 1-1 0 3 3 1 0 1 2 3 -7 3
BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF +/- PTS
Jason Smith, PF 17 1-6 0-1 0-0 0 4 4 0 0 0 1 4 -12 2
Lance Thomas, SF 13 2-2 0-0 1-1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 -8 5
Darius Miller, SF 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 +2 0
Brian Roberts, PG 11 0-6 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 -7 0
Austin Rivers, SG 21 0-5 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 1 -8 1
Xavier Henry, SG 19 2-5 1-1 3-5 1 5 6 3 1 0 1 2 -7 8
Anthony Davis, PF DNP LEFT ANKLE
TOTALS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
35-85 7-19 10-18 12 34 46 22 2 7 12 20 87
41.2% 36.8% 55.6%
Fast break points:   11
Points in the paint:   46
Total Team Turnovers (Points off turnovers):   12 (19)
+/- denotes team’s net points while the player is on the court.

 

 

 

]]> http://pelicandebrief.com/2012/12/06/kobe-bryant-los-angeles-lakers-too-much-for-new-orleans-hornets-lakers-win-103-87/feed/ 0 Davis’ Family Was Hoping For Charlotte http://pelicandebrief.com/2012/05/31/davis-family-was-hoping-for-charlotte/ http://pelicandebrief.com/2012/05/31/davis-family-was-hoping-for-charlotte/#comments Fri, 01 Jun 2012 04:30:12 +0000 Christian Blanks http://swarmandsting.com/?p=2686 According to csnchicago.com: Anthony Davis called in to the Dan Patrick show today for an interview. Davis told Patrick that his family was not to excited about New Orleans winning the #1 pick. They were actually hoping that the Charlotte Bobcats won the rights to pick Anthony. Anthony Davis is a Chicago native and grew [...]

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]]> According to csnchicago.com:

Anthony Davis called in to the Dan Patrick show today for an interview. Davis told Patrick that his family was not to excited about New Orleans winning the #1 pick. They were actually hoping that the Charlotte Bobcats won the rights to pick Anthony.

Anthony Davis is a Chicago native and grew up rooting for Michael Jordan. It seemed like a dream come true for him and his family to have a chance to play for the great MJ.

“A lot of disappointment inside my family,” said Anthony. “My mom wanted me to go to to Charlotte. I have a lot of good friends in Charlotte. At the same time, it wasn’t my call. A lot of guys are disappointed but they have to move on and make the best out of New Orleans.”

Davis also called out Kobe Bryant when asked what player he was most excited to play against. He said he wants to be the guy that was able to say he shut Kobe Bryant down. Not to many people can say they have accomplished that.

Here is the link for the complete interview of Davis on the Dan Patrick Show: CSNCHICAGO.COM

Oct. 13, 2011; Lexington, KY USA; Kentucky Wildcats forward Anthony Davis (23) speaks with reporters about his team during media day at Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-US PRESSWIRE
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