Kobe Bryant scored a career high 62 points in the Lakers’ 112-90 victory over the Dallas Mavericks. He did most of his damage in the third quarter, scoring 30 points in the period before sitting the entire fourth quarter. He shot 18-31 from the field, including 4-10 from long range. He also shot 25 free throws, connecting on 22 of them.
No other Lakers scored in double figures.
Ron Artest is back in the news, saying that he’d like to repair the damaged relationship he has with the Pacers and return to the team:
Some of Artest’s teammates, most notably O’Neal, have been critical. Artest said he doesn’t blame them. “Under the circumstances, I’d be pretty mad at me, too,” he said. “I’m mad at myself anyway. Going about things like I did, it’s not easy to recover. But I’d love to play for the Pacers’ organization right now.”
“I know guys like Sarunas (Jasikevicius) said they’re a better team without me, but I still have guys like Stephen Jackson, who wants me to come back and play,” Artest said. “I don’t know who else. But I would love to come back and play, and any problems I have, prove I can put those problems aside.”
Even when he’s trying to be conciliatory, Artest is divisive, naming Sarunas Jasikevicius as a guy who doesn’t want him back and Stephen Jackson as a guy who does.
It doesn’t look like the Pacers are thrilled about Artest’s turnaround. When asked about Artest returning to the team, Jermaine O’Neal said that the “business relationship is over.”
A bunch of us decided to put our heads together on the year in sports and have some fun, in spite of all of the dark days, with what the world of sports has taught us, what we already knew, and what we have yet to learn. You can find the link here:
Enjoy, and let us know if we missed anything.
Earlier this week, Ron Artest said that he wants to be traded and specified the Knicks as a team he’d like to play for. His main problem is his lack of involvement on the offensive end.
“I’m so demanding of the ball. It’s not my fault,” he said. “Every time somebody is on me it’s a mismatch. It messes up the offense. I like Coach (Carlisle) as a person, but I don’t like playing for Coach. I like my team, though.”
I love the line, “I’m so demanding of the ball. It’s not my fault.” If it’s not his fault that he’s so demanding, then who exactly is to blame?
Artest is second on the team in shot attempts (14.8) and points (19.4 ppg).
Jose Calderon was signed by the Toronto Raptors this offseason after spending the last six seasons in the Spanish pro leagues. He was recently inserted into the starting lineup and, over the last six games, has averaged 8.3 points, 7.6 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 1.7 steals, while shooting .479 from the field.
Go get him.
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