The (2-14) Los Angeles Lakers are in ‘Philly’ to match up with the (0-18) Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center. After another slow start, the Lakers competed hard down the stretch with the Indiana Pacers only to come up short 107-103.
This contest looks like a battle of futility; of course Kobe Bryant’s upcoming retirement, last game in Philadelphia in addition to a matchup of the number two overall pick in the NBA draft D’Angelo Russell and the number four overall pick, who several felt the Lakers would select Jahlil Okafor adds some intrigue. Tonight’s game starts the Lakers eight-game road trip as well as the Kobe Bryant farewell tour.
Ironically this road trip starts in Kobe Bryant’s home town of Philadelphia; actually the city of Ardmore, a
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The Lakers swept the 2014-15 two-game season series, after splitting the two previous season series. The Lakers lead the All-Time series with the 76ers 142-131. The purple and gold lost the only meeting during the 2011-12 season, the loss snapped a four-game winning streak against the Sixers and marked their first loss at the Wells Fargo Center since March 9, 2007.
The Lakers are 8-3 in their last 11 games against the Sixers. The Lakers are 7-3 in their last 10 games in Philly. In their last meeting, a Lakers 113-111 come-from-behind overtime win, Los Angeles, led by Jordan Clarkson’s career-night (26 points, 11 assists and three steals) coupled with two other players (former Lakers Wayne Ellington and Jabari Brown) combining to score 42-points.
Per Elias Sports Bureau, Clarkson became the fifth rookie is Lakers history to record 25 points and 10 assists in a game joining Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, Norm Nixon and Archie
On July 27 1959, A new York attorney named William shea had an idea of putting a new baseball team in new York since the dodgers and giants had left for california.So on march 1st 1961 His wish was granted.The new York metropolitan baseball club or “the new York mets” were introduced into the national league.The name of the team was chosen by owner Joan Payson.The other names that were put into thought were the rebels, skyliners, nybs and avengers just to name a few.On April 11,1962 the mets played their first game in franchise history and lost 11-4 to the St Louis cardinals.The first season was a miserable one.Manager Casey Stengel led the mets to a 62-100 record,The worst record in major league history.After a couple of more losing seasons, The mets finally made a move and signed pitcher Tom “the franchise”Seaver,one of the best pitchers who ever played the game. They also picked up power hitting outfielders Donn Clendenon and Tommie Agee. Finally the mets looked like a baseball team.Entering the 1969 season, my father said the mets wewr 160-1 to win the World Series, but the mets shocked everyone winning the national league championship. Now, this is how the mets won their first world series, The batter was cleon Jones, after striking out manager Gil Hodges notices a black mark on the ball. The black mark was shoe polish. Putting shoe polish on the ball makes it spin more and makes it much easier to strike out a batter.
...e rookie along slowly. Through the first half of the season, Hardaway started at the off guard slot while veteran Scott Skiles started at the point. But by midseason Hill felt Hardaway was ready, and on February 6 Penny became the Magic's starting point guard for the rest of the year. The multitalented rookie had a phenomenal first season, finishing a close second to Webber for the NBA Rookie of the Year Award. Hardaway played and started in all 82 games, averaging 16.0 points, 6.6 assists and 5.4 rebounds. He also set a club record with 190 steals, and his average of 2.32 steals per game ranked sixth in the NBA. Hardaway was named NBA Rookie of the Month for January after averaging 20.5 points, 7.0 assists, 5.7 rebounds, and 3.33 steals over 15 games. In February, Hardaway was named the MVP of the NBA Rookie Game during All-Star Weekend in Minneapolis. He scored 22 points on 8-of-9 shooting from the floor. Bolstered by Hardaway's contributions, the Magic set a franchise record with 50 victories and advanced to the playoffs for the first time ever. Orlando lost in the first round to the Indiana Pacers, but many felt that, for the Magic and for Hardaway, the best was yet to come.
The Toronto Blue Jays baseball team was founded in the 1970s and experienced support from the fans during the 1970s and 1980s. In 1992 and 1993, the Jays won back-to-back World Series, yet in 1994, the team faced setbacks. The team had a losing streak, there was a major league baseball strike, and no World Series was played. At the same time, gambling came to Toronto, and the team had to compete for the fan's time. Also, players' salaries skyrocketed at a time when the Canadian dollar fell in value. How could the Toronto Blue Jays adjust ticket prices to improve financial performance and increase fan attendance?
Do you like professional football? Have you ever wondered where teams originate from? Or what teams have been around the longest? The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional team that has an extensive history. There are also many unique details about them that other NFL teams do not have. There creator was a great man who started the team from practically nothing, their name and logo represent great tradition, and lastly, they have won many championships.
Minneopolis Lakers of the early 1950’s were a dominant team of that era. The team was led by
Before Earvin “Magic” Johnson and his group of investors took over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Dodgers organization was in one of their darkest times. During the time Frank McCourt and his ex-wife, Jamie, the fans appreciation and attendance was at it lowest point since 2000. The attendance for the Dodgers plummeted 17% from the year before. They also lost 200 million dollars that McCourt used to bankroll his lavish lifestyle. During the whole divorce between Frank and Jami, fans were calling for them to leave and sell the team. Before McCourt finally decided to sell the team, fans were playing to boycott McCourt during the season. On the day the fans found out that McCourt was selling the team, fans were joyous with approval on a number of fronts. One fan and lead sports columnist of the Los Angeles Chaves said “Take a hike, Frank. Don’t let Chavez hit you in the Ravine on the way out” (Moore, 2011). The buzz in Los Angeles after the team was sold changed so much after the team was bought. "Now we're here. And now, everyone is wearing caps again," Johnson said. "The jackets. The T-shirts are out. I work out at Gold's [Gym]. I'm there at 5 or 6 in the morning, and everyone is talking about the Dodgers. We want this to be the happening place again. We want people to come out. Well, you can't do that unless you win, and now everyone's coming" (Bryant, 2013).
The Miami Heart Franchise has been around for twenty-six years. In 1988, through an NBA expansion the team began begun with a disappointing start with a 15-67 record for their first season (Fleming, 2014). The progress was slow, however in 1992 made their first playoff appearance finishing fourth place. The Heat made their first trip to the NBA national championships finals in 2006 against the Dallas Mavericks. In this championship, the Heat accomplished a new feat. They rallied from a 0-3 deficit to win the finals.
Kobe Bryant will have loads of options as soon as he’s finished with playing Basketball this Wednesday. Whether he stays in the game or not, Kobe Bryant will be a huge name that will draw no matter what. Just because he won’t be playing anymore doesn’t mean we’ve heard the last of Kobe
Randle averaged 20.7 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game over 19 appearances with Westchester. Randle also excels from beyond
The Chicago Cubs are an interesting part of Illinois history, even if they are not always successful. The history of Wrigley Field, the famous players, and the stories behind every game are why Chicago loves the Cubs. It is the atmosphere of the friendly confines when you walk in through those gates. It is jumping out of your seat when the ball is being hit out of the park. It is things as little as singing the 7th inning stretch with all the other Cub fans around you. Rooting for the underdog is special, and that is why Cub fans are so loyal. The history, players, and stories of Chicago Cubs Baseball are the reasons why it is an important part of Illinois history.
This past season Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers made a bold choice. Upon his arrival from having coached the Boston Celtics, he decided to hang massive posters of his players in the Staples Center upper deck, where the comfortably cover up the Los Angeles Lakers 16 championship banners (Golliver). The posters portray - from left to right - Jamal Crawford, Blake Griffin, J.J. Redick, DeAndre Jordan, Jared Dudley, Chris Paul and Matt Barnes in their home white jerseys. Though very risky, his decisions was of perfect timing considering the decline of Laker wins for the past two seasons. Both the Lakers and the Clippers have played their home games at the Staples Center since it opened in 1999(Baker) and considering that the Los Angeles Clippers have no champion ship banners, but are on the rise of doing great things, it was only time.
As a diehard Lakers fan, passionately debated with your intransigent Celtic-enthusiast-of-a-teacher for three days over who should’ve won game 7 of the NBA Finals
Michael Jordan has played in NBA for 15 seasons and has scored a career total of 32,292 points. This year in 2016, Kobe Bryant played his final game against the Utah Jazz. After 20 years in the league Bryant accumulated 33,643 career points. While both of these scoring
The Lakers has not been playoff worthy in a while, but they have a young talented team. With their rookie point guard out of The Ohio State D’angelo Russell and Kobe and the Los Angeles Lakers should handle the Utah Jazz. Tonight on TNT will see Kobe Bryant and the Lakers will take on the Utah Jazz. Tonight on TNT Kobe's last game
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