Laker droppings
December 26th, 2007, 11:21 am · 1 Comment · posted by jerrybrown
Some leftovers from Christmas in Los Angeles:
*Kobe Bryant moved past Suns Ring of Honor member Tom Chambers (20.049 points) and into 30th place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list with his 31st point in the fourth quarter. Bryant now has 20,057 career points.
*With 36 minutes played, Shawn Marion (15 points, 10 rebounds) took over second place on the Suns all-time franchise list with 26,479 minutes, surpassing Dick Van Arsdale (24.262). Only Alvan Adams has spent more time in a
Phoenix uniform.
*Nash had 14 assists on Tuesday, tying him with Lakers legend Jerry West for 23rd on the all-time NBA assist list with 6,238.
*The celebrities in the crowd for the Christmas Day game included Denzel Washington, Dyan Cannon, George Lopez, Jim Belushi, Pat O’Brien and rapper Ice Cube. Lakers die-hard Jack Nicholson was a no-show – which was fortunate for him, since Bryant went diving for a loose ball right into the seat he normally occupies near the Suns bench.
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December 27th, 2007 at 9:18 am
I don’t think this game was definitive - just on national TV. However, it does continue the theme that perhaps trading Thomas wasn’t the best solution in the off season - sometimes the luxury tax is unavoidable. While Skinner may be doing better than expected, other teams are not as fearful of leaving their big men in against the run-and-gun.