2015-2016 NBA Regular Season - MDA to HOU - All-NBA - Harden snubbed - Anthony Davis is broke

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PMatic said:
Portland had the best reaction to Kobe. Cheered him during the intro and booed him the entire game when he touched the ball.
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which home crowd has had the most Lakers fans?? Sac?
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probably the lakers home crowd tbh 
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you know what I meant 
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Drizzyd said:
Call me a Laker homer or whatever you want, but the reception Kobe gets before and/or after the game on the road is awesome. He was 110% hated by all teams the majority of his career, and for all of these fans throughout the season to show him so much respect is really somethin'

Love him or hate him, he gets that respect. As he should
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This is true, I hated Kobe. But, not being able to hate him hit me, like, it was the end of an era.

This summed it up perfectly

Dear Kobe Bryant,

I hate you.

Can you blame me? As a Celtics fan, I rooted against you for two decades. I rejoiced in your agony when my Celtics beat you in the 2008 Finals. Paul Pierce deserved it way more than you did. You already had three rings at the time.

But three just wasn’t enough for you. You got your revenge and ultimately your fifth ring in 2010 while ripping my heart out in the process. I hope you still know how lucky you are that Kendrick Perkins was out for Game 7.

I read your letter in the Players' Tribune today and was shocked. Not because you announced your retirement – we all already knew that. I was shocked because of the way your letter made me feel.

In my mind, I have always grouped you and Derek Jeter together. You are the players that we as Boston fans bitterly hate, but cannot help but respect. You played the game the right way – with passion, pride, and professionalism.

You were true students of the game who pursued greatness by working harder than anybody. You became generational icons of your respective sports. You embraced every challenge. You gave it your all. You put your bodies on the line. You knew how to win. You respected your sport, your craft, and your rivalry with Boston.

December 30 marks the last time that you will play in Boston. This is also the last opportunity for us Celtics fans to cheer our team to victory against arguably the most dominant player in the storied history of the Celtics and Lakers.

As you go, so goes what is left of the rivalry that once dominated the NBA. Perhaps someday it will be rekindled by new faces. Perhaps not.

So when you come to the Garden next month, I hope the crowd puts you through hell. I hope we heckle you and boo you more emphatically than we did in the championship bouts. I hope you miss every single free throw. I hope you never forget what it’s like to be surrounded by 17,000 screaming fans who bleed green and would give anything to watch you fail one last time.

I hope we beat LA once again. And when you get pulled from the lineup halfway through the fourth quarter when my Celtics are up by 20 points, I think something beautiful will happen.

Every single person in the Garden will stop booing. We will rise to our feet and show respect in the form of the loudest, most passionate standing ovation you have ever witnessed. We will chant your name. We will wipe our eyes. We will say our bittersweet farewells.

They say you never truly know what you got 'til it’s gone. So before you go, I just want to say thank you for being far more than just a great basketball player. To an entire generation of NBA fans, you are basketball.

I can’t believe I’m saying this… but I’m really going to miss you.

Love (and hate) you always,
A Celtics fan who didn’t appreciate you enough
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LoveHateSelf said:
Clippers bout to lose cause doc had pp out there in OT....doc is a bum
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That and the 5 missed FTs in OT pretty much did it. But Doc for sure overcoached. Brought in his "defensive stopper" Luc, who promptly gave up a 3 point play to Evan Turner. Way to many substitutions. Just play the line up that got you the lead, Glenn.
 
Markief has to be one of the worst names ever. Ish sounds like a fart or something you would do after eating Chipotle.
 
The tables have turned.. we come back from a double digit deficit 
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Andrew.. great 4th quarter after being held scoreless in the 3rd.. still wanna see more boards and at least a couple assist. 

KAT 
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 kid is great. Nothing more needs to be said.
 
Not sure why Crawford heaved that with 10 seconds left. Plenty of time to get a better shot.
 
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Not sure why Crawford heaved that with 10 seconds left. Plenty of time to get a better shot.
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Just wasn't meant to be for us, I guess. 3 90% FT shooters missed FTs in OT and Evan Turner was scoring like 2004 Kobe. Credit to the Celtics. They are not the team to face on the last game of a road trip.
 
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