Los Angeles Lakers defeated 113-95 Milwaukee Bucks in an NBA match. The Lakers’ star basketball player, Kobe Bryant, proved he is in top form and showed very good performance even at his age of 37. Bryant finished as the top scorer for the fourth victory of his team.

The veteran scored 22 points, made 6 assists and 3 rebounds in just 27 minutes of playing time, but also made only two errors while he was on the field. 37-year-old Bryant scored 7 of 15 shooting from the game, also scored 3 of his 7 attempts from the three points zone and added 5 points after well-taken fouls (he didn’t miss any of these attempts).

Seven basketball players of LA Lakers finished with double-digit point performance. The second best scorer of the team was D’Angelo Russell – 19 points plus 7 assists. Lou Williams added 16 points and Julius Randle recorded 14 points and 14 rebounds.

After the game, in an interview, Kobe Bryant praised his teammate Russel. “I think he’s reading the flow of the game much better. I think that just comes from time and experience. It seems like he’s more comfortable with the tempo of the game, where now he can, instead of reacting to plays, he can really read in advance what is going to happen, which then puts him more in control,” said the veteran.

“It’s really special for me, because I want to appreciate the moment properly. To get every chance to play here. I enjoy it as much as possible, because I know that in a few blinks of an eye all this will now be history, “added Kobe Bryant, who was sent by the shouts of the crowd “MVP, MVP!”.

Michael Carter-Williams was the best for the visitors with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Khris Middleton scored 16 points, Giannis Adetokunbo added 15 and Jabari Parker scored 12 points. “Kobe is one of the best who have played this game. If you give him a chance, he will not hesitate to take advantage of it. That’s what happened today,” were the words of the coach of Milwaukee Bucks, Jason Kidd, after the loss of his team.

At both ends, we should not miss a single game that Kobe is playing in. There is still time till the end of the season and we should enjoy watching him as much as possible, because he is one of the best basketball players ever. And after 20 years playing at the top level, he showed he is still the best on the field. It’s really sad that he will retire after the end of the season.

The basketball players of the San Antonio Spurs just can’t stop winning games. They have performed really impressive and have recorded the best home start in their history. The success 114-95 over the visiting team of the Washington Wizards was the fourteenth consecutive home victory for Spurs. This result helped them to set a new record. San Antonio Spurs haven’t already lost in 23 consecutive matches at home, which is also a new achievement in the history of Spurs.

Gregg Popovich gave Tim Duncan some more resting time, but that was not a problem for the five-time champions of the NBA. Five players of the team scored 10 or more points. Kawhi Leonard was the best player on the field. He scored 27 points, made 4 assists and 4 steals. LaMarcus Aldridge left with 14 points and Tony Parker recorded a “double-double” with 10 points and 10 assists.

“We feel wonderful, but at the same time we know we have to improve many things. We need to work hard, in order to continue winning games,” said one of the most experienced players of San Antonio Spurs – Manu Ginobili.

The Serbian player Boban Marjanovic also played well in the game and finished with 7 points and 6 rebounds in 15 minutes. 221-centimetre giant said that everything goes well for him since he has arrived in the NBA. “Everything is wonderful, I want to help my teammates. I am trying to play good in defence and do not interfere with players who can score. I think this is my work,”said Boban Marjanovic.

“I like his height. I guess that sounds funny, but he uses it well. It helps him on the offensive boards. He’s a great target on the pick-and-rolls. Besides that, he’s trying to change shots and play defensively, so he’s doing a good job,” said the coach Popovich for Marjanovic.

Washington’s coach – Randy Wittman was very disappointed after the game, but eventually gave an interview. “We can’t use that as an excuse. We just haven’t been consistent in terms of night in and night out. Night in and night out, your shooting can change. You take shots and miss shots, but defensively, and effort-wise, putting the commitment into it has to be every night,” said the head coach.

Spurs have now recorded 22 wins and 5 defeats since the start of the regular season, while the Wizards do not perform so well and have lost 14 matches so far. They have won on only 10 occasions.

Heiko Schaffartzik is a German national basketball player, who currently plays for Limoges in France (the team is the current champion). In the last match of The French league Limoges lost to Antibes 71:83. Why I am telling you this? Well, maybe because of the sadness after the defeat, Schaffartzik has decided to drown sorrows in alcohol.

Imagine a morning idyll – it’s your resting day and you are with your family. You have just opened your eyes and go to have breakfast, when you suddenly see a basketball star on your couch. What will be your reaction? Especially, if you don’t like him… For Schaffartzik’s luck, the consequences weren’t serious.

Quite a simple family from Limoges came across an interesting find on their couch on a Sunday morning. After awakening, the couple found out that there is a local basketball star in their living room. Then, of course, followed immediately call to the police.

After arriving at the place, the police officers recognized Schaffartzik, who is a national player of Germany, and at one point was even the captain of the Bundes team. 31-year-old basketball player must have drunk a lot after the loss of Limoges against Antibes, then after his nocturnal adventures have managed to enter a building, which was strikingly similar to his home, then somehow have ended up on a foreign sofa.

Eventually Heiko Schaffartzik apologized to the club, his teammates and the owners of the house. Limoges will fine him, but he won’t be suspended.

But let’s say something positive about the German basketball player. He has become a champion of The Basketball Bundesliga on 3 occasions (twice with Alba Berlin and once with Bayern Munich). He has also won The BBL-Pokal twice with Alba Berlin. He is one of the best guards in The French basketball league and is currently playing for the French champion – Limoges. Schaffartzik is in Germany’s national basketball team and has even been a captain. The 31-year-old basketball player has become professional in 2002 and has played for 10 teams, most of which are German.

In conclusion, we will allow ourselves to give a piece of advice to Heiko Schaffartzik. Man, you shouldn’t drink! Or if you want to drink, just do it when you are at home. Because the good reputation can be built over many years, but it can be ruined just for seconds. We wish Heiko won’t have such situations in the future and show his best on the pitch!

Cleveland’s star basketball player LeBron James has climbed to 18th place in the all time scorers charts in The National Basketball Association after scoring 24 points in the his team’s defeat to Toronto 99: 103. 30-year-old LeBron has now 25,298 points in his career, which is 19 more than Indiana’s legend Reggie Miller, who until now held the 18th position. However, this is hardly a great consolation to James, whose team gave in the third consecutive visit.

In fact, LeBron will hardly reach the leaders in the scorers chart. The first place is held by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who has scored 38,387 in his career. We can also mention the scorers in the top 10. Karl Malone is placed second with 36,928. At third position is Kobe Bryant with 32,649. Then we can see players like Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain, Shaquille O’Neal, Dirk Nowitzki, Moses Malone, Elvin Hayes and Hakeem Olajuwon.

LeBron James has recently joined the elite company of Oscar Robertson as the only two basketball players in The NBA history, found a place in the top 25 in points scored and assists.

As we mentioned Cleveland lost 99 :103 to Toronto. Toronto’s most effective players were Kyle Lowry and Demar Derouzan who scored respectively 27 and 20 points. The Argentinian veteran Luis Scola added 15 and DeMar Carroll finished with 12 points for the hosts. For Cleveland, Kevin Love finished with 21 points and 13 rebounds. JR Smith and Mo Williams scored more for the guests who, despite the defeat, retained first place in the Eastern Conference with a total of 11 wins and 4 losses.

Other LeBron’s records

This is not the first record for LeBron James. In his NBA match ever for Cleveland (2003/2004 season), the star basketball player broke the record for the biggest number of points, scored by a player who makes a debut (25). Then, he scored 41 points against New Jersey, which was the highest score for the season. Despite his great efforts and wonderful scoring abilities, LeBron couldn’t help his team to qualify for the play-offs.

James has been a part of the USA’s national basketball team since 2004. His first major trophy at international level was in 2007 when his team won The FIBA Americas tournament and qualified for the 2008 Olympics in China. At the Olympics USA went unbeaten and LeBron earned a gold medal again. During the 2012 Olympics in London, James recorded the first triple-double in the USA’s Olympics basketball history in a match against Australia (11 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists). USA again won the golden medals for the second consecutive time.

In his professional career, LeBron won 4 times the award for the NBA Most Valuable player. He is also Cleveland Cavaliers’ all-time leading scorer.

One of the brightest stars in the history of basketball will end his unbelievable career. The legend of Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant made a special address by stating that he will ‘hang up the sneakers’ after the end of the 2015/2016 season and will retire from the professional basketball. 37-year-old veteran is haunted by injuries in recent years, and since the beginning of the new campaign in the NBA his performance has become quite unconvincing.

The shooting guard wrote an emotional letter, addressed to all his fans, which was published in ‘The Players’ Tribune’. “This season is all I have left and I can give. My heart can take the blows. My mind can cope with the heavy work. But my body knows it is time to say goodbye,” Kobe Bryant said.

Facts and Stats

Kobe Bryant was born on 23rd August 1978 in Philadelphia. He is the son of the former NBA player Joe Bryant. When he was six years old, his family moved to Italy, where his father played professional basketball. In 1991 his family returned to the USA and Kobe began to play basketball in the team of high school Lower Merion, in his native Philadelphia. In his last year of high school, Bryant led the team to the state title for the first time in 53 years with 30.8 points per game on average. Although earning excellent grades, guaranteeing his admission in any elite college, Bryant decided to join directly the NBA in 1996.

He holds the record for the youngest player in the NBA (17 years old). In the very beginning of his professional career, Bryant had a hard time and played rarely in the first three years for the LA Lakers’ team. With the arrival of Phil Jackson as a coach in 1999, Kobe became a major figure in the team along with Shaquille O’Neal. Then he won three consecutive championships, and after the departure of Shaq, Kobe became the Lakers’ leader. In 2006, in a match against the Toronto Raptors, Bryant scored 81 points, which is the second best achievement in the NBA history. In 2009 he led Los Angeles Lakers to 15th title. He won the award for the Most Valuable Player (MVP) in the regular season in 2008.

Bryant is a five-time NBA champion, two of these five cases has been voted for the Most Valuable Player of the finals. He has 15 participations in the teams of the season, including 11 in the first team. Kobe Bryant has won the Olympics twice with the USA’s national basketball team.

All the world is now crying for the legend of the basketball. The game will never be the same without the shooting guard of the Los Angeles Lakers!