In the third quarter of Thursday night’s game between the Rockets and Lakers, Bryant finished an old-school slam on top of Clint Capela for his first dunk of the season. What year is it again? 2005?
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Capela wasn’t expecting Bryant to throw it down like that at this point in his storied career. Apparently, neither was Kobe.
Even Dwight Howard couldn’t believe Bryant had enough left in the tank to put one more big man on a poster.
Sorry, Dwight. You mentioned it, so we have to show it.
Despite the Lakers losing Thursday night to drop to 4-22, you can’t blame Bryant — well, not lately. In his last six games, Bryant is averaging 18.8 points per game and shooting 48.9 percent from the field in 29.3 minutes. In his previous 17 games, he averaged 15.9 points on less than 30 percent shooting in 31.3 minutes. His assist numbers have also gone up from 3.2 to 4.0 per game in that span.
Are we looking at a brand new Kobe Bryant? Let’s wait a little longer than six games to see if the changes last.
