Lakers take the Bucks 107-106
December 17, 2009
Once again we get to see skills beyond words! Kobe hit a 15-footer with time expiring to score the game’s winning points in overtime.
The Los Angeles Lakers took the victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night 107-106
Heading into the fourth the Lakers lead 74-71, but Milwaukee took an 85-80 lead midway through the quarter. With Gasol’s 3-point play and Kobe’s turnaround fallaway evened the score to 93 with just 2:11 left.
Kobe finished the game with 39 points and Pau Gasol had 26 points and a career-high 22 rebounds for the Lakers.
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Debut of the Nike Zoom Kobe V
December 17, 2009
BEAVERTON, Ore. (December 8, 2009) – Nike (NYSE: NKE) and Kobe Bryant today announced the debut of the Nike Zoom Kobe V, the brand’s lowest-profile and lightest basketball shoe to date. Bryant challenged Nike to make his signature shoe even lighter and lower than the Nike Zoom Kobe IV he debuted during his 2008-2009 championship season. Nike responded with the Nike Zoom Kobe V, which features a 10 mm forefoot profile and weighs 10.6 ounces – one ounce lighter than the Nike Zoom Kobe IV.
Different sports, similar demands
The initial inspiration for Kobe’s low-profile shoe came from an unexpected place: the soccer field. “I watch a lot of soccer and have seen how the best footballers in the world make sharp cuts at top speed in lightweight, low-cut footwear,” Bryant said. “The demands they make on their feet and ankles aren’t that different from what I’m doing on the court, yet nobody assumes they should play in high tops.” With Bryant’s observation as inspiration, the Nike Sports Research Lab conducted hundreds of hours of testing to create a low-profile shoe that did not compromise stability or lockdown. By modifying the medial arch and sculpting the external heel counter, Nike researchers created a shoe with exceptional performance that moves with the foot and allows for multi-directional cutting. An enhanced outrigger provides lateral stability, while the de-coupled heel maximizes contact surface. The shoe also features a glass/carbon fiber weave shank plate for mid-foot control and rigidity. “The journey from a high-top to a low-top basketball shoe is far more complex than simply cutting off the ankle collar, as we demonstrated with the Nike Zoom Kobe IV,” said Matt Nurse, Senior Researcher with the Nike Sports Research Lab. “With the Kobe V we constructed an even lighter-weight support system that provides superior, one-to-one lockdown while moving with the foot, not against it.”Continue readingLakers beat Bulls (96-87)
December 15, 2009
After playing Saturday night against the Utah Jazz with stomach problems, Kobe returned tonight healthy sporting a splint on his fractured index finger. Nothing like starting this four-game road trip with a win over the Chicago Bulls.
Kobe Bryant scored 42 points, 20 of which were in the first quarter 25 in the half against single coverage as Los Angeles built a 54-48 lead. Pau gasol who had another big rebounding night scored 10 points and 16 rebounds.
Andrew Bynum added 11 points, Shannon Brown scored seven of his nine in the fourth as Los Angeles came away with the win.
Stay tuned for Wednesday night when the Lakers fly up to Milwaukee to battle the Bucks
Kobe talks about Shoes, Rappers, and LeBron
December 15, 2009
In this clip Kobe talks about how soccer was actually the inspiration for his latest basketball shoe, why Lil’ Wayne is one of his favorite rappers and tells us how the deal came together for the Nubeo Black Mamba Kobe Bryant Watch line which ranges from $25,000 – $285,000. Oh yeah, he also says who would win a one on one between him and theNBA’s other phenom LeBron James…
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