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Harden, Howard nagbida para sa panalo ng Rockets

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LOS ANGELES -- Sandaling nagyakap si­na Kobe Bryant at Dwight Howard bago ang laro ng Houston Rockets at Lakers.

Bagama’t tumanggi si Howard na manati­li sa Lakers ni Bryant no­ong 2013, naging sen­timental pa rin ang Rockets’ center sa farewell season ng All-Star guard.

Umiskor si James Har­den ng 25 points, ha­bang humakot si Ho­ward ng 16 points at 15 re­bounds para tulungan ang Rockets sa 107-87 panalo laban sa Lakers.

Tumapos si Bryant na may 22 points at nagsalpak ng isang dunk sa unang pagkakataon sa kanyang farewell season kung saan niya niliparan si Clint Capela.

Humanga naman si Howard sa naturang one-handed slam ni Bryant.

“I already know what the headlines are going to say: Kobe turned back the hands of time,” sabi ni Howard. “I didn’t think he had enough legs to do it, but it’s pretty cool. We got to see the old guy still has the legs a little bit.”

Naghiwalay sina Ho­ward at Bryant noong 20­13.

Iniwan ni Howard ang ilang milyon sa la­mesa para maging free agent at alisan ang pag-asa si Bryant na makuha ang kanyang ikaanim na NBA championship.

“My legs felt lively and they felt springy,” sa­bi ni Bryant sa kanyang dunk sa third pe­riod. “I don’t know where it came from, but it was there. I can’t real­ly explain it. I feel like I can maintain this, but it’s always a give-and-take with Father Time. Sometimes he lets me lead the way, and sometimes he leads the way, so you just kind of roll with it. It’s a good idea not to mock Father Time. So I’ll just say that as long as he lets me lead the way, I’m cool with that.”

Sa Cleveland, hindi na­pigil ni LeBron James ang kanyang sarili at nahulog sa kandungan ng isang courtside spectator.

Hindi niya alam na ang kanyang nadaganan ay ang asawa ni 2015 PGA champion Jason Day.

Nakipag-agawan sa loose ball, dumiretso ang Cavaliers star sa kan­dungan ni Ellie Day na nagresulta sa pagkakadala sa kanya sa os­pi­tal sa fourth quarter ng 104-100 panalo ng Ca­valiers laban sa Oklahoma City Thunder.

Kaagad isinakay si Ellie Day, nagsilang ng kanyang ikalawang anak noong nakaraang bu­wan, sa stretcher mula sa Quicken Loans Arena at dinala sa MetroHealth Medical Center.

Sa pag-asikaso ng me­dical personnel kay Ellie Day sa arena ay pinuntahan siya ni James at hinawakan ang kanyang kamay.

ACIRC

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BRYANT

CLINT CAPELA

DWIGHT HOWARD

ELLIE DAY

FATHER TIME

HOUSTON ROCKETS

HOWARD

JAMES HAR

SHY

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