The outlook seemed bleak for the Lakers after Anthony Davis' foot injury Friday night, but Thomas Bryant's strong play helped secure a win over the Wizards.
“That really helped us in the second half to get this win out here, moving the ball side to side and communicating on each end of the floor. “A lot of guys that have injuries like that never get back to where they want to be, but he puts the work in every single day. “The key is our ball movement and communication on the defensive end,” he said. “My mindset was just, bring this energy, bring what I can to this team and hopefully it works out the right way, and it did,” he said. “I always had the faith, always had the confidence,” he said. You want to see a guy like that succeed in anything, basketball, off the court, whatever.” Bryant wears a bracelet featuring the words “Never Give Up.” He said it’s the favorite catchphrase of his father, Edward. He lived the motto on that bracelet again on Friday. “He came out and had a really, really huge effort against a two-time MVP [Nikola Jokic]. His 21-point performance was a season best and his most productive game since he scored 21 for Washington on Jan. But he never doubted, through even the toughest days, that he’d once again be able to bring high energy and dominate at center for enough stretches to make him a valued contributor. To his doctors’ dismay, he was a very impatient patient.
The Lakers have found their center - Thomas Bryant has shown he can hang with the best players in the league.
In the Eastern Conference with the Washington Wizards, minutes were bestowed upon a sophomore, and he gave them back points. “No closer was available” seemed to be the theme of the discussion every time the Lakers played. Thomas Bryant, a player originally drafted by the Lakers, has come home with an arsenal. Even against the Denver Nuggets tonight, Bryant was ready to tackle the best big man in the league without hesitation. Thomas Bryant has just shown why the Lakers brought him back to LA. Darwin Ham appears to be figuring out how to play him; games like tonight show his effectiveness in guarding the best centers in the low block.
A day or two after his January 2021 surgery for a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, Thomas Bryant was ready to begin his journey back to ...
“That really helped us in the second half to pull that win out here, moving the ball back and forth and communicating on each end of the floor. He will work in the weight room or on the court. “A lot of people who have injuries like that never get back to where they want to be, but he puts in the work every day. “I’ve always had the faith, always had the confidence,” he said. “The key is our ball movement and communication on defense,” he said. “You always want to see guys like that succeed. He lived the motto again on this bracelet on Friday. “He came out and had a really, really big effort against a two-time MVP [Nikola Jokic]. Bryant wears a bracelet that says “Never Give Up.” He said it was his father Edward’s favorite catchphrase. His 21-point performance was a season high and his most productive game since he scored 21 for Washington on Jan. To the chagrin of his doctors, he was a very impatient patient. He learned not to rush his recovery, which took a little over a calendar year.
Los Angeles Lakers center Thomas Bryant explained his mindset after learning that he was replacing Anthony Davis in the lineup.
Bryant’s standout performance was in part made possible due to the efforts of Westbrook in the second half. It’s the best way to watch player interviews, exclusive coverage from events, participate in live shows, and more! At that point, Bryant had just five points on 2-for-2 from the field but had struggled defensively like the rest of his Lakers teammates. The Lakers play just one game against a top-tier center over their next six games. “It felt great,” Bryant said of reaching that scoring milestone. When the Los Angeles Lakers went into the halftime break against the Denver Nuggets on Friday night, they knew Anthony Davis had suffered some type of foot injury, but had been playing through it.
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He came out and he had a really really huge effort against a two-time MVP and then really helped us on both sides of the basketball. Jones wound up coming off the bench when Ham elected to shift Anthony Davis up to center. head coach Darvin Ham's hand was forced when Bryant tore his UCL in his thumb and was sidelined for the first month of the 2022-23 season as he recovered from surgery.
The Lakers bounced back from a loss against the Celtics by defeating the Nuggets at home (126-108). Thomas Bryant scored 21 points and grabbed 6 rebounds as ...
Just his energy and activity, his no-quit mentality – we needed that, he was a huge burst for us.” “At the end of the day our guys dug down deep. They made some runs in the first half and really put a lot of pressure on our defense and we were fouling.
In Friday's game at Crypto.com Arena, the Los Angeles Lakers were able to pull out a 126-108 win against Jokic and the Nuggets, with a huge help from Thomas ...
“My mindset was just coming out here and playing aggressive and just giving the team that life that we need right there. Since his return, Bryant has played an average of 14.5 minutes while scoring 9.4 points a game. He went 9-of-11 from the field while adding in 6 rebounds and two steals.
Bryant had 21 points (9-11 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 2-4 FT), six rebounds, one assist and two steals in 24 minutes during Friday's 126-108 win over Denver.
In Friday's game at Crypto.com Arena, the Los Angeles Lakers were able to pull out a 126-108 win against Jokic and the Nuggets, with a huge help from Thomas ...
Since his return, Bryant has played an average of 14.5 minutes while scoring 9.4 points a game. “My mindset was just coming out here and playing aggressive and just giving the team that life that we need right there. He went 9-of-11 from the field while adding in 6 rebounds and two steals.
It's anything but just another slogan. Consider the macro: Bryant is just under two years removed from an ACL tear, an injury that disrupted what was shaping up ...
“It’s funny, I think it was the next or second day that I had the surgery, I was trying to get out and walk,” he said. While Bryant is still working to become the starting-caliber, 3-point draining big he was before his ACL injury, he’s shown a lot of those same traits. It didn’t strike as a coincidence that Bryant was decked out in Westbrook’s Honor the Gift clothing line on Friday night, with a matching hat and shirt. “They said no but I always had the faith, always had the confidence. “And just having a dynamic point guard that loves to run, just like I do, I think it works out for us perfectly because we complement each other.” The defensive side is Bryant’s weakness, but on the glass, his per-36 rebounding numbers are improved from his previous two seasons, close to pre-injury levels. “He came out and a really, really huge effort against a two-time MVP,” he said of Bryant. One huge factor going for Bryant is a snug partnership with Russell Westbrook, who doled out five of his 12 assists to Bryant against Denver. Bryant had a setback just as the season opened, His performance since has seen ups and downs, like many role players, but he’s capably filled in especially on the offensive end when Davis has missed time. Bryant’s efforts were critical – and could be even more important for the Lakers if Davis misses significant time. Head-to-head, Bryant more than held his own in place of Anthony Davis, scoring 16 second-half points to Jokic’s 13.