December 17th, 1997. Kobe and Jordan’s first duel. Kobe puts up 33 off the bench and Jordan puts up 36 with a dislocated finger.

Russell wants the ball, Randle picks Kobe instead

DeAndre Jordan soars over Bogut and hammers the alley oop

Bandaged Joe Ingles hits the clutch 3 to put the game away

Joel Embiid's stats after 2 games 205 ppg135 rpg4 apg His stats last year through their first 2 games were pretty similar 205 ppg7 rpg45 apg He averaged 21 ppg on 433483 shooting in October of last year before ending the season Top 2 in MVP voting