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Kobe's 40 lead Lakers to a game 1 blowout
Kobe has been waiting for a year to have an opportunity to reach the NBA finals again. After last year's failure vs the Celtics, Kobe is now on a mission. He wants to add another ring to his collection. He wants redemption after two straight disapointing...
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Kobe scores 30 vs Minesota in Odom's return
Kobe had a great all around game last night with 30pts 7rbds & 7asts, leading L.A to a 107-93 victory over Minesota. But the story of the night was the return of Odom, who played for the first time since game 5 of last year playoffs. He doesn't seem to...
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Kobe, Lakers are back to the NBA finals
Kobe scored 39pts - 17 in the 4th quarter - and the Lakers rallied from a 17pt deficit to reach the NBA finals for the first time since 2004. Gasol had a career playoffs high 19rbds & Odom contributed for 13pts & 8rbds as L.A won 100-92 vs the Spurs....
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Kobe's still the guy general managers want to take the last shot
As usual, before the season starts, all general managers made their picks & prediction about the year to come. And as usual, they were no doubt who was gonna get the vote for being THE guy in the closing seconds of a game. Kobe lead the votes with more...
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Kobe's 38 lights up Christmas game
No Miami this time. But L.A did play in Christmas again. And came back with a big win, perhaps one of his most important of the season. They played as a team like they did all year long and showed Phoenix they can take the Suns in a seven game series...
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Co-MVPs Shaq and Kobe lead the West to a 146-119 win at the All-Star Game
Playing together for the 1st time on the since the 2004 NBA Finals, Kobe & Shaq put on a show and just like the old days, they won again. Kobe scored a game high 27pts and Shaq added 17pts in only 11 minutes as both shared the all star MVP honors while...
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Fisher saves the day in OT thriller as L.A takes 3-1 lead
What a game. There have been great games 4 in the past finals. And this one ranked right there with it. Magic hitting his baby hook. Kobe taking over after Shaq fouled out. Lots of these classics have involved Lakers players. Once again, it was the case....
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Kobe's 49pts 10asts lead L.A to 2-0 over Denver
One of his best playoffs games ever. Just that simple. Kobe was hot early...and get it going again in the 4th to give the Lakers their second straight victory over the Nuggets in the series 122-107. Kobe scored 20pts in the opening quarter - 16 of those...
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Lakers beat Miami, extend winning streak to 10
Jordan Farmar scored a career high 24pts & Kobe added 21pts & 8 assists to lead the Lakers to a 106-88 victory over Miami. L.A is now 24 games above .500 and still lead the Western conference. Once again the Lakers played perfectly as a team, dazzling...
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Kobe's 41 spoils Shaq's debut in Lakers 130-124 triumph
It was by far the most anticipated matchup of the season. The final regular game between two of the league top teams, with both clubs able to complete a blockbuster trade this month. After meeting in the opening round in the past two seasons, Shaq's coming...
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Player of the month
Kobe earned the player of the month honors for February. Regenerated by the Gasol trade, he lead his team to a 13 wins in 15 games, including a 7-2 record in a nine game road trip. Kobe averaged 27pts 6rbds almost 6assists & 2 steals while shooting 50%...
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Kobe scores 48 and hits the game winner in OT
L.A has finaly done it. Entering this season, most of analysts didn't rank the Lakers very high in the standings. With all the Kobe trade talks and no major moves during the offseason - except the return of Fisher- L.A was a 7th or 8th seed for sure....
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Kobe scores 29pts as L.A finishes road trip with 7-2 record
Bynum down eight weeks. Then Kobe scoring 46pts to beat a lottery type team (Seattle). Plus L.A dropping four of five against possible contenders. No, this road trip was not the kind of test L.A was looking for to replace itself in the top of the playoffs...
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Lakers are 7-0, best start since 02 season
After limiting New Orleans to a 35pt first half, the Lakers found themselves ahead by 19 with less than 9 minutes to play. Fisher & Bynum were leading the team to an unexpected blow out. With 1min30 remaining, the Hornets were a basket away to tie the...
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Kobe youngest in history to reach 20 000
Kobe droped 39pts - his highest scoring game since his opening night- in his return to MSG to break the 20 000pt mark in his career. KB helped his team winning for the 8th time in ten games. Bynum, who grew up in New Jersey, had 13pts. The game was particular...
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Lakers are 2009 champions with convincing game 5 win
Finally! After seven years full of up and downs, dramas and rebuilding process, the Lakers are NBA champions. Orlando made a great start by leading 15-6. Bynum shot the ball 7 times in the first seven minutes?! Of course, without success. But Kobe started...
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Kobe's 38 help Lakers to 3-1 lead
In game 3, Kobe had one of his worst shooting performances ever in the postseason. He missed 19 of 24 shots and finished with 18pts. Before game 4, J.Sloan and D.Williams were a little concerned with the response. “When you think that you’re doing a job...
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James' 41 tops Kobe's 33, Lakers
Another matchup with a contender. Another loss for L.A. Lebron outdueled Kobe once again and lead the Cavs to its fifth straight win vs the Lakers. Lebron was unstoppable attacking the rim and won the clutch battle vs the player he considers as "the greatest...
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Kobe's 40 lead Lakers to even series in emotional game
As expected, the Lakers really came after their opponent early in the game - scoring 39pts in the 1st quarter where they built a 14pt lead. But Houston stormed back in the 2nd period, outscoring L.A 32-18. At halftime, the game was tied. Then, things...
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Deja vu? Bynum serious injury may hurt L.A record badly
After last year surprising start, L.A 26-13 record started to decrease significantly - because of various injuries of key players like Odom, Walton & Kwame Brown. After winning his 6th straight game and finding itself with 14 games above the 50% mark...
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Kobe lights up Broadway with Madison Square Garden record 61pts
“It’s a blessing to do what you love and to have moments like this”. That's how Kobe Bryant described his historic performance. With perhaps the need to lift up his team following the news of Andrew Bynum's knee injury, which will sideline him 8 to 12...
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Lakers bench erupts for 73pts in Chicago rout
With the Bulls in town, we were expected Kobe to have his best offensive game of the season. But it was the bench which showed signs of greatness. Five reserves scored in double figures for the first time in two decades for L.A, leading the Lakers to...
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Kobe scores 45pts on opening night but L.A loses in final seconds
It was only opening day but you could have felt the drama in Staples. Kobe was booed during pregame introductions and on his first possessions. But he finally won the crowd back. Especially in the closing minutes. Houston was ahead by 13 with less than...
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Game 7: 40pts at Utah
Date : February 19th, 2003 Results : L.A wins 93 - 87 Stats : 40pts on 15/29 shooting incl 4/6 from 3pt range, 6rbds Peach : Despite a double overtime game the night before, Kobe is hot early, hitting his first 6 shots. Even if he's limited in the 2nd...
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Kobe scores 33 as L.A tops Utah
After an unlikely win in Phoenix, L.A continues to impress with a convincing 119-109 victory over the Jazz. Playing in Staples, L.A shot almost 56% from the field and outscored Utah in the final quarter 38-27. Kobe scored 33pts on 13/19 shooting, leading...