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Regarding the scoring, it seemed Kobe has done everything in his career. Yet he accomplished last night something he never did before. Following his 65pt performance vs Portland, Kobe scored 50pts to lead L.A to a 109-102 victory over Minesota. He became...
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La fin de la dynastie
O'Neal blessé au début de la saison 2002-2003, Bryant a bien du mal à mener les Lakers vers la victoire, shootant excessivement à défaut d'impliquer ses coéquipiers. Cette situation atteint son paroxysme lors d'une défaite à Boston, match au cours duquel...
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Bynum out 8 to 12 weeks
The wait is over but what a bad news for L.A. Bynum will be sidelined 8 to 12 weeks because of a strained MLC. Last year, the talented young center was playing the best basket of his career before dislocated his left knee vs the Grizzlies. This time,...
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Game 7 on live
1ST QUARTER (Lakers 22 Rockets 12) - L.A off to a 8-0 start - L.A leads 17-4 thanks to Ariza's 9pts. - Houston finaly made a FG after 7min of play 2ND QUARTER (Lakers 29 Rockets 19 ) - Bynum is playing great (8pts 5rbds & 2blks in 12min!) - L.A up by...
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Lakers get Pau Gasol for Kwame Brown, Crittenton
Just when Lakers fans started to get a little bit worried about the wild road without Bynum, a trade no one expected may change the . The Lakers have just acquired Pau Gasol from Memphis, sending Kwame Brown, rookie Javaris Crittenton and a future first...
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65
13 losses in 16 games. Injuries. Suspension. Being called a dirty player. Kobe just took all his anger & frustration last night and exploded for 65pts, the most for a player this season. It was Kobe 2nd highest scoring game and the 5th in Lakers history....
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The Lakers win the series 4-0 as Kobe scored 31pts
After an embarassing home loss in game 3 in which Iverson & Carmelo Anthony combined for 10 of 38 from the fileld, the Denver Nuggets gave L.A a good fight. But Kobe and his team were just too much. Denver came lead by one with over 3minutes to go, but...
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Game 3: 51pts in 3 quarters in Denver
Date : February 12th, 2003 Results : L.A wins113 - 102 Stats : 51pts on 15/28 shooting & 18/20 on free throws, 3rbds & 2asts Peach : Second game in as many days vs Denver, and basically, things were pretty much the same. Kobe ripped the Nuggets again;...
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L.A shines in Suns rout
The Lakers certainely have to play more game the way they did last night if they want to keep Kobe in the lineup. L.A just outplayed Phoenix, scoring at least 30pts in the first three quarters and leading by as many as 33 in the 4th. Kobe set the tone...
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Game 9: 41pts vs Seattle
Date : February 23th, 2003 Results : L.A wins 107 - 101 Stats : 41pts on 13/34 shooting & 14/16 on free throws, 5rbds & 3asts Peach : L.A hosts Seattle & Ray Allen which plays his 1st game with the Sonics uniform. This time, Kobe struggles a little bit...
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Lakers overcome 20pt deficit to win game 1 over Spurs
Midway the third quarter, the Lakers found themselves in a tough situation, trailing 65-45. With only four points in as many shots taken, Kobe suddenly came alive, scoring 23pts and leading his team to a furious come back. The Lakers stole game 1 with...
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Kobe scores 17 in preseason debut
Kobe played just 20 minutes last night vs Golden State and scored all of his 17pts atfer the 6min mark in the 3rd quarter. Golden State took the charge early, leading by as many as 27pts. But L.A rallied and outscored the Warriors 36-20 in the 4th. Troy...
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L.A wins fifth straight behind Kobe, Bynum
L.A won its fifth straight game, its longest streak since Kobe's last year explosion. Back in march, he averaged 53,6pts in five consecutive games - all Lakers wins. This time he delivered another special performance. Playing through a viral respiratory...
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Kobe, Gasol lead L.A over Lebron, Cavs
In this much anticipated matchup between the two MVP front runners, Kobe and his supporting cast snap a five-game losing streak to the Cavaliers with a 105-88 win. Kobe dislocated the ring finger on his shooting hand less than two minutes into the game...
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Kobe, Gasol get revenge vs Celtics on X-mas day
Pau Gasol was the emblem of the Lakers' woes in the NBA Finals, a lasting image of what went wrong for them in June against the Boston Celtics. Gasol was getting overrun again on X-mas day, missing seven of his first 11 shots. But the Spaniard redeemed...
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Lakers lose to Hornets - Stojakovic hit 10 threes
Once again, L.A played well as a team. Unfortunately, they fell to an even better one. The Hornets remain undefeated as they beat the Lakers 118-104. The main reason was two of their players both set franchise record: Paul recorded 21 assists & Stojakovic...
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Game 8: 40pts vs Portland
Date : February 21th, 2003 Résults : L.A wins 92 - 84 Stats : 40pts on 13/32 shooting incl 3/7 from 3pt line, 7rbds Peach : O'Neal is back but once again Kobe is the story. Playing vs tough defenders as Pippen, Patterson or Wells are, he just keeps scoring,...
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Kobe, Lakers hold off New Orleans in most important game of the season
The Lakers entered the game by trailing New Orleans by one game in the final week of the regular season. By beating the Hornets, they knew they would move toward the n°1 seed. L.A seemed to send a message to the Western conference leaders, outscoring...
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La reconstruction
Après la finale perdue face à Detroit, Kobe Bryant va tester le marché en renonçant à son année supplémentaire en option avec les Lakers. Mais ses exigences salariales, que peu d'équipes peuvent satisfaire, le poussent à resigner un contrat de 7 ans avec...
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Kobe scores 41 in big road win
Kobe is so much talented that we kind of forget he's human. After last night's game, he was so tired he could barely stand up. It was another physical game. Another great road win for the Lakers. And another heroic effort by Kobe. Kobe responded to Lebron's...
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Kobe scores 46 on Raptors, celebrates promising day
Some hours after the Lakers acquired Pau Gasol from Memphis, Kobe put on a show in Toronto, leading his team to a convincing 121-101 victory 24 hours after a disapointing loss in Detroit. Now with a former all star added on the roster until Bynum returns,...
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After scoring 115pts in his past two games, Kobe didn't slow down last night as he made history again. "It's special because it's coming off three straight wins", said KB who gave L.A his 3rd straight win. Kobe scored 60 pts for the 2nd time in three...
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"Kobe" chants heard again in Chicago
What's happening in Chicago? Since all the speculations about a possible Kobe to Chicago trade have been shutting down by John Paxson, the Bulls expected to put the distraction aside and kept playing like they did in last year playoffs vs the Heat. However,...
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Entering all star break, Lakers #1 team in NBA
Despite losing last night @Salt Lake City in their 8th game in 14 days & 8th different location, the Lakers enter all star break with the league best record (42-10). Notes: L.A had a 42-40 record two years ago and would have to ride a 30 game losing streak...
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Kobe scores 20 in L.A 1st preseason win
After skipping three straight pratices last week, Kobe returned to action yesterday and helped his team winning his 1st preseason game. KB scored 16 of his 20pts in the 3rd quarter as L.A won easily over the Sonics 126-106. Kobe seemed upbeat before the...