Bryant's 46 points cap Lakers' big day
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Once the euphoria over the Pau Gasol trade wore off, reality set in for the Lakers. On the second night of a back-to-back, they had only nine players. Good thing Kobe Bryant was one of them.
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Kobe Bryant goes down hard and does not return, though the Lakers are able to defeat LeBron James and the Cavaliers without him, 98-94.
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A sprained ankle did not keep Kobe Bryant down for long. Showing no ill effects of the right ankle injury that forced him to sit out a victory over Atlanta on Friday night, Bryant returned with 34 points and eight rebounds on Sunday, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs 106-99 for their fifth win in six games.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers overcame a  36-point performance from Kobe Bryant to beat the Los Angeles  Lakers 99-90 on Sunday.
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Kobe Bryant shook off a slow start to score 27 points and lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 90-83 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday.
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Kobe Bryant scored a season-high 52 points, making all nine of his shots in the third quarter Thursday night in the Los Angeles Lakers' 132-102 victory over the Utah Jazz.
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Kobe Bryant's throat was sore and his back was tight. Good thing he was able to score most of his points standings still. Bryant made up for an off shooting night by making 21 free throws, scoring 35 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 102-94 win over the Utah Jazz on Monday night.
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Kobe Bryant spent the first part of his 29th birthday on the bench, but Michael Redd and Carmelo Anthony stepped up to shoulder the scoring burden for the United States basketball team.
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Kobe Bryant had 23 points and six rebounds to help the Los Angeles Lakers to a 94-80 preseason win over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday night.
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Kobe Bryant scored a season-high 53 points, making 14 of 16 free throws, and the Lakers rallied from a 21-point deficit to beat the Houston Rockets, 112-101, in double overtime last night in Los Angeles.
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Bruce Bowen scored a career-high 24 points, including five 3-pointers, and helped limit Kobe Bryant to 17 points in the San Antonio Spurs' 100-83 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.
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Kobe Bryant scored the Lakers' first 14 points in the fourth quarter and finished with 42, carrying Los Angeles to a 99-91 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night.
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Maurice Evans scored a career-high 26 points and Kobe Bryant also had 26 in the Los Angeles Lakers' seventh straight win over the Golden State Warriors, 102-85 Sunday night.
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&quot;This is my team to lead,&quot; Bryant said Monday, a day before the Lakers open training camp in San Diego. &quot;Shaq was the focal point of the team.
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Kobe Bryant scored 40 points in his second game back from an ankle injury, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 102-95 victory over Utah on Tuesday night.
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Kobe Bryant converts all 14 free throws en route to a 31-point night, leading the Lakers over the Hornets, 106-98, on Tuesday night.
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Kobe Bryant was coming off a third quarter to forget. He made one shot. He went down hard on consecutive plays, and on the second one of those he was called for a foul.