Bryant allows LA&#39;s new faces shine
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It was an evening overflowing with firsts. First time ever that the NBA&#39;s Opening Night fell on the same night as a presidential election.
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Chris Paul and David West were picked for their first All-Star game Thursday night, giving the hometown Hornets a pair of players for the event New Orleans will host next month.
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Unable to set aside their differences in Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal will now be facing new challenges with teams on either side of the continent.
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LAS VEGAS -- There are two unmistakable plotlines as USA Basketball gets ready for next month's Olympic qualifier. One is, "We learned from last year." The other is the presence of Kobe Bryant. The two are not unrelated.
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Savoring his first PGA Tour victory, Bart Bryant was asked if he had more fun Sunday than Tiger Woods. And for perhaps the first time ever, given Europe&#39;s rout in the Ryder Cup, Bryant was able to say, &quot;I think I did.
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Kobe Bryant knew there were going to be games like this. No longer surrounded by fellow future Hall of Famers Shaquille O'Neal, Karl Malone and Gary Payton, Bryant and the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers couldn't rally. Tim Duncan had a double-double, and San Antonio won 105-96 Friday night in the teams' first meeting since the Lakers eliminated the Spurs from the Western Conference semifinals last season.
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(Sports Network) - Chucky Atkins scored a season-high 30 points and Kobe Bryant recorded 22 of his 29 points in the second half as the Los Angeles Lakers downed New Orleans, 101-89, at the Staples Center on Wednesday.
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LOS ANGELES - Kobe Bryant scored 48 points in 46 minutes after spraining his left shoulder in the opening period, and the Los Angeles Lakers enjoyed their highest-scoring game of the season with a 117-99 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night.
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Kobe Bryant and the new Lakers had been searching for a signature victory, something to prove their revamped club still can play with the West&#39;s powers.
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LOS ANGELES -- For a while, it appeared as though Kobe Bryant wouldnât make it out of the first quarter -- let alone come up with his most productive game of the season.
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Pau Gasol was a winner in his Lakers debut, without even much help from Kobe Bryant.
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Prosecutors and defense attorneys in Kobe Bryant's sexual assault case get a chance this week to see potential jurors eye-to-eye for the first time.
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Los Angeles Lakers: Kobe Bryant arose on Wednesday morning with no soreness in his left shoulder, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday.
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Kobe Bryant outscored the Washington Wizards all by himself in the first quarter Sunday. Then he let his Los Angeles Lakers teammates in on the fun.
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Kobe Bryant scored 40 points, 10 in the final 5:38, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Clippers 105-101 on Tuesday night.
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When the Lakers were dismantled last summer, the Sacramento Kings thought their biggest rivalry was finished. Turns out Kobe Bryant and his new teammates are ready to start it up again.
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Playing another aggressive game, Bryant scored 25 points as the Los Angeles Lakers posted a 113-102 preseason victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.