Bryant returns despite sore ankle but NBA Hornets thump Lakers
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Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant bounced back from a sprained right ankle to score 24 points here but the New Orleans Hornets pounded the Lakers 105-89.
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With Kobe Bryant hitting from the outside and scoring 31 points and Pau Gasol clogging the middle to score 26, the Lakers continue their impressive road trip with a 106-97 win over the Bobcats.
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Kobe Bryant scored 31 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied in the fourth quarter while he rested for a 105-96 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night.
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Los Angeles Lakers&#39; Kobe Bryant, left, puts up a shot as Atlanta Hawks&#39; Kevin Willis guards during the first half, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2004, in Los Angeles.
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Kobe Bryant will miss at least five games with a severely sprained right ankle, but the Los Angeles Lakers said Friday they won't know exactly how long he'll be out for another 72 hours.
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Kobe Bryant has 36 points and 10 rebounds, and Pau Gasol adds 30 points, leading Los Angeles to a wild 117-113 victory over Orlando.
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Lakers star Kobe Bryant sustains a severely sprained right ankle midway through the first quarter against the Cavaliers and has to be helped off the court.
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LA LAKERS 106, NEW ORLEANS 98: Kobe Bryant scored 31 points -- including 14-of-14 from the foul line -- for Los Angeles at New Orleans.
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Kobe Bryant had 23 points and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame the loss of Lamar Odom and a late Houston comeback to beat the Rockets, 102-94, in Houston last night.
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Kobe Bryant scored 30 points and the Los Angeles Lakers broke open a tight game in the late going to beat the short-handed San Antonio Spurs 102-97 on Thursday night for their fourth straight victory.
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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 scores 26 of his 38 points in the second half, Andrew Bynum has a career-high 28 points and the Lakers beat the Suns, 122-115, for their ninth win in 11 games.
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David West scored a season-high 32 points and Chris Paul added 19 points and 11 assists to lead the New Orleans Hornets to a 111-107 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Wednesday night.
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Kobe Bryant has a severely sprained right ankle, but the Los Angeles Lakers said Friday that they would not know until Monday exactly how long he will be out.
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RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Injured Los Angeles  Lakers All-Star Kobe Bryant is expected to miss up to nine more  games because of a severely sprained right ankle, the NBA team  has said.
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Kobe Bryant scored 36 points and recent acquisition Pau Gasol added 30 to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 117-113 road victory over the Orlando Magic on Friday.
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Chucky Atkins scored a season-high 30 points, Chris Mihm had 21 rebounds to match the highest total in the NBA this season, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the New Orleans Hornets 101-89 Wednesday night.