Kobe's 53 pts. help Lakers beat Rockets
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The Suns extended one of the best stretches in franchise history. The 76ers remained stuck in a dismal one, on the trade front and the basketball court. And by the end of the night, Kobe Bryant had yanked the headlines away from both of them with another sensational performance.
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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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Yao Ming scored 23 points and Juwan Howard had 17, including four free throws in the last 13 seconds, to help the Houston Rockets hold off Portland 81-80 on Sunday night for their seventh straight victory.
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Lamar Odom scored 21 points, Kobe Bryant added 19 points and a season-high 10 assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the New Jersey Nets 99-93 on Sunday night. Kwame Brown had 13 points and nine rebounds and Smush Parker also scored 13 for the Lakers, winners of five of their last six games.
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Kobe Bryant gave the Los Angeles Lakers the perfect finish to a promising day. Bryant scored 46 points to help the Lakers beat the Toronto Raptors, 121-101, last night, hours after acquiring Pau Gasol in a trade with Memphis.
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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 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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Tracy McGrady scored 10 of his 33 points to help Houston overcome a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit, and Scott Padgett's late 3-pointer put the Rockets ahead for good in an 82-77 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night.
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Pau Gasol is a winner in his Lakers debut without much help from Kobe Bryant, scoring 24 points along with 12 rebounds as the Lakers beat the Nets, 105-90, on Tuesday.
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Lamar Odom poured in 21 points and  Kobe Bryant chipped in with 19 to power the Los Angeles Lakers  to a 99-93 win over the New Jersey Nets on Sunday.
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Kobe Bryant returned from his one-game suspension and had 43 points, eight rebounds and eight assists to help the Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston 111-98 Wednesday night and send the Celtics to a franchise-record 13th consecutive loss.
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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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Yao Ming scored 23 points, including the winning free throws with 15.2 seconds left, to lead the Houston Rockets to a 103-102 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.
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Yao Ming scored 28 points, Tracy McGrady added 19 points and matched a career high with 13 assists, and the Houston Rockets beat the Memphis Grizzlies 85-76 on Saturday night.
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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 had 23 points and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame the loss of Lamar Odom and a near-historic comeback to beat the Houston Rockets 102-94 Tuesday night.
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Caron Butler and Chucky Atkins each  scored 19 points as the Los Angeles Lakers overcame the absence  of Kobe Bryant and coach Rudy Tomjanovich post a 92-79 win over  the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday.