Lakers look like no-shows
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So there was Kobe Bryant, fresh from a personal ownership briefing on the state of the Los Angeles Lakers, making his appearance courtside at Staples Center.
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Scoring is nice. So are defense, consistency, and staying in games. But not if they're coming in losing efforts.
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The shots kept clanging off the rim, one after another. Dunks, layups, 3-pointers. It didn't matter. Nothing was going in.
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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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Plenty of Western Conference teams are capable of filling the Los Angeles Lakers&#39; role as favorites, but none seem suited to fill the time slot occupied by &quot;Days of our Lakers.
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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 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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They&#39;ve allowed just 19 points in their 4-0 start, making up for the loss of star tailback Anthony Davis to an eye injury for the last 3Â½ games.
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Mitch Kupchak and Jerry Buss issued a four-point statement through the Lakers&#39; staff. Rudy Tomjanovich offered words of praise outside the locker room.
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What a difference a week makes. Eight days ago, the Celtics showed up for practice, but there were too many injuries and not enough bodies to go around. Two days of unproductive workouts begat dreadful losses to the Bobcats and Knicks.
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Allen Iverson's old team is having more fun these days than his new one. With Kobe Bryant back in his hometown, the Philadelphia 76ers drew their first sellout of the season Friday night. And if they keep up their surge, the fans might keep coming back.
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While ABC and the N.B.A. are looking to Saturday's game between the Heat and Lakers as a potential ratings bonanza, Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant seem ready to get it over with.
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The Los Angeles Lakers had their first win this season as they defeated the winless Hawks 106-90 Sunday night. Kobe Bryant scored 24 points and Caron Butler added 22, China Radio International reported Monday.
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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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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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At the Jazz and Laker game, I realized there was something noticeably absent from the rafters. No, not the name of a waste management company, we have one of those. It was Adrian Dantley's retired jersey.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Ticker) -- While Shaquille O&#39;Neal was not at full strength in his debut for the Miami Heat, the New Jersey Nets already are looking pretty sick.