Lakers Deny Bearcats Again
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By Rob White, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Dec. 17--FLORENCE, Ala. -- Once again Northwest Missouri State was tantalizingly close, but torturously short.
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Kobe Bryant scored 32 points and Sasha Vujacic scored all of his 14 points in the fourth quarter, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 113-92 victory over the Clippers on Sunday night.
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Kobe Bryant made all six of his field-goal attempts in a big third quarter Thursday night as the Los Angeles Lakers rolled past Sacramento, 115-99.
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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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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.
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Caron Butler scored 18 points as the Los Angeles Lakers rallied for a 105-80 NBA exhibition win over road-weary Sacramento, who were playing their first game since returning from China.
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Kobe Bryant thought he was done for the night, until he had to go back into the game to help stop the Los Angeles Lakers from blowing a big, fourth-quarter lead.
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Sasha Vujacic scored 19 points, Lamar Odom added 17 points and 16 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Chicago Bulls 103-91 Tuesday night.
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The LeBron James-Kobe Bryant showdown came down to the last shot Â and the Cavaliers wouldn't let the Lakers take it.
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Kobe Bryant scored 37 points, Kwame Brown made a foul shot with 9.2 seconds remaining, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 100-99 Sunday night, but they might have lost outstanding young center Andrew Bynum in the process.
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(Sports Network) - The Los Angeles Lakers fell to the Miami Heat, 104-102, in overtime in the much-anticipated Christmas Day showdown at Staples Center.
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Without the suspended Kobe Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers' late rally fell short in their season-high third straight loss, 99-94, to the Knicks last night in New York.
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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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Boston fans finally had reason to cheer again. Too bad it had nothing to do with the Celtics. Instead, it was Kobe Bryant of the hated Lakers who heard "MVP!" chants while scoring 43 points in his return from a suspension, leading Los Angeles to a 111-98 victory Wednesday night that extended Boston's losing streak to 13 games.
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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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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.
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Caron Butler scored 18 points in the first quarter and the Los Angeles Lakers won their third straight preseason game, 117-91 over the Seattle SuperSonics on Monday night.