Bryant scores 42, but Heat nip Lakers in overtime
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It was improbable that a game less than one-third of the way into the NBA season could live up to the hype. But the first head-on collision between the Corvette and the Diesel, err, the brick wall, came pretty close.
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Kobe Bryant scored 39 points, crossed the 20,000-point plateau and led the Los Angeles Lakers to a victory over the woebegone Knicks.
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J.R. Smith makesa  career-best eight 3-pointers and scores 28 points, Kenyon Martin addes 24, and the Nuggets edge the Miami Heat in overtime, 114-113.
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Dwyane Wade scored 37 points, and that still wasn't enough for the hapless Miami Heat.
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Kobe Bryant scored 46 points and the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the host Toronto Raptors, 121-101, on Friday night, hours after acquiring the 7-footer Pau Gasol in a trade with the Memphis Grizzlies.
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Caron Butler scores 17 points in his return to the lineup but the Wizards still fall, 103-91, to the Lakers behind Kobe Bryant's 30 points.
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Shawn Marion's debut was strong. It just wasn't enough for the Miami Heat to stop Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers.
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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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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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The brick wall came down Saturday, but the Miami Heat still defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in Shaq vs. Kobe I. With Shaquille O&#39;Neal on the bench after fouling out late in the
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After a slow start to the season Kobe Bryant pushed into high gear on Thursday, pouring in 52 points to help the Los Angeles Lakers crush the Utah Jazz 132-102.
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Kobe Bryant delivered a Christmas treat but Shaquille O&#39;Neal collected the win over his former team mates as the Miami Heat notched a 104-102 overtime victory over the Lakers in Los Angeles Saturday.
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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 returns from his one-game suspension and has 43 points, eight rebounds and eight assists to help the Lakers beat Boston, 111-98, and send the Celtics to a franchise-record 13th consecutive loss.
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Kobe Bryant scores a season-high 52 points, making all nine of his shots in the third quarter, in the Los Angeles Lakers' 132-102 victory over the Utah Jazz.
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Kobe Bryant scored 46 points as the Los  Angeles Lakers laid out the welcome mat for new teammate Pau  Gasol with a 121-101 win over the Toronto Raptors on Friday.
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Dwyane Wade used an array of dunks and a spectacular blind over-the-shoulder flip to score 26 points and lead the Miami Heat to their 14th straight win, 113-90 Saturday night over the Charlotte Bobcats.