CAPTAIN COMEBACK BRYANT'S 48 IN RETURN LIFTS LAKERS LAKERS 119, PHIL. 93.Byline: Ross Siler Staff Writer They could bring together the NBA's two leading scorers in Kobe Bryant Kobe Bean Bryant (born July 23 1978) is an American All-Star shooting guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA) who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers. and Allen Iverson <noinclude></noinclude> Allen Ezail Iverson (born June 7, 1975, in Hampton, Virginia[1]), nicknamed A.I. and The Answer, is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association. at Staples Center This article has multiple issues: * Its neutrality is disputed. * It may contain original research or unverifiable claims. * It does not cite any references or sources. , then try to crowd Smush Smush was an American game show which aired on the USA Network in 2001.[1] Smush was hosted by Ken Ober and co-hosted by Lisa Dergan[1]. The show, set in a basement party atmosphere, featured four contestants trying to "smush" the answers to clues Parker's name onto the marquee after a sensational first half on Friday night. It didn't matter: The story once again was Bryant. Back from a two-game suspension, the superstar guard lit up the scoreboard with 48 points - 42 through three quarters - as the Lakers rolled to a 119-93 rout of the Philadelphia 76ers. Bryant also helped spare Lakers coach Phil Jackson
Philip Douglas "Phil" Jackson (born September 17, 1945 in Deer Lodge, Montana) is the current coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, an American professional basketball team. his first six-game losing streak in 15 seasons as an NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= coach, although it probably wouldn't have come to Friday's game had Bryant not been suspended for his flagrant foul A flagrant foul is a serious contact foul involving unnecessary and/or excessive and/or intentional contact in sport. There is a specific National Basketball Association foul termed a flagrant foul. on Memphis' Mike Miller. The season is not even halfway through, but Bryant is averaging an astounding a·stound tr.v. a·stound·ed, a·stound·ing, a·stounds To astonish and bewilder. See Synonyms at surprise. [From Middle English astoned, past participle of astonen, 39 points in home games. He hit all seven 3-pointers he took Friday, a franchise record for most 3-pointers without a miss. Bryant entered Friday's game shooting just 29.7 percent from 3-point range this season. To Iverson, it all must have looked strangely familiar. The Sixers star guard talked just last month about watching in amazement as Bryant took over in the third quarter of his 62-point game against Dallas. Bryant did the same thing Friday night, scoring the Lakers' final 14 points of the third quarter in spectacular fashion. He sized up Andre Iguodala Andre Tyler Iguodala (born January 28, 1984, in Springfield, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA. He was sometimes nicknamed "Iggy", and "The Other A.I. , faking the second-year guard in the air and drawing contact as he drilled a jumper. He then closed the quarter by burying two long 3-pointers, the exclamation point exclamation point: see punctuation. exclamation point - exclamation mark on a night in which he hit all seven 3-pointers he took. The only thing stopping Bryant was himself, as he finished with an uncharacteristic seven turnovers. But unlike the 62-point game, Bryant checked back in for the fourth quarter, even with the Lakers leading by 19. He promptly hit two 3-pointers before departing for good with 3:49 left. Bryant went 19 of 29 from the floor and recorded his eighth 40-point game of the season. Parker connected on five 3-pointers in the first half and finished with a career-high 24 points for the game while Iverson totaled 31 points. The Lakers (16-16) never trailed and hit a season-high 13 3-pointers. Bryant had 18 of the Lakers' 27 points in the third quarter. Parker had the best quarter this season by any player not named Bryant. He pumped in 15 points in the first quarter, hitting three 3-pointers and six of seven shots in all, and delivered two highlight plays. With 4:12 left in the quarter, Parker got a hand on Kyle Korver's inbounds in·bounds adj. 1. Basketball Involving putting the ball into play by passing it from out of bounds to a teammate on the court. 2. Sports Within the designated boundaries. pass in the backcourt and wound up with the steal. He spotted Lamar Odom and lobbed an alley-oop only to get the ball back for a dunk as Odom threw a touch pass. Parker also sneaked behind the Sixers for a dunk with 0.7 seconds left in the first quarter. With the ball in Bryant's hands, Iverson kept his eye on Odom as Parker cut to the basket alone. The Lakers led 37-22 after their highest scoring first quarter this season. Bryant came out firing in his return from the suspension, hitting 10 of 28 shots in the first half. The first time he faced Philadelphia this season, Bryant finished with 17 points on a season-worst 7 of 27 shooting. But Bryant had his jumper working Friday, burying two 3-pointers from 27 feet and beyond in the first half. He crossed over Iguodala and drained one jumper and flipped in a shot just before halftime between Iguodala and Hunter. Jackson also gave Kwame Brown his first start since returning from a hamstring injury hamstring injury Sports medicine A muscle injury of biceps femoris, seen in sprinters and runners, when a contracted muscle meets a lengthening force, overpowering intrinsic muscle resiliency Management RICE, NSAIDs, gradual ↑ of pain-free activity–eg, but grew exasperated by him in the third quarter. When Bryant dove after a loose ball and Brown didn't even bend to pick it up, the coach almost fell out of his seat. Brown finished with four points and five rebounds in 21 minutes. There will be a second Lakers-Clippers showdown tonight at Staples Center, a Clippers home game. The Lakers lost 97-91 to the Clippers on Nov. 18 and have trailed them in the Pacific Division standings ever since. Ross Siler, (818) 713-3610 ross.siler(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos, 2 boxes Photo: (1 -- color) The Lakers' Kobe Bryant goes to the basket against Philadelphia's Andre Iguodala, left, and Samuel Dalembert during Friday's game. Bryant had 48 points in the Lakers' 119-93 win. (2) Philadelphia's Andre Iguodala tries to dunk over the Lakers' Chris Mihm during Friday's game at Staples Center. Michael Owen Baker/Staff Photographer Box: (1) LAKERS at CLIPPERS - Ross Siler (2) STORY LINES |
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