LAKERS NOTEBOOK: BRYANT LOSES PHILLY STAKE.Byline: Howard Beck Daily News Staff Writer Kobe Bryant's home-sweet-homecomings are becoming bittersweet bittersweet, name for two unrelated plants, belonging to different families, both fall-fruiting woody vines sometimes cultivated for their decorative scarlet berries. affairs. Bryant starred at Lower Merion High School Lower Merion High School, is an American public high school in Ardmore, a community in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania. It is the larger of the two high schools in Lower Merion School District, which serves both Lower Merion Township and the Borough of Narberth. , but the locals treat him harshly now that he's a Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, guy. He was razzed by fans and torched by the Sixers on Friday and has now lost two straight in his home town. A day earlier, Bryant was all smiles as he spoke of filling a First Union Center luxury box with his friends and family for the occasion of his annual return. He was talking cheesesteaks and grandma's breakfasts. After Friday's loss, the Lakers' third straight to the Sixers in two seasons, Bryant was smiling, but the expression was a bit strained. ``It definitely upsets me,'' he said. ``I definitely don't want to lose at home to Philly. But I'm gonna gon·na Informal Contraction of going to: We're gonna win today. be in this league for another 20 years. I'm not gonna lose three more.'' He could if 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. scores 41 every time. The head-to-head matchup of Philly's favorite son against its new adopted hero had local reporters buzzing. But Bryant wouldn't take the bait. ``I really don't look at it as a me-and-Al matchup,'' he said. Someone told him Iverson had said he would always beat Bryant on the perimeter but that Bryant would always win down low. Bryant laughed and smiled and refused to get into the debate. The question finally came: Who wins one-on-one? Another laugh. ``I'll let y'all decide that,'' he said. Worm watch: No news on Dennis Rodman on Friday except for adamant denials from the team and Rodman's public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most firm about a Daily News report that he was in Cancun. The only thing clear right now is the Lakers See Lake poets need an infusion of energy, particularly on defense and rebounding, and Rodman could bring both when he returns. That could happen by Sunday's game at Orlando. It can't be soon enough. In four games this week, the Lakers have lost the rebounding battle twice and tied twice. ``We definitely want him back, without a doubt,'' Bryant said. ``The game we played tonight, we definitely could have used him on the boards. I don't want to say we need it, but it definitely helps.'' Said Shaquille O'Neal Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal (pronounced "shak-KEEL") (born March 6, 1972 in Newark, New Jersey), frequently referred to simply as Shaq, is an American professional basketball player, generally regarded as one of the most dominant in the National Basketball Association (NBA). : ``He'll be back. And we'll be back on track.'' Historically bad: The Sixers' 15-point margin of victory Friday was their largest over the Lakers since a 113-93 win on March 15, 1978. The Sixers have won three straight meetings for the first time since a streak from March 1982 to January 1983. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1) BRYANT (2) IVERSON |
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