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| Kobe carries Lakers over injury-riddled Raptors |
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02/04/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (Sportsbooks) - Kobe Bryant finished with 36 points, and had a crucial basket and rebound in the final minute to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 115-107 win over the Toronto Raptors. Coming off a Madison Square Garden record 61-point performance Monday, Bryant also had nine rebounds and five assists, as the Lakers improved to 4-0 on their current six-game road trip. Los Angeles wraps up the trip with contests against the Eastern Conference's top two teams -- Thursday at Boston and Sunday at Cleve |
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| Bosh injures knee vs. Lakers |
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02/04/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (Sportsbooks) - Toronto Raptors forward Chris Bosh left Wednesday's 115-107 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers after spraining his right knee. Bosh, who had 12 points and eight rebounds in the game, left early in the fourth quarter and did not return. He went to a local hospital following the game for precautionary X-rays. Bosh entered Wednesday's game as the Raptors' leading scorer and rebounder, averaging 23.0 points and 9.5 rebounds per game. |
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| Knicks try to contain LeBron, Cavs at MSG |
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02/04/2009 |
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| y host to LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in tonight's battle with the New York Knicks. The Knicks' three-game win streak was virtually single-handedly wiped away by Bryant on Monday, as the All-Star guard poured in 61 points in leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 126-117 victory over New York. Bryant's performance established a new scoring record at the current Madison Square Garden, bettering a 60-point outing from former Knick Bernard King against New Jersey on Christmas Day of 1984. Michael Jordan ha |
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| Lakers' Bryant takes hot hand into Toronto |
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02/04/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Fresh off his highest scoring effort of the season, Kobe Bryant leads the Los Angeles Lakers into the Air Canada Centre for tonight's clash with the Toronto Raptors, the team that witnessed the superstar guard's greatest performance of his career. Bryant helped offset the loss of center Andrew Bynum by establishing a new scoring record at the current Madison Square Garden on Monday. The perennial All-Star poured in 61 points to lead the Lakers past the New York Knicks, 126-117. Bryant finished |
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| Lakers C Bynum out 8-12 weeks |
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02/03/2009 |
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| El Segundo, CA (Sportsbooks) - Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum will miss between 8-to-12 weeks after an MRI exam on his right knee showed a tear of the medial collateral ligament on Monday. Bynum sustained the injury in Saturday's win over the Memphis Grizzlies, needing help to leave the court with 6:55 to play in the first quarter. He scored seven of the Lakers' first 13 points in five minutes of action before exiting. The 21-year-old Bynum is averaging 14.0 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.87 blocked shots |
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| LeBron, Kobe named NBA Players of the Month |
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02/02/2009 |
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| New York, NY (Sportsbooks) - Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James and Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant were named Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month, respectively, for the games played in January. James posted averages of 27.8 points, 8.2 assists and 8.1 rebounds per game in helping Cleveland go 10-4. He had three triple-doubles in the month, and led the Cavs to a win over the defending NBA champion Celtics on January 9, scoring 38 points with seven boards, six assists, four steals an |
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| Van Gundy, McHale named top coaches for January |
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02/02/2009 |
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| of January. Van Gundy guided the Magic to a 10-3 mark, best among Eastern Conference teams in winning percentage (.769). Orlando swept a four-game road trip from January 11-17, scoring wins over three division leaders -- San Antonio (Southwest), the Los Angeles Lakers (Pacific) and Denver (Northwest). The Magic outscored their opponents by an average of 10.2 points per game in the month. McHale, who took over Minnesota's head coaching duties when Randy Wittman was fired on December 8, earned the Western Conferenc |
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| Lakers continue road trip in MSG vs. Knicks |
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02/02/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Pacific Division-leading Los Angeles Lakers will continue a six-game road trip Monday versus the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. The Lakers have won the first two tests of the trek with wins over Minnesota and Memphis, and recently handed the Grizzlies a 115-98 loss on Saturday at FedEx Forum. Pau Gasol recorded 24 points and eight rebounds and superstar Kobe Bryant ended with 25 points for the Lakers, who improved to 14-5 away from Hollywood this season. Lamar Odom added 13 poin |
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| Grizzlies hope to snap skid vs. Wizards |
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02/02/2009 |
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| a 12-game losing streak into Washington Monday in a showdown against the Wizards. Memphis has also dropped eight in a row as the visitor and is 2-18 away from FedEx Forum this season. It suffered its 12th streak defeat overall on Saturday, when the Los Angeles Lakers handed the Grizz a 115-98 setback in Tennessee. Rudy Gay scored a team-best 23 points and grabbed six rebounds, while rookie O.J. Mayo added 21 points for Memphis, which fell to 0-3 under new head coach Lionel Hollins. Washington will continue a fiv |
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| Garnett, Celtics welcome Wolves to Beantown |
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02/01/2009 |
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| erce added 20 points for the C's, who have also won five consecutive road games. Rajon Rondo finished with 12 assists to go with eight points and four boards in the Celtics' win. The Wolves, meanwhile, suffered a 132-119 drubbing at the hands of the Los Angeles Lakers in the Twin Cities on Friday. Andrew Bynum combined with Kobe Bryant to record 57 points in the rout. Al Jefferson came through with a game-high 34 points to go with 13 rebounds and four blocks for Minnesota, which has lost two in a row, but finishe |
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