Post by Lebron23 on Apr 27, 2007 1:08:34 GMT -5
Lakers 95, Suns 89
K. Bryant
Points: 45
Reb: 6
Ast: 6
Stl: 1
Blk: 1
Who is your Daddy now Nash, Barbosa and Amare?
IT is Kobe time and it is winning time
Associated PressLOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Lakers are back in their series against the Phoenix Suns thanks to another big game from Kobe Bryant and, believe it or not, Kwame Brown.
And Lamar Odom pitched in as well.
After falling behind by 17 points in the first quarter and drawing boos from the home crowd, the Lakers battled back and beat the Suns 95-89 Thursday night to cut Phoenix's lead to 2-1 in the first-round playoff series.
Bryant scored 15 of his 45 points in the fourth quarter, and had six rebounds and six assists. Brown added a career playoff-high 19 points and Odom had 18 points and 16 rebounds. Brown scored a total of 11 points in the first two games.
Amare Stoudemire led the Suns with 24 points and 10 rebounds. Leandro Barbosa scored 20 points, Steve Nash had 10 points and 13 assists and Shawn Marion also scored 10 points for Phoenix.
The Lakers won the game at the foul line, shooting 22-of-28 to Phoenix's 8-of-12. Los Angeles outrebounded the Suns 44-35.
Game 4 will be played Sunday at Staples Center, with the fifth game Wednesday night in Phoenix, where the Suns embarrassed the Lakers 126-98 in Game 2. Bryant scored only 15 points in that game after getting 39 in the opener, although he shot 1-of-10 in the final period of a 95-77 loss.
He was much better in the fourth quarter of this game, shooting 5-of-11 to finish 15-of-26, and added four foul shots in as many attempts.
The odds remain against the Lakers, since only 11 of 193 teams in NBA history have come back from an 0-2 deficit to win a best-of-seven series. But an NBA team has never won a best-of-seven series after losing the first three games, so this was a victory they had to have.
K. Bryant
Points: 45
Reb: 6
Ast: 6
Stl: 1
Blk: 1
Who is your Daddy now Nash, Barbosa and Amare?
IT is Kobe time and it is winning time
Associated PressLOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Lakers are back in their series against the Phoenix Suns thanks to another big game from Kobe Bryant and, believe it or not, Kwame Brown.
And Lamar Odom pitched in as well.
After falling behind by 17 points in the first quarter and drawing boos from the home crowd, the Lakers battled back and beat the Suns 95-89 Thursday night to cut Phoenix's lead to 2-1 in the first-round playoff series.
Bryant scored 15 of his 45 points in the fourth quarter, and had six rebounds and six assists. Brown added a career playoff-high 19 points and Odom had 18 points and 16 rebounds. Brown scored a total of 11 points in the first two games.
Amare Stoudemire led the Suns with 24 points and 10 rebounds. Leandro Barbosa scored 20 points, Steve Nash had 10 points and 13 assists and Shawn Marion also scored 10 points for Phoenix.
The Lakers won the game at the foul line, shooting 22-of-28 to Phoenix's 8-of-12. Los Angeles outrebounded the Suns 44-35.
Game 4 will be played Sunday at Staples Center, with the fifth game Wednesday night in Phoenix, where the Suns embarrassed the Lakers 126-98 in Game 2. Bryant scored only 15 points in that game after getting 39 in the opener, although he shot 1-of-10 in the final period of a 95-77 loss.
He was much better in the fourth quarter of this game, shooting 5-of-11 to finish 15-of-26, and added four foul shots in as many attempts.
The odds remain against the Lakers, since only 11 of 193 teams in NBA history have come back from an 0-2 deficit to win a best-of-seven series. But an NBA team has never won a best-of-seven series after losing the first three games, so this was a victory they had to have.