For those of you that missed Kobe at the NBA's fan night, I have attached a couple videos to check out.
The Black Mamba talks about who his pick for MVP would be, the ID shoe from China, Kobe Academy and more.
Chris Paul got clearance to play more than in any game since his return from a knee injury, which lead me to beleve that is was going to be an interesting game to watch. The Hornets were eliminated from playoff contention with a loss to Portland in their previous game, but that didnt stop them from pulling out all the stops against the Lakers.
Kobe Bryant had 31 points and Pau Gasol added 26 points and 22 rebounds, but that did not help the fact that the Lakers trailed throughout the final three quarters and fell behind by as much as 17 points in the fourth.
Gasol said, "We need to cover each other's back a little more. We need to scramble and bring that energy on to the defensive end. ... We got some good looks offensively. Most of the time we would knock those shots down, but tonight they didn't really fall."
Even if the Hornets outshot the Lakers 49 percent to 42 percent Ron Artest added 14 points and Lamar Odom 10 for Los Angeles. Lakers
"You've got to play defense," Odom said. "If we don't do the intangibles, we need to depend on our shooting to win games and we're not always going to shoot well."
Gasol and Lamar Odom blamed the loss on a combination of defensive lapses and poor overall shooting.
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Tonights victory of the Rockets made up for the disappointing lose last night to the Thunder.
Pau Gasol scored 30 points and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 109-101.
Bryant came up one assist shy of a triple-double, finishing with 17 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.
"It was real good," Kobe Bryant said. "We really wanted to come out and play well especially after the showing we had last night."
Derek Fisher tied a season high with 15 points, Lamar Odom had 13 points and 13 rebounds for the Lakers, and Jordan Farmar added 14 points.
Jackson was disappointed that his team let a 20-point lead at the end of the third quarter dwindle to single digits in the fourth.
"I told them I'm not happy with the win, but we won the game," he said. "We get outscored 32-20 in the fourth quarter. You don't want to finish a game like that."
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The Lakers are set to play the Houston Rockets tonight at 5:30pm. Tonights game is special due to what Kobe will be wearing, so watch to get a clear sight of the special Nike ID shoes.
Kobe will be lacing up the chosen design from Yi-Zhe, Chen. This shoe is not only stunning but has a great meaning from his chinese fans.
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March 30, 2010
