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Kobe scores 29, Lakers stop Suns' quick start
LOS
ANGELES—One moment after Steve Nash threw a pass into the stands
in the third quarter, Lamar Odom found Kobe Bryant with an alley-oop
pass for a behind-the-head dunk.
While the travel-weary Phoenix Suns played like a skipping record,
Bryant's well-rested Lakers were perfectly in tune for their biggest win
of the young season.
Bryant scored 29 points, Andrew Bynum had 26 points and 15 rebounds
in his return from injury, and Los Angeles put the brakes on the Suns'
fast start with a 121-102 victory last Thursday night.
Josh Powell scored 14 points for the defending champions, who won
their sixth straight and improved to 7-1 by handing the Suns their second
loss. Los Angeles snapped the Suns' four-game winning streak, countering
Phoenix's up-tempo style with strong defense and steady scoring from the
low post to the transition game.
It all added up to an impressive performance for the Lakers in the
first of two straight major tests, including Friday night's visit to Denver
for a rematch of the Western Conference finals.
“We really did a good job focusing ourselves,” Bryant said. “They
do what they do, and we try to stop it. We showed a lot of control,
a lot of maturity. It was a very disciplined game for us.”
After three days off to rest, Bynum looked sharp in his return to
the Lakers' starting lineup after a two-game absence with a strained right
elbow. Los Angeles still is without Pau Gasol, who won't make the trip
to Denver while rehabilitating his strained hamstring, but the remaining
Lakers have been mostly dominant through eight games.
“I got my legs back, and I'm fresh,” Bynum said. “As
far as the elbow goes, I'm going to continue getting treatment. It hurts
a little
bit, but it's going to be that way for a little while.”
Nash had 13 points and five assists for the Suns, who had their worst
shooting night of the season. The two-time MVP sat out the final 15 1/2
minutes after getting little help from his teammates, who were clearly
gassed after playing at home on Wednesday night.
Phoenix's only two losses this season came against last summer's
NBA finalists — but Los Angeles was the Suns' seventh stop in the
past 10 days, and it showed.
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