Playing together for the first time in almost five years, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal stole the show in Sunday’s 58th NBA All-Star Game. Bryant scored a game-high 27 points, O’Neal had 17 and the former Lakers teammates were named co-MVPs as the West beat the East 146-119.

Kobe Bryant became the youngest player in NBA history to score 23,000 career points as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 105-98. He was 30 years and 171 days old Tuesday.

The LA Lakers lost against Miami after Kobe missed a game-tying shot Friday night.  Kobe and the gang for the second night in a row did the same thing when Sasha Vujacic missed a three-point shot in the dying seconds of the game.
“Those are the shots that I live for,” Vujacic said. “When I saw it come out, I was just shocked. It is just painful.”
Kobe Bryant did a magnificent job though. He scored a season high 41 points, converted all his free throws, added 8 boards, 3 assists, 2 …

The Los Angeles Lakers got their 4th loss to Miami Heat with just 2 points. The Lakers record is now down to 21W-4L with 3 losses came out of their 5 road games. The Miami Heat on the other hand improved their poor record to 13W-12L after beating the Lakers on Friday night on Miami.

L.A. commits 21 turnovers, misses nine of 19 free throws and can’t stop Dwyane Wade (35 points) as four-game road test starts with a surprising defeat. Kobe Bryant misses shot at the buzzer [via LATimes]
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Phil Jackson suggested earlier this week that Kobe still needs some legwork after a hectic summer. The Lakers superstar presented a credible 27-minute rebuttal that seemed to prove he’s just all right.
Bryant led his team to a 108-104 victory over Spanish power FC Barcelona as part of two-day exhibition tournament. He scored a team-high 28 points on 10-for-14 shooting and then poked some fun on Jackson.
“It’s the other way around, to be honest with you. I think Phil’s a little tired,” Bryant said. “I feel fantastic.”
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