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Kobe Bryant Hot Early, Then Late to Send Lakers Past Clippers
Kobe Bryant scored 40 points, 10 in the final 5:38, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Clippers 105-101 on Tuesday night.
Bryant got the Lakers going again after they went scoreless over a span of almost seven minutes beginning in the final minute of the third quarter and extending into the fourth.
Lamar Odom added 18 points for the Lakers. Smush Parker had 15 points and Kwame Brown had 10 points and 14 rebounds.
Elton Brand led the Clippers with 20 points and 15 rebounds, and Corey Maggette had 20 points in the first of four meetings this season between the teams that share the same homecourt.
The teams have split their series each of the past two seasons.
Ahead by 13 late in the third quarter, the Lakers gave up all that lead by going scoreless over the first 6:22 of the fourth.
Bryant ended the scoring drought with a pair of free throws, then finally made the Lakers' first shot from the field with 4:35 remaining in the game.
Brown's two free throws gave the Lakers the lead again at 92-91. They opened a 98-91 pad on Luke Walton's layup with 1:26 remaining and stayed in the lead.
Bryant made several spectacular shots down the stretch, including a drive when he did a 360-degree spin as he neared the basket, lofted the ball high and watched it drop back through the hoop for a 94-91 lead with 2 minutes remaining.
The Clippers, down 79-66 with 2:40 left in the third quarter, closed to 83-74 by the end of the period. They drew even at 83 on Shaun Livingston's 3-pointer 3:16 into the fourth, his ninth point in the Clippers' comeback - and his only points of the game.
Cassell scored 12 of his 18 points in the third quarter to help the Clippers stay close.
After a loud first quarter when he scored 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting, Bryant quieted down, made one of his two shots and had three points in the second quarter. Still, the Lakers led 51-48 at halftime.
Brand had 14 points to help keep the Clippers close.
While Bryant was putting up the points in the opening quarter, his teammates combined for seven and the Lakers were up 27-25 at the end of the period.
The Lakers hold a 126-43 all-time edge, including a string of going 31-3 heading into 2005.
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