The Associated Press reports: Tuesday night, Kobe Bryant's streak of scoring at least 40 points in a game ended at 9.
The Lakers guard only had 32 points in the Lakers 109-98 victory over their crosstown rival Los Angeles Clippers.
However, Bryant didn't seem too upset after the victory.
"It started to take the focus away from how well we're playing as a team,'' Bryant said. "It's important to put the emphasis on how we're playing as a team. That means the streak is a streak. It's not going to win us any championships.
"The most important thing obviously is playing the game the right way.''
If Bryant had scored 40 points, he would have tied Wilt Chamberlain for the second-longest streak in NBA history.
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With the New York Knicks ready to tackle the New Jersey Nets tonight, Knicks guard Latrell Sprewell apparently is ready to seek out Nets coach Byron Scott and get some answers face to face. Sprewell, according to Frank Isola of the New York Daily News, is upset at comments Scott made last week about his work habits, comments Sprewell says made Scott look "bad."
"I don't hold anything against him," Sprewell said. "I may even ask him why he said it. I'm going to play hard and help us win but it's not going to have anything to do with the comments he made."
When asked if he would like to acquire Sprewell, Scott replied "I don't like guys who are on their own time. Spree comes to practice when he wants to, comes to games when he wants to. I give him credit that he plays hard. But that is a bad example you are setting for the rest of your team."
The comments caught Sprewell by complete surpise, stating he hasn't done anything to Scott to provoke such a verbal assault on himself. He also said it wasn't something that he would let get to him.
"It wasn't something I was totally offended by," said Sprewell. "He doesn't know me. He hasn't coached me. He doesn't know anything about the way I play and the way I practice. I think the comments make him look bad."
"Frankly, I've never said anything negative about him. For him to come out and try to rip me, it was a little immature. He's a guy that has played before. That's just not something I would expect from a guy like him."
It is not the first time Scott has had some strong comments about the Knicks, back in October questioning New York's decision to play forward Antonio McDyess extended minutes during the preseason. McDyess, coming off a serious knee injury, suffered another season-ending injury after damaging his kneecap.
When asked about Sprewell, Knicks GM Don Chaney said: "He has a lot of pride, I can say that. That's why sometimes you have to be very careful. Sometimes your comments can motivate other teams and other players, so you have to be very careful. Sprewell has a lot of pride."
According to a report from Marc Berman in the New York Post Sprewell is relieved to still be playing his home games in the Garden, but he did admit that the rumors of the Lakers perhaps being interested in his services did catch his attention.
"I probably had that thought in my head, because the only thing you want to play for in this game is the chance to win a championship," Sprewell said. "But my heart is here in New York, and I'm happy that I get a chance to keep playing ball here."
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The Camera Staff reports on Chris Whitney and his situation. Orlando, Indiana and LA (rumor is they aren't taking him) are the front runners if he's waived from Denver today or tomorrow.
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Lakers Feb 2003 Archive
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Los Angeles Times | Feb 25, 2003
Tim Brown of the Los Angeles Times reports: The Lakers have choosen to pass on Chris Whitney and look into getting some frontcourt help.
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| Feb 24, 2003
Is it possible for a basketballer to struggle to get 41 points?
That was the case last night at the Staples Center when Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant continued on his phenominal run with his ninth consecutive game with 40 or more points, tying Michael Jordan's streak during the 1986-87 season and now sits only five more games behind Wilt Chamberlain's all-time record of 14.
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| Feb 24, 2003
If the Denver Nuggets waive guard Chris Whitney - as expected - this week expect the Orlando Magic to be one of the first to contact the 10 year veteran.
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Deseret News | Feb 23, 2003
It was a moment straight out of Hollywood.
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| Feb 23, 2003
Kobe Bryant hit the 40 point plateau for the eighth consecutive time against the Portland Trailblazers, and with each basket it seems that Bryant is taking additional steps to carve out his own legacy.
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Philadelphia Daily News | Feb 22, 2003
Hill wants out
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Deseret News | Feb 20, 2003
It's easy to get overlooked, playing in the superstar shadows of Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal.
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Deseret News | Feb 20, 2003
A few days back, Utah's long-time nemesis played what was probably his final game in the Delta Center.
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Standard-Examiner | Feb 20, 2003
Andrei Kirilenko seemed to alter the course of the game on Wednesday when he blocked three Kobe Bryant shots in a span of 37 seconds.
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Standard-Examiner | Feb 20, 2003
When fill-in center Samaki Walker injured himself on the opening jump ball Wednesday night, it looked like this was going to be one of those nights for the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Salt Lake Tribune | Feb 20, 2003
Knowing the silly melodrama that can be the Los Angeles Lakers, it's not hard to imagine that Kobe Bryant, privately, is trying to make a particular point of playing hurt while teammate and fellow spotlight contestant Shaquille O'Neal sits home with a sore knee and toe.
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Salt Lake Tribune | Feb 20, 2003
The sold-out Delta Center roared as each successive Kobe Bryant shot, three in a row in a 37-second span, was swatted away by Andrei Kirilenko.
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Deseret News | Feb 19, 2003
They're not fooling anyone.
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Los Angeles Times | Feb 19, 2003
Shaquille O'Neal, unlike in earlier seasons, seems unwilling to play through the sort of pain that will be necessary for his team to win a fourth consecutive championship.
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Los Angeles Times | Feb 18, 2003
Shaq vs. Ming likely off for tonight
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orange county register | Feb 17, 2003
Shaq ailing
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The Rocky Mountain News | Feb 13, 2003
Chris Tomasson of the Rocky Mountain News writes about the LA Lakers 113-102 win vs.
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ap | Feb 13, 2003
From the Associated Press: With his 12 treys in a game earlier this season, Lakers guard Kobe Bryant broke the NBA's all-time record for three-pointers made in a game.
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Los Angeles Times | Feb 13, 2003
Tim Brown of the Los Angeles Times reports: Has Juwan Howard been auditioning for a job with the Lakers this offseason.
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The Rocky Mountain News | Feb 12, 2003
The Lakers are in Denver to take on the Nuggets at the Pepsi Center tonight.
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The Daily Camera | Feb 12, 2003
The AP reports on the Lakers 121-93 trouncing of the Denver Nuggets @ the Staples Center in LA last night.
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The Denver Post | Feb 11, 2003
Marc Spears reports on Marcus Camby, Nikolotz Tskitishvili, and Shaq.
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The Rocky Mountain News | Feb 11, 2003
Chris Tomasson of the Rocky Mountain News writes about the Lakers and how they have managed to speed things up after a slow start.
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The Rocky Mountain News | Feb 11, 2003
Denver has its first game after the All-Star break against the LA Lakers in Los Angeles.
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| Feb 8, 2003
Allen Iverson failed to attend the mandatory media session for the All-Star weekend for the second straight year according to Ashley McGeachy Fox of the Philadelphia Inquirer, this year the official reason given was illness.
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Los Angeles Times | Feb 2, 2003
Some days, the job is Kobe Bryant's and no one else's, because it seems he does not tire and he does not get distracted and he does not yield.
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Deseret News | Feb 2, 2003
They were supposed to just go away.
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Standard-Examiner | Feb 2, 2003
Kobe Bryant scored 42 points, and Shaquille O'Neal had 21 points and 13 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Utah Jazz 99-87 Saturday night for their third straight victory.
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Salt Lake Tribune | Feb 2, 2003
After flying in late Friday night, the Jazz's itinerary here amounted to a team meeting Saturday morning, and nothing else before a bus ride to Staples Center.
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Salt Lake Tribune | Feb 2, 2003
Just a hunch, but unless Jerry Sloan got caught up in a rerun of "Saturday Night Live," he may be shopping for a new TV today.
