GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: DETROIT (6-2) at LA LAKERS (4-3)

[Kobethelegend]

Man I love this team! The passion they are playing with is Awesome! Kobe needs to come out and kill the trade talks! Or are the trade talks behind all of this?</p>

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<div class="pre">NBA DETROIT 87
LA LAKERS 99 0:56 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

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<div class="pre">NBA DETROIT 91
LA LAKERS 103 FINAL</div>

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<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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DETROIT 20 26 22 23 91
LA LAKERS 29 19 14 41 103 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: DET - RICHARD HAMILTON 16, TAYSHAUN PRINCE 16,
RONALD MURRAY 15
LAL - LAMAR ODOM 25, KOBE BRYANT 19, ANDREW
BYNUM 12</div>

[Kobethelegend]

Great win! Farmar is definately our PG of the future! Lamar had a hell of a game! And Kobe finally showed up in the 4th and was unstoppable at both ends of the court!</p>

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<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
DETROIT 91
LA LAKERS 103 FINAL</div>

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<div class="pre">DETROIT (91) AT LA LAKERS (103)

DETROIT

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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R MURRAY G 41:03 6-18 3-5 4 2 6 6 1 0 4 15
R HAMILTON G 35:22 6-13 3-4 1 2 3 4 5 2 5 16
J MAXIELL F 22:56 1-2 7-8 2 2 4 0 4 0 0 9
T PRINCE F 36:11 5-11 6-6 2 7 9 3 1 1 1 16
R WALLACE C 31:49 5-14 2-2 2 6 8 0 3 1 3 13
A JOHNSON 18:26 0-1 1-2 1 6 7 2 4 1 0 1
J HAYES 17:26 6-9 0-0 0 3 3 1 2 0 0 13
C SAMB 14:42 1-1 0-0 1 3 4 0 2 1 0 2
A AFFLALO 11:30 2-4 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 4
L HUNTER 6:57 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 0
N MOHAMMED 3:38 1-2 0-0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2

TOTALS 240:00 33-76 22-27 14 34 48 19 23 6 17 91
(.434) (.815) TEAM REBS: 11 TOTAL TO: 17 (0 PTS)

LA LAKERS

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

D FISHER G 23:36 3-12 1-1 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 7
K BRYANT G 36:53 6-18 5-5 0 4 4 7 2 1 2 19
L ODOM F 39:22 9-15 6-10 9 6 15 0 1 1 2 25
B COOK F 19:01 2-10 4-4 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 10
K BROWN C 26:25 1-2 0-0 3 3 6 1 2 1 1 2
J FARMAR 24:24 3-10 2-4 2 2 4 3 0 4 0 10
A BYNUM 21:35 5-11 2-2 5 2 7 1 3 0 2 12
V RADMANOVIC 20:11 4-10 1-2 1 2 3 2 3 0 0 11
L WALTON 17:26 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 2
M EVANS 11:07 1-2 3-4 1 1 2 3 3 1 0 5

TOTALS 240:00 35-91 24-32 23 22 45 20 19 13 9 103
(.385) (.750) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 9 (0 PTS)

DETROIT 20 26 22 23 - 91
LA LAKERS 29 19 14 41 - 103

BLOCKED SHOTS: DETROIT - A JOHNSON 4, C SAMB 2, J MAXIELL. LA LAKERS -
K BROWN, A BYNUM.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: DETROIT 3-14 (.214), R MURRAY 0-4, R HAMILTON 1-
2, T PRINCE 0-1, R WALLACE 1-4, J HAYES 1-2, A AFFLALO 0-1. LA LAKERS 9-
24 (.375), D FISHER 0-2, K BRYANT 2-4, L ODOM 1-3, B COOK 2-5, J FARMAR 2-
4, V RADMANOVIC 2-6.
TECHNICAL FOULS: DETROIT - R HAMILTON, DEFENSIVE THREE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: DERRICK COLLINS, GARY ZIELINSKI, RON GARRETSON.
A - 225. T - N/A.</div>

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<div class="pre">DETROIT (91)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
R Murray 41:03 6-18 3-5 4-6 6 1 15
R Hamilton 35:22 6-13 3-4 1-3 4 5 16
J Maxiell 22:56 1-2 7-8 2-4 0 4 9
T Prince 36:11 5-11 6-6 2-9 3 1 16
R Wallace 31:49 5-14 2-2 2-8 0 3 13
A Johnson 18:26 0-1 1-2 1-7 2 4 1
J Hayes 17:26 6-9 0-0 0-3 1 2 13
C Samb 14:42 1-1 0-0 1-4 0 2 2
A Afflalo 11:30 2-4 0-0 0-2 1 0 4
L Hunter 6:57 0-1 0-0 0-1 2 0 0
N Mohammed 3:38 1-2 0-0 1-1 0 1 2

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TOTALS 240:00 33-76 22-27 14-48 19 23 91
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Percentages: FG-.434, FT-.815. 3-Point Goals:
3-14, .214 (R Murray 0-4, R Hamilton 1-2, T
Prince 0-1, R Wallace 1-4, J Hayes 1-2, A
Afflalo 0-1). Team Rebounds: 11. Blocked
Shots:7 (A Johnson 4, C Samb 2, J Maxiell).
Turnovers:17 (R Hamilton 5, R Murray 4, L
Hunter 3, R Wallace 3, N Mohammed, T Prince).
Steals: 6 (R Hamilton 2, R Wallace, T Prince,
A Johnson, C Samb).


LA LAKERS (103)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Fisher 23:36 3-12 1-1 1-3 1 1 7
K Bryant 36:53 6-18 5-5 0-4 7 2 19
L Odom 39:22 9-15 6-10 9-15 0 1 25
B Cook 19:01 2-10 4-4 1-1 0 2 10
K Brown 26:25 1-2 0-0 3-6 1 2 2
J Farmar 24:24 3-10 2-4 2-4 3 0 10
A Bynum 21:35 5-11 2-2 5-7 1 3 12
V Radmanovic 20:11 4-10 1-2 1-3 2 3 11
L Walton 17:26 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 2 2
M Evans 11:07 1-2 3-4 1-2 3 3 5

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TOTALS 240:00 35-91 24-32 23-45 20 19 103
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Percentages: FG-.385, FT-.750. 3-Point Goals:
9-24, .375 (D Fisher 0-2, K Bryant 2-4, L
Odom 1-3, B Cook 2-5, J Farmar 2-4, V
Radmanovic 2-6). Team Rebounds: 8. Blocked
Shots:2 (K Brown, A Bynum). Turnovers:9 (K
Bryant 2, L Odom 2, A Bynum 2, D Fisher, K
Brown, L Walton). Steals: 13 (J Farmar 4, L
Walton 3, K Bryant, D Fisher, L Odom, M
Evans, K Brown, B Cook).

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DETROIT 20 26 22 23 - 91
LA LAKERS 29 19 14 41 - 103
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Technical fouls: Detroit - 2 (R Hamilton,
3:56 3rd; Defensive Three, 4:16 3rd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 225. T: N/A.
Officials: Derrick Collins, Gary Zielinski,
Ron Garretson.</div>

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LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Kobe Bryant didn't have his "A" game,but the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers picked up the slack,especially Lamar Odom.


Odom collected season highs of 25 points and 15 rebounds as theLakers posted a 103-91 triumph over the shorthanded DetroitPistons on Friday night.


Bryant, the reigning two-time scoring champion, finished with 19points on just 6-of-18 shooting - his third lowest output ofthe season. He was only 2-of-14 in the first three quarters.

The Pistons grabbed a 74-72 lead as Richard Hamilton and JarvisHayes scored on consecutive possessions with slightly over eightminutes remaining.


The Lakers' reserves sparked an aggressive 11-2 run, capped byBryant's 3-pointer at the 5:37 mark. But Rasheed Wallace hit ashot from the arc and Hamilton drilled a 14-footer as Detroitclosed within 83-81 one minute later.


However, the Lakers pulled away for good behind a commanding14-4 surge, highlighted by 3-pointers from Bryant, Odom andJordan Farmer.


Tayshaun Prince had 16 points and nine rebound and Hamilton alsoscored 16 for the Pistons, who were without starters ChaunceyBillups and Antonio McDyess for the second straight game.

Detroit trailed, 60-57, with 3:56 remaining in the third quarterbefore taking the lead heading into the decisive period behindan 11-2 surge, capped by Flip Murray's runner with 36 secondsleft.

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<div class="pre">DETROIT (91) AT LA LAKERS (103)

DETROIT

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

R MURRAY G 41:03 6-18 3-5 4 2 6 6 1 0 4 15
R HAMILTON G 35:22 6-13 3-4 1 2 3 4 5 2 5 16
J MAXIELL F 22:56 1-2 7-8 2 2 4 0 4 0 0 9
T PRINCE F 36:11 5-11 6-6 2 7 9 3 1 1 1 16
R WALLACE C 31:49 5-14 2-2 2 6 8 0 3 1 3 13
A JOHNSON 18:26 0-1 1-2 1 6 7 2 4 1 0 1
J HAYES 17:26 6-9 0-0 0 3 3 1 2 0 0 13
C SAMB 14:42 1-1 0-0 1 3 4 0 2 1 0 2
A AFFLALO 11:30 2-4 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 4
L HUNTER 6:57 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 0
N MOHAMMED 3:38 1-2 0-0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2
R DUPREE DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 33-76 22-27 14 34 48 19 23 6 17 91
(.434) (.815) TEAM REBS: 11 TOTAL TO: 17 (22 PTS)

LA LAKERS

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

D FISHER G 23:36 3-12 1-1 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 7
K BRYANT G 36:53 6-18 5-5 0 4 4 7 2 1 2 19
L ODOM F 39:22 9-15 6-10 9 6 15 0 1 1 2 25
B COOK F 19:01 2-10 4-4 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 10
K BROWN C 26:25 1-2 0-0 3 3 6 1 2 1 1 2
J FARMAR 24:24 3-10 2-4 2 2 4 3 0 4 0 10
A BYNUM 21:35 5-11 2-2 5 2 7 1 3 0 2 12
V RADMANOVIC 20:11 4-10 1-2 1 2 3 2 3 0 0 11
L WALTON 17:26 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 2
M EVANS 11:07 1-2 3-4 1 1 2 3 3 1 0 5
C MIHM DNP - COACH'S DECISION
S VUJACIC DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 35-91 24-32 23 22 45 20 19 13 9 103
(.385) (.750) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 9 (15 PTS)

DETROIT 20 26 22 23 - 91
LA LAKERS 29 19 14 41 - 103

BLOCKED SHOTS: DETROIT - A JOHNSON 4, C SAMB 2, J MAXIELL. LA LAKERS -
K BROWN, A BYNUM.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: DETROIT 3-14 (.214), R MURRAY 0-4, R HAMILTON 1-
2, T PRINCE 0-1, R WALLACE 1-4, J HAYES 1-2, A AFFLALO 0-1. LA LAKERS 9-
24 (.375), D FISHER 0-2, K BRYANT 2-4, L ODOM 1-3, B COOK 2-5, J FARMAR 2-
4, V RADMANOVIC 2-6.
TECHNICAL FOULS: DETROIT - R HAMILTON, DEFENSIVE THREE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: DERRICK COLLINS, GARY ZIELINSKI, RON GARRETSON.
A - 18,997. T - 2:25.</div>

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<div class="pre">DETROIT (91)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
R Murray 41:03 6-18 3-5 4-6 6 1 15
R Hamilton 35:22 6-13 3-4 1-3 4 5 16
J Maxiell 22:56 1-2 7-8 2-4 0 4 9
T Prince 36:11 5-11 6-6 2-9 3 1 16
R Wallace 31:49 5-14 2-2 2-8 0 3 13
A Johnson 18:26 0-1 1-2 1-7 2 4 1
J Hayes 17:26 6-9 0-0 0-3 1 2 13
C Samb 14:42 1-1 0-0 1-4 0 2 2
A Afflalo 11:30 2-4 0-0 0-2 1 0 4
L Hunter 6:57 0-1 0-0 0-1 2 0 0
N Mohammed 3:38 1-2 0-0 1-1 0 1 2
R Dupree DNP - COACH'S DECISION

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TOTALS 240:00 33-76 22-27 14-48 19 23 91
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Percentages: FG-.434, FT-.815. 3-Point Goals:
3-14, .214 (R Murray 0-4, R Hamilton 1-2, T
Prince 0-1, R Wallace 1-4, J Hayes 1-2, A
Afflalo 0-1). Team Rebounds: 11. Blocked
Shots:7 (A Johnson 4, C Samb 2, J Maxiell).
Turnovers:17 (R Hamilton 5, R Murray 4, L
Hunter 3, R Wallace 3, N Mohammed, T Prince).
Steals: 6 (R Hamilton 2, R Wallace, T Prince,
A Johnson, C Samb).


LA LAKERS (103)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Fisher 23:36 3-12 1-1 1-3 1 1 7
K Bryant 36:53 6-18 5-5 0-4 7 2 19
L Odom 39:22 9-15 6-10 9-15 0 1 25
B Cook 19:01 2-10 4-4 1-1 0 2 10
K Brown 26:25 1-2 0-0 3-6 1 2 2
J Farmar 24:24 3-10 2-4 2-4 3 0 10
A Bynum 21:35 5-11 2-2 5-7 1 3 12
V Radmanovic 20:11 4-10 1-2 1-3 2 3 11
L Walton 17:26 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 2 2
M Evans 11:07 1-2 3-4 1-2 3 3 5
C Mihm DNP - COACH'S DECISION
S Vujacic DNP - COACH'S DECISION

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TOTALS 240:00 35-91 24-32 23-45 20 19 103
__________________________________________________ ____

Percentages: FG-.385, FT-.750. 3-Point Goals:
9-24, .375 (D Fisher 0-2, K Bryant 2-4, L
Odom 1-3, B Cook 2-5, J Farmar 2-4, V
Radmanovic 2-6). Team Rebounds: 8. Blocked
Shots:2 (K Brown, A Bynum). Turnovers:9 (K
Bryant 2, L Odom 2, A Bynum 2, D Fisher, K
Brown, L Walton). Steals: 13 (J Farmar 4, L
Walton 3, K Bryant, D Fisher, L Odom, M
Evans, K Brown, B Cook).

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DETROIT 20 26 22 23 - 91
LA LAKERS 29 19 14 41 - 103
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Technical fouls: Detroit - 2 (R Hamilton,
3:56 3rd; Defensive Three, 4:16 3rd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 18,997. T: 2:25.
Officials: Derrick Collins, Gary Zielinski,
Ron Garretson.</div>

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LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Kobe Bryant didn't have his "A" game,but the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers picked up the slack,especially Lamar Odom.


Odom collected season highs of 25 points and 15 rebounds as theLakers posted a 103-91 triumph over the shorthanded DetroitPistons on Friday night.


Bryant, the reigning two-time scoring champion, finished with 19points on just 6-of-18 shooting - his third lowest output ofthe season. He was only 2-of-14 in the first three quarters.

"We struggled for three and a half quarters, kind of a slow gamefor us but we stuck with it, persevered and came up with a bigfourth quarter," Bryant said. "You just have to stick in theflow of the game. I mean I had some easy shots, they justdidn't fall for me."


The Pistons grabbed a 74-72 lead as Richard Hamilton and JarvisHayes scored on consecutive possessions with slightly over eightminutes remaining.


The Lakers' reserves sparked an aggressive 11-2 run, capped byBryant's 3-pointer at the 5:37 mark. But Rasheed Wallace hit ashot from the arc and Hamilton drilled a 14-footer as Detroitclosed within 83-81 one minute later.


However, the Lakers pulled away for good behind a commanding14-4 surge, highlighted by 3-pointers from Bryant, Odom andJordan Farmar.


"We got stops (in the fourth quarter) and it made it tough forthem to score," Farmar said. "We got key rebounds and stealsthat got us out on the lead in transition and got easy buckets."

It was just Odom's fourth game back after recovering fromoffseason surgery.


"I feel good. I still get a little fatigued," Odom said. "Thisgame was definitely a confidence booster. We know we couldplay well, a little bit better than the San Antonio game.Hopefully, we can just keep the momentum going."


Tayshaun Prince had 16 points and nine rebound and Hamilton alsoscored 16 for the Pistons, who were without starters ChaunceyBillups and Antonio McDyess for the second straight game.

"With Chauncey and McDyess out, we have some young guys outthere that play great for us," Pistons guard Lindsey Huntersaid. "But there will always be some little things (thatgo wrong)."


"It's tough (without McDyess and Billups) because now we areshorthanded," Detroit guard Flip Murray said. "Some guys haveto play a lot of minutes because we don't have a backup at somepositions."


Detroit trailed, 60-57, with 3:56 remaining in the third quarterbefore taking the lead heading into the decisive period behindan 11-2 surge, capped by Murray's runner with 36 secondsleft.

[Trench]

Bynum continues to impress me and Farmar had another stellar game. Lamar really kept the game close in the first half. can't believe he had 9 Off. Rbs alone!!! Although the Lakers shot dismally through 3 quarters, great hustle, limited turnovers, and key defensive stops really made the difference.</p>