Kobe's 43 Forge Tie With Baylor Kobe Bryant shot his way into the Lakers history books again. Bryant scored 22 of his 43 points in the third quarter of the Lakers' 104-88 victory over the Houston Rockets Sunday. He tied Elgin Baylor for the franchise record for the most 40-plus-point games in a single season with 23. Baylor did it in the 1962-63 season. "I never in my wildest dreams dreamed of being in such great company as Elgin," said Bryant. -- Riverside Press-Enterprise Waving Rush A 'Vindictive' Move More than 2,000 miles away and a couple of years removed, Phil Jackson was still feeling protective of Kareem Rush after the former Laker guard was unceremoniously waived Saturday by the Charlotte Bobcats. ... "I thought it was vindictive," he said. "I didn't like to see it because it's one of the guys that we nurtured here. He was contributing to us a lot in the [run to the NBA Finals] two years ago. "There's, what, eight games left in the season? You could do that probably April 30, or whenever the season's over if you put him on the inactive list." -- Los Angeles Times
