Spurs Vs. Lakers: Kobe Bryant Nearing A Triple Double As Teams Head To The Half Tied
After the Spurs took a four point lead into the second quarter, the Lakers knotted it back up at the end of the frame in a back-and-forth battle thus far. At the half, we’re tied at 42 at Staplse Center.
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That battle -- Blair vs. the Lakers’ bigs on the glass -- figures to be a flashpoint in Thursday’s battle (10:30 PM ET, TNT). The Spurs will again try to limit Bryant’s effectiveness; in the December fight, Kobe scored 21 points, but needed 27 field goal attempts and five turnovers to get there. That’s wildly inefficient, and something even L.A.‘s offense can’t survive. Bryant had 10 assists against the Rockets; can he continue to share the ball without neutering his own needed scoring ability?
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