Well, Atlanta and Texas, here we come!
We certainly did, and win we did too!
Atlanta's game final score was:114-109.
Kobe scored 28 points and the Lakers held
on for just their second win this season.
The locker room that has been solemn most
of this season was a lot more raucous
this time.Jeremy Lin exclaimed that so far
it has been pretty rough but now it is
beginning to look a whole lot better.
Bryant's biggest shot came with only
1:11 remaining on the clock when he
backed in against Thabo Sefolosha
and made a fade away jumper despite
being fouled. Bryant slapped hands with a
fan on the front row and completed the
three-point play, giving the Lakers a 108-102
lead. Kobe exclaimed that even though so
far it indeed has been pretty rough, he still
finds beauty in the process. Carlos Boozer
added 20 points, Nick Young even had 17
points for his first game of the season.
Then on to Houston. Lin was traded this
past off-season to the Lakers in a salary
dump. Byron Scott has said that Lin is doing
well and he is expecting him to even do
better as time goes on. Lin has averaged double
digits in six of the past seven games as the
Lakers' starting point guard. But he also played
two other games this month where he did not
make a field goal. Scott believes Lin picks up
his dribble too much and has not consistently
defended but he is young and is still learning.
This second road trip winning game gives us
hope. the final score in the Houston game was
98-92. Kobe made 28 points and had 10 of 20
shooting which featured both hot & cold stretches.
The Lakers' absorbed that with Jordan Hill's
emerging mid range game of:(16 points on 7 of
12 shooting) and Nick Young's high volume
shooting (16 points on 6 of 15 shooting).
The man of the hour was Wesley Johnson.
In the final minute of the game, he really
lived up to his vow that he would be playing
like a wild man and grabbed a rebound off
Bryant's missed 3-pointer and thus made
two free throws, finally swiping the ball
from James Harden at half court. He converted
on a lay-up, drew a foul on Harden & made
the final shot. We were all on the edge of
our seats. Now, next game will take place
on Friday against the Mavericks at 5:30.
Can hardly wait!
BABS WELLS
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