Lakers vs Thunder 10/24/08 Bryant plays briefly in Lakers victory

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kier0018
February 07, 2009

Bryant plays briefly in Lakers' victory ONTARIO,CA (AP) --Kobe Bryant, coming back from a knee injury, made a brief appearance at the start of Los Angeles' final preseason game Friday night and ap...

Bryant plays briefly in Lakers' victory

ONTARIO,CA (AP) --Kobe Bryant, coming back from a knee injury, made a brief appearance at the start of Los Angeles' final preseason game Friday night and appeared to be moving fine in the Lakers' 105-94 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Los Angeles coach Phil Jackson said before the game that Bryant would play only as much time as he wanted.

Bryant played the first 7:55e, went 2-of-3 from the floor and had one rebound and one assist before taking the rest of the night off.

Los Angeles' Andrew Bynum had 23 points, eight rebounds and three blocks while playing 29 minutes in the final tuneup for both the Lakers (5-2) and the Thunder (1-6).

Bynum was 10-of-15 from the floor. Jordan Farmar had 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting for Los Angeles.

Rookie Russell Westbrook scored 23 for Oklahoma City, and Kevin Durant added 15.

Bryant, the NBA's reigning MVP, was back after missing the last game because of a hyper-extended right knee. He was hurt in a collision with teammate Josh Powell on Tuesday night against Charlotte in San Diego.

Slight swelling in his knee led him to sit out Los Angeles' 88-77 victory over the Bobcats on Thursday night in Anaheim.

Bryant was sharp in his brief stint against Oklahoma City, figuring in the Lakers' first eight points as he hit 3-pointers on his first two shots, then fed Pau Gasol under the basket for a layup.

The Thunder-Lakers game in the Los Angeles suburb of Ontario was the first sports event at a new arena that will house a minor league hockey team, and drew a sellout crowd of 10,316.

Bynum had 15 points by halftime, including several dunks off lobs from his teammates, to help Los Angeles to a 63-53 lead at the break. Westbrook scored 11 first-half points for Oklahoma City.

The Lakers, beaten by Boston in the last NBA finals, open the regular season at home against Portland on Tuesday. The Thunder, the former Seattle SuperSonics who moved during the offseason, open in Oklahoma City against Milwaukee on Wednesday.

The Thunder have had a string of injuries, including forward Chris Wilcox (hamstring), center Mouhamed Sene (knee surgery) and guard Kyle Weaver (groin). Forward Joe Smith, who had missed time with a fractured nose, wore a clear protective mask and scored seven points against the Lakers.

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lol Thunder suck

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are u kidding me? why are u comparing kobe and lebron? u Idiots!! They are Incomparable. they differ in size, weight and etc. so how can u compare them? they also differ in their position. obviously, Forwards have a bigger stats in this game so that's why lebron has a bigger stats than kobe but kobe being a small guy prove to us that he is the best

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noone has bigger stats than MJ. His PER is the highest all time. Over Wilt and Shaq.

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lmao this game is a new school...showtime

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