Kobe scores 50 again with Lakers victory over Seattle
Monday, April 16, 2007
Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles, Lakers’ own, scores his 10th 50 points this season. His amazing shooting skills led him to this stage. Bryant finished with 50 points on 18-of-25. His shootings carried the Lakers to a 109-98 victory over Seattle this Sunday night that clinched a playoff spot for Los Angeles. Lakers have been having hard time winning the games. This is their third win in 11 games. And after the win Kobe said, ““We feel much better. We needed this type of win.” Bryant was saying when the playoff starts he may shoot some more or may not but their defense needs a lot of work. His exact words were, “If the jumper is on, we’ll ride it out. If it’s not, we’ll have to find another way to win. Our defensive continuity is going to be our biggest challenge.” Phil Jackson, coach of the LA Lakers, has the record of never missing the NBA playoffs throughout his 17-year career in NBA as a coach but he too thinks Lakers need a lot of working to do.
Bryant’s score of 50 or more for the 10th time this season is now the third-highest total in NBA history behind Wilt Chamberlain’s 45 times with 50 or more in 1961-62, and Chamberlain’s 30 times the following season. Bryant still will have lot to do for the first place in that board. This is Bryant’s 21st time that he scored his 50th points.
I still doubt that the Lakers will ever go to the finals and win the championship. So far, Lakers are still depending on their key player, Kobe Bryant, but they have to realize that basketball is never one-man game. Teamwork and mostly defense is the only quality that Lakers lack at this time. I still have my fingers crossed over here and hope Bryant shows some of his skills and break some records by this playoff.
