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January 6th, 2007 Kobe Scores 8, Nuggets Still Lose In LA

Kobe Bryant

On Friday night, the Nuggets headed to L.A. to play the Lakers. This game was supposed to be a Kobe vs. Iverson shootout, but it was far from it. Iverson scored just 16 (the lowest he has scored as a Nugget), and Kobe scored just 8 points. The Lakers did end up getting a lift from a few role players, as the Nuggets lost this game badly. Bryant didn’t even play in the fourth quarter. The final score was 123-104.

For Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant only took 9 shots, and he only made 2 of them. He scored just 8 points, but he also dished 10 assists and grabbed 5 rebounds. Second year center Andrew Bynum had himself a solid night, posting a double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds. That wasn’t all he did though, he also blocked 6 shots and dished 3 assists. Luke Walton did a little bit of everything as well, scoring 18 points, grabbing 5 rebounds, and dishing 8 assists. Smush Parker added 23 points, Brian Cook and Maurice Evans each scored 16, and Ronny Turiaf came off the bench to contribute 8 points and 9 rebounds.

Allen Iverson scored the least amount of points he ever has as a Nugget, scoring just 16 points on 5-17 shooting. The leading scorer for Denver was the little man, Earl Boykins, who came off the bench to score 24 points. Marcus Camby had himself a solid double-double of 14 points and 12 rebounds. Nuggets rookie Yakhouba Diawara shot just 4-13, but he ended up with 13 points. Nene and Linas Kleiza both had good games off the bench as well, as Nene had 14 points and 6 boards, and Kleiza chipped in a near double-double of 10 points and 9 rebounds.

Also, Julius Hodge surprisingly started for Denver. He played 19 minutes and shot 1-3 from the floor. His stat line was 4 points, 1 rebound, 6 assists, and 2 steals. Not bad for a kid that has only played 1 minute this entire season, before last night.

Player of the Game: Marcus Camby

Marcus Camby

14 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists

Next Game: Tonight (1/6/07) at home vs. Utah at 7:00 pm MST.

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