The Legend of Kobe Bryant 2K12: Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty

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Matchup Preview | December 17, 2011
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Atlanta Hawks (12-10, 6-6 Home)		Los Angeles Lakers (16-6, 5-5 Away)
Starting Lineups Kirk Hinrich (9th year - Kansas) Point Guard Derek Fisher (16th year - Arkansas Little-Rock) Jamal Crawford (12th year - Michigan) Shooting Guard Kobe Bryant (16th year - Lower Merion HS) Marvin Williams (7th year - North Carolina) Small Forward Ron Artest (13th year - St. John's (NY)) Josh Smith (8th year - Oak Hill Academy HS) Power Forward Pau Gasol (11th year - Spain) Al Horford (5th year - Florida) Center Andrew Bynum (7th year - St. Joseph's HS (NJ)) Game Notes The Lakers make their second stop on this road trip to face the Atlanta Hawks. The Lakers coming off their worst game of the season getting blown out by the NBA Champion Dallas Mavericks 129-109 on Thursday night look for a much better showing. The Hawks (12-10) come into the game after snapping a three game losing streak with a 103-93 win over Philadelphia last night.

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Lakers are able to shake off disappointing effort against Mavs, put together all around game against Hawks

ATLANTA, GA - One thing that Mike Brown was concerned about was how his team would respond after being taken apart by the Dallas Mavericks just two nights ago. He didn't have to worry that much as the Lakers were able to put together a much better all around effort team wise and Kobe Bryant bowed out and let Pau Gasol take the lead as the Lakers won in convincing fashion 108-94 over the Hawks tonight. Bryant scored only 12 points tonight, but led the team with 9 assists as Pau Gasol took charge with 29 points and 6 rebounds while Lamar Odom off the bench added 18 points and 5 rebounds and Andrew Bynum finished with 12 points, 7 rebounds and 5 block shots. Jamal Crawford thrust into the starting lineup due to the injury to Joe Johnson led the Hawks with a team high 23 points along with 6 assists and Marvin Williams added 15 points and 5 rebounds. Kirk Hinrich added 15 points and dished out 6 assists, but the Hawks bench without Crawford was at a huge mismatch against the Lakers. Former Laker Josh Powell led the Hawks bench with 12 points while the rest of the bench combined for 5 points. The Lakers will get set to take on the New Jersey Nets tomorrow morning in a back-to-back setting.

Los Angeles Lakers (17-6) at Atlanta Hawks (12-11)
Dec 17, 2011 1 2 3 4 Final Los Angeles 25 28 22 33 108 Atlanta 25 18 26 25 94 Top Performers Pau Gasol - 29 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block shot Lamar Odom - 18 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 block shots Jamal Crawford - 23 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals Marvin Williams - 15 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block shot	Team Stats Comparison LAL ATL FG Made-Att 35-67 31-73 3PT Made-Att 10-18 8-19 FT Made-Att 28-35 24-30 Rebounds 39 39 Assists 26 16 Turnovers 14 15 Steals 8 12 Blocks 14 9
STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Ron Artest 32 2-5 1-2 1-4 7 3 2 2 0 6 Pau Gasol 34 10-14 0-0 9-9 6 2 1 1 2 29 Andrew Bynum 33 3-6 0-0 6-7 7 2 1 5 1 12 Kobe Bryant 31 4-10 0-0 4-4 2 9 1 1 2 12 Derek Fisher 30 3-8 3-8 0-0 3 3 3 1 2 9 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Lamar Odom 26 7-11 1-1 3-5 5 4 0 2 3 18 Steve Blake 19 1-3 1-2 1-2 4 2 0 0 1 4 Shannon Brown 18 2-6 2-3 2-2 1 1 0 2 2 8 Matt Barnes 18 3-4 2-2 2-2 4 0 0 0 0 10 Derrick Caracter 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Devin Ebanks -- DID NOT PLAY -- Darius Morris -- DID NOT PLAY -- Totals 240 35-67 10-18 28-35 39 26 8 14 14 108
STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Marvin Williams 37 3-9 2-2 7-8 5 1 1 1 2 15 Josh Smith 20 5-7 0-0 2-2 3 0 2 1 0 12 Al Horford 36 5-9 0-0 2-2 4 0 0 3 1 12 Jamal Crawford 33 8-18 5-12 2-3 4 6 2 0 7 23 Kirk Hinrich 35 5-15 1-5 4-4 5 6 2 1 0 15 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Jeff Teague 20 0-7 0-0 1-2 2 3 1 0 2 1 Zaza Pachulia 15 0-0 0-0 0-0 4 0 0 1 1 0 Keith Benson 14 0-1 0-0 0-0 4 0 2 1 0 0 Josh Powell 13 4-4 0-0 4-4 4 0 0 0 2 12 Damien Wilkins 12 1-2 0-0 1-1 2 0 1 0 0 3 Etan Thomas 6 0-1 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 1 Pape Sy 3 0-0 0-0 0-2 1 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 240 31-73 8-19 24-30 39 16 12 9 15 94

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NBA Power Rankings - Week Seven
RK (LW)	Team	Record	Last Week
1 (1)	Celtics	17-4	1-1
2 (3)	Lakers	17-6	3-1
3 (2)	Bulls	16-6	2-1
4 (8)	Mavericks	15-9	2-1
5 (6)	Thunder	16-9	2-1
6 (10)	Warriors	16-9	3-1
7 (7)	Heat	13-9	2-2
8 (4)	Knicks	16-8	1-3
9 (17)	Clippers	14-11	4-1
10 (20)	Suns	12-11	4-0
11 (5)	Magic	13-9	0-3
12 (11)	Pacers	13-11	2-1
13 (15)	76ers	11-11	3-1
14 (12)	Bucks	12-11	2-2
15 (18)	Cavaliers	11-10	2-1
16 (9)	Hawks	12-11	1-4
17 (22)	Trail Blazers	10-12	2-1
18 (16)	Rockets	11-11	2-2
19 (14)	Nuggets	10-12	1-2
20 (19)	Hornets	9-11	1-1
21 (21)	Pistons	11-12	2-1
22 (13)	Spurs	11-14	2-3
23 (26)	Grizzlies	8-13	2-2
24 (25)	Timberwolves	9-14	1-2
25 (24)	Nets	9-15	1-3
26 (23)	Bobcats	9-15	1-3
27 (27)	Kings	8-17	1-3
28 (29)	Raptors	7-16	2-2
29 (28)	Jazz	5-18	0-3
30 (30)	Wizards	3-19	2-2

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Matchup Preview | December 18, 2011
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New Jersey Nets (9-15, 5-6 Home)		Los Angeles Lakers (17-6, 6-5 Away)
Starting Lineups Deron Williams (7th year - Illinois) Point Guard Derek Fisher (16th year - Arkansas Little-Rock) Anthony Morrow (4th year - Georgia Tech) Shooting Guard Kobe Bryant (16th year - Lower Merion HS) Damion James (2nd year - Texas) Small Forward Ron Artest (13th year - St. John's (NY)) Kris Humphries (8th year - Minnesota) Power Forward Pau Gasol (11th year - Spain) Brook Lopez (4th year - Stanford) Center Andrew Bynum (7th year - St. Joseph's HS (NJ)) Game Notes The Lakers make their only stop in New Jersey tonight to take on the Nets in their third game of this current road trip. The Nets (9-15) are coming off an impressive victory over division leading Boston Celtics on Friday night.

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Kobe Bryant and Deron Williams have heated contest down stretch, Lakers able to overcome Nets in overtime

NEW MEADOWLANDS, NJ - The Lakers didn't expect much resistance against a rebuilding Nets team, but the Nets came in a gave the Lakers more then they could handle and almost pulled off an incredible second half comeback and upset, but the Lakers held serve and it took overtime to defeat a rowdy Net's team 124-121 behind Kobe Bryant and a game high 49 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists including hitting 19-21 free throws and 6-7 three point shots in the game. Pau Gasol added 17 points, 6 rebounds and 2 block shots and Andrew Bynum recorded a double double with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Lamar Odom also posted a double double with 10 points and 10 rebounds leading the Lakers bench squad Shannon Brown had 6 points, hitting two three point shots in the game. Deron Williams led the Nets charge in the second half down by nine points at halftime, 65-56, finishing with 42 points and 10 assists for a double double of his own while Kris Humphries added 19 points and 6 rebounds. Brook Lopez finished with 16 points , 4 rebounds and 3 block shots before fouling out in the overtime period and Anthony Morrow added 16 points despite shooting 4-18 from the field, but fouled out in the overtime period in the final minutes. The Lakers finished the game 36-47 from the free throw line while the Nets finished up 20-25. The Lakers have won their last two games and are now 2-1 on their current road trip with their next stop in Indiana.

Los Angeles Lakers (18-6) at New Jersey Nets (9-16)
Dec 18, 2011 1 2 3 4 OT Final Los Angeles 33 32 24 23 12 124 New Jersey 32 24 33 23 9 121 Top Performers Kobe Bryant - 49 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists Pau Gasol - 17 points, 6 rebounds 2 block shots Deron Williams - 42 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists Kris Humphries - 19 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals	Team Stats Comparison LAL NJN FG Made-Att 37-82 46-95 3PT Made-Att 14-27 9-29 FT Made-Att 36-47 20-25 Rebounds 50 46 Assists 18 23 Turnovers 7 7 Steals 1 6 Blocks 3 7
STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Ron Artest 37 3-10 2-7 2-2 7 1 0 0 1 10 Pau Gasol 39 7-12 0-0 3-6 6 0 0 2 0 17 Andrew Bynum 41 5-8 0-0 2-5 12 3 0 0 1 12 Kobe Bryant 40 12-25 6-7 19-21 5 6 0 0 2 49 Derek Fisher 36 4-10 3-6 4-4 3 2 0 0 2 15 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Lamar Odom 24 2-4 0-0 6-9 10 1 0 1 0 10 Matt Barnes 21 0-3 0-1 0-0 3 2 1 0 0 0 Steve Blake 18 2-6 1-2 0-0 2 3 0 0 1 5 Shannon Brown 14 2-4 2-4 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 6 Devin Ebanks -- DID NOT PLAY -- Derrick Caracter -- DID NOT PLAY -- Darius Morris -- DID NOT PLAY -- Totals 265 37-82 14-27 36-47 50 18 1 3 7 124
STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Damion James 26 2-2 0-0 1-2 6 4 1 0 1 5 Kris Humphries 42 9-11 0-0 1-2 6 1 2 1 0 19 Brook Lopez 32 7-11 0-0 2-2 4 0 3 3 0 16 Anthony Morrow 37 4-18 3-10 5-6 4 0 0 1 1 16 Deron Williams 44 16-27 4-10 6-7 6 10 0 0 3 42 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Sasha Vujacic 22 3-6 0-1 2-2 4 2 1 0 1 8 Brandan Wright 16 1-1 0-0 0-0 6 2 0 0 0 2 Travis Outlaw 16 0-4 0-1 2-2 4 0 0 0 0 2 Jordan Farmar 14 2-8 1-5 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 5 Stephen Graham 11 1-3 0-1 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 2 Marshoon Brooks 6 1-2 1-1 0-0 2 0 0 1 1 3 Sundiata Gaines 4 0-2 0-0 1-2 0 1 0 0 0 1 Totals 265 46-95 9-29 20-25 46 23 7 6 7 121

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Matchup Preview | December 20, 2011
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New Jersey Nets (14-11, 9-3 Home)		Los Angeles Lakers (18-6, 7-5 Away)
Starting Lineups George Hill (4th year - IUPUI) Point Guard Derek Fisher (16th year - Arkansas Little-Rock) Paul George (2nd year - Fresno State) Shooting Guard Kobe Bryant (16th year - Lower Merion HS) Danny Granger (7th year - New Mexico) Small Forward Ron Artest (13th year - St. John's (NY)) Tyler Hansbrough (3rd year - North Carolina) Power Forward Pau Gasol (11th year - Spain) Roy Hibbert (4th year - Georgetown) Center Andrew Bynum (7th year - St. Joseph's HS (NJ)) Game Notes The Lakers start their final stretch of this five game trip with their fourth stop in Indiana. The Lakers have won two of their first three on the trip and get set to face the Pacers (14-11) who have won six out of eight games this month so far and are 9-3 here at Conseco Fieldhouse. Last year the two teams split the season series both winning on the others home court. The Lakers come in 7-3 in their last 10 games while the Pacers are 6-4 in that same stretch.

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Lakers go cold during third quarter leading to Pacers taking advantage and game

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Over the past several years the Lakers have been the best road team in the league, the only team with a winning record on the road all-time, last year winning 27 out of 41 on the road, but this season the road has not been the kind, coasting trend that it has been in seasons past. Events that took place tonight at Conseco Fieldhouse against the Pacers gave some significant insight as the Lakers up 55-44 at the half and seemingly well on their way to their third straight win on this trip were about to experience a cold streak they hadn't experienced yet this season. The Pacers out scored the Lakers in the second half 60-36 including 28-8 in the third quarter on their way to a 104-91 victory. The Lakers had no answers in the third quarter only hoping that they could hold the Pacers to within striking distance to make a fourth quarter run and catch them. Matt Barnes scored nine straight points on three consecutive three point field goals to pull the Lakers to within six points at 86-80, but the Pacers were able to settle down, run their offense and connect on their next four possessions to increase the lead back to double digits and keep the Lakers at bay. For the Lakers the loss dropped them to 2-2 on their road trip with only one game remaining and put a little doubt into some minds as if the Lakers were able to maintain a strong focus as a unit on the road. Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and Andrew Bynum recorded another double double with 14 points and 13 rebounds along with 2 block shots. Matt Barnes added 13 points off the bench for the Lakers and Lamar Odom finished with 10 points and 6 rebounds in the loss. Danny Granger posted a double double of his own leading the Pacers with 23 points and 10 rebounds and George Hill replacing the injured Darren Collison finished up with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 13 assists. Roy Hibbert added 15 points, 7 rebounds and 5 block shots for the Pacers and Mike Dunleavy led the Pacers bench with 10 points and 7 rebounds. The Lakers will finish up this road trip and look to go home with a winning record in their next contest against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Los Angeles Lakers (18-7) at Indiana Pacers (15-11)
Dec 20, 2011 1 2 3 4 Final Los Angeles 25 30 8 28 91 Indiana 25 19 28 32 104 Top Performers Kobe Bryant - 24 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists Andrew Bynum - 14 points, 13 rebounds, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 block shots Danny Granger - 23 points 10 rebounds, 3 assists George Hill - 17 points, 5 rebounds, 13 assists	Team Stats Comparison LAL IND FG Made-Att 43-78 31-81 3PT Made-Att 4-8 10-32 FT Made-Att 14-20 19-25 Rebounds 46 42 Assists 27 19 Turnovers 6 5 Steals 3 6 Blocks 10 4
STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Ron Artest 35 4-7 3-5 2-2 3 2 0 0 1 13 Pau Gasol 28 3-8 0-0 1-2 6 1 0 0 0 7 Andrew Bynum 37 6-10 0-0 2-3 13 4 2 2 0 14 Kobe Bryant 35 9-24 2-6 4-6 5 4 0 1 1 24 Derek Fisher 32 0-9 0-6 3-4 2 2 0 0 1 3 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Lamar Odom 24 3-8 0-2 4-4 6 1 1 0 0 10 Matt Barnes 18 4-5 4-4 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 13 Steve Blake 17 2-5 1-4 2-2 4 3 1 1 1 7 Shannon Brown 14 0-5 0-5 0-0 1 2 1 0 0 0 Derrick Caracter 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Devin Ebanks -- DID NOT PLAY -- Darius Morris -- DID NOT PLAY -- Totals 240 31-81 10-32 19-25 42 19 6 4 5 91
STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Danny Granger 31 9-16 1-1 4-5 10 3 0 1 1 23 Tyler Hansbrough 39 4-10 0-0 1-2 7 1 0 0 1 9 Roy Hibbert 39 7-12 0-0 1-3 7 4 1 5 0 15 Paul George 38 6-9 0-0 0-0 3 4 0 2 0 12 George Hill 38 6-14 0-2 5-6 5 13 1 1 3 17 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Mike Dunleavy 18 4-9 2-4 0-0 7 1 1 0 1 10 T.J. Ford 11 2-3 0-0 3-4 2 1 0 0 0 7 Josh McRoberts 10 1-1 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 2 Jeff Foster 10 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 2 Brandon Rush 8 3-3 1-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 7 Dahntay Jones 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 James Posey -- DID NOT PLAY -- Totals 240 43-78 4-8 14-20 46 27 3 10 6 104

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Matchup Preview | December 21, 2011
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Cleveland Cavaliers (12-10, 4-6 Home)		Los Angeles Lakers (18-7, 7-6 Away)
Starting Lineups Kyrie Irving (1st year - Syracuse) Point Guard Derek Fisher (16th year - Arkansas Little-Rock) Anthony Parker (9th year - Bradley) Shooting Guard Kobe Bryant (16th year - Lower Merion HS) Joey Graham (7th year - Oklahoma State) Small Forward Ron Artest (13th year - St. John's (NY)) Antawn Jamison (14th year - North Carolina) Power Forward Pau Gasol (11th year - Spain) Anderson Varejao (8th year - Brazil) Center Andrew Bynum (7th year - St. Joseph's HS (NJ)) Game Notes The Lakers finish up their five game road trip taking on the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Lakers are looking to finish the trip with a winning record having split the first four games. The Cavaliers (12-10) are currently third place in the Central Division and are riding a three game winning streak. Last year the two teams split the season series with the home team winning each game.