Kobe Bryant floundered, but the rest of the L.A. Lakers stepped up to beat the Atlanta Hawks.
Feb 15, 2012 – Kobe Bryant’s on a bit of a scoring slide after devastating defenses throughout the month of January. Since the first of the month, Kobe’s cracked 30 points (in a loss to the Knicks) and 40 percent shooting (in that win over the Celtics) just once apiece. Tuesday night’s match-up with the feisty Hawks didn’t change much, but it did offer one kind wrinkle to Kobe’s evening. While Bryant scored just 10 points on 18 shots, the rest of the Lakers scored at a respectable 48 percent clip, which far outpaced Atlanta’s dismal 34 percent shooting (including 7-27 from downtown). Hell, Kobe could’ve bricked 10 more shots and the Lakers still would have outgunned the Hawks.
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