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Larry Drew remembers thinking as a young Lakers assistant coach that Kobe Bryant's talent "was off the charts" when the teen made his NBA debut with Los Angeles in 1996. Fifteen years later, Drew isn't surprised to see Bryant still climbing the charts as the sixth-best scorer in NBA history. Bryant scored 26 points to pass Moses Malone for sixth on the career scoring list and the Lakers beat Drew's Atlanta Hawks 101-87 on Tuesda...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Tue 2/14	LAL	LAL 86-78

Game Stats

Lakers (46-19) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts K. Bryant, G 32 6 4 0 26 A. Bynum, C 35 16 3 3 16 P. Gasol, F 36 11 5 2 14 D. Fisher, G 32 2 3 1 11 R. Artest, F 32 2 3 4 7 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts L. Odom 25 2 2 0 12 S. Brown 16 2 1 3 7 M. Barnes 16 2 2 2 5 S. Blake 16 0 4 0 3 D. Caracter 0 0 0 0 0 J. Smith 0 0 0 0 0 L. Walton 0 0 0 0 0 D. Ebanks 0 0 0 0 0 T. Ratliff 0 0 0 0 0

Hawks (37-27) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts A. Horford, C 40 9 3 2 17 J. Smith, F 37 6 6 3 16 K. Hinrich, G 31 2 4 2 12 J. Johnson, G 38 1 2 4 11 M. Williams, F 23 5 2 2 4 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts D. Wilkins 16 2 1 2 10 J. Crawford 23 3 0 1 9 Z. Pachulia 22 10 2 1 8 J. Teague 9 0 1 0 0 H. Armstrong 0 0 0 0 0 J. Collins 0 0 0 0 0 J. Powell 0 0 0 0 0 P. Sy 0 0 0 0 0 E. Thomas 0 0 0 0 0

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Injury Report

Lakers No injuries to report.

Hawks Date Player Injury 4/15 Z. Pachulia, C Sprained left foot

Player News

Lakers Devin Ebanks (LAL - Guard-Forward) News: Ebanks played in just 24 games for the Lakers in 2012, averaging four points and 2.3 rebounds per game.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 23, 2012) Kobe Bryant (LAL - Shooting Guard) News: After undergoing an experimental knee procedure in Germany in the 2011 offseason, Bryant outperformed his fantasy draft slotting for the 2012 season. His 27.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game were his best averages in four years. He slipped elsewhere though, shooting 43 percent from the field and 30.3 percent from downtown - his worst shooting percentages in more than a decade. His 3.5 turnovers per game were also his worst average since the 2004-05 season.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 23, 2012) Andrew Bynum (LAL - Center) News: Bynum plans to focus on his jump shot in the offseason, the Orange County Register's Kevin Ding reports.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 23, 2012)