Can Kobe Bryant Remodel His Game to Save the LA Lakers?

January 26th, 2013 by Jesse Dorsey Leave a reply »
The Los Angeles Lakers broke their four-game losing streak with a 102-84 win over the Utah Jazz in a game in which Kobe Bryant shot the ball just 10 times, which is kind of a good model for what the Lakers should want him to do for the rest of the season.

Just looking at the box score for the game, you'll find out how the Lakers were able to not only win this game, but also completely dominate most of the way through.

Metta World Peace and Dwight Howard each scored 17 points, Pau Gasol and Steve Nash each had 15 points and Kobe had himself a meager, yet extremely efficient, 14 points:

Kobe is coming out of the game one shy of his career high (15) in assists. He has 14 points and nine rebounds also with 1:26 left.

— KEVIN DING (@KevinDing) January 26, 2013 Not only that, but Kobe was also able to score on seven of his 10 shots while doling out 14 assists. It was just the sixth time in his career that he's had at least 14 assists in a game, and it's the first time since 2010.

The Lakers needed to do their best to get everyone involved against a team with a solid inside-outside presence, and they did just that. Amazingly, ...

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