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Lakers' Kobe Bryant draws the line again and again

 

Published 5/5/2008 at L.A. Times - Basketball

His franchise-playoff record 21 made free throws are what makes the difference in Sunday's Lakers' victory over the Utah Jazz. Coach Phil Jackson calls it the team's 'biggest scoring threat.' > Twenty-three times Sunday, the Utah Jazz left Kobe Bryant wide open. (link)

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