Trash-talking sparks Bryant to 49-point game as Lakers win
Published 4/24/2008 by John Nadel, AP Sports Writer at Boston.com -- Basketball news
It doesn't pay to make Kobe Bryant angry. Kenyon Martin and the Denver Nuggets learned that lesson in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers.
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