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20secondtimeout.blogspot.com - 5/5/2008
38 Special: Lakers Ride Kobe Bryant's Scoring Outburst to a 109-98 Win Over Utah
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Kobe Bryant's 38 points, seven assists and six rebounds in the Lakers' 109-98 game one win over the Jazz were actually only slightly above his playoff averages in those departments, an indication of just how high of a standard he has set for himself.
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