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 Bryant scored 28 points, surpassing 32,000 for his career, and
led the Lakers to a 114-109 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday at
Philips Arena.
Bryant joined Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone and Michael Jordan as
the only four players to reach 32,000 points in their career. Bryant
needs 291 more points to catch Jordan (32,292).
Bryant scored nine in the fourth quarter, including a vintage
fade-away jumper, followed by a free throw that put the Lakers up
six with one minute left.
Bucks 117, Knicks 113
MILWAUKEE -- Jerryd Bayless made five of six foul shots in the final
minute, and Ersan Ilyasova scored 20 points as Milwaukee held off a
furious comeback attempt by New York.
Ilyasova scored 11 of his points in the final quarter. New York got
26 points from Carmelo Anthony and 24 from Tim Hardaway Jr.
 Milwaukee led by as many as 26 in the second half and scored the
first seven points of the final quarter to take a 102-84 lead before
the Knicks rallied.
Jazz 98, Thunder 81
SALT LAKE CITY -- Alec Burks scored 20 points and collected a
career-high 14 rebounds, and Enes Kanter chipped in 16 points and 15
boards to help Utah rally for a victory over Oklahoma City.
Trey Burke added 17 points and nine assists, helping the Jazz rally
from a 17-point, second-quarter deficit. The Jazz shot 51.1 percent
from the field (23-of-45) in the second half after struggling to
find any sort of offensive rhythm for much of the first half.
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Guard Jeremy Lamb had 19 points to lead the Thunder, who lost for
the sixth time in seven road games this season. Oklahoma City had
six players sit out because of injuries.
Pelicans 106, Kings 100
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Anthony Davis scored 28 points, the first
Kings opponent to reach that total this season, and New Orleans rode
a big second half to a victory over Sacramento.
Ryan Anderson added 22 points for the Pelicans, who won despite
playing without forward Omer Asik (lower back stiffness) for the
second straight night.
Center DeMarcus Cousins led Sacramento with 24 points and 17
rebounds, but the Kings lost for the fourth time in five games.
Sacramento was seeking its first four-game home winning streak since
Decemeber 2012.
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