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Cook had surgery on this right thumb on Monday, but is expected to be ready for training camp, the Los Angeles Lakers said. The Lakers' forward injured his thumb while playing basketball at a gym in Los Angeles on Monday and underwent surgery later in the evening. |
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Cook averaged 7.9 points and 3.4 rebounds in 81 games for the Lakers last season, including 46 starts. |
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Farmar signed with the Lakers on Wednesday. The 26th overall pick out of UCLA, Farmar will challenge for the starting point guard spot with Los Angeles. He left UCLA after averaging 13.5 points and 5.2 assists while leading the Bruins to the NCAA title game as a sophomore. |
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After averaging just 24.2 points in the first five games of this postseason, Bryant finished with a career-playoff high 50 points on 20-of-35 shooting in the Lakers' 126-118 Game 6 overtime loss to the Suns on Thursday. |
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Bryant averaged a league-high 35.4 points during the regular season. He scored over 30 points in the final nine games of the regular season, but was held under 30 points in the first five games of the playoffs. |
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Walton, accidentally elbowed in the left side of the face by New Orleans' Marc Jackson in the Lakers' 115-95 win Wednesday, isn't expected to miss any playing time. Team spokesman John Black said Walton was expected to practice Friday for Los Angeles, which opens its best-of-seven playoff series in Phoenix on Sunday. |
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Walton averaged a career-high 5.0 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 69 games for Los Angeles this season. |
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Bryant had 43 points, eight rebounds and five assists in the Lakers' 109-89 win over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday. The victory clinched a playoff spot for Los Angeles for the first time since 2004. |
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Bryant made just 11-of-28 shots, but cashed in at free-throw line by knocking down 20-of-23 attempts. The 27-year-old shooting guard leads the league with a 35.4 scoring average, including 27 games in which he's scored at least 40 points. The Lakers are 18-9 in those contests. |
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Bryant scored 50 points in Friday's 110-99 win over the Trail Blazers to break Elgin Baylor's single-season franchise scoring record. The Lakers' star has 2,754 points on the season, surpassing Baylor's 2,719 set in 1962-63. Earlier this season, Bryant eclipsed Baylor's records for most points in a game and most 40-point games. |
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Bryant leads the NBA with 35.3 points per game and is also averaging 5.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists. |
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Odom had 15 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists for his first triple-double with the Lakers and ninth of his career, in Tuesday's 111-100 win over the Warriors. |
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Odom also has three straight double-doubles, averaging 18.3 points and 13.0 rebounds in that span, and is averaging 14.9 points, 9.2 rebounds and 5.4 assists this season. |
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Bryant's 51 points weren't enough in the Lakers' 107-96 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Friday. The league's leading scorer went 19-for-33 from the floor and made good on 8-of-10 free-throw attempts. |
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Bryant, averaging a career-best 35.1 points per game this season, has scored 30-plus points in eight of his last 10 contests. Over that span, the Los Angeles guard is averaging 38.4 points on 48.0 percent shooting. |
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Bryant scored 40 or more points for the 23rd time this season in Sunday's 104-88 win over the Rockets, tying a Lakers single-season record set by Elgin Baylor in 1962-63. The Los Angeles star had 43 points on 19-of-32 shooting from the field. |
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Bryant is the NBA's leading scorer with 34.7 points per game and is also averaging 5.3 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.8 steals in 72 games. |
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Just when Brown was fulfilling some of the potential that made him a No. 1 overall draft pick, he suffered a minor hamstring injury while playing for the injured Chris Mihm in the Lakers' win over Milwaukee on Friday. Brown is questionable for the Lakers' game on Sunday against the Hornets. |
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Brown has averaged 12.0 points and 8.0 rebounds while starting the last seven games for the Lakers. |
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Bryant scored 43 points on 12-for-26 field-goal shooting in the Lakers' win over the Bucks on Friday. |
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Bryant, the NBA's leading scorer, has scored at least 40 points 21 times this season for the Lakers. |
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Mihm's severely sprained right foot will keep him out longer than expected. He will miss at least four weeks, meaning his season could be over for the Lakers. Kwame Brown will take over the center spot. |
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An MRI exam did not reveal any structural damage to Mihm's right ankle. He will miss at least another two weeks because of the injury, which he suffered on March 12. |
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Kwame Brown will continue to start at center until Mihm returns for the Lakers. |
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Mihm scored 20 points in Sunday's 120-113 loss to the SuperSonics before spraining his right ankle with just 49 seconds remaining. The Lakers' center sustained the injury when he landed awkwardly. |
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In 58 games this season, Mihm is averaging a career-high 10.4 points and 6.4 rebounds in 26.4 minutes. |
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A severely sprained ankle put Mihm on crutches after Sunday's game. He will miss a few weeks, and Kwame Brown will become the Lakers' starting center. |
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In 58 games this season, Mihm is averaging a career-high 10.4 points and 6.4 rebounds in 26.4 minutes. |
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Bryant had his fourth-worst field-goal shooting percentage on Sunday, going 8-for-29 (27.6 percent) while scoring 22 points in the Lakers' 120-113 home loss to Seattle. It was Bryant's third straight game shooting fewer than 38 percent on field goals. |
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Bryant still managed to score at least 20 points for the 44th straight time. The NBA's scoring leader averages 35.2 points. |
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Jackson, waived by Phoenix last Wednesday, was signed by the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday. Terms of the agreement were not released, and it's uncertain if the swingman will be in uniform for Monday night's game against the San Antonio Spurs. Jackson had appeared in just 27 games for Phoenix this year, averaging 3.7 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 15.6 minutes. |
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Medvedenko was waived by the Los Angeles Lakers Monday, in order to make room for the free-agent signing of swingman Jim Jackson. Medvedenko played in just two games for the Lakers before hurting his back in a game against Minnesota on Nov. 9. He scored one field goal in seven minutes. |
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Bryant scored 42 points in a 106-94 victory over the Warriors on Friday to become the youngest player to reach 16,000 points for his career. The Lakers' shooting guard was 27 years and 192 days old when he reached the milestone, four days younger than Wilt Chamberlain did it in 1964. Bryant was battling a sinus infection, but managed to score 40 or more points for the 16th time this season. |
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Bryant is the NBA's leading scorer with 35.1 points per game. |
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Bryant is reportedly dealing with a sinus infection and an ear ache but wasn't expected to miss time because of the illnesses. |
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Bryant had a game-high 35 points, six rebounds and five assists in Thursday's loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. He's scored at least 20 points in 38 straight games. |