Memphis at LA Lakers

[Real Deal]

TIME: 10:30 PM ET

TV: ESPN

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Kobe will be looking for his shot tonight. Hopefully he gets it or this game may be harder than it should be

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Lethargic

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Wow. Bad game. Not only that but coaches decided to bench Kobe until 2 in the fourth. This won't go well in the locker room

[Sħãlïq™]

LOS ANGELES -- Kobe Bryant said he was unhappy after being benched in the fourth quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers' 102-96 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies Sunday night, but he tempered his recounting of the event.

 

"Of course I was!" - Bryant told reporters when asked if he was upset about the benching.

 

The Lakers called timeout midway through the fourth quarter after falling down by double digits. During the timeout, Bryant elbowed a chair on the bench after the Lakers had allowed a three-point deficit to start the final period balloon into a 14-point cushion for Memphis with just 5:45 remaining.

Bryant's frustration only seemed to grow when he was subbed out of the game in favor of Metta World Peace and remained out of the game until 1:51 remaining when he checked back in with the Lakers trailing by nine.

 

(...) "I usually don't like to run him because he ends up playing a ton of minutes," Brown said. "He was at 38 (minutes), 27 (seconds) tonight but I don't like to run him a whole half if I can help it. If I can give him a minute or two here or there, then I will."

Bryant benched briefly, unhappy

 

Ain't seen Kobe that mad this season.

Edited March 26, 2012 by Sℏãℓïʠ