Bryant and Lakers end Cavs 23 game home unbeaten streak
It is only fitting for the two players who set records at Madison Square Garden finish the week off by playing one another.
Today, Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers beat LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavilers 101-91. The Lakers win ended the Cavilers 23 home game unbeaten streak.
Neither Bryant of James played extremely well, Lamar Odom had a season high 28 points for the Lakers while Zydrunas Ilgauskas led the Cavs in scoring with 22 points. Bryant finished with 19 points on 8 of 17 shooting while James had 16 points, 12 assists and 8 rebounds.
The win made the Lakers the first team in NBA history to win back-to-back games against teams with a winning percentage of .800 or better at least 40 games into the season.
This was the final regular season match-up between Bryant and James, the next time they could possibly meet is in a showdown at the NBA Finals.
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