European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 25, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 46 s t a r s a n d s t r in e s sunday March 25 2007 Kobe tops 50 Points in third straight game lakers beat grizzlies As Bryant becomes fourth to accomplish feat d Eastern conference the associated press another night another incredible scoring performance by Kobe Bryant the los Angeles lakers Star be came the fourth player in Aba history to score at least 50 Points in three straight games thursday night scoring 60 in a 121119 Vic tory Over the Memphis grizzlies its special because its com ing off three straight wins Bry ant said this is a stretch where we really need to make up some ground Bryant was 20for37 from the Field and 17for18 from the free throw line the last lakers player with three consecutive 50point games was Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor in december 1962 Michael Jor Dan and Wilt Chamberlain Are the Only other players with three straight 50point games Chamberlain has the record with seven consecutive 50point games which he did in december 1961 it just feels great Bryant said of joining Baylor Jordan and Chamberlain growing up i idolized All of them from Wilt to my to Elgin its a tremendous Honor to be in that same class with those Guys and in the history books it was the fourth 60point game of Bryants career tying him with Jordan for the second most Chamberlain holds the record with 32 Jordan was the last Aba player to score at least 50 Points in three straight games accomplishing the feat during the 198687 season Bryant will try to extend the run when the lakers face the new Orleans hornets on Friday night Bryant scored 65 against the Portland Trail blazers on March 16 and 50 against the Minnesota Timber wolves on March 18 i just feel like Guys Are finding me Bryant said its not like in taking difficult shots outside of a couple of them and in in rhythm when in taking those to get in a rhythm i have to get great picks great looks and great passes you cant do that without the help of your team mates particularly because there sending double and triple teams it makes it even More important that i get Good passes and Good screens bulls 109 nuggets 108 Rookie tyrus Thomas scored on a tip in with two tenths of a Sec Ond left after Ben Gordons missed jumper giving Host Chica go the Victory Gordon finished with 25 Points to Lead the bulls Lull Deng had 22 Points and 14 rebounds and Kirk Hinrich scored 21 Points Allen Iverson led Denver with 31 Points carmelo Anthony added 28 and Nene had 18 Points and 12 rebounds suns 118 Kings 100 Amare Stoudemire bounced Back from How Kobe follows 50 list at icat  sewing contest Dot 56 at Charlotte 30t 35 v Houston 2qt 45 Hoy 30 2006 52 is Utah 29 is la clippers dec 2 May 4 am 50 is pm of play 24 at Phoenix Mayfie april 14 50 is Portland 43 is Phoenix april 16 s aptfl720w 51 at Phoenix 38 is la clippers april 9 Jan 22 20m 81 is Toronto 30 is Golden state Jan 27 Jan 19 2006 51 at Sacramento of 37 at 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Steve Nash had 17 Points and 16 assists to help Phoenix hand the Kings their eighth loss in nine games Artest was in court thursday on Misdemeanour charges including Battery and Corporal injury to a spouse stemming from an Inci Dent with his wife he had planned to catch a flight to Phoe Nix after the hearing but the plane was diverted to Ontario Calif because of thunderstorms after still More delays in califor Nia Artest returned to Sacramento on the advice of Kings presi Dent Geoff Petrie rockets 91 pistons 85 Yao Ming scored 27 Points grabbed seven rebounds and made a key Block in the final minute to Lead Host Houston Antonio Mcdyess scored 16 Points for Detroit which had its six game Road winning Streak snapped Trail blazers 92 kicks 86 Brandon Roy scored 24 Points Jamaal Magloire had his Best game of the season and visiting Portland dealt new York a potentially costly loss Jarrett Jack added 15 Points for the Trail blazers who were without leading scorer and re Bounder Zach Randolph for the second straight game while he is on bereavement leave Nate Robinson scored a sea so High 31 Points for the kicks who lost for the fourth time in five games and missed a Chance to move into a tie for seventh place in the Eastern conference Golden state new Orleans Minnesota Sacramento Portland Seattle Memphis 32 37 464 25 31 37 456 25vi 29 38 433 27 29 40 420 28 28 40 412 26 41 388 30 17 52 246 40 clinched playoff spot clinched division division Leader thursdays games Portland 92 new York 86 la lakers 121 Memphis 119 Houston 91 Detroit 85 Chicago 109 Denver 108 Phoenix 118 Sacramento 100 fridays games Miami at Indiana new Jersey at Orlando Denver at Toronto Charlotte at Philadelphia Dallas at Boston Portland at Atlanta new York at Cleveland Detroit at san Antonio la lakers at new Orleans Utah at la clippers Minnesota at Seattle Washington at Golden state saturdays games new Jersey at Charlotte Philadelphia at Miami Memphis at Utah Washington at la clippers sundays games Dallas at Atlanta Phoenix at Sacramento Chicago at Indiana Detroit at Milwaukee Houston is new Orleans at Oklahoma City Portland at Minnesota Denver at Cleveland san Antonio at Seattle Golden state at la lakers thursday Trail blazers 92 kicks 86 Portland Aldridge 49 45 12 Udoka 35 00 7 Magloire 59 41014 Jack 57 3315 Roy 818 79 24 outlaw 49 12 9 Rodriguez 16 00 2 Webster 23 00 5 Schescher 02 00 0 Jones 14 22 4 totals 3372 213192 Mew York Frye 59 00 10 Jeffries 12 00 2 Curry 41100 8 Francis 310 22 9 mar Bury 622 24 17 Balkman 34 34 9 Lee 04 00 0 James 03 00 0 Robinson 1014 34 31 Collins 00 00 0 totals 3279 1014 86 Portland 19 24 2392 new York 20 24 18 2486 three Point goal Portland 514 Jack 23 Webster 12 Udoka 13 Roy 14 Rodriguez new York 1227 Robinson 89 mar Bury 312 Francis fouled outdone re bound Portland 48 Magloire new York 52 Francis assist Portland 17 Jack Rodriguez new York 17 Marbury total foul Portland 15 new York 23 technical Portland defensive three Sec Ond new York defensive three second a19237 lakers 121 grizzlies 119 us lakers Walton 47 22 11 Odom 812 48 20 Brown 25 48 8 Bryant 2037 1718 60 Parker 26 22 6 Vujacic 14 00 3 Williams 3612 9 Turiaf 22 00 4 Bynum 00 00 0 totals 4279 3040 121 Memphis Miller 1116 55 33 Warnck 26 810 12 gaol 1723 12 35 Gay 48 00 8 at Kins 414 67 16 Swift 11 22 4 Johnson 00 00 0 Kinsey 11 00 2 Harrington 12 12 3 Jones 39 00 6 totals 4480 2328119 la lakers 34 26 32 29121 Memphis 25 29 37 28119 three Point goals la lakers 719 Bry ant 37 Williams 24 Vujacic 12 Walton 12 Odom 01 Parker Memphis 822 Miller 611 Atkins 210 Gay fouled outs gift rebounds la lakers 41 Odom Memphis 47 gaol assists la lakers 29 Parker Memphis 22 Miller total fouls la lakers 23 Memphis 30 techno Calla lakers defensive three second Brown Bryant Vujacic Memphis delay of game Jones a16107 bulls 109 nuggets 108 Denver Anthony 1019 89 28 Nene 79 45 18 Camby 24 00 4 Iverson 1118 89 31 Blake 24 00 4 Kleiza 410 00 12 Najera 25 00 4 Smith 35 117 totals 4174 2124 108 Chicago Deng 1020 23 22 Brown 711 2416 Wallace 35 016 Gordon 1023 33 25 Hinrich 923 00 21 Griffin 23 00 4 Duhon 26 00 6 Thomas 4912 9 Allen 0100 0 to Chicago 28 27 27 27109 three Point goal Denver 513 Kleiza 47 Iverson 12 Smith 01 Blake 01 Antho a1an los Angeles lakers guard Kobe Bryant goes to the hoop against the grizzlies during the first Quarter thursday night in Memphis term Bry ant who scored 60 Points in the lakers 121119 Victory became the fourth Aba player to score 50 or More Points in three consecutive games joining Wilt Chamberlain Michael Jordan and Elgin Baylor by Chicago 714 Hinrich 38 Duhon 23 Gordon fouled outdone rebound Denver 44 Nene Chicago 51 Deng assist Denver 27 Blake Chicago 26 Hinrich total foul Denver 18 Chicago 21 technical Chicago defensive three second Chicago coach Skiles a22646 rockets 91 pistons 85 Detroit Prince 410 00 8 Wallace 511 3413 Webber 38 00 6 Hamilton 616 0012 Billups 514 23 13 Davis 01 12 1 Mcdyess 612 4416 Murray 51100 10 Delfino 26 00 6 totals 3689 1013 85 Houston Battier 39 00 8 Hayes 46 00 8 Yao 1019 78 27 Mcgrady 924 24 20 Al Ston 57 34 16 Mutombo 11 00 2 Howard 26 45 8 head 12 00 2 Snyder 0102 0 to tals 3575 1623 91 Detroit 15 20 21 2985 Houston 20 28 25 1891 three Point goal Detroit 317 Delfino 23 Billups 15 Hamilton 01 Murray 01 Prince 02 Wallace Houston 513 Al Ston 35 Battier 25 Mcgrady fouled outdone rebound Detroit 52 Wallace Houston 51 Hayes assist Detroit 18 Billups Houston 21 Mcgrady total foul Detroit 21 Houston 19 technical Billups Hamilton a17345 suns 118 Kings 100 Sacramento Salmons 16 22 4 Garcia 716 23 16 Abdurrahim 410 12 9 Martin 618 34 19 Bibby 821 1013 28 Williamson 59 23 12 Price 47 22 12 Douby 02 00 0 Williams 0100 0 totals 3590 2229 100 Phoenix Bell 413 00 9 Marion 57 22 12 Stoudemire 1217 916 33 Barbosa 614 44 17 Nash 813 11 17 Diaw 69 35 15 Jjones 15 00 2 Luthomas 02 00 0 Rose 46 00 11 Banks 14 00 2 totals 4790 1928 118 Sacramento 27 25 21 27100 Phoenix 27 30 32 29118 three Point goal Sacramento 819 mar tin 45 Price 24 Bibby 25 Garcia 02 Salmons Phoenix 522 Rose 35 Barbosa 15 Bell 15 Marion 01 Banks 01 Jjones 02 Nash fouled out Salmons rebound Sacramento 46 Abdurrahim Garcia Martin Phoenix 68 Stoudemire As Sist Sacramento 9 Bibby Phoenix 27 Nash total foul Sacramento 26 Phoe Nix 24 a18422 leaders through March 22 scoring g Fig it pts avg Bryant Lal 63 633 538 1920 305 Anthony Den 50 555 350 1486 297 Arenas Wash 66 589 544 1908 289 Wade Mia 46 445 413 1324 288 Iverson Den 50 467 409 1393 279 James Clev 65 653 398 1793 276 Redd Mil 47 426 323 1277 272 Allen sea 55 505 279 1454 264 Nowitzki Dall 66 577 446 1662 252 j Johnson at 57 536 235 1426 250 Carter n j 68 596 370 1683 248 Mcgrady Hou 60 530 282 1454 242 Randolph port 65 573 369 1529 235 Garnett Minn 66 568 374 1519 230 Bosh Tor 56 447 376 1281 229 Gordon Chi 70 511 334 1484 212 Boozer Utah 59 518 200 1236 209 Martin Sac 68 445 412 1414 208 Stoudemire Phoe 68 502 399 1403 206 Hamilton det 65 480 326 1323 204