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Written by John Mbugua
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Sacramento 116, Los Angeles 108

The Lakers could score all day if they wanted to. But they couldn't play defense.

Mike Bibby put up 33 points and recieved a nice contribution from Kevin Martin who added 20, pushing the Sacramento Kings to a 116-108 win over Los Angeles, which shot 52.5 percent from the field, but committed 19 turnovers. It was the first time the Lakers shot at least 50 percent and lost (13-1).

"It was just a bad defensive performance in the first half, giving up that many points,'' said Kobe Bryant, who had 30 points and 10 assists for the Lakers. "We allowed them to set the tone by coming out and getting off to a 10-0 start. It's tough to get off to that kind of start. And when you combine that with the fact that we had only four free throws in the first half, that's not a good combination.''

Lamar was frustrated too. "I am frustrated that we can't play defense as a team,'' said Lamar Odom, who had 26 points, 13 rebounds and six assists. "We have the athletic ability and the height. We should be a much better team.''

Written by John Mbugua
Kobe Bryant Biography & Pictures
Kobe Bryant Posters & Pictures
Sacramento 116, Los Angeles 108