The Milwaukee Bucks are no joke this year in the Eastern Conference. Brandon Jennings is playing out of his mind, and although Bogut isn’t 100% yet, he’s putting up great numbers. So it was no easy victory last night for the LA Lakers to snap their 2 game losing streak. But behind Kobe Bryant’s great game, and help from Shannon Brown they got it done.
Shannon Brown said his goal is to win the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year. To be a serious candidate, he’ll need to keep repeating performances like this one.
Brown scored 16 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, Kobe Bryant scored 31 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Milwaukee Bucks 118-107 on Tuesday night to snap a two-game losing streak.
“I’m going to keep working and we’re going to keep winning,” Brown said. “It’s more about doing what I’ve got to do to help my team win.”
Los Angeles had started 8-0 before the consecutive losses, but Brown and Bryant sparked the Lakers on both ends of the floor against what had been the stingiest defense in the NBA.
“He’s even a better shooter than he was last year,” Bryant said. “You see him now making plays off the dribble, making plays for others, passing off the dribble. He continues to get better. This is just the beginning for him.”
Bryant scored 13 points in the third quarter, including seven straight in a crucial stretch. Brown didn’t skip a beat in the fourth, hitting four 3-pointers that stifled the Bucks’ rally.
“Tried to open it up, that’s my job coming off the bench, to get momentum if we’re lacking or do whatever it takes,” Brown said. “Today, it was hitting shots and playing defense.”
Brandon Jennings scored 31 points, Andrew Bogut had 12 points and 18 rebounds, and Drew Gooden added 22 points and 13 boards for Milwaukee (5-6), which had its three-game winning streak end.
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