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Kobe Scores 22 as Lakers Seize 3-0 Series Lead

Posted Apr 27, 08 12:03 AM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – Once again, the Denver Nuggets couldn't keep their emotions or Kobe Bryant in check. Bryant scored 22 points and the Los Angeles Lakers took a 3-0 lead in their first-round series, routing the flustered Nuggets 102-84 tonight. The Nuggets are going to have to get more out of their All-Star duo of Carmelo Anthony and Allen Iverson if they hope to take the series back to the Staples Center.

Anthony and Iverson were miserable from the floor, shooting a combined 10-for-38 and finishing with 16 and 15 points, respectively. Bryant was quiet, too, at least in the first half, when he scored eight points on 3-for-8 shooting. He scored nine quick points in the third quarter, however, to put the Lakers ahead 64-51 and quiet the Pepsi Center crowd that loves to hate him.

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Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant gestures after sinking a three pointer against the Denver Nuggets during the third quarter in Game 3 of the their NBA Western Conference playoff series.   (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
Los Angeles Lakers center Pau Gasol, left, of Spain, holds on to the arm of guard Kobe Bryant as time runs out in the fourth quarter of the Lakers' 102-84 victory over the Denver Nuggets.   (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant gestures after hitting a three-point basket against the Denver Nuggets in the fourth quarter of the Lakers' 102-84 victory in Game 3.   (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
Denver Nuggets guard Allen Iverson looks on as time winds down in the fourth quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers' 102-84 victory over the Nuggets in Game 3 of the teams' NBA first-round playoffs.   (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom, right, picks up a loose ball as Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith, left, dives after the ball in the third quarter of the Lakers' 102-84 victory in Game 3.   (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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