Suns Shine over Lakers at Staples Center

The Lakers have forfeited a long-standing winning streak, falling to the Phoenix Suns 106-98 Thursday Jan. 16 at the Lakers home base Staples Center. NBA star Kobe Bryant, who led the Lakers with 30 points and seven rebounds, was clearly disappointed with the team’s performance but was even more at odds with the way LA’s home crowd reacted to Kwame Brown’s performance.

Brown is filling in for Andrew Bynum, who sustained a knee injury Sunday while the Lakers were facing off against the Memphis Grizzlies. Unfortunately the rookie, who was recruited from Georgia Tech as one of the top ten picks, happened to be a part of seven out of the 22 turnovers Thursday for the Lakers. As he fouled out of the game in the fourth, Lakers fans booed Brown off the court.
“I thought it was terrible,” Bryant said of the fans behavior. “If they wan to do that, they can stay home. He’s going to be our guy here for two months. He’is going to do fine, he’s going to play well the next game.”

One thing is for sure: the Lakers will need to step up their performance and not rely on Bryant, who scored the majority of points Thursday and has consistently been scoring double digits throughout the season. With Bynum out for eight weeks, the Lakers will need to increase the intensity to qualify for the Championship games.

True fans have no doubt that Los Angeles will be a part of the post-season action and that’s why you should be sure to book a pair of tickets for an upcoming game right now before seats are gone. Get Lakers tickets now at Stubhub.com!

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