Kobe Bryant led a run for the Los Angeles Lakers in the third quarter, as they widened a nine-point halftime lead into a 20-point lead, but the Kings have come back, cutting the Laker lead to 98-86 in the fourth quarter at Arco Arena. Bryant picked up his 10th rebound of the game in the fourth quarter, giving him his 17th career triple-double. It was the first triple-double for Kobe since January 21, 2009:
| Kobe Bryant Career Triple-Doubles | |||||
| Date | Opp | Pts | Reb | Ast | Dec |
| Tonight | at Sac | 27 | 10 | 12 | W? |
| 1/21/09 | at LAC | 18 | 10 | 12 | W |
| 1/16/09 | Orl | 28 | 13 | 11 | L |
| 4/7/05 | Hou | 19 | 10 | 10 | L |
| 12/17/04 |
Was | 36 | 10 | 14 | L |
| 12/8/04 | Phx | 20 | 14 | 11 | L |
| 12/3/04 | GS | 10 | 12 | 10 | W |
| 11/19/04 | at Pho | 29 | 11 | 10 | L |
| 2/28/04 | at Was | 25 | 14 | 10 | W |
| 1/10/03 | Cle | 21 | 10 | 11 | W |
| 12/3/02 | Mem | 24 | 10 | 11 | W |
| 11/24/02 | Mil | 15 | 11 | 11 | W |
| 11/3/02 | Por | 33 | 14 | 12 | W |
| 11/1/02 | at LAC | 33 | 15 | 12 | W |
| 2/12/02 | Was | 23 | 11 | 15 | W |
| 2/16/01 | at Cha | 25 | 10 | 10 | W |
| 1/15/01 | Van | 26 | 11 | 11 | W |
| Source: Basketball-Reference.com | |||||
This is only the fourth triple-double for Kobe (of the 17) away from Staples Center. The Lakers are 11-5 when Bryant gets a triple-double.Bryant has made eight of 17 field goals, including 3-of-5 on three-pointers, and made eight of nine foul shots to give him 27 points. Perhaps the most impressive part of Kobe's night is the fact that he has 12 assists and zero turnovers.
This was the third triple-double of the season in the NBA, joining Brandon Jennings of the Milwaukee Bucks and Rajon Rondo of the Boston Celtics.
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