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Bryant's Fourth - Quarter Gem Lifts Lakers Over Nuggets

May. 20, 2009
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kobe Bryant scored 40 points and produced an inspired fourth-quarter performance to lift the Los Angeles Lakers to a 105-103 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday and a 1-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.
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