The Lakers (50-24) reached 50 wins on Sunday in a 126-120 OT win against the Washington Wizards. The Lakers reached 50 wins for the first time since the departure of Shaquille O'Neal. 50 wins is something to celebrate, but how the Lakers got to win no. 50 is something to frown upon. The Lakers lost back-to-back games to two of the worst teams in the NBA. Fridays loss to the Grizzlies was especially disheartening, due to the fact that this was Pau Gasol's former team and the fact that Kobe scored 53 points. Kobe had 47 points with about 8 minutes left in the 3rd quarter, (By the way: Kobe had 47 with about 4 minutes left in the 3rd quarter in the infamous 81-point game) viewers were predicting a 60 or 70-point game. Kobe was quieted for the rest of the game, only scoring six points.
So the Lakers managed to pull of the win against the Wizards despite Kobe shooting 7-24 from the field.
The Lakers are now currently 3rd in the West Conference Standings. According to Phil Jackson, it will probably take a 7-1 finish, for the Lakers to end the season as the number one seed in the West.
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