Kobe Bryant Wins Scoring Title
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Kobe Bryant scored 34 points and keyed a big third-quarter run Wednesday night to help the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Sacramento Kings 117-104 and sew up the seventh seed in the Western Conference playoffs.
The season-ending win sets up a first-round rematch between the Lakers and Phoenix Suns, who knocked out Los Angeles in seven games in the opening round a year ago. The Lakers went 1-3 against the Phoenix this season and have lost 10 of the last 12 regular-season meetings with the Suns. The Lakers could have dropped to eighth place with a loss, which would have set up a date with the top-seeded Dallas Mavericks.
Bryant wrapped up his second straight scoring title as well, averaging 31.6 points this season. He became the first Lakers player to lead the league in scoring in back-to-back seasons since George Mikan did it three years in a row back when the team was in Minneapolis. Mikan won his first of three straight titles in 1948-49.
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