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Kobe wins shootout with Iverson -

PHILADELPHIA - At halftime of the Lakers-76ers game on Friday night, a local TV newscaster appeared on the Wachovia Center jumbotron to give fans a real-time traffic update on which routes to avoid on their way home.

Perhaps the 76ers just assumed two quarters of watching them play would be enough for their beleaguered fans.

Anyone who left the arena early missed a surprisingly entertaining second half as Kobe Bryant and Allen Iverson waged a duel the caliber of some of the clashes when the 76ers all-star was in his heyday.

The Lakers won 99-91 to build momentum entering Sunday's renewal of the storied rivalry with Boston, Iverson's 21 second-half points upstaged by Bryant's 22 in the final two quarters of his return to his hometown.

"It was like 2001 all over again," Bryant said. "He's a scorer. He and I both. That's what we do. He's been scoring since he was 7 years old ... It's like riding a bike   Read Full Article...