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Found May 07, 2012 on Pro Sports Daily: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Kobe Bryant,  Steve Blake,  Andrew Bynum,  Jordan Hill,  Danilo Gallinari,  Andre Miller,  George Karl,  Ramon Sessions,  Pau Gasol,  Ty Lawson,  JaVale McGee,  Kenneth Faried,  Corey Brewer,  Al Harrington,  Timofey Mozgov
TEAMS: Denver Nuggets,  Los Angeles Lakers
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DENVER -- The Denver Nuggets didn't want Kobe Bryant to beat them with his scoring. Instead, he did it with his passing. Bryant scored a game-high 22 points and fed Steve Blake for a backbreaking 3-pointer with 40 seconds left, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Nuggets 92-88 in Game 4 on Sunday to take a commanding 3-1 lead in their Western Conference quarterfinal playoff series. "He's done it for us in the past," Bryant said of Blake. "His first game with us, he hit a winner against Houston. Those moments don't scare him." Andrew Bynum added 19 points and Jordan Hill had 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Lakers, who can close out the series in Game 5 in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Danilo Gallinari led Denver with 20 points, and Andre Miller had 15 off the bench for the Nuggets, who are facing elimination in the first round for the eighth time in the last nine years. "Losing always gets old. Losing is not fun," Nuggets coach George...
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