Bryant off the Suns.

The Lakers won the first game of the Western Conference finals by winning 128-107 at home much. Very aggressive on offense and absolutely untenable in a third quarter-time of madness, Kobe Bryant fired at the Staples Center in scoring 40 points.

WEST CONFERENCE - FINAL:
LA LAKERS - PHOENIX: 128-107:
K. Bryant (LA): 40 points, 5 rebounds, 5 passes s
L. Odom (LA): 19 pts, 19 rbd s
P. Gasol (LA): 21 pts, 4 rbds, 5 feet
A.. Stoudemire (Pho) 23 pts, 3 rbd s
S. Nash (Pho) 13 pts, 13 pd s
J. Richardson (Phoe): 15 pts, 6 rbds, 3 feet

Kobe Bryant had a sore right knee. The Lakers star was also an impressive "jacket" to protect it and it had hardly led in recent days. KB24 But if it hurts, it's nothing compared to the suffering he has inflicted to the Suns Monday night during the first duel between the two teams. Bryant was martyred in defense of Phoenix, scoring 40 points over 50% success rate and a near perfect score on the repair line (11 of 12), symbol of his activity throughout the evening. "I tried to play my game, to be very aggressive and it worked"Says he.
And the Suns have never really found the answer, especially during the third quarter-time fire, in which Bryant scored more than half of its points (21) for setting fire to the room even time as the Suns defense. After this period, the case was finally folded (93-79). The star of "LA" posted Monday his sixth game of the playoffs in consecutive 30 points or greater and the 11th of her career with 40 points or over in the playoffs. It was without doubt a great Bryant to stop the winning streak of the Phoenix team, which won its last six games.

The activity of Odom:
"They really made a great game, best in my opinion from them since the beginning of the playoffs, Said Alvin Gentry, the coach of the Suns. Kobe has taken control of the game, and it is never good for the opponent. There is not much we can do when it starts to bind like this". Actually, the problem for Phoenix was exceeded only if Bryant, because Kobe was very ably assisted by his lieutenants, Pau Gasol, Ron Artest and Odom Lamra. The Suns were also largely dominated in rebounding (42-34 ), Odom carving the biggest piece of the pie with 19 taken.
But Bryant has been the undisputed detonator. And there's not surprising. "Kobe was very optimistic all week. "I felt good. He wanted to take this match to his accountFollow, "said California coach Phil Jackson. One must ask whether these concerns are not knee fell steeply to allow Bryant to get some rest. On Monday, he appeared fresher than ever physically. Phoenix will now have solutions and quickly, before the second round, scheduled for Wednesday evening, still at the Staples Center.