We have seen a lot in our days of watching the league but Kobe Bryant being thrown out of a game. That is ludicrous. Well, maybe not. During a game against a Brandon Jennings-less Milwaukee Bucks team, Bryant gets a technical foul and after constantly protesting it with the referee gets ejected out of the game and led to the locker room. The Lakers seemingly overlooked the struggling Bucks and allowed them to outscore, 26-13 in the fourth quarter. And we all know that is the quarter when games are truly decided. With 2:07 left in the game, Bryant was called for charging into Bucks’ player Andrew Bogut which led to the ejection. The intensity of Milwaukee was not unnoticed as from tip off they seemed more determined than Los Angeles to prove themselves against a more than worth opponent. The Lakers have had a somewhat shaky season (to their standards) of 21-8 and Milwaukee has had a season of 11-16 (5-11 against teams with a rating of .500+). It is pretty apparent who the predicated winner of the game would be but it seems that the Lakers looked past their game with the Bucks to the game on Christmas day against the Heat and really was not looking to take it seriously. They were playing like it was more so a scrimmage than anything and they constantly underestimated the drive of Milwaukee. They simply outplayed Los Angeles via field goal percentage, three pointers made, free thows, assists, steals and fast break points. There are countless players missing from there roster and still the Bucks managed to pull of a win and it was a win well deserved.
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