Kobe passes Shaquille, Lakers lose to 76ers

Monday Orlando    102-107 LA Clippers New Jersey 87-108     Chicago    New York  99-88    Utah    Memphis     84-89  San Antonio Denver  90-99  Houston    Portland 107-111 Oklahoma City

Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant (24) reacts after he missed a shot against the Philadelphia 76ers in the first half. Net photo.

MondayOrlando    102-107 LA ClippersNew Jersey 87-108     Chicago    New York  99-88    Utah    Memphis     84-89  San AntonioDenver  90-99  Houston    Portland 107-111 Oklahoma City    PHILADELPHIA Kobe Bryant had his place in history. With "Beat L.A.!” echoing through a second straight sellout crowd, Lou Williams had his shot to remember.Williams nailed the go-ahead 3-pointer, scored 14 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter, and spoiled Bryant’s record-setting night while leading the Philadelphia 76ers to 95-90 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night.Williams hit the tying jumper, then followed with the 3 for a 91-88 lead in front of 20,064 fans—a number that for the first time in years was there to root on the Sixers instead of simply to boo Bryant. Williams hit another floater to make it 93-88, part of a fantastic fourth that saw him hold off Bryant and help the Sixers improve to 13-3 at home.Bryant scored 24 of his 28 points in the first half. He passed former teammate Shaquille O’Neal and moved into fifth place on the NBA’s career scoring list. Bryant got 24 points in a hurry to pass O’Neal, but stumbled down the stretch and missed nine of his 10 shots in the fourth.The 33-year-old Bryant, the NBA’s leading scorer with 29.4 points, has 28,601 career points. Bryant said it was an honor to pass O’Neal because of "our history.”