The comebacks!

The Lake Show does it again! After being down 25 points to the New Orleans Hornets, the Los Angeles Lakers made a miraculous comeback, most of which was a result of a 20-0 run in the fourth quarter. That takes them back up to .500 at 31-31. But can they make a comeback?

I'll admit, the Lakers look pretty bad this year. But Kobe's been destroying his opponents. Against New Orleans he dropped a double-double off of 42 points and 12 assists. Crazy good. D-12, Nash, and Gasol have all been underperforming, but thankfully, the Black Mamba has been coming through.

The Jazz and the Rockets are in the 7 and 8 spots in the West, and the Lakers are only a game and a half behind. In fact, the Lakers are sixth in the league this year for points scored, and fourth for rebounds. Not to mention they have a pretty easy schedule to end the season. They play the Spurs and the Clippers once each and the Warriors a couple times. Other than those games, they really should win a good percentage of the games they still have.

But what's better for LA? When Kobe scores a lot or when he gives the ball up? The Lake Show is 2-4 this year in games that Kobe scores more than 40 and 15-22 in games in which he shoots the ball 20 times or more. When he has 10 or more assists? 5-1. That really makes one think. Same thing with Carmelo Anthony in New York or Lebron in Miami. The teams play better when they play selfless.

So how will things shape out? Is Kobe at his best when he puts up a lot of shots? And above all else, will the Lakers make the playoffs?

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