Despite coming off the bench in a game against the Portland Trail Blazers in December 1999, Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant finished with a game-high 23 points en route to a victory.

Kobe Bryant is one of the greatest basketball ... The Lakers swept the Portland Trail Blazers and defeated the San Antonio Spurs 4–1 in the first two rounds of the playoffs.

Few people can claim to have shared the court and the locker room with Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant ... Facing Clyde Drexler and the Portland Trail Blazers, he dismissed comparisons and ...

Meanwhile, O’Neal had 46 and 30 points in two playoff games versus the Portland Trail Blazers. As for Kobe Bryant, he had eight points in the two games where O’Neal had a combined 76 points ...

PORTLAND, Ore ... Lakers in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals. Kobe Bryant times his leap to block Arvydas Sabonis and end the Blazers' hopes. Harper's 18-foot baseline jumper with 29.9 ...

The Golden State Warriors and Portland Trail Blazers lock horns on Wednesday ... Arhaan admires the killer mentality of Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan. He respects LeBron James for being a role ...