The Los Angeles Lakers improved to 11-14 record on Sunday after defeating the Philadelphia 76ers, 111-98, at the Wells Fargo Center.
Kobe Bryant led the way in his return to his hometown with 34 points, off of 12 of 21 shooting, and the Lakers lived at the three-point line, making 14 of 34. The 10 they made in the first half tied a team record.
Metta World Peace added 19 points and recorded a career-high 16 rebounds.
After the game Metta spoke with reporters, and according to the L.A. Times, he insists that the "Kobe Show" offense is not beneficial to the team's needs.
"I'm happy that Coach went back to his offense," World Peace said. "He was hired for a reason. He was hired to bring an offense in. When he got here, he got a little complacent, a little bit confident, and went away from this offense and it turned into the Kobe show.
"When it turns into the Kobe show, it's hard for everybody to put pressure on. When we put pressure on the other team, all five guys out there, they've got to use their legs. Anybody that uses a treadmill, they know you get tired after a while. After an hour, you want to get off that treadmill. Sometimes when we play, Kobe is the only man running on the treadmill and everybody else is relaxing.
"But [Sunday] Kobe led the way and made sure that his team was working, moving the ball, moving bodies and they all had to run the treadmill today."
Metta may be able to breathe a sigh of relief once veteran point guard Steve Nash returns to the starting lineup after recovering from injury.
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