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Kobe dispatches Thunder, moves up all-time list

Published Feb. 25, 2009 5:57 a.m. ET

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Kobe Bryant needed just a few minutes to thwart an Oklahoma City rally and put the Los Angeles Lakers on the way to improving the NBA's best record.

It took quite a bit longer to shake off the effects of the ankle injury he suffered in the process.

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