Lakers exploit talent disparity in victory
Caron Butler was by himself, standing as the only impediment between Kobe Bryant and the basket in the fourth period. As Bryant made his move around him, Butler could hear the sellout crowd eagerly anticipating something special. But before Bryant could explode toward the rim for a dunk, Butler wrapped his arms around his former teammate and made sure that he wouldn't make the nightly highlight shows -- and got booed by thousands of purple-and-gold-clad fans at Verizon Center.
'That's my boy,' Butler said, 'but I wasn't going to let him get that dunk.'