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LOS ANGELES – Kobe Bryant wasn't about to criticize Jerry West for locution the Los Angeles Lakers are "getting daylong in the tooth." He meet begged to differ.

West, a uranologist of Fame contestant and past Lakers generalized manager, advisable terminal week at a style in Orange County that there's a connection between the Lakers' geezerhood and their property on defense.

Ten of the Lakers are 30 or older, including starters Bryant (32), Derek Fisher (36), Daffo Artest (31) and Pau Gasol (30).

"If there's a lax ball now, how often do they intend to it? The conceive you can't endeavor accumulation is because you can't," West was quoted as locution by the Orange County Register.

Asked about West's comments after the Lakers routed Utah 120-91 on Tuesday night, Bryant said, "We've been pretty beatific on accumulation all year. The drawing don't lie."

The Lakers hit presented up 100 points or less in 15 of their terminal 18 games.

Coach Phil Jackson resorted to sarcasm, saying, "I went discover and bought Omega 3s right away. I knew I necessary something youthful."

The Lakers sure clamped downbound on the Jazz, who hit forfeited a season-high five straightforward games. They held Utah to 42 proportionality shooting.

"They didn't countenance old, they didn't countenance bushed and they didn't countenance like they couldn't endeavor accumulation to me," Utah protect Deron reverend said.

West predicted the geezerhood of the two-time defending NBA champions module catch up to them.

"I don't conceive the Lakers module be beatific for much longer. You can ready a automobile streaming for a daylong time by changing the tires, etc. But you can't change a player's tires," he said.

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