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Byron Scott blames Bryant's bad shooting on illness instead of bad shooting

The Lakers coach has some interesting reasoning for Kobe's struggles against the Detroit Pistons.

The Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Detroit Pistons 111-91 on Sunday afternoon for the team's 17th loss in 20 games, and Kobe Bryant had one of his worst games of the year. Bryant scored just 5 points, missing 13 of his 15 field goal attempts while suffering from a stomach virus that caused him to end his night early after playing all 12 minutes of the Lakers' third quarter.

Bryant was a game-time decision, and Lakers head coach Byron Scott told Mark Medina of the L.