"I want to tie Kobe Bryant's 40-point stretch when he had it," Hart said, jokingly. "What was it, eight 40-point games in a row? That's probably what I'm going to try to accomplish over these next eight games."
Defense, of course, is a hallmark of Hart's play and something the Lakers have been missing in his absence since he broke the fourth metacarpal bone in his left hand on Feb. 28. The location of the break is still swollen, but Hart has made enough progress that, barring a setback on Friday, he should be available for the Lakers' game against the Milwaukee Bucks.