Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant (24) walks back up court after the Lakers turned the ball over to the Denver Nuggets during the second half of the Nuggets' 99-90 win at the Pepsi Center on Sunday, January 1, 2012. AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver [Getty Images]

Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant (24) walks back up court after the Lakers turned the ball over to the Denver Nuggets during the second half of the Nuggets' 99-90 win at the Pepsi Center on Sunday, January 1, 2012. AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post (Photo By AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post via Getty Images) — see more

Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant (24) walks back up court after the Lakers turned the ball over to the Denver Nuggets during the second half of the Nuggets' 99-90 win at the Pepsi Center on Sunday, January 1, 2012. AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post (Photo By AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post via Getty Images)