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too much be bryant in this one. the jump shot in the lane. he had 34 points today. the lakers win, topping york in los angeles, 100-94. darren williams and the nets hosting the celtics. the second quarter, kevin garnett with the block the other way to paul pierce. jeff corrine, finishes 32-29. williams with the big basket. he found lopez underneath the basket. too much boston today. the pass and dribbling to jared, finishes. the celtics go on to crush brooklyn. >> it is fun and christmas. >> a lot of games today. >> tony is next with a look at the forecast. >> another winter blast could be headed toward maryland. what shoppers need to know. it may not be a pleasant new year to avoid the fiscal cliff. some of the implications that could affect your wallet. those stories and >> i believe you said you are keeping your eye on a snowy vent your yid -- snow event. >> tomorrow, i think, we might have a little bit of slipping and sliding in the morning. there could be some freezing rain. this will be mostly a rain each event on wednesday. the storm is on saturday. that migh

kobe bryant, behind the back to dwight howard. 12 points for howard. wizard fans, the alley-oop from jordan crawford to webster. kobe finishes with 30. coming down the lane, somebody is going to block. 102-96 but they are 10 and 14. >> de lasalle goes against corona. two wins shy of 400 but he is openly talking about retirement. the coach has led de lasalle for 34 years. it's the one and only job he wanted. >> i wanted to be a high school teacher and i wanted to be at this school. that is when i was 24 years old. it never changed. never one to jump a level or anything like that. it's been very rewarding. it's been a good career. >> he is an amazing coach. 49ers head to new england. if the niners win they clinch a playoff spot. they have been focusing on the quarterback situation but don't forget about frank gore. he reached thousand yard mark for sixth time in his career. gore banged up this season but he finds a way to block out paint. >> it was great. a lot of the case, the love of the game. it's how much he loves football. how much he likes practici

kobe bryant behind the back to dwight howard. 12 points for howard. with the wizards once every 10 years you get a good team. alley-oop to webster. here coming down the lane. somebody got a block out. nobody ever boxes out any more. lakers stopped the skid 102-96. still they are 10-14. the de la salle high school football team looks to fwin ther fourth state title against southern california. they are two wins shy of 400 in his fantastic career. he is openly talking about retirement. coach lad has led de la salle for 34 years. it is the one and only job he ever wanted. >> i wanted to be a high school teacher. i wanted to be at this school. that's when i was 24 years old. it never changed. never got wander lust or wanted to jump up a level. or anything like that. it has been very rewarding. it has been a good career. i have no regrets whatsoever. >>> he is an amazing coach. the 49ers head to new england for the show down against the patriots. if the niners win they clinch the play off spot. everybody has been talking about the quarterback. but the best