Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant (24) drives to the basket as Houston Rockets' Shane Battier defends during the first half of Game 6 of their NBA Western Conference playoffs basketball series Thursday, May 14, 2009 in Houston. Rockets pushed the top-seeded Lakers to the brink in their Western Conference semifinal series with a 95-80 win in Game 6 on Thursday night. [Xinhua/Reuters Photo]