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NEW YORK, N.Y. - While Madison Square Garden was buzzing Friday night, so was Kobe Bryants phone. Carmelo Anthony was on his way to a 62-point night, moving past Bryants total of 61 that had stood for nearly five years as the record in the building. And plenty of people wanted to make sure Bryant knew. "I got a lot of messages from people saying Melos going after your record tonight," Bryant said. "Its amazing. He went to work. He got hot and didnt cool off." Bryant wasnt able to play when the Lakers returned to the building on Sunday, still recovering from a broken left knee. He said he had called Anthony, his friend and teammate on the last two U.S. Olympic teams, on Friday night to congratulate him. Bryant said that having the arenas record wasnt particularly important to him, but did stress how much the building meant. "This is the Mecca of basketball. Theres so much history here in the culture of the game, what this building means. This is the last one left in terms of all the history," Bryant said, naming former Knicks such as Willis Reed and Walt Frazier. "This is the last building left that carries that history with it." Anthony will have to decide this summer if he wants to keep playing in it. He intends to become a free agent, and the Lakers are frequently mentioned as a potential destination if he decides to leave. "New Yorks a beautiful place, dont get me wrong," Bryant said. "Palm trees and beaches, obviously a little bit more appealing." If Anthony does decide to stay, Bryant hinted that he may need to make it clear to the Knicks that he wont stand for losing. Thats what Bryant did when the Lakers had fallen from championship contention to barely playoff contention from 2005-07. "I think from a psychological perspective, as a player you dont want to get too frustrated about things you cant control, you know what I mean? So you have to find that balance," Bryant said. 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Konerko had a big three-run double and Gordon Beckham homered for the second straight game, leading the Chicago White Sox to an 8-3 victory over the sliding Chicago Cubs.OTTAWA - Travis Konecny had a pair of goals and added two assists as the Ottawa 67s scored six times in the second period to beat the Windsor Spitfires 8-4 on Friday night in Ontario Hockey League action.Travis Barron and Sam Studnicka also had two goals apiece for Ottawa (20-17-2). Ben Fanjoy and Taylor Davis rounded out the attack, while Leo Lazarev turned aside 43 shots.Luca Venuto struck twice for the Spitfires (16-22-1), who saw a three-game winning streak come to an end. Jamie Lewis and Hayden McCool also scored.Alex Fotinos started in goal for Windsor and stopped 23-of-30 shots in 40 minutes. Brendan Johnston made six saves in 17:56 of relief.The 67s scored once on three power-play opportunities. The Spitfires converted twice on six chances.--- FRONTENACS 3 GENERALS 2 (SO)KINGTON, Ont. — Evan McEneny and Samuel Schutt both scored in the shootout as the Frontenacs snapped Oshawas three-game winning streak.Roland McKeown and Juho Lammikko had goals in regulation for Kingston (15-16-5).Tobias Lindberg and Sam Harding found the back of the net for the No. 1 nationall-ranked Generals (30-5-2).---WHALERS 6 BATTALION 3PLYMOUTH, Mich. — Sonny Milano had a four-point night with two goals as the Whalers scored three times in the third period to beat North Bay.Connor Chatham, Josh Wesley, Yannick Rathgeb and Gianluca Curcuruto supplied the rest of the offence for Plymouth (13-22-3).Ryan Kujawinski, Mike Amadio and Nick Paul scored for the Battalion (19-10-7). It was their first regulation loss in five games.---GREYHOUNDS 3 SPIRIT 1SAGINAW, Mich. — Michael Bunting struck twice as Sault Ste. Marie downed the Spirit.Keigan Goetz also scored for the No. 6 nationally-ranked Greyhounds (29-9-2), who opened the game with three-straight goals.Mitchell Stephens responded in the third period for Saginaw (18-18-2).---STEELHEADS 2 STORM 1 (OT)GUELPH, Ont. — Jimmy Loodge scored 56 seconds into overtime as Mississauga edged the Storm.ddddddddddddAfter a scoreless first period, Stephen Gibson opened the scoring late in the second with his first of the season for the Steelheads (18-18-3).Tyler Bertuzzi answered 4:22 into the third period with his 23rd of the season for Guelph (22-14-3).---RANGERS 5 BULLS 0KITCHENER, Ont. — Jake Paterson turned away all 29 shots he faced as the Rangers shut out Belleville.Darby Llewellyn struck twice for Kitchener (16-13-8) with Gustaf Franzen, Adam Mascherin and Connor Bunnaman rounding out the attack.Charlie Graham played the first two periods in goal for the Bulls (18-17-4), making 35 saves on 40 shots. Connor Hicks played the third period and kicked out all 16 shots he faced. The Rangers outshot Belleville 56-29.---OTTERS 6 KNIGHTS 2LONDON, Ont. — Connor McDavid scored once and added an assist as Erie dominated the Knights in a matchup between two nationally-ranked teams.Nicholas Baptiste, Kyle Pettit, Darren Raddysh, Quentin Maksimovich and Nick Betz supplied the rest of the offence for the Otters (28-9-3). Dylan Strome added three assists for the No. 4 team, which also snapped a two-game losing skid.Julius Bergman and Matt Rupert found the back of the net for No. 10 London (24-12-3).---ICEDOGS 5 WOLVES 4SUDBURY, Ont. — Carter Verhaeghe scored two of Niagaras four first-period en route to beating the Wolves.Brendan Perlini, Christopher Paquette and Mikkel Aagaard also found the back of the net for the IceDogs (16-21-2). Josh Ho-Sang added three assists for Niagara, which has now won four-straight games.Bray Pataki, Pavel Jenys, Kyle Capobianco and Chad Heffernan supplied the offence for Sudbury (7-29-2).---The game between the Sarnia Sting and Owen Sound Attack was postponed due to inclement weather and travel conditions. It is rescheduled to Sunday, Jan. 11. ' ' '