Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant, center, grabs Ron Artest on the bench as Pau Gasol, right, smiles in the second half Wednesday.

Associated Press

The loudest second-half cheers at The Palace of Auburn Hills came for Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant. A handful of "MVP" yells greeted him as he went to the free-throw line in a 103-90 victory against the Detroit Pistons.

"I'm not going to lie to you, I was disappointed," Pistons coach John Kuester said. "But there were other fans here, too. This is our building. I was here in '04 when we won the championship. I know the people in Detroit. They weren't our fans (cheering for Bryant)."

Bryant finished with 33 points, nine rebounds and four assists

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