Rodney Stuckey of the Pacers drives to the basket against the Lakers on Monday night in Indianapolis  Jake Fisher Youth Jersey , Indiana. Photo: CFP

It didn't take long for the Los Angeles Lakers to come down from their high of watching Kobe Bryant pass Michael Jordan for third place on the -all-time NBA scoring list.

Just 24 hours after Bryant hit a pair of free throws against Minnesota to pass Jordan, the Indiana Pacers compiled a 33-point halftime lead en route to a 110-91 thrashing of Los -Angeles on Monday night.

"We were just embarrassed with the way we played in the first half," said Lakers coach -Byron Scott. "We can't afford to do that. We have got to come out and be desperate as well."

The Lakers trailed 60-27 at the half as Bryant shot three-for-13 and the bench was two-for-19. The Lakers stumbled to a 16.3 percent shooting in the first 24 minutes.

The halftime score would have been much worse if the Lakers hadn't scored the final six points of the half.

Rodney Stuckey posted his second straight double-double for the Pacers, who snapped the Lakers' modest three-game win streak and their own eight-game losing streak.

C.J. Miles' layup at 2:22 of the first quarter gave the Pacers a 26-4 lead. Los Angeles scored 11 points in the final two minutes of the period but still trailed -34-15.

The second quarter was a repeat of the first as the -Pacers went on a 14-2 run to push their lead to 48-17 five minutes -before halftime.

The Pacers led by almost 40 points before Bryant and -Wesley Johnson hit back-to-back shots from beyond the arc to send the two teams into halftime.

Stuckey tallied 20 points, 10 rebounds and seven -assists and Miles came off the bench to score 20 for Indiana  Cedric Ogbuehi Youth Jersey , who hadn't won a game since -November 28.

Bryant finished with 21 points on eight-for-26 shooting. Nick Young finished with 18 points on 12 shots and -Carlos Boozer had 13 points and 10 -rebounds.

"They jumped out to a quick lead on us and we just compounded it that we couldn't throw the ball in the ocean sitting on a boat," Bryant said.

"Sometimes you just have to pat yourself on the back for an atrocious job. We didn't have our legs at the start of the ball game. We just could not get ourselves activated."

"We had great energy, we were the more energized team tonight," Pacers coach Frank Vogel said. "We just have to understand that the game is going to change. They were going to pick up their pressure and inten-sity. We have to handle that better, clearly."

OTTAWA  Josh Malone Youth Jersey , June 22 (Xinhua) -- China will meet the United States, the 2-0 winner over Colombia in a last 16 encounter on Monday, for a Women's World Cup semifinal spot in a repeat of 1999 final.

Although the US was unbeaten against China in the World Cup and Olympics, the "Steel Roses" may have opportunities to reach the last four this time.

The two teams encountered for the first time in the 1995 World Cup when they put up a sensational 3-3 draw in the group stage.

In the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, the "Steel Roses" met the old rival twice in the campaign. After a boring 0-0 tie in group stage  Carl Lawson Youth Jersey , China lost to the host 2-1 in the gold medal match.

In the 1999 World Cup, the two favorites met in the final and China lost again. After that, the "Steel Roses" started to decline.

Unlike China, the US is always a power in women's football world, which not only had snatched two World Cup titles  Jordan Willis Youth Jersey , but also won in the Olympics for four times since 1996.

On paper, China may face uphill task against the awe-inspiring US team in the quarterfinal on Friday, but China, who has staged a fresh look in the last three matches in group stage, has what it takes to surprise the world.

Colombia surprised everybody with a brilliant first-half performance and played out a quite balanced 45-minute match  Mark Walton Youth Jersey , while the US found no clear chances to score and didn't show out their dominant power.

What's more, US star players Megan Rapinoe and Lauren Holiday will miss the match against China for two yellow cards on aggregate.

According to the Chinese Football Association (CFA), the Chinese players will receive "historic-high bonus" for the World Cup, and the bonus will be added if China can step further.

In China's recent soccer reform, importance is attached to women's soccer as well. As one of the reform's major goals  Malik Jefferson Youth Jersey , the runners-up of 1999 World Cup will be striving to return to the top of the world.

In the post-match interview, many Chinese players have shown their ambitions of beating their old rival.

Striker Wang Shanshan who had scored twice for China in the Cup said: "Our goal of the tournament is the top three."

Midfielder Wang Shuang said: "There must be many chances for us in the quarterfinal. The semifinal is not unreachable for us."

In FIFA's official website, a Canadian internet user named Geo Hardy commented: "I predict China will beat USA in the quarterfinals on Friday with Rapinoe and Holiday out of the lineup."

"I've seen China play live twice in this tournament. Here's why I think they'll win: Firstly, they have two extra days rest, having played their last 16 game on June 20; Second  Sam Hubbard Youth Jersey , they are outstanding defensively. I don't think the US will score a single goal," he added.

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