NAPLES, Fla. 2014 Michael Kors Cyber Monday Deals . -- Defending champions Kenny Perry and Sean OHair shot an 8-under 64 in modified alternate-shot play Friday for a share of the first-round lead in the Franklin Templeton Shootout. The teams of Matt Kuchar-Harris English and Charles Howell III-Justin Leonard also shot 64 on the Ritz Carlton Resorts Tiburon course. The 24 teams will play better ball Saturday and finish with a scramble Sunday. After playing the front nine in 3 under, Perry and OHair birdied Nos. 13-16. "It was a fun day for me," said Perry, the Champions Tour player of the year and Charles Schwab Cup points champion. "When (OHair) poured it in from about 15 feet on the first hole I knew it was going to be a good day for us. We were never in any trouble. "We had a great chance to really go low today and better than 8 under, but thats OK. I mean, alternate shot is a tough format. To me its my favourite format. I love it more than any format of all the three. So, you know, you can lose it. If we get off to a crummy start its hard to catch up with best ball and scramble coming up." Kuchar and English birdied Nos. 12-14 and eagled No. 17. "Yeah, it was a lot of fun playing with Harris," Kuchar said. "I knew he was on some pretty good form and knew I had a good horse for a partner." English replaced the injured Brandt Snedeker in the field "This is a tournament that Ive always watched on TV growing up and it seemed like such a great format and such a good competition," English said. English hit a 6-iron shot from 192 yards to 6 feet to set up the eagle. "When you start hitting some good shots and start getting some momentum, you keep rolling and we did a good job of keeping that momentum going on the back nine and making a bunch of birdies and making eagle on 17," English said. Howell and Leonard birdied the final three holes on the front nine and added birdies at Nos. 10, 12, 13, 17 and 18. 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Bryant scored 38 points, Bynum followed up his triple-double with a career playoff-high 27 points and nine rebounds, and the Lakers weathered Denvers late rally for a 104-100 victory Tuesday night, taking a 2-0 series lead. Gasol had 13 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for the third-seeded Lakers, who still havent trailed in two games despite several dicey moments in Game 2. They survived a much-improved effort by the Nuggets and Ty Lawson, who scored 25 points and led the fourth-quarter charge. Bryant was too sharp in his 83rd career 30-point playoff game, more than anybody except Michael Jordan. After last seasons second-round ouster in their failed quest for a threepeat, Bryant and his teammates are healthier and happier -- and theyve been too much for Denver. "I think were just playing much better," Bryant said. "Its tough to play against us, because theres legitimately three guys you have to double-team." Game 3 is Friday in Denver. The Lakers didnt get out of Staples Center without a little drama. Los Angeles 19-point lead in the third quarter dwindled to four with 3 minutes to play, but Ramon Sessions scored four key points in the final 1:14 before Bryants icing free throws with 9.4 seconds left. "I think losing last season, and the way we lost, were approaching this post-season much more focused," Gasol said. "Were not overlooking any team, any game. Were doing whatever it takes to be successful. ... Overall, I think we played well again. We just allowed them to play their game a little more than in the first game." Lawson shook his awful series opener with 17 second-half points, but the sixth-seeded Nuggets lost their ninth straight road playoff game despite playing much closer to their preferred speedy tempo after the Lakers muzzled them in Game 1. Kenneth Faried had 14 points and 10 rebounds while Danilo Gallinari and Corey Brewer added 13 points apiece, but Denver still couldnt consistently defend Bryant or negate Bynum, who played another outstanding low-post game on both ends until disappearing a bit in a three-point fourth quarter. "Its closer, (but) when you get down 19 points and try to battle back, it takes a lot of energy," Lawson said. "I feel like we learned a couple of things from this game. At one point in the game, weve got to be up. Its tough to be battling back the whole game." Sessions scored 10 of his 14 ppoints in the fourth quarter for Los Angeles, which played just enough fast-break ball of its own to stay ahead of Denver -- and now the Lakers are halfway to the second round. Kate Spade Fabric Bags. They have only lost one playoff series in franchise history after winning the first two games, going 42-1. A 14-5 run in the final minutes eventually trimmed Los Angeles lead to 98-84, but Sessions hit a teardrop layup with 1:14 to play, and Bryant made a slick steal on the other end. JaVale McGees tip-in with 30 seconds left trimmed the Lakers lead back to four, but Sessions and Bryant hit their free throws. "The only thing I wish is the fight of this game is what we had in Game 1," Denver coach George Karl said. "But were young, and were learning. You saw us play a lot of Nuggets basketball today. I think itll get a little better in Game 3. I think the home court will be good for us. We havent played a good defensive game yet, so well learn from this." Jordan Hill shook off brewing legal troubles to contribute six points and 10 rebounds for the Lakers, who used just three reserves. Denvers bench outscored the Lakers reserves 35-8. Bynum blocked just two shots after swatting 10 in the Lakers series-opening victory, but Denver minimized his dominance with home run passes, speedy outlets and 30 fast-break points. Karl attempted to help through the media after Game 1, saying Bynum and the Lakers played illegal defence constantly during the opener. Karl tried another gambit before Game 2, saying Staples Center is not a noisy, intimidating road building, but more like "a Broadway stage." The Lakers were called for no illegal defences in Game 2, and their fans were screaming for encores. Denver cut Los Angeles lead to four points late on consecutive hustle plays by Faried, but Bryant scrapped for a loose ball on one end and led the break to the other, feeding Bynum for a dunk -- his first points of the fourth quarter -- and a foul with 2:15 to play. Hill produced another strong performance off the Lakers bench a day after news broke of a felony assault charge against him in Houston, where he played for the Rockets before a late-season trade. Hill said Tuesday night he was "shocked" by the charges, but thinks he wont miss any time in the Lakers championship quest. Notes: Lakers F Metta World Peace served the third game of his seven-game suspension. ... Before the game, Denver announced F Wilson Chandler had surgery Monday to repair a torn labrum in his left hip. He should be ready for training camp in the fall. ... Bryant has never lost a first-round playoff series after winning the opener, going 11-0. ... Fans near courtside included Lil Wayne, David and Victoria Beckham, Poppy Montgomery and Mario Lopez. ' ' '