Lakers beats Kings, 112-103

By KEN PETERS, AP Sports Writer, December 13, 2008

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LOS ANGELES (AP)—The Lakers didn’t look like world beaters, but were good enough to beat the Kings this time.

Avenging their loss at Sacramento three days earlier, Los Angeles survived a late charge to hold off the Kings 112-103 on Friday night.

“We did better playing against them tonight,” said Kobe Bryant, who led the Lakers with 32 points. “In Sacramento we weren’t able to contain them in any stretch.

“They made a couple of big 3s down the stretch on a couple of blown assignments. But still in all, we did OK.”

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Kings stunned the Lakers 113-101 for its third loss in the season

December 10, 2008 at the Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA.

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Francisco Garcia and John Salmons scored 21 points apiece, and Sacramento snapped an eight-game losing streak with a surprising 113-101 victory over Los Angeles on Tuesday night.

Kobe Bryant scored 28 points while Pau Gasol played 43 minutes and had 25 points with 12 rebounds in the losing effort, only their third this season. But they are the only starters in double figures. Derek Fisher, Andrew Bynum and Vladimir Radmanovic shot a combined 9-for-22 from the field. Lamar Odom contributed 11 points and 8 rebounds off the bench.

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Lakers are now 11-1 with win over Kings

LOS ANGELES (AP)—Double-digit scoring by eight Los Angeles Lakers camouflaged what nearly cost them a victory against the young and aggressive Sacramento Kings: sloppy ball handling and poor transition defense.

The Lakers committed 18 turnovers Sunday night, which the Kings converted into 30 points. But Kobe Bryant was good when he had to be, scoring 24 points and dishing out six assists to help the defending Western Conference champs beat the Kings 118-108 and improve the NBA’s best record to 11-1.

All five Lakers starters reached double figures in points by the third quarter, as they won for the fourth straight time since losing to Detroit at home. Andrew Bynum had 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Pau Gasol chipped in with 16 points.

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