Gasol leads Lakers to 115-110 win over Suns

By JOHN NADEL, AP Sports Writer - December 11, 2008

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LOS ANGELES (AP)—The Los Angeles Lakers battled like crazy to put the short-handed Phoenix Suns away.

That’s precisely what Kobe Bryant expected they would have to do.

Pau Gasol scored 28 points, Bryant had seven of his 18 in the last 6 1/2 minutes, and the Western Conference-leading Lakers struggled to a 115-110 victory Wednesday night.

Andrew Bynum added 17 points and 11 rebounds, Sasha Vujacic scored a season-high 15 points and Derek Fisher had 13 for the Lakers (18-3), who were coming off a lethargic 113-101 loss at Sacramento on Tuesday night and didn’t clinch this victory until the final minute.

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