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February 7, 2011, Monday
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ALL-STARS Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol combined to score 66 points and lead the twice defending NBA champions Los Angeles Lakers to a 101-95 win against the New Orleans Hornets on Saturday.
The Lakers squandered a 14-point lead in the third quarter but fought back in the last four minutes of the game, outscoring the Hornets 9-3 in that span to secure the road victory.
"We shot the ball well and you always have to have that kind of a game to win, especially on the road," said Lakers coach Phil Jackson. "The other thing we did was control the pace."
The Hornets trailed from the opening basket until Chris Paul drained a three-point shot as time expired in the third quarter to put the home team ahead 82-81.
Spanish center Gasol scored a season-high 34 points and Bryant added 32, including a key three-pointer with 3:20 remaining to give the Lakers the lead for good.
Paul led the Hornets with 21 points, Delonte West added 16 and the Hornets bench scored 39 points including 14 by Marcus Thornton.
The Lakers enjoyed a huge advantage at the foul line, converting 23 of 27 opportunities while the Hornets had just four free throws.
"For a game to be that physical and we only get four free throws, I just don't understand," said Hornets coach Monty Williams. "Guys are just competing their butts off and I thought we deserved a little bit more whatever you want to call it. We should have gotten to the line more tonight."
Elsewhere, Cleveland's losing streak reached 24 games when Wesley Matthews scored 31 points and LaMarcus Aldridge added 20 to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 111-105 win over the pitiful Cavaliers, who remain winless in 2011 and have lost a mind-boggling 34 of 35.
The Cavs, who have won just once since November 27, now own both the single-season mark for consecutive losses and matched the record for overall losses in a row they previously set over two seasons (1981-82 and 1982-83).
Cleveland nearly overcame a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter, but once again failed to make plays down the stretch.
Antawn Jamison scored 17 for the Cavs.
In Oakland, California, Monta Ellis scored 33 points and Stephen Curry had 23 as Golden State snapped Chicago's six-game wining streak with a 101-90 victory.
The tandem sparked a 15-0 run in the fourth quarter that sealed Golden State's third straight win in one of its more impressive defensive efforts of the season.
Dorell Wright added 20 points and David Lee scored 13 for the Warriors.
Also, it was: Mavericks 101, Bobcats 92; Nuggets 113, Timberwolves 100; Pistons 89, Bucks 78; Thunder 121, Jazz 105; Rockets 95, Grizzlies 93, OT; and Hawks 99, Wizards 92.
The Lakers squandered a 14-point lead in the third quarter but fought back in the last four minutes of the game, outscoring the Hornets 9-3 in that span to secure the road victory.
"We shot the ball well and you always have to have that kind of a game to win, especially on the road," said Lakers coach Phil Jackson. "The other thing we did was control the pace."
The Hornets trailed from the opening basket until Chris Paul drained a three-point shot as time expired in the third quarter to put the home team ahead 82-81.
Spanish center Gasol scored a season-high 34 points and Bryant added 32, including a key three-pointer with 3:20 remaining to give the Lakers the lead for good.
Paul led the Hornets with 21 points, Delonte West added 16 and the Hornets bench scored 39 points including 14 by Marcus Thornton.
The Lakers enjoyed a huge advantage at the foul line, converting 23 of 27 opportunities while the Hornets had just four free throws.
"For a game to be that physical and we only get four free throws, I just don't understand," said Hornets coach Monty Williams. "Guys are just competing their butts off and I thought we deserved a little bit more whatever you want to call it. We should have gotten to the line more tonight."
Elsewhere, Cleveland's losing streak reached 24 games when Wesley Matthews scored 31 points and LaMarcus Aldridge added 20 to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 111-105 win over the pitiful Cavaliers, who remain winless in 2011 and have lost a mind-boggling 34 of 35.
The Cavs, who have won just once since November 27, now own both the single-season mark for consecutive losses and matched the record for overall losses in a row they previously set over two seasons (1981-82 and 1982-83).
Cleveland nearly overcame a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter, but once again failed to make plays down the stretch.
Antawn Jamison scored 17 for the Cavs.
In Oakland, California, Monta Ellis scored 33 points and Stephen Curry had 23 as Golden State snapped Chicago's six-game wining streak with a 101-90 victory.
The tandem sparked a 15-0 run in the fourth quarter that sealed Golden State's third straight win in one of its more impressive defensive efforts of the season.
Dorell Wright added 20 points and David Lee scored 13 for the Warriors.
Also, it was: Mavericks 101, Bobcats 92; Nuggets 113, Timberwolves 100; Pistons 89, Bucks 78; Thunder 121, Jazz 105; Rockets 95, Grizzlies 93, OT; and Hawks 99, Wizards 92.
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