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Lakers tune out Jazz to halt skid
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January 27, 2013, Sunday
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WITH superstar Kobe Bryant doing his utmost to get his teammates involved, the Los Angeles Lakers snapped a four-game National Basketball Association losing streak with a 102-84 victory over the Utah Jazz at Staples Center.
Dwight Howard and Metta World Peace scored 17 points apiece while Bryant, the NBA's second-leading scorer, handed out 14 assists to go with 14 points and nine rebounds in the much-needed win.
Pau Gasol and Steve Nash scored 15 points each while Howard also grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds on Friday for a Lakers team that had endured a rocky three-game road trip this week.
Last Sunday, Howard was ejected from a loss to the Raptors in Toronto after receiving two technical fouls.
Howard then complained he wasn't involved enough on the offensive end after a disappointing eight-point outing in a Monday loss at Chicago.
A team meeting on Wednesday morning aimed at clearing the air was reportedly tense, and was followed by defeat to the Grizzlies in Memphis.
Head coach Mike D'Antoni was delighted to see his star-studded roster playing like a team against the Jazz in the Friday fixture in Los Angeles.
"I thought that the energy was great, the sharing of the ball, the rhythm that we had on offense. But the defense was solid all night," D'Antoni said. "You could tell there was a better feeling out there."
Elsewhere in the NBA, it was: Wizards 114, Timberwolves 101; Hawks 123, Celtics 111 (second overtime); Cavaliers 113, Bucks 108; Heat 110, Pistons 88; Spurs 113, Mavericks 107; Bulls 103, Warriors 87; Grizzlies 101, Nets 77; Rockets 100, Hornets 82; and Thunder 105, Kings 95.
Dwight Howard and Metta World Peace scored 17 points apiece while Bryant, the NBA's second-leading scorer, handed out 14 assists to go with 14 points and nine rebounds in the much-needed win.
Pau Gasol and Steve Nash scored 15 points each while Howard also grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds on Friday for a Lakers team that had endured a rocky three-game road trip this week.
Last Sunday, Howard was ejected from a loss to the Raptors in Toronto after receiving two technical fouls.
Howard then complained he wasn't involved enough on the offensive end after a disappointing eight-point outing in a Monday loss at Chicago.
A team meeting on Wednesday morning aimed at clearing the air was reportedly tense, and was followed by defeat to the Grizzlies in Memphis.
Head coach Mike D'Antoni was delighted to see his star-studded roster playing like a team against the Jazz in the Friday fixture in Los Angeles.
"I thought that the energy was great, the sharing of the ball, the rhythm that we had on offense. But the defense was solid all night," D'Antoni said. "You could tell there was a better feeling out there."
Elsewhere in the NBA, it was: Wizards 114, Timberwolves 101; Hawks 123, Celtics 111 (second overtime); Cavaliers 113, Bucks 108; Heat 110, Pistons 88; Spurs 113, Mavericks 107; Bulls 103, Warriors 87; Grizzlies 101, Nets 77; Rockets 100, Hornets 82; and Thunder 105, Kings 95.
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