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Pau Gasol scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and Kobe Bryant added 24 points to lead the Lakers past the Washington Wizards tonight at Staples Center and extend their winning streak to six consecutive games. The Lakers hardly missed a beat in t...

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Playing for the first time since center Andrew Bynum suffered a strained left Achilles tendon, the Lakers picked apart the Washington Wizards in the first half tonight. Or, more to the point, Kobe Bryant picked apart the Wizards. He scored 22 points ...

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Kobe Bryant scored 22 points and added 13 assists to lead the Lakers over the Minnesota Timberwolves tonight at Staples Center. The Lakers have won five consecutive games and have a 10-game streak against the Timberwolves. Lamar Odom added 18 points ...

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Andrew Bynum suffered a strained left Achilles tendon in the third quarter of tonight's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. He was not expected to return to the game, which the Lakers led almost from start to finish. He will be re-evaluated Satu...

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Kobe Bryant had almost as many assists (nine) as points (11) in the first half tonight. Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol also scored 11 points as the Lakers led most of the way over the Timberwolves. Kevin Love, a former UCLA standout, scored 12 points in ...

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There were a couple of health notes before tonight's game against Minnesota.First, Pau Gasol said he was good to go after missing practice because of a case of tonsillitis Thursday. Gasol said he came down with inflamed tonsils after the Lakers' vi...

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Interesting item unearthed by Larry Altman, the Daily Breeze's superb cops reporter. ... Lakers forward Pau Gasol sought help from Redondo Beach police today when he became concerned about two men following him, officers said. The men turned out to b...

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Lakers coach Phil Jackson has tinkered with his backup guard rotation since Sasha Vujacic returned from an eight-game absence because of a sprained right shoulder. Vujacic hasn't played major minutes in the four games since he returned to the active ...

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SACRAMENTO -- The Lakers took another step tonight with their victory over the Sacramento Kings at Arco Arena. They broke open the game with a 9-0 run that bridged the end of the third quarter and the start of the fourth. Kobe Bryant scored 30 points...

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SACRAMENTO -- The Lakers were great when they tossed the ball into the paint and let Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol do their stuff against the Sacramento Kings in the first half tonight. When they didn't, when they tried to run up and down and play a fre...

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