Final
Bryant dominates as Lakers down Blazers
Apr 11, 2013 - 4:59 AM Portland, OR (Sports Network) - Kobe Bryant shot 14-of-27 from the field and a perfect 18-of-18 from the foul line for a season-high 47 points as the Los Angeles Lakers held off the Portland Trail Blazers, 113-106.Bryant stuffed the stat sheet elsewhere as well, finishing with eight rebounds, five assists, four blocks and three steals for the Lakers, who have won five of six and moved a game up on Utah for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
Pau Gasol tallied 23 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, while Dwight Howard added 20 points, 10 boards and three blocks.
Damian Lillard scored a career-best 38 points while dishing out nine assists for Portland, which extended its losing streak to nine games. LaMarcus Aldridge notched a double-double with 17 points and 16 rebounds, while Luke Babbitt shot 4-of-5 from 3-point range for 12 points off the bench.
Portland opened the game on a 9-2 run and carried a 41-33 lead at the end of one quarter.
The Blazers led throughout the second quarter, and while the Lakers ripped off five straight points in the final 40 seconds of the half, Aldridge threw down an alley-oop from Victor Claver in the waning seconds, as Portland held a 69-61 advantage going into intermission.
Bryant scored 28 of his 47 points in the high-scoring first half, while Lillard poured in 25 of his 38.
The Lakers came out of halftime red-hot, ripping off a 17-2 run to take a 78-71 lead with 7:55 to play in the frame. The Blazers answered immediately with a 7-0 run of their own and eventually entered the fourth quarter with a 90-88 advantage.
The teams exchanged leads for the better part of the fourth quarter before Los Angeles scored eight straight points to take a 106-100 lead with just over four minutes remaining and it never surrendered that advantage the rest of the way. Portland managed just six points in the final 5 1/2 minutes of the contest.
Game Notes
Bryant has scored 40 or more points eight times this season, tied with Carmelo Anthony for most in the league ... After beating New Orleans on Tuesday, the Lakers have won on consecutive days for the first time all season ... Steve Blake chipped in eight points and seven rebounds for the Lakers ... Los Angeles outscored Portland in the paint, 54-32 ... The Blazers' losing streak is their longest since dropping 11 straight during the 2005-06 campaign.
- LOS ANGELES: 113
PORTLAND: 106
Final
Apr 11 12:29 AM - 214
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Lakers 106, Trail Blazers 101 4th - 3:23Apr 11 12:16 AM - 188
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Lakers 106, Trail Blazers 100 4th - 4:10Apr 11 12:12 AM - 205
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Lakers 103, Trail Blazers 100 4th - 4:30Apr 11 12:11 AM - 228
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Lakers 102, Trail Blazers 100 4th - 4:30Apr 11 12:09 AM - 218
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Lakers 98, Trail Blazers 100 4th - 5:46Apr 11 12:07 AM - 209
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Lakers 96, Trail Blazers 98 4th - 6:33Apr 11 12:04 AM - 199
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Lakers 94, Trail Blazers 96 4th - 7:37Apr 11 12:03 AM - 171
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Lakers 92, Trail Blazers 95 4th - 9:29Apr 10 11:56 PM - 161
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Lakers 90, Trail Blazers 93 4th - 9:55Apr 10 11:55 PM - 151
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Lakers 90, Trail Blazers 93 4th - 10:18Apr 10 11:55 PM - 169
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Lakers 90, Trail Blazers 90 4th - 11:17Apr 10 11:53 PM - LOS ANGELES: 88
PORTLAND: 90
End of 3rd
Apr 10 11:50 PM - 156
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Lakers 88, Trail Blazers 90 3rd - 0:14Apr 10 11:49 PM - 137
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Lakers 86, Trail Blazers 89 3rd - 0:32Apr 10 11:48 PM - 151
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Lakers 86, Trail Blazers 88 3rd - 0:40Apr 10 11:46 PM - 138
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Lakers 86, Trail Blazers 85 3rd - 1:45Apr 10 11:45 PM - 128
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Lakers 86, Trail Blazers 83 3rd - 2:01Apr 10 11:44 PM - 140
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Lakers 84, Trail Blazers 83 3rd - 2:37Apr 10 11:44 PM - 125
roots - 116
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Lakers 84, Trail Blazers 78 3rd - 3:55Apr 10 11:39 PM - 105
roots - 100
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Lakers 78, Trail Blazers 78 3rd - 5:58Apr 10 11:36 PM - 86
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Lakers 78, Trail Blazers 73 3rd - 7:27Apr 10 11:33 PM - 53
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Lakers 78, Trail Blazers 71 3rd - 7:57Apr 10 11:32 PM - 88
roots - 81
roots - LOS ANGELES: 61
PORTLAND: 69
Halftime
Apr 10 11:08 PM - 71
roots - LOS ANGELES: 33
PORTLAND: 41
End of 1st
Apr 10 10:38 PM - LOS ANGELES: 0
PORTLAND: 2
1st Quarter - 11:35
Apr 10 10:13 PM
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