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Lakers take on Hornets in the Big Easy

Dec 29, 2010 - 4:13 PM (Sports Network) - The two-time defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers hope to put an end to some uncharacteristic struggles when they finish up a tough two-day road trip in the Big Easy tonight by taking on Chris Paul and the New Orleans Hornets.

The Lakers lost their third straight game, all by over 15 points, in San Antonio last night when Tony Parker scored 23 points, DeJuan Blair added 17 points and 15 rebounds and the Spurs turned up the defensive pressure in the second half to overpower LA, 97-82.

Kobe Bryant was harassed into an 8-for-27 shooting night, as the Lakers made just 35.4 percent of their shots and 8-of-23 three-pointers. Bryant scored 21 points, while Ron Artest and Andrew Bynum added 10 points apiece as Los Angeles fell to 11-6 on the road this season.

The champs have been flat out uncompetitive in matching their season-high skid, losing by an average of 16.7 points.

"I've been playing mad as long as you've been writing mad," Bryant said to the media after last night's game. "I got good looks, I just didn't make them."

The Hornets, meanwhile, are coming off their seventh straight road loss on Monday in Minneapolis when Michael Beasley scored 30 points and rookie Wesley Johnson added 24 as the Minnesota Timberwolves topped New Orleans, 113-98.

David West scored 23 points and Paul had 22 with 13 assists for the Hornets, who had won two in a row coming in.

"They just beat us. The second half was embarrassing the way they scored," said Paul. "Every time down if it wasn't a three (pointer) it was a drive or an offensive rebound. I don't remember a game like that in a long time."

New Orleans, however, has been very impressive in the Big Easy, winning four straight to move to 13-3 on its home floor in the 2010-11 campaign.

The Lakers took two of three meetings with the Hornets last season but New Orleans won the lone contest in the Big Easy, snapping a three-game skid in the series.






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