Lakers Come Back Against Warriors

After Monday night’s loss to the New Orleans Hornets at Staples Center, the Lakers bounced back last night, beating the Golden State Warriors 114-106 at Oracle Arena. The Lakers were without Lamar Odom, Jordan Farmar and Luke Walton, who are all out with injuries, but Pau Gasol and Kobe Bryant led L.A. to victory. After playing one of his worst games of the season (he scored only 10 points against the Hornets), Gasol had 33 points Wednesday night and tied a career-high with 18 rebounds (14 points and eight rebounds were in the fourth quarter alone). Byrant has 21 points, five rebounds and five assists.

Gasol told the L.A. Times that the Lakers need to move past their injured players: “The league is not going to stop because we’re without some players and we have some injuries. We’ve got to step up, the guys that are healthy, and get it done.” Andrew Bynum had a good game, however, with 18 points and 11 rebounds after struggling the past few weeks. It was Gasol who emerged the shining star; Bryant told the Times, “He’s an All-Star. He’s one of the best players in the world.”

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