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Phoenix Suns' P.J. Tucker, right, fouls Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant during the first half of an NBA basketball game on Tuesday, February 12, 2013, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok) |
Lakers beat Suns with 4 points from Kobe
By GREG BEACHAM
AP Sports Writer /
February 13, 2013
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dwight Howard had 19 points and 18 rebounds, Antawn Jamison added 19 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers survived Kobe Bryant’s bizarre four-point performance for their eighth win in 11 games, 91-85 over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night.
Bryant didn’t attempt a shot in the first half and scored his first basket with 2:13 to play, finishing 1 for 8 with eight turnovers in one of the oddest games of his 17-year career.
Yet the Lakers survived against the Suns, getting 17 points from Metta World Peace and maintaining a small lead down the stretch of their 12th win in Phoenix’s last 13 visits to Staples Center.
Michael Beasley scored 18 points and Luis Scola had 15 for the Suns, who have lost eight of 10. Phoenix is 5-23 on the road.
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