GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: LA CLIPPERS (9-13) at LA LAKERS (13-9)

NBA: LA CLIPPERS at LA LAKERS

<div class="pre">NBA LA CLIPPERS 79
LA LAKERS 99 5:55 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: LA CLIPPERS at LA LAKERS

<div class="pre">NBA LA CLIPPERS 88
LA LAKERS 109 2:44 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: LA CLIPPERS at LA LAKERS

<div class="pre">NBA LA CLIPPERS 92
LA LAKERS 111 0:57 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: LA CLIPPERS at LA LAKERS

<div class="pre">NBA LA CLIPPERS 92
LA LAKERS 113 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: LA CLIPPERS at LA LAKERS

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
LA CLIPPERS 15 29 32 16 92
LA LAKERS 29 28 25 31 113 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: LAC - COREY MAGGETTE 27, CHRIS KAMAN 18, PAUL
DAVIS 10
LAL - KOBE BRYANT 32, LUKE WALTON 15, ANDREW
BYNUM 14</div>

 

NBA: LA CLIPPERS at LA LAKERS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
LA CLIPPERS 92
LA LAKERS 113 FINAL</div>

 

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakersused a big fourth quarter run to blow past their local rival.

Bryant scored 32 points and Luke Walton made all six of hisshots and added 15 as the Lakers posted a 113-92 victory overthe Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday.


After leading by as many as 19 in the third quarter, the Lakershad just a six-point lead entering the fourth before runningaway in the final period for their fifth win in six games.

The Lakers went on a 13-1 run to start the fourth quarter,taking a 95-77 lead as the Clippers did not make a field goal inthe final period until a Cuttino Mobley layup with 6:36remaining.


Bryant made a 3-pointer from the left wing with just under fiveminutes to play as the Lakers took their largest lead at 104-82and coasted to the finish.


The Lakers' superstar showed no effects of a quadriceps injurythat he suffered in Friday's loss to Golden State that forcedhim to sit out part of the final minutes. Bryant scored 18points in the first half and shot 11-of-22 for the game to goalong with eight rebounds.


Andrew Bynum had 14 points, nine rebounds and six blocks andSasha Vujacic scored all 14 of his points in the fourth quarterfor the Lakers, who shot 13-of-20 (65 percent) in the finalperiod and topped the 100-point plateau for the sixth straightgame.


The Clippers were just 5-of-19 (26 percent) in the fourthquarter and were outscored, 31-16, as the Lakers pulled awaydown the stretch.


The Lakers never trailed during the contest and took controlmidway through the first quarter, going on a 21-3 run to take a29-11 bulge with just over one minute remaining in the first.

The Clippers cut the deficit to seven points on a Richie Frahm3-pointer with 5:15 to go in the half, but the Lakers pushedtheir advantage back up to double digits and Bryant made threefree throws with one second left in the second quarter to givethe Lakers a 57-44 advantage at the break.


Walton scored eight points early in the third quarter as theLakers took a 70-51 lead with 8:21 left in the third. TheClippers used an 8-0 run - keyed by four points from CoreyMaggette - to trim the deficit to 77-66 with just over threeminutes to play in the quarter.


Maggette finished with 21 points in the third quarter - cappedby a one-handed heave from beyond half court at the buzzer - tocut the Clippers deficit to 82-76 entering the fourth.

Chris Kaman posted his ninth straight double-double to start themonth of December with 18 points and 16 rebounds and Maggettescored 27 points had six steals to lead the Clippers.

 

NBA: LA CLIPPERS at LA LAKERS

<div class="pre">LA CLIPPERS (92) AT LA LAKERS (113)

LA CLIPPERS

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

C MAGGETTE F 36:13 8-15 9-12 2 5 7 0 4 6 3 27
P DAVIS F 19:07 5-7 0-0 3 2 5 2 4 0 0 10
C KAMAN C 38:14 6-19 6-10 7 9 16 3 1 1 3 18
Q ROSS G 18:32 1-4 0-0 2 1 3 1 2 0 0 2
B KNIGHT G 24:00 1-6 2-2 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 4
A THORNTON 26:29 3-10 2-2 0 2 2 0 4 2 3 8
C MOBLEY 22:36 3-10 0-0 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 6
D DICKAU 23:49 3-6 4-5 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 10
R FRAHM 23:14 2-7 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 5
J POWELL 7:46 1-1 0-0 2 2 4 0 0 0 2 2
A WILLIAMS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
T THOMAS DNP - SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE

TOTALS 240:00 33-85 23-31 18 26 44 17 18 11 14 92
(.388) (.742) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 14 (18 PTS)

LA LAKERS

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

L WALTON F 26:12 6-6 0-0 1 3 4 2 2 1 0 15
L ODOM F 30:58 3-8 5-8 1 6 7 4 3 1 2 12
A BYNUM C 30:49 7-9 0-1 1 8 9 3 4 1 2 14
K BRYANT G 36:19 11-22 8-9 2 6 8 3 2 1 4 32
D FISHER G 15:05 1-3 2-2 0 0 0 5 4 0 1 4
J FARMAR 27:09 3-9 0-0 0 1 1 3 1 0 2 7
V RADMANOVIC 19:06 3-7 0-0 1 3 4 6 0 0 2 6
C MIHM 14:52 1-3 0-0 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 2
S VUJACIC 19:28 5-7 1-1 0 3 3 2 3 2 1 14
T ARIZA 11:57 3-4 1-1 1 2 3 1 2 0 0 7
J CRITTENTON 5:46 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
R TURIAF 2:19 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 43-80 17-22 7 37 44 30 24 6 14 113
(.538) (.773) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 14 (20 PTS)

LA CLIPPERS 15 29 32 16 - 92
LA LAKERS 29 28 25 31 - 113

BLOCKED SHOTS: LA CLIPPERS - C MOBLEY. LA LAKERS - A BYNUM 6, K BRYANT.

3-PT. FIELD GOALS: LA CLIPPERS 3-9 (.333), C MAGGETTE 2-3, A THORNTON 0-
1, C MOBLEY 0-2, R FRAHM 1-3. LA LAKERS 10-24 (.417), L WALTON 3-3,
L ODOM 1-2, K BRYANT 2-6, D FISHER 0-2, J FARMAR 1-5, V RADMANOVIC 0-
1, S VUJACIC 3-4, R TURIAF 0-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: LA CLIPPERS - C MOBLEY.
FLAGRANT FOULS: LA LAKERS 1 (J FARMAR, 3:47 3RD).
OFFICIALS: LEROY RICHARDSON, TOM WASHINGTON, VIOLET PALMER.
A - 18,997. T - 2:16.</div>

 

NBA: LA CLIPPERS at LA LAKERS

<div class="pre">LA CLIPPERS (92)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
C Maggette 36:13 8-15 9-12 2-7 0 4 27
P Davis 19:07 5-7 0-0 3-5 2 4 10
C Kaman 38:14 6-19 6-10 7-16 3 1 18
Q Ross 18:32 1-4 0-0 2-3 1 2 2
B Knight 24:00 1-6 2-2 0-1 4 1 4
A Thornton 26:29 3-10 2-2 0-2 0 4 8
C Mobley 22:36 3-10 0-0 2-3 1 1 6
D Dickau 23:49 3-6 4-5 0-2 5 1 10
R Frahm 23:14 2-7 0-0 0-1 1 0 5
J Powell 7:46 1-1 0-0 2-4 0 0 2
A Williams DNP - COACH'S DECISION
T Thomas DNP - SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 33-85 23-31 18-44 17 18 92
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.388, FT-.742. 3-Point Goals:
3-9, .333 (C Maggette 2-3, A Thornton 0-1, C
Mobley 0-2, R Frahm 1-3). Team Rebounds: 7.
Blocked Shots:1 (C Mobley). Turnovers:14 (C
Maggette 3, C Kaman 3, A Thornton 3, J Powell
2, R Frahm 2, C Mobley). Steals: 11 (C
Maggette 6, A Thornton 2, B Knight, C Kaman,
C Mobley).


LA LAKERS (113)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
L Walton 26:12 6-6 0-0 1-4 2 2 15
L Odom 30:58 3-8 5-8 1-7 4 3 12
A Bynum 30:49 7-9 0-1 1-9 3 4 14
K Bryant 36:19 11-22 8-9 2-8 3 2 32
D Fisher 15:05 1-3 2-2 0-0 5 4 4
J Farmar 27:09 3-9 0-0 0-1 3 1 7
V Radmanovic 19:06 3-7 0-0 1-4 6 0 6
C Mihm 14:52 1-3 0-0 0-3 0 3 2
S Vujacic 19:28 5-7 1-1 0-3 2 3 14
T Ariza 11:57 3-4 1-1 1-3 1 2 7
J Crittenton 5:46 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0
R Turiaf 2:19 0-2 0-0 0-1 0 0 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 43-80 17-22 7-44 30 24 113
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.538, FT-.773. 3-Point Goals:
10-24, .417 (L Walton 3-3, L Odom 1-2, K
Bryant 2-6, D Fisher 0-2, J Farmar 1-5, V
Radmanovic 0-1, S Vujacic 3-4, R Turiaf 0-1).
Team Rebounds: 7. Blocked Shots:7 (A Bynum 6,
K Bryant). Turnovers:14 (K Bryant 4, L Odom
2, V Radmanovic 2, J Farmar 2, A Bynum 2, D
Fisher, S Vujacic). Steals: 6 (S Vujacic 2, K
Bryant, L Odom, A Bynum, L Walton).

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LA CLIPPERS 15 29 32 16 - 92
LA LAKERS 29 28 25 31 - 113
-------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: La Clippers - 1 (C Mobley,
6:37 4th).
Flagrant fouls: La Lakers 1 (J Farmar, 3:47
3rd). A: 18,997. T: 2:16. Officials: Leroy
Richardson, Tom Washington, Violet Palmer.</div>

 

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakersused a big fourth quarter run to blow past their local rival.

Bryant scored 32 points and Luke Walton made all six of hisshots and added a season-high 15 as the Lakers posted a 113-92victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday.


After leading by as many as 19 in the third quarter, the Lakershad just a six-point lead entering the fourth before runningaway in the final period for their fifth win in six games.

"We just stick to what we do and just go out there and play,"Bryant said. "Try to make sure that the guys stay prettyeven-keel. We don't want to get too high or too low, just goout there and do what we gotta do."


The Lakers went on a 13-1 run to start the fourth quarter,taking a 95-77 lead as the Clippers did not make a field goal inthe final period until a Cuttino Mobley layup with 6:36remaining.


Bryant made a 3-pointer from the left wing with just under fiveminutes to play as the Lakers took their largest lead at 104-82and coasted to the finish.


The Lakers' superstar showed no effects of a quadriceps injurythat he suffered in Friday's loss to Golden State that forcedhim to sit out part of the final minutes. Bryant scored 18points in the first half and shot 11-of-22 for the game to goalong with eight rebounds.


"I feel okay, it's sore but you play through it," Bryant said."And we did a good job of staying on top of it, making sure thatit's good enough for me to go out and play and help our team.And now it's time to do the same thing and get ready for thistrip."


Andrew Bynum had 14 points, nine rebounds and six blocks andSasha Vujacic scored all 14 of his points in the fourth quarterfor the Lakers, who shot 13-of-20 (65 percent) in the finalperiod and topped the 100-point plateau for the sixth straightgame.


"We're undermanned, but we still just have to keep fighting,"Clippers guard Corey Maggette said. "We had the opportunity,but tonight, they're the second best scoring team in the league,and their bench came in making shots today. They played agreat game, and we just didn't play the way we are capable ofplaying tonight."


The Clippers were just 5-of-19 (26 percent) in the fourthquarter and were outscored, 31-16, as the Lakers pulled awaydown the stretch.


The Lakers never trailed during the contest and took controlmidway through the first quarter, going on a 21-3 run to take a29-11 bulge with just over one minute remaining in the first.

"We didn't start the game out very well," Clippers coach MikeDunleavy said. "I thought we took some contested shots, didn'texecute, we let them get away from us and spent the rest of thenight trying to claw our way back."


The Clippers cut the deficit to seven points on a Richie Frahm3-pointer with 5:15 to go in the half, but the Lakers pushedtheir advantage back up to double digits and Bryant made threefree throws with one second left in the second quarter to givethe Lakers a 57-44 advantage at the break.


Walton scored eight points early in the third quarter as theLakers took a 70-51 lead with 8:21 left in the third. TheClippers used an 8-0 run - keyed by four points from Maggette -to trim the deficit to 77-66 with just over three minutes toplay in the quarter.


Maggette finished with 21 points in the third quarter - cappedby a one-handed heave from beyond half court at the buzzer - tocut the Clippers deficit to 82-76 entering the fourth.

"We had a laborious third quarter, they had 21 foul shots inthat quarter, a never ending march to the line," Lakers coachPhil Jackson said. "Fortunately, our bench came out there andactivated the game and got things going."


Chris Kaman posted his ninth straight double-double to start themonth of December with 18 points and 16 rebounds and Maggettescored 27 points had six steals to lead the Clippers.

"Their post-up game normally is successful, but I thought Andrew(Bynum) did a good job in the first quarter staying on Kamanand making it tough for him to get situations," Jackson said."(Kaman) shot a low percentage tonight and that helped us stayin this game. Even though he got some points, it took him a lotof shots to do it."

 

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakersused a big fourth quarter run to blow past their local rival.

Bryant scored 32 points and Luke Walton made all six of hisshots and added a season-high 15 as the Lakers posted a 113-92victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday.


After leading by as many as 19 in the third quarter, the Lakershad just a six-point lead entering the fourth before runningaway in the final period for their fifth win in six games.

"We just stick to what we do and just go out there and play,"Bryant said. "Try to make sure that the guys stay prettyeven-keel. We don't want to get too high or too low, just goout there and do what we gotta do."


The Lakers went on a 13-1 run to start the fourth quarter,taking a 95-77 lead as the Clippers did not make a field goal inthe final period until a Cuttino Mobley layup with 6:36remaining.


Bryant made a 3-pointer from the left wing with just under fiveminutes to play as the Lakers took their largest lead at 104-82and coasted to the finish.


The Lakers' superstar showed no effects of a quadriceps injurythat he suffered in Friday's loss to Golden State that forcedhim to sit out part of the final minutes. Bryant scored 18points in the first half and shot 11-of-22 for the game to goalong with eight rebounds.


"I feel okay, it's sore but you play through it," Bryant said."And we did a good job of staying on top of it, making sure thatit's good enough for me to go out and play and help our team.And now it's time to do the same thing and get ready for thistrip."


Andrew Bynum had 14 points, nine rebounds and six blocks andSasha Vujacic scored all 14 of his points in the fourth quarterfor the Lakers, who shot 13-of-20 (65 percent) in the finalperiod and topped the 100-point plateau for the sixth straightgame.


"We're undermanned, but we still just have to keep fighting,"Clippers guard Corey Maggette said. "We had the opportunity,but tonight, they're the second best scoring team in the league,and their bench came in making shots today. They played agreat game, and we just didn't play the way we are capable ofplaying tonight."


The Clippers were just 5-of-19 (26 percent) in the fourthquarter and were outscored, 31-16, as the Lakers pulled awaydown the stretch.


The Lakers never trailed during the contest and took controlmidway through the first quarter, going on a 21-3 run to take a29-11 bulge with just over one minute remaining in the first.

"We didn't start the game out very well," Clippers coach MikeDunleavy said. "I thought we took some contested shots, didn'texecute, we let them get away from us and spent the rest of thenight trying to claw our way back."


The Clippers cut the deficit to seven points on a Richie Frahm3-pointer with 5:15 to go in the half, but the Lakers pushedtheir advantage back up to double digits and Bryant made threefree throws with one second left in the second quarter to givethe Lakers a 57-44 advantage at the break.


Walton scored eight points early in the third quarter as theLakers took a 70-51 lead with 8:21 left in the third. TheClippers used an 8-0 run - keyed by four points from Maggette -to trim the deficit to 77-66 with just over three minutes toplay in the quarter.


Maggette finished with 21 points in the third quarter - cappedby a one-handed heave from beyond half court at the buzzer - tocut the Clippers deficit to 82-76 entering the fourth.

"We had a laborious third quarter, they had 21 foul shots inthat quarter, a never ending march to the line," Lakers coachPhil Jackson said. "Fortunately, our bench came out there andactivated the game and got things going."


Chris Kaman posted his ninth straight double-double to start themonth of December with 18 points and 16 rebounds and Maggettescored 27 points had six steals to lead the Clippers.

"Their post-up game normally is successful, but I thought Andrew(Bynum) did a good job in the first quarter staying on Kamanand making it tough for him to get situations," Jackson said."(Kaman) shot a low percentage tonight and that helped us stayin this game. Even though he got some points, it took him a lotof shots to do it."