Jan

7

Lakers Out Pace Indiana Win 112-96

Posted by Jeff Sack under Main 

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Kobe Bryant led all five Lakers starters in double figures with 26, Andrew Bynum and Lamar Odom each had double-doubles, and the Los Angeles?Lakers handily dispatched the Indiana Pacers winning 112-96 Sunday. The Lakers came out hot early, the Pacers made it a contest at the half, but it was basically over in third quarter, Indiana made a valiant run to get within hailing distance, but as soon as they did the Lakers would pull away again.

L.A. took the first quarter pretty easily as they led 33-23, but the Pacers would go on a run in the second quarter to?cut the lead to 2 points at the half Lakers leading 55-53.? Lakers were in a take no prisoners mode when they came out in third quarter, widening their advantage to 90-72 at the end of the third quarter. The Pacers had one more run left in them as they went on a 13-2 surge, as they cut Los Angeles lead down to 7 points, 92-85 with just?over 6 minutes to go in the game. That is when the Lakers stopped toying with Indiana and went in for the kill, going on 16-0 run, and when the smoke cleared it was?Los Angeles 108 Indiana 85. The game was basically done after that.

Bryant shot 8-21 from the floor, but went 2-3 from outside the arc, and a perfect 8-8 at the line for 26 points, 6 assists, 3 steals, 2 rebounds. Bynum one of two Lakers players with double-doubles scored 23 points, 13 boards, 4 blocks, 2 rebounds. Derek Fisher scored 22 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds, 1 steal, and Luke Walton scored 10 points, 7 assists,? 4 boards and a steal.

Indiana was paced by Mike Dunleavy with?17 points, 5 rounds,?4 steals, 1 assist, he shot 5-14 from the field.?Danny Granger?scored 14 points, 6 rebounds, Jermaine O’Neal scored 13 points, 4 boards, 2 blocks,??Kareem Rush scored 12 points, 2 boards in the loss.?Lakers are now 21-11, Indiana is now 16-19.

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