The Lakers started off slow and were down big at the half. In the third quarter things changed though, as Kobe Bryant scored 20 points alone in that quarter to bring the Lakers back into the game. Late in the fourth, Bryant took a shot to tie the game but missed it and twisted his ankle severely, he is out indefinitely. He led the team with 31 points even though he had a poor night shooting. Metta World Peace added 20 points for the Lakers, Steve Nash had eleven and Dwight Howard had ten points and pulled down a team-high sixteen rebounds. The Lakers are now 34-32 and their playoff hopes may have taken a hit with the loss of Bryant.
The Hawks started off quick against the Lakers, leading by seven after the first quarter and then by twelve points at the half. After Bryant had a big third quarter, the Hawks had just enough to put the Lakers away in the fourth quarter.
Devin Harris led the Hawks in scoring with seventeen points. Kyle Korver was next with fifteen points off the bench, followed by Al Horford who had fourteen, Ivan Johnson and John Jenkins both had twelve off the bench and Johan Petro had ten. Horford and Petro both had double-doubles, Horford led the Hawks with fourteen rebounds and Petro pulled down eleven boards. The Hawks also won this game without Josh Smith, Jeff Teague, Zaza Pachulia and DeShawn Stevenson. The first three were all out with various injuries.
The Hawks are now 35-29 on the year. They will welcome the Phoenix Suns to Philips Arena on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. The Suns have lost two games in a row and currently sit at 22-43 on the season.
Devin Harris takes a shot for the Hawks, he had a big night, leading Atlanta with seventeen points in their 96-92 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
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