National Basketball Association
L.A. Lakers 107, New Orleans 101
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Where: New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana
Officials:
#30 John Goble, #73 Tre Maddox, #49 Tom Washington
Attendance:
17272
By SportsDirect Inc.
LAKERS 107, HORNETS 101 (OT): Kobe Bryant scored 33 points and Andrew Bynum piled up 25 points and 18 rebounds as Los Angeles clinched its first three-game road winning streak and handed New Orleans a second straight setback.
Trailing 99-98 with less than a minute left in overtime, Los Angeles got some crunch-time scoring from people other than Bryant and Bynum when Derek Fisher buried the go-ahead jumper. Metta World Peace stole the ball on the other end and raced for a layup, giving the Lakers a three-point cushion with 40 seconds remaining.
Pau Gasol added 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Lakers, who have won four straight overall.
The Lakers, who played a double-overtime game at Memphis on Tuesday, looked like a tired team in the first half on Wednesday, allowing the Hornets to shoot 62 percent from the floor. New Orleans led 54-40 at the break.
Whatever energy it had saved up came out in the third quarter as Los Angeles used an 18-6 run through the middle of the period to get back into the game. Bryant and Bynum each had six points during the spurt and the Lakers knotted it at 70-70 heading into the fourth.
Los Angeles trailed for most of the fourth until Gustavo Ayon fouled Bryant on a 3-point attempt with 19 seconds left. The All-Star hit all three free throws, tying it at 93-93.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Hornets shot 43 percent in the second half and overtime. … Jarrett Jack scored 30 points and Chris Kaman added 21 points and 12 assists to lead New Orleans. … Los Angeles committed 19 turnovers, with stars Bryant, Bynum and Gasol accounting for 14.
Top Game Performances
L.A. Lakers |
|
New Orleans |
Kobe Bryant 33 |
Scoring |
Jarrett Jack 30 |
Kobe Bryant 5 |
Assists |
Jarrett Jack 6 |
Andrew Bynum 18 |
Rebounds |
Chris Kaman 12 |
Kobe Bryant 11 |
Free Throws Made |
Jarrett Jack 4 |
Derek Fisher 3 |
Steals |
Trevor Ariza 4 |
Andrew Bynum 2 |
Blocks |
Jarrett Jack 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
L.A. Lakers
|
107 |
45.1 |
5-19 |
28-35 |
24 |
44 |
3 |
12 |
19 |
New Orleans
|
101 |
51.8 |
3-10 |
10-13 |
25 |
34 |
7 |
8 |
15 |
Upcoming Games
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New Orleans will play their next game at home against Washington. The Hornets have a W/L % of .364 after a win and .188 after a loss.
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L.A. Lakers will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Lakers have a W/L % of .615 after a win and .647 after a loss.