Kobe Sits As Lakers Cruise Past Warriors
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Pau Gasol scored 23 points and the Los Angeles Lakers, playing without coach Phil Jackson, beat the Golden State Warriors 120-99 on Thursday night in an exhibition game.
Jackson missed the game because of flu-like symptoms. Assistant coach Brian Shaw directed the team.
Kobe Bryant was in uniform, but didn't play as he was resting his surgically repaired left knee.
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Sasha Vujacic, who said before the game that he's engaged to tennis star Maria Sharapova, had nine points in his first action since sustaining a concussion last week.
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He missed three games. Steve Blake had 18 points and six assists, and Lamar Odom had 16 points and 12 rebounds.
Luke Walton played in his first game of the season. He has been sidelined with a strained hamstring all through training camp.
Los Angeles took an 11-0 lead and led 55-52 at the half, with Gasol leading the Lakers with 13 points. The Lakers had an 86-76 lead after three quarters went on a 28-8 run over the first 8 minutes of the fourth quarter.
Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 19 points, and David Lee had 17.
Both teams are 3-4 in the preseason.
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