Lakers Blow Outs Kings, Easily Snap 4-Game Skid
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kobe Bryant scored 22 points, Pau Gasol added 16 despite a strained left hamstring, and the Los Angeles Laker easily snapped a four-game losing streak with a 113-80 victory over the struggling Sacramento Kings on Friday night.
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Lamar Odom had 16 points and seven rebounds as the two-time defending champions capitalized on nearly optimal conditions for ending their longest skid since April 2007.
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Los Angeles jumped to an 18-point lead on lowly Sacramento in the first half and stretched it to 32 before Bryant and Gasol wrapped up their evenings late in the third quarter.
Jason Thompson scored 19 points for the Kings, who have lost six straight and 12 of 13. Sacramento has lost eight straight to Los Angeles.
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