Lakers Bounce Back With OT Win Over Rockets
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kobe Bryant scored 32 points, Pau Gasol had 26, including the go-ahead layup with 1:04 left in overtime, and the Los Angeles Lakers bounced back from consecutive home losses with a 114 106 victory over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night.
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Lamar Odom had 20 points and a season-high 20 rebounds in his return to the starting lineup for the Lakers, who finished their first overtime of the season on a 10-2 run.
Los Angeles barely held off injury-depleted Houston after losing to Sacramento and Boston in the previous four days.
Luis Scola hit a tying layup with 5.5 seconds left in regulation for the Rockets, who have lost three straight.
Kevin Martin scored 30 points, and Scola added 24 points and 15 rebounds.
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