Lakers Rally vs. Blazers Behind Kobe's 40

Did the Lakers dodge ever a big bullet on this one. Kobe Bryant started to find his shooting touch again and rebooted his scoring ability leading the Lakers with 40 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists to help the Lakers make a home stand against the Blazers 107-111 to hold on to the 9th seed while still trailing Houston behind 4 games. Dwight Howard racked up 19 points and 16 rebounds and both MWP and Earl Clark hit their stride late when they needed to as they both tallied with 11 points. The bench also helped fortify the team mustering enough scoring as Antawn Jamison lead the bench with 16 points and Jodie Meeks from behind for 10 points. The Lakers face a crucial showdown on the road Sunday as they head to Dallas to face the Mavericks, also in a bid for the last spot for the playoffs

Final Score: vs. Portland
Full recap: http://www.nba.com/games/20130222/PORLAL/gameinfo.html

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Next Game: @ Dallas (02/24/13)