Kobe Bryant scored 33 points and Pau Gasol had 20 points and eight rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers recorded a 102-98 victory over the visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night at Staples Center.
Lamar Odom had 18 points and seven rebounds off the bench for the Lakers (23-10).
After Jrue Holiday pulled Philadelphia to 96-95 with 2:45 remaining, Bryant sank a jumper 21 seconds later. But Thaddeus Young tied it at 98-98 with two free throws at the 1:33 mark.
Bryant's jumper gave the Lakers at 100-98 lead with 1:15 left. Philadelphia missed two late 3-pointers and Bryant sank two free throws with 1.9 seconds left.
Holiday led Philadelphia (13-20) with 19 points and 11 assists. Andres Nocioni had 13 points and eight rebounds while Louis Williams had 18 points and Young scored 14.
Philadelphia fell to 3-4 on an eight-game trip that ends Monday at New Orleans.
Philadelphia | L.A. Lakers | |
Jrue Holiday 19 | Scoring | Kobe Bryant 33 |
Jrue Holiday 11 | Assists | Derek Fisher 4 |
Andres Nocioni 8 | Rebounds | Andrew Bynum 15 |
Thaddeus Young 4 | Free Throws Made | Kobe Bryant 6 |
Elton Brand 3 | Steals | Kobe Bryant 2 |
Spencer Hawes 1 | Blocks | Pau Gasol 2 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Philadelphia | 98 | 47.0 | 9-20 | 11-16 | 26 | 35 | 2 | 9 | 13 |
L.A. Lakers | 102 | 51.2 | 4-14 | 14-19 | 19 | 45 | 4 | 6 | 15 |