National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
L.A. Lakers 102, New Orleans 84
When: 9:30 PM ET, Sunday, March 27, 2011
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials: #39 Kevin Fehr, #51 Leroy Richardson, #15 Bennett Salvatore
Attendance: 18997
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials: #39 Kevin Fehr, #51 Leroy Richardson, #15 Bennett Salvatore
Attendance: 18997
Kobe Bryant led the way with 30 points, and Pau Gasol added 23 and 16 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers rolled to their seventh consecutive victory, 102-84 over the visiting New Orleans Hornets on Sunday.
Andrew Bynum chipped in 13 points and Ron Artest finished with 11 for the Lakers (53-20), who improved to 15-1 since the All-Star break and pulled to within four games of the San Antonio Spurs (57-16) for first place in the Western Conference.
The Hornets (42-32) remained in seventh in the West, one-half game behind the Portland Trail Blazers (42-31) in sixth and a game ahead of the eighth-place Memphis Grizzlies (41-33).
Los Angeles made its move in the first quarter on Sunday, closing the frame with an 11-2 burst to grab a 31-19 lead. The Lakers stretched it to 57-41 at the half behind 19 points from Bryant. They never looked back.
Carl Landry started his second straight game in place of the injured David West and led the Hornets with 24 points and 10 boards. Emeka Okafor added 14 an 11.
Top Game Performances
| New Orleans | L.A. Lakers | |
| Carl Landry 24 | Scoring | Kobe Bryant 30 |
| Chris Paul 9 | Assists | Kobe Bryant 5 |
| Emeka Okafor 11 | Rebounds | Pau Gasol 16 |
| Carl Landry 8 | Free Throws Made | Kobe Bryant 7 |
| Emeka Okafor 2 | Steals | Metta World Peace 3 |
| Emeka Okafor 2 | Blocks | Pau Gasol 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| New Orleans | 84 | 40.2 | 3-17 | 11-15 | 22 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| L.A. Lakers | 102 | 48.2 | 3-17 | 17-21 | 21 | 44 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
Upcoming Games
- L.A. Lakers will play their next game at home against Dallas. The Lakers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
- New Orleans will play their next game at home against Portland. The Pelicans have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.