National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
L.A. Lakers 113, Sacramento 80
When: 10:30 PM ET, Friday, December 3, 2010
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials: #25 Tony Brothers, #72 Kevin Cutler, #26 Bob Delaney
Attendance: 18997

Kobe Bryant scored 22 points while Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom added 16 apiece as the Los Angeles Lakers snapped a four-game losing streak by blasting the Sacramento Kings, 113-80, on Friday.

Enduring the longest drought of the Bryant-Gasol era, the Lakers were frustrated by a number of aspects in their game, notably the shooting percentages of their stars and the breakdown of their team defense.

Those problems seem to have been solved on Friday, as Bryant and Gasol combined to go 15-of-26 from the floor and Los Angeles held the Kings to under 40 percent shooting.

The Lakers led by five after the first quarter, 17 at the half and 30 by the end of the third quarter in their most efficient game in weeks.

Gasol, who has been bother by a sore hamstring recently, took most of the second half off along with the other starters as three bench players finished in double figures.

Jason Thompson scored 19 points to lead Sacramento, which has dropped six straight.

Top Game Performances
 
Sacramento   L.A. Lakers
Jason Thompson 19 Scoring Kobe Bryant 22
Omri Casspi 4 Assists Pau Gasol 5
Jason Thompson 10 Rebounds Lamar Odom 7
DeMarcus Cousins 3 Free Throws Made Kobe Bryant 4
Omri Casspi 1 Steals Shannon Brown 3
Samuel Dalembert 1 Blocks Pau Gasol 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Sacramento 80 40.3 5-16 13-22 15 40 2 3 21
L.A. Lakers 113 56.6 3-14 16-22 27 39 8 10 11
Upcoming Games
  • L.A. Lakers will play their next game at home against Washington. The Lakers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Sacramento will play their next game at home against Dallas. The Kings have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.