EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey, (Reuters) – Kobe Bryant scored 29 points and had 10 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers came from behind to register a 103-84 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Saturday.
Bryant and Lamar Odom sparked an 11-0 run by the league-leading Lakers (21-4) to turn a one-point deficit into a 10-point lead in the third quarter that the Nets were unable to challenge.
Odom, Pau Gasol and Jordan Farmar each contributed 14 points for Los Angeles. Gasol also had 14 rebounds and Odom 12.
Devin Harris led the way for New Jersey with 21 points and Chris Douglas-Roberts had 20 for the Nets, who have lost seven games in a row and have the NBA’s worst record this season (2-26).
