points and 19 rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers won their third
straight without Kobe Bryant, beating Utah 96-81 on Wednesday night and
ending the Jazz’s nine-game winning streak.
Bryant rested his sore left ankle and
the Lakers fared just fine without their superstar, getting 25 points
and 11 rebounds from Lamar Odom and 18 points from Jordan Farmar. Gasol
added five blocks as he and Odom shut down the lane and forced the Jazz
outside.
The Lakers broke open the game with a
12-0 run at the end of the first quarter and held a double-figure lead
from early in the second period through the end.
Deron Williams had 11 points, 10 assists and was one rebound short of a triple-double for Utah.