SACRAMENTO, Calif.
Bayern Munich Jersey . -- The Los Angeles Lakers navigated the first 19 games of the
season without star Kobe Bryant well enough to welcome him back with a winning
record. Jodie Meeks made two huge 3-pointers in the final minutes to finish with
19 points, lifting the Lakers past the Sacramento Kings 106-100 Friday night in
whats expected to be their last game before Bryant returns. "You know who he is,
hes Kobe Bryant. But hes not going to be able to do it by himself," said Lakers
centre Jordan Hill, who had seven points and nine rebounds. "Weve got to go out
there and fight for him and carry him." So far this season, they have. Pau Gasol
had 19 points and seven rebounds, and Steve Blake added 13 points and 10 assists
for the Lakers (10-9), who held the Kings scoreless for nearly 3 1/2 minutes
until Ben McLemores meaningless 3-pointer with 6.9 seconds remaining. The Lakers
are counting on an even bigger boost when he returns against Toronto on Sunday,
nearly eight months since undergoing surgery on his torn left Achilles tendon.
"We knew at the beginning of the season we were going to have to do it by
committee," said Meeks, who shot 5 of 6 from beyond the arc. "We dont have any
superstars. Our superstar is coming back Sunday, but 19 games we didnt, so we
had to share the ball." DeMarcus Cousins and McLemore each scored 20 points, and
Isaiah Thomas added 14 points and a season-high nine assists as Sacramento
(4-13) lost its sixth straight game. The Lakers outshot the Kings 47.7 to 43 per
cent but were outrebounded 51-36. Los Angeles forced 17 turnovers -- and
committed only 12 -- to seize control in the final minutes. The Lakers outscored
the Kings 25-13 in the fourth quarter. "The one major horror that jumps out at
me with our team is discipline," first-year Kings coach Michael Malone said.
"And right now, we have none." After going down by 10 points late in the third
quarter, Lakers coach Mike DAntoni called a timeout. He waved his arms in the
air and shouted at his players to improve defensively. "When Im out of my mind,
I just go with it," DAntoni said. "I wanted to kill somebody at that point.
Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesnt." Los Angeles responded by scoring 11
straight, going ahead 88-87 on Blakes 3 early in the fourth. Meeks made another
from long range before Gasols jumper gave the Lakers a 98-97 lead late. Meeks
followed with his final 3-pointer to extend the Lakers lead with 1:09 to play.
Wesley Johnson stole the ball from McLemore on the next possession. Then Nick
Young hit a 20-foot jumper to send most of the announced sellout crowd of 17,317
-- most wearing white T-shirts as part of Sacramentos "white out" -- to the
exits. "This is just ugly," Kings point guard Greivis Vasquez said. "Theres no
other name. Theres no other adjective I could give to describe this." For the
Lakers, though, the comeback capped a day of good news. Bryant announced his
return in a dramatic video posted on his Facebook page in the afternoon. He
didnt make the trip to Sacramento, and Los Angeles had only nine healthy players
-- and one point guard -- after injuries to Steve Nash (back and hamstring),
Jordan Farmar (left hamstring tear) and Chris Kaman (back spasms). Robert Sacre,
who started at centre for the first time this season in place of Hill, helped
the Lakers go ahead by eight points early in the first quarter. Thomas ignited
the Kings with 14 points and seven assists in the first half as they took a
51-43 lead late in the second quarter. Cousins free throws with 3:35 remaining
in the fourth gave Sacramento a 97-93 lead. But the Lakers held the Kings
scoreless until McLemores 3-pointer in the closing seconds, showing the kind of
defensive effort DAntoni hopes to get when Bryant returns. "We have to compete
like we did tonight and understand that theres going to be some turbulence
ahead," DAntoni said. "Just put your seatbelt on and well get through it."
NOTES: A moment of silence was held before the game for Nelson Mandela, the
former South African president and anti-apartheid icon who died Thursday at age
95. ... Nash could return to the lineup next week, DAntoni said. ... The Kings
assigned C Hamady Ndiaye to the Reno Bighorns, the teams NBA Development League
affiliate.
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of the season as he made a career-high 54 saves to lift the Colorado Avalanche
to a 2-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday.
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Philadelphia Flyers.Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - Kemba Walker scored
30 points and the Charlotte Hornets rolled to a 109-91 win over the Philadelphia
76ers on Friday to snap a four-game losing streak. Al Jefferson added 20 points
and 12 rebounds in the win as the Hornets led for the final 41 1/2 minutes of
the game. Our readiness was good to start the game and when the guys came off
the bench we sustained our play well and we were able to play from ahead, said
Hornets coach Steve Clifford. They earned just their third win in the last 17
games, shaking off Wednesdays loss to Phoenix, when they blew a 17-point lead.
The loss dropped the Sixers to 0-14 at home this season. They are five losses
from matching the 1993-94 Dallas Mavericks (0-19) for the worst home start in
NBA history, but they wont be getting closer to the mark any time soon. Starting
Sunday in Orlando, they play seven straight games on the road. Robert Covington
and Tony Wroten scored 19 points apiece to lead Philadelphia and Michael
Carter-Williams had 14 points and 10 assists. The Sixers went 0-3 on a homestand
and have lost five in a row since getting their second win of the season on Dec.
6 in Detroit. The first half set the stage for the loss, said Sixers coach Brett
Brown. I thought the second half was better. We searched and found a group that
got us (closer). They traded guard Alexeyy Shved to Houston on Friday as part of
the three-team deal that sent Corey Brewer from the Minnesota Timberwolves to
the Rockets.
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Minnesota and a 2015 second-round draft pick from Houston. The Sixers also
acquired the rights to Spanish League player Sergei Lishchuk, who was drafted 10
years ago but has never played in the NBA. Walker scored 12 in the first quarter
and Marvin Williams went 3-for-3 on 3- pointers, helping the Hornets take a
37-26 lead. Walkers layup capped a 7-0 run during the quarter that gave
Charlotte the lead for good at 20-15. It dipped briefly into single digits at
the start of the second quarter, but the Hornets bench scored 16 points in the
frame and Charlotte led 66-46 at halftime. The Sixers trailed by as many as 24
points in the third quarter but JaKarr Sampson led a 10-0 run at the end of the
quarter to get them within 13. Charlotte scored the first two points in the
fourth and it was never closer. Game Notes The Hornets were without guard Lance
Stephenson, who suffered a pelvic strain during Wednesdays game ... Turiaf had
surgery Tuesday on his right hip and will miss the rest of the season ...
Charlotte has won three in a row against the Sixers and five of the last six
meetings.
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