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Lakers make quick and easy work of Rockets in blowout from start to finish

TWCSN PLAYER OF THE GAME: kobe bryant (22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk)

As their home stand starts to come to an end, the Lakers have had some real close calls especially in the last two games, but on Sunday night taking on the Houston Rockets the Lakers got a gift in the likes of a full on blowout from start to finish, dismantling the Rockets from the opening tip and not letting their foot of the gas en route to a 104-81 victory, their third straight, securing at least a winning record on the six game home stand with one remaining.  Kobe Bryant led all scorers with a game high 22 points and pulled down 6 rebounds while Pau Gasol added 21 points and Dwight Howard finished with 20 points, marking the first time this season three Lakers have scored 20 or more points in a single game.  Steve Nash finished with a double double, 11 points and 11 assists rounding out the Lakers in double figures.  Chandler Parsons led the Rockets with a team high 16 points, but went 0-6 from behind the three point line and Jeremy Lin added 13 points, but like Parsons went 0-5 from the three point line as the Rockets finished 6-23 for the game as a team.  James Harden was held to 12 points on 3-12 shooting, mostly being guarded by Kobe Bryant and shadowed by Gasol and Howard when trying to create dribble penetration throughout the game.  Marcus Morris off the bench added 11 points, but no other Rocket player that saw the court contributed much.  The loss sent the Rockets to .500 after their first ten games, 5-5, while the Lakers improved to 8-2 on the season.  They will finish up the home stand on Tuesday, when they host the newly relocated Brooklyn Nets and a chance for Dwight Howard to put on an exhibition for the team that he had pubicly wanted to be traded to while in Orlando.

 

Houston Rockets (5-5) @ Los Angeles Lakers (8-2)
Nov 18, 2012 1 2 3 4 Final Houston Rockets 15 22 24 20 81 Los Angeles Lakers 26 29 29 20 104 Top Performers Chandler Parsons - 16 pts, 5 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl, 1 blk Jeremy Lin - 13 pts, 2 reb, 5 ast, 1 stl Kobe Bryant - 22 pts, 6 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk Pau Gasol - 21 pts, 6 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl, 2 blk	Team Stats Comparison   Field Goals 29-82 38-78 3 Pt Field Goals 6-23 5-14 Free Throws 17-23 23-29 Rebounds 42 47 Assists 19 20 Steals 9 7 Blocks 9 7 Turnovers 16 16
STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Jeremy Lin 34 4-17 0-5 5-6 2 5 1 0 2 13 James Harden 36 3-12 2-4 4-4 4 4 1 0 3 12 Chandler Parsons 31 6-14 0-6 4-7 5 3 3 1 1 16 Patrick Patterson 28 2-8 1-2 0-0 5 2 2 1 1 5 Omer Asik 31 3-10 0-0 1-2 13 0 0 3 2 7 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Carlos Delfino 22 1-5 1-3 1-2 4 5 0 0 2 4 Greg Smith 15 2-4 0-0 0-0 4 0 0 1 2 4 Marcus Morris 14 5-6 1-2 0-0 3 0 0 3 0 11 Toney Douglas 14 1-2 1-1 2-2 1 0 0 0 2 5 Terrence Jones 12 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 0 1 4 Daequan Cook -- DID NOT PLAY -- Cole Aldrich -- DID NOT PLAY -- Totals 240 29-82 6-23 17-23 42 19 9 9 16 81
STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Steve Nash 34 1-2 0-0 9-10 5 11 1 0 1 11 Kobe Bryant 36 10-22 2-5 0-0 6 2 1 1 3 22 Metta World Peace 26 1-5 0-0 0-0 7 0 1 0 0 2 Pau Gasol 33 8-14 0-1 5-6 6 1 2 2 1 21 Dwight Howard 32 8-15 0-0 4-6 6 0 0 0 1 20 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Antawn Jamison 21 3-7 2-3 0-0 6 3 0 1 5 8 Jordan Hill 16 2-3 0-0 3-5 5 0 0 1 2 7 Steve Blake 14 1-3 0-2 0-0 0 2 1 0 2 2 Earl Clark 13 3-4 0-0 0-0 4 1 0 1 0 6 Jodie Meeks 12 1-3 1-3 2-2 2 0 1 1 1 5 Devin Ebanks -- DID NOT PLAY -- Chris Duhon -- DID NOT PLAY -- Totals 240 38-78 5-14 23-29 47 20 7 7 16 104

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Matchup Preview  |  November 20, 2012
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Brooklyn Nets (3-6, 2-1 Away)		Los Angeles Lakers (8-2, 6-2 Home)
Projected Starters Deron Williams Point Guard Steve Nash Joe Johnson Shooting Guard Kobe Bryant Gerald Wallace Small Forward Metta World Peace Kris Humphries Power Forward Pau Gasol Brook Lopez Center Dwight Howard Game Notes The Lakers wrap up their home stand with a matchup against the Brooklyn Nets.  The Lakers have won three out of their first five games on their home stand while the Nets come in winning two out of three on the road. keys to the game Battle of Wills; Let Deron set the tone   What your missing; Unleash Howard Energy man; capitalize on Evans play   Defend the perimeter; make Johnson a dribbler Lopez showcase; go to Brook quickly and often   Battle of benches; Hill, Jamison, Meeks, Blake, Clark 2012-13 Regular season matchups Tuesday, November 20, 2012 @ L.A.Lakers, 7:30 pm Tuesday, February 5, 2013 @ Brooklyn, 4:30 pm