Lakers hand Wizards 11th straight loss
March 22, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP)—Kobe Bryant(notes) scored 20 of his 24 points on a variety of jumpshots during a dynamic second quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers sent theWashington Wizards to their 11th straight loss, 99-92 Sunday night.
Pau Gasol(notes) had 28 points and 12 rebounds for the Lakers, who won their sixthstraight after a three-game skid. The defending NBA champions had little troublewith woeful Washington in the first three quarters, jumping to a 26-pointhalftime lead after another memorable quarter by Bryant.
After hitting four 3-pointers and scoring 16 points in the final 5 1/2 minutesbefore halftime alone, Bryant fell one point shy of matching Alex English for12th place on the NBA’s career scoring list when he scored just two points inthe second half.