ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Kobe Bryant scored a team-high 21 points Friday night as the Los Angeles Lakers beat Orlando, 104-88.
It was a far cry from Bryant's 62-point output against Dallas Tuesday, but was enough to help the Lakers (15-11) run their modest winning streak to two in a row. Lamar Odom had 18 points, eight boards and six assists while Smush Parker had 16 points, six boards and five assists.
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Steve Francis scored a game-high 28 points and had nine assists, Grant Hill added 13 points and Mario Kasun had 10 points and five boards for the Magic (9-15). Orlando lost star forward Dwight Howard to a sprained right ankle in the first two minutes of the contest and lost despite a hefty 46-34 rebounding edge.
