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NBA: LA Lakers 122, Sacramento 104

(Boxscore)
Published: April 8, 2009 at 1:19 AM

SACRAMENTO, April 8 (UPI) -- Pau Gasol scored 26 points and Kobe Bryant added 22 Tuesday in the Los Angeles Lakers' 122-104 won over the Sacramento Kings.

Lamar Odom added 15 for Los Angeles, which won its fourth consecutive game and tied Cleveland with a league-best 62 wins this season.

The Lakers rallied after the Kings got off to a fast start. A 10-point run erased Sacramento's lead in the second quarter, and the Lakers built a 71-55 lead at the half.

The Kings pulled within 10 late in the third quarter, but trailed by as many as 18 in the home stretch.

Spencer Haws scored 21 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead the host Kings, who have lost five in a row and sport an NBA-worst 16-61 record. Francisco Garcia added 19 points and Jason Thompson had 18.

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