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Ron Artest and Trevor Ariza traded elbows, trash talk and last-minute 3-pointers in regulation. In the end, Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers got in the last word. Bryant scored 41 points, Andrew Bynum added 17 points and 17 rebounds and the Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 103-102 Wednesday night for their second overtime win in two nights. Carl Landry scored 20 points to lead six players in double figures for Houston. Luis Scola added 16 points and 13 rebounds and Chuck Hayes had 14 points and 14 rebounds.
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Wed 11/4	Hou	LAL 103-102
Sun 11/15	LAL	Hou 101-91
Date	Home	Time (ET)
Tue 1/5	LAL	10:30 pm
Sat 3/27	Hou	8:30 pm

Game Stats

Lakers (4-1) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts K Bryant, G 48 6 4 2 41 A Bynum, C 45 17 5 4 17 R Artest, F 43 6 1 1 15 L Odom, F 41 7 2 5 14 D Fisher, G 34 0 0 2 0 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts J Powell 12 5 1 0 7 J Farmar 16 3 3 4 5 S Brown 13 2 0 2 2 L Walton 8 0 0 0 2 S Vujacic 3 1 0 0 0 D Mbenga 2 1 0 0 0 A Morrison 0 0 0 0 0 P Gasol 0 0 0 0 0

Rockets (3-2) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts L Scola, F 36 13 2 6 16 T Ariza, G 48 9 5 3 15 A Brooks, G 41 1 6 2 15 S Battier, F 47 5 0 3 14 C Hayes, C 38 14 2 6 14 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts C Landry 26 8 1 1 20 K Lowry 24 3 3 1 8 D Andersen 6 1 0 3 0 B Cook 1 0 0 0 0 J Dorsey 0 0 0 0 0 P Mensah-Bonsu 0 0 0 0 0 J Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 C Budinger 0 0 0 0 0 T McGrady 0 0 0 0 0 Y Ming 0 0 0 0 0

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Injury Report

Lakers Date Player Injury 11/16 L Walton, SF Pinched nerve in back - out 6-8 weeks

Rockets Date Player Injury 10/20 T McGrady, GF Recovery from knee surgery 7/17 Y Ming, C Left foot surgery

Player News

Lakers Pau Gasol (LAL) News: Pau Gasol had 15 points and seven rebounds in the Lakers' win over the Thunder on Sunday. Gasol added six assists as well in the win.  (Fanball - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Andrew Bynum (LAL) News: Andrew Bynum returned with a bang on Sunday as the Lakers defeated the Thunder 101-85. Bynum scored 21 points and hauled in nine rebounds in the game.  (Fanball - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Kobe Bryant (LAL) News: Kobe Bryant scored 26 points, hauled in six rebounds, and dished seven assists on Sunday as the Lakers made easy work of the Thunder 101-85. Kobe had two steals and did not turn the ball over in the win.  (Fanball - Mon. Nov 23, 2009)

Rockets Tracy McGrady (HOU) News: USA Today is reporting that Rockets' guard Tracy McGrady returned to practice with the team on Monday for the first time since his microfracture knee surgery. No timetable has been set for McGrady's return to game action.   (Fanball - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Tracy McGrady (HOU) News: Rockets team doctor Walter Lowe said McGrady (knee) will be evaluated "over the coming weeks," Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle reports.  (RotoWire - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Tracy McGrady (HOU) News: McGrady returned to practice on Monday for the first time since undergoing microfracture knee surgery in February, the Associated Press reports.  (RotoWire - Mon. Nov 23, 2009)