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The Los Angeles Lakers have lost four straight for the first time since April 2007. Their latest loss, a 109-99 defeat by the injury-depleted Houston Rockets on Wednesday night, prompted a reporter to ask Kobe Bryant if the Lakers have considered that they aren't as good as they think they are. "How do you know how good we think we are? We're fine," an obviously annoyed Bryant said. "Are we going to win a three-peat today?...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Tue 1/3	LAL	LAL 108-99
Tue 3/20	Hou	Hou 107-104
Fri 4/6	LAL	Hou 112-107

Game Stats

Lakers (13-6) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts K. Bryant, G 31 4 4 4 27 L. Odom, F 45 11 2 1 25 P. Gasol, C 39 9 3 2 8 D. Fisher, G 27 0 1 4 5 R. Artest, F 17 2 0 2 4 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts M. Barnes 30 8 0 3 14 S. Brown 22 1 4 0 11 S. Blake 21 5 5 2 3 D. Caracter 9 0 1 1 2 D. Ebanks 0 0 0 0 0 S. Vujacic 0 0 0 0 0 L. Walton 0 0 0 0 0 A. Bynum 0 0 0 0 0 T. Ratliff 0 0 0 0 0

Rockets (6-12) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts K. Martin, G 27 2 4 3 22 S. Battier, F 27 6 2 3 17 L. Scola, F 32 9 3 2 14 C. Hayes, C 20 5 0 1 8 K. Lowry, G 36 2 10 2 8 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts J. Hill 28 4 2 2 10 C. Budinger 21 3 1 2 10 C. Lee 21 1 1 1 8 B. Miller 16 2 2 4 8 I. Smith 12 3 2 0 4 J. Jeffries 0 0 0 0 0 J. Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 A. Brooks 0 0 0 0 0 Y. Ming 0 0 0 0 0 P. Patterson 0 0 0 0 0

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Injury Report

Lakers No injuries to report.

Rockets Date Player Injury 3/13 K. Martin, SG Shoulder

Player News

Lakers Devin Ebanks (LAL - Guard-Forward) News: Ebanks played in just 24 games for the Lakers in 2012, averaging four points and 2.3 rebounds per game.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 23, 2012) Kobe Bryant (LAL - Shooting Guard) News: After undergoing an experimental knee procedure in Germany in the 2011 offseason, Bryant outperformed his fantasy draft slotting for the 2012 season. His 27.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game were his best averages in four years. He slipped elsewhere though, shooting 43 percent from the field and 30.3 percent from downtown - his worst shooting percentages in more than a decade. His 3.5 turnovers per game were also his worst average since the 2004-05 season.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 23, 2012) Andrew Bynum (LAL - Center) News: Bynum plans to focus on his jump shot in the offseason, the Orange County Register's Kevin Ding reports.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 23, 2012)

Rockets Kyle Lowry (HOU - Point Guard) News: Lowry continues to express his desire to leave Houston, and the Raptors might be one of his suitors, the Toronto Sun reports.  (RotoWire - May 27, 2012) Goran Dragic (HOU - Point Guard) News: Dragic will be an unrestricted free agent this offseason, but the Rockets are hopeful they can re-sign him, the Houston Chronicle reports.  (RotoWire - May 27, 2012) Kyle Lowry (HOU - Point Guard) News: Lowry has expressed concern that a divide between him and coach Kevin McHale may require that the team move him before next season, the Houston Chronicle reports.  (RotoWire - May 27, 2012)