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Kobe Bryant said it was a first for him. Never had he missed all three free throws after getting fouled attempting a 3-point shot. He heard the crowd boo and laugh at his expense, especially as shot No. 3 badly clanked off the front of the rim. ''Never happened to me,'' Bryant said. ''Never.'' And it was the worst thing that could happen to the undermanned Washington Wizards. After his dubious NBA hat trick, Bryant kick-started himself...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Fri 12/14	Was	LAL 102-96
Fri 3/22	LAL	Was 103-100

Game Stats

Lakers (18-7) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts K. Bryant, G 24 5 4 3 24 L. Odom, F 37 10 2 3 18 P. Gasol, C 31 9 7 2 16 R. Artest, F 26 1 2 1 10 D. Fisher, G 26 1 3 1 6 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts S. Brown 24 3 0 1 16 A. Bynum 17 4 1 0 7 M. Barnes 22 6 3 5 4 D. Caracter 2 0 0 0 2 S. Blake 22 5 1 3 0 L. Walton 9 1 0 0 0 S. Vujacic 0 0 0 0 0 D. Ebanks 0 0 0 0 0 T. Ratliff 0 0 0 0 0

Wizards (6-17) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts J. McGee, C 29 9 0 3 12 A. Thornton, F 27 2 2 4 11 G. Arenas, G 35 2 10 3 11 K. Hinrich, G 36 5 4 4 7 Y. Jianlian, F 5 2 0 1 2 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts N. Young 32 1 2 2 21 T. Booker 34 9 0 2 9 K. Seraphin 15 9 0 2 6 C. Martin 14 2 0 3 6 H. Armstrong 12 5 1 4 4 A. Gee 0 0 0 0 0 H. N'diaye 0 0 0 0 0 A. Blatche 0 0 0 0 0 J. Howard 0 0 0 0 0 J. Wall 0 0 0 0 0

Complete Box Score

Injury Report

Lakers Date Player Injury 4/26 S. Nash, PG Strained right hamstring 4/26 S. Blake, PG Strained right hamstring 4/24 J. Meeks, SG Sprained left ankle 4/13 K. Bryant, SG Left achilles

Wizards Date Player Injury 4/17 E. Okafor, C Sprained right ankle 4/3 B. Beal, SG Right leg 2/12 L. Barbosa, G Torn ACL

Player News

Lakers Pau Gasol (LAL - Forward-Center) News: Gasol is expected to make a full recovery from his knee procedures Thursday and will return to basketball activities in about 12 weeks.  (RotoWire - Thu. May 9, 2013) Pau Gasol (LAL - Forward-Center) News: Gasol will get ultrasonic treatment on both knees in an attempt to regenerate his tendons. The Lakers announced Gasol's plan Wednesday.  (STATS - Wed. May 8, 2013) Pau Gasol (LAL - Forward-Center) News: Gasol will undergo a procedure Thursday to attack the tendonosis he's experiencing in both of his knees, Yahoo! Sports reports.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 8, 2013)

Wizards Jason Collins (WAS - Forward-Center) News: Collins, the NBA veteran who last week announced he was gay, is disputing reports from publishing insiders who say he is shopping a book deal.  (STATS - Mon. May 6, 2013) Jason Collins (WAS - Forward-Center) News: The Democratic National Committee says Collins will headline its annual lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender gala.  (STATS - Mon. May 6, 2013) Jason Collins (WAS - Forward-Center) News: Boston Celtics players are voicing support for Collins.  (STATS - Tue. Apr 30, 2013)