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Lamar Odom cruised into the lane on a fast break, put the ball behind his back and then bounced a finger roll off the back rim. Unfazed, he jumped to jam home the rebound. The sequence sent Lakers teammates into giggling fits while New Orleans coach Monty Williams disgustedly called a timeout. "It's funny that a play like that happens in New Orleans," Odom said. "Basketball is almost like jazz, right? Because if you make...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Wed 3/14	NO	LAL 107-101
Sat 3/31	LAL	LAL 88-85
Mon 4/9	NO	LAL 93-91

Game Stats

Lakers (22-10) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts K. Bryant, G 28 3 4 5 20 A. Bynum, C 30 6 0 2 18 P. Gasol, F 35 12 5 3 11 D. Fisher, G 31 2 8 2 9 R. Artest, F 28 5 3 1 6 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts L. Odom 31 5 2 2 24 S. Brown 20 2 0 2 6 M. Barnes 20 7 2 3 5 S. Blake 17 2 1 3 4 D. Caracter 1 0 0 0 0 J. Smith 0 0 0 0 0 L. Walton 0 0 0 0 0 D. Ebanks 0 0 0 0 0 T. Ratliff 0 0 0 0 0

Hornets (18-14) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts C. Paul, G 34 3 7 2 20 M. Belinelli, G 33 1 0 3 15 E. Okafor, C 28 7 1 4 10 D. West, F 28 4 2 1 8 T. Ariza, F 24 0 4 4 4 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts J. Jack 14 2 1 1 12 Q. Pondexter 24 3 2 5 7 J. Smith 21 2 1 1 5 M. Thornton 17 0 0 1 5 D. Mbenga 13 2 0 2 2 D. Andersen 5 0 0 2 0 W. Green 0 0 0 0 0 M. Banks 0 0 0 0 0 A. Gray 0 0 0 0 0 P. Mensah-Bonsu 0 0 0 0 0

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Injury Report

Lakers No injuries to report.

Hornets Date Player Injury 4/4 J. Jack, G Sore right ankle 2/13 E. Okafor, C Sore left knee

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)