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Andrew Bynum is acutely aware how many Lakers fans spent the offseason coveting Dwight Howard. Judging by his first three games of the season, Bynum seems determined to prove to every basketball fan in Los Angeles that this team already has a star center. Kobe Bryant scored 37 points, Bynum had 21 points and 22 rebounds in the first 20-20 game of his career, and the Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 108-99 Tuesday night for their fourth victory in...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Sun 11/18	LAL	LAL 119-108
Tue 12/4	Hou	Hou 107-105
Tue 1/8	Hou	Hou 125-112
Wed 4/17	LAL	LAL 99-95

Game Stats

Rockets (2-3) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts K. Lowry, G 39 10 9 3 22 L. Scola, F 37 5 2 3 20 C. Budinger, F 28 2 3 3 16 K. Martin, G 40 3 6 4 12 J. Hill, C 19 4 2 2 2 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts C. Lee 17 5 2 3 9 G. Dragic 11 1 3 3 9 S. Dalembert 18 5 0 3 7 T. Williams 12 1 0 0 2 P. Patterson 15 1 0 1 0 C. Parsons 3 1 0 0 0 J. Flynn 0 0 0 0 0 H. Thabeet 0 0 0 0 0 J. Adrien 0 0 0 0 0 M. Morris 0 0 0 0 0

Lakers (4-3) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts K. Bryant, G 37 8 6 0 37 A. Bynum, C 38 22 0 1 21 P. Gasol, F 36 8 1 2 14 M. Barnes, F 20 5 3 2 8 D. Fisher, G 21 3 7 3 6 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts S. Blake 27 2 3 2 11 T. Murphy 21 4 0 1 5 M. World Peace 24 1 5 3 4 J. Kapono 15 0 0 1 2 D. Ebanks 0 0 0 0 0 A. Goudelock 0 0 0 0 0 D. Morris 0 0 0 0 0 L. Walton 0 0 0 0 0 D. Caracter 0 0 0 0 0 J. McRoberts 0 0 0 0 0

Complete Box Score

Injury Report

Rockets Date Player Injury 5/3 C. Delfino, GF Fractured right foot 11/3 R. White, SF Migraines

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

Player News

Rockets Carlos Delfino (HOU - Guard-Forward) News: Delfino's (foot) $3 million guaranteed option for 2013-14 won't be picked up by the Rockets, the Houston Chronicle reports.  (RotoWire - June 16, 2013) Francisco Garcia (HOU - Guard-Forward) News: The Rockets have told Garcia that they will not be exercising his $6.4 million option for 2013-14, the Houston Chronicle reports.  (RotoWire - June 16, 2013) Aaron Brooks (HOU - Point Guard) News: Brooks has been told by the Rockets that the team will not pick up his $2.5 million contract option for the 2013-14 season at the end of the month, the Houston Chronicle reports.  (RotoWire - June 16, 2013)

Lakers Jordan Hill (LAL - Forward-Center) News: Hill (hip) is expected to be fully functional by the start of the season, Lakers.com reports.  (RotoWire - Sat. June 15, 2013) Dwight Howard (LAL - Center) News: Howard's (shoulder) slow recovery from back surgery in April of 2012 was defended by Lakers athletic trainer Gary Vitti on Friday, NBA.com reports.  (RotoWire - Sat. June 15, 2013) Kobe Bryant (LAL - Shooting Guard) News: Bryant settled a legal dispute with a New Jersey auction house over whether his mother was authorized to sell memorabilia, allowing six items from his high school days and early NBA career to be offered for sale beginning next week.  (STATS - Mon. June 10, 2013)