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After just two practices and two games together, Kobe Bryant already can see Mike D'Antoni's ideas and schemes improving the Los Angeles Lakers. Although a triple-double isn't usually part of Bryant's game plan, he happily picked it up along with another win for a team that has been revitalized before their new coach has even taken the court. Bryant had 22 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists for his 18th career triple-double, and the Lakers...
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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 (4-6) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts C. Parsons, F 29 1 3 4 24 J. Harden, G 38 2 7 2 20 P. Patterson, F 27 8 1 2 14 O. Asik, C 27 9 2 3 8 J. Lin, G 31 1 10 2 5 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts M. Morris 25 8 1 1 12 T. Jones 20 4 3 2 8 C. Aldrich 13 4 1 3 6 G. Smith 8 5 1 0 6 T. Douglas 17 0 1 3 5 D. Cook 5 0 0 0 0 C. Delfino 0 0 0 0 0 S. Machado 0 0 0 0 0 D. Motiejunas 0 0 0 0 0 R. White 0 0 0 0 0

Lakers (5-5) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts D. Howard, C 39 13 1 1 28 K. Bryant, G 35 11 11 4 22 P. Gasol, F 36 5 3 0 17 M. World Peace, F 29 3 2 4 15 D. Morris, G 31 2 5 0 12 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts A. Jamison 19 1 1 1 8 J. Hill 17 5 1 1 8 C. Duhon 20 1 2 3 6 J. Meeks 13 0 1 1 3 R. Sacre 1 0 0 0 0 E. Clark 0 0 0 0 0 D. Ebanks 0 0 0 0 0 D. Johnson-Odom 0 0 0 0 0 S. Blake 0 0 0 0 0 S. Nash 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 is out for the rest of the playoffs because of a bone fracture in his right foot that will require surgery.  (STATS - Fri. May 3, 2013) James Harden (HOU - Guard-Forward) News: Harden is expected to play in Game 5 against Oklahoma City Wednesday night despite leaving Houston's shootaround due to flu-like symptoms.  (STATS - Wed. May 1, 2013) Jeremy Lin (HOU - Point Guard) News: Lin did not play in Game 5 against Oklahoma City on Wednesday.  (STATS - Wed. May 1, 2013)

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)