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Kobe Bryant would have liked to celebrate more, maybe gloat about that highlight-reel dunk, but there were bigger concerns. Dwight Howard couldn't start and Pau Gasol couldn't finish. And in this difficult season for the Los Angeles Lakers, even the victories seem to come with losses. ''It feels good to pull out a win like this, but now reality kind of sets in,'' Bryant said. ''If Pau can't go and Dwight can't go, we have to figure some thing...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Tue 11/20	LAL	LAL 95-90
Tue 2/5	Bkn	LAL 92-83

Game Stats

Lakers (23-26) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts K. Bryant, G 37 8 4 1 21 S. Nash, G 34 4 8 2 17 P. Gasol, C 34 4 2 2 15 E. Clark, F 41 12 0 3 14 A. Jamison, F 37 8 1 3 9 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts S. Blake 17 2 2 3 7 J. Meeks 24 1 0 2 5 R. Sacre 10 1 1 2 4 C. Duhon 6 0 2 0 0 D. Howard 0 0 0 0 0 M. World Peace 0 0 0 0 0 D. Ebanks 0 0 0 0 0 D. Morris 0 0 0 0 0 J. Hill 0 0 0 0 0

Nets (28-20) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts B. Lopez, C 40 11 0 3 30 D. Williams, G 38 5 6 6 15 J. Johnson, G 41 6 5 2 11 G. Wallace, F 36 3 4 0 9 R. Evans, F 23 11 0 3 4 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts C. Watson 12 1 1 0 5 K. Humphries 21 9 0 2 4 M. Teletovic 7 1 0 0 3 A. Blatche 5 2 0 1 2 K. Bogans 14 2 0 1 0 M. Brooks 3 1 0 0 0 J. Stackhouse 0 0 0 0 0 T. Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 T. Shengelia 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

Nets No injuries to report.

Player News

Lakers Dwight Howard (LAL - Center) News: Howard noted that his back and shoulder feel better since he has been resting them.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 22, 2013) Dwight Howard (LAL - Center) News: Howard may be pursued by the Mavs, who are expected to attempt to save cap space by trading the 13th pick, ESPN reports.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 22, 2013) 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)

Nets Deron Williams (BKN - Point Guard) News: Williams rebounded from a rough first half to regain his elite form in the latter portion of the season.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 8, 2013) C.J. Watson (BKN - Point Guard) News: Watson appeared in 80 games (starting eight) for the Nets this season, averaging 6.8 points and shooting a career-high 41.1 percent from the field.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 8, 2013)