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Kobe Bryant scored 40 points, Dwight Howard had 19 points and 16 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers capped a trying week Friday night with a gritty 111-107 victory over the slumping Portland Trail Blazers. Hours after longtime Lakers owner Jerry Buss was buried, and a day after a moving memorial service punctuated by eulogies from Bryant and other franchise greats, the team got back to basketball with a much-needed victory at Staples Center. ...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Wed 10/31	Por	Por 116-106
Fri 12/28	LAL	LAL 104-87
Fri 2/22	LAL	LAL 111-107
Wed 4/10	Por	LAL 113-106

Game Stats

Trail Blazers (25-30) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts N. Batum, F 38 8 4 2 22 J. Hickson, C 35 11 2 2 22 D. Lillard, G 40 3 7 3 19 L. Aldridge, F 34 6 3 5 15 W. Matthews, G 36 2 8 4 15 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts W. Barton 19 5 0 0 5 M. Leonard 13 4 1 4 4 V. Claver 14 1 0 5 3 N. Smith 8 1 0 3 2 S. Pavlovic 3 1 0 0 0 L. Babbitt 0 0 0 0 0 J. Freeland 0 0 0 0 0 J. Jeffries 0 0 0 0 0 E. Maynor 0 0 0 0 0 E. Williams 0 0 0 0 0

Lakers (27-29) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts K. Bryant, G 36 7 4 1 40 D. Howard, C 38 16 2 4 19 M. World Peace, F 36 6 2 5 11 E. Clark, F 30 5 0 2 11 S. Nash, G 34 5 6 0 4 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts A. Jamison 21 6 0 1 16 J. Meeks 21 2 2 0 10 S. Blake 24 0 2 1 0 C. Duhon 0 0 0 0 0 D. Ebanks 0 0 0 0 0 D. Morris 0 0 0 0 0 R. Sacre 0 0 0 0 0 P. Gasol 0 0 0 0 0 J. Hill 0 0 0 0 0

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Injury Report

Trail Blazers Date Player Injury 4/7 W. Matthews, GF Left game - injured right ankle 4/3 N. Batum, GF Sore shoulder 11/1 E. Williams, SG Torn achilles tendon

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

Trail Blazers Wesley Matthews (POR - Guard-Forward) News: Matthews said on Twitter that he was cleared to resume shooting Tuesday, after stitches were removed from his elbow.  (RotoWire - Tue. June 11, 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)