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Kobe Bryant drove past Josh Smith and rose up with the athleticism of a player half his age, throwing down an arena-rocking, one-handed dunk. A few possessions later, Bryant drove right at Smith and willed a layup over the taller defender for the Los Angeles Lakers' winning points. For a .500 team, the Lakers are looking pretty good lately. Bryant is the biggest reason why. Bryant scored 11 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter and hit the...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Sun 3/3	LAL	LAL 99-98
Wed 3/13	Atl	Atl 96-92

Game Stats

Hawks (33-25) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts A. Horford, F 40 5 3 2 24 J. Smith, F 36 7 7 4 19 J. Teague, G 25 0 5 2 8 D. Stevenson, G 19 4 2 1 4 Z. Pachulia, C 20 2 4 4 2 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts K. Korver 35 5 4 3 16 D. Harris 24 3 6 1 16 J. Petro 24 8 1 1 6 A. Tolliver 14 1 2 1 3 I. Johnson 2 1 0 0 0 D. Jones 1 0 0 0 0 J. Jenkins 0 0 0 0 0 J. Tyler 0 0 0 0 0 M. Scott 0 0 0 0 0 L. Williams 0 0 0 0 0

Lakers (30-30) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts K. Bryant, G 39 6 4 1 34 S. Nash, G 33 2 10 2 15 M. World Peace, F 29 3 1 4 13 D. Howard, C 41 15 0 4 11 E. Clark, F 20 7 1 2 7 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts A. Jamison 34 8 0 1 10 S. Blake 24 2 5 4 8 J. Meeks 20 0 0 1 1 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

Complete Box Score

Injury Report

Hawks Date Player Injury 3/4 Z. Pachulia, C Sore right achilles 1/18 L. Williams, G Torn right knee ligament

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

Hawks Zaza Pachulia (ATL - Center) News: Pachulia's rehabilitation from surgery on his partially torn right Achilles is progressing well, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Regarding his recovery, he stated, "I saw the doctor two weeks ago. I don't have any crutches... Doctors are pleased with how the surgery went and how the recovery is going."  (RotoWire - Mon. May 13, 2013)

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)