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It didn't matter that it was the Rose Garden. The ''M-V-P!'' chant for Kobe Bryant was loud and clear. Bryant scored a season-high 47 points and carried the Los Angeles Lakers closer to a playoff berth with a 113-106 victory over the short-handed but tenacious Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night. The Lakers moved a full game up on the Utah Jazz for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. ''We've got no breathing room at...
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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

Lakers (42-37) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts K. Bryant, G 48 8 5 4 47 P. Gasol, F 39 7 9 2 23 D. Howard, C 38 10 1 4 20 S. Blake, G 38 7 3 2 8 E. Clark, F 27 1 0 2 3 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts A. Jamison 15 3 0 0 5 M. World Peace 14 2 0 2 4 J. Meeks 21 1 1 1 3 C. Duhon 0 0 0 0 0 D. Ebanks 0 0 0 0 0 D. Morris 0 0 0 0 0 S. Nash 0 0 0 0 0 R. Sacre 0 0 0 0 0 J. Hill 0 0 0 0 0

Trail Blazers (33-45) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts D. Lillard, G 43 1 9 2 38 L. Aldridge, F 40 16 2 3 17 V. Claver, F 27 2 4 4 9 W. Barton, G 29 1 2 2 9 M. Leonard, C 32 5 2 4 4 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts L. Babbitt 22 5 1 3 12 E. Maynor 23 0 4 2 9 S. Pavlovic 22 1 0 4 8 J. Hickson 0 0 0 0 0 J. Freeland 0 0 0 0 0 J. Jeffries 0 0 0 0 0 N. Smith 0 0 0 0 0 N. Batum 0 0 0 0 0 W. Matthews 0 0 0 0 0 E. Williams 0 0 0 0 0

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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

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

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)