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An empty chair sat in front of Kobe Bryant's locker Sunday night, and the Los Angeles Lakers realized they would have to fill it together. With their playoff hopes likely on the line against powerful San Antonio, the Lakers cobbled together a group effort that kept them in the hunt. Dwight Howard had 26 points and 17 rebounds, and the Lakers staged a dramatic rally in the fourth quarter to win their first game since losing Bryant for the...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Tue 11/13	LAL	SA 84-82
Wed 1/9	SA	SA 108-105
Sun 4/14	LAL	LAL 91-86
Sun 4/21	SA	SA 91-79
Wed 4/24	SA	SA 102-91
Fri 4/26	LAL	SA 120-89
Sun 4/28	LAL	SA 103-82

Game Stats

Spurs (58-22) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts T. Duncan, F 34 10 4 3 23 D. Green, G 36 3 2 2 16 T. Splitter, C 29 10 0 2 11 K. Leonard, F 33 7 4 3 8 T. Parker, G 28 4 8 1 4 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts G. Neal 28 3 4 2 12 M. Bonner 22 1 2 5 8 N. De Colo 9 1 0 2 2 C. Joseph 7 3 1 0 2 D. Blair 13 4 0 3 0 A. Baynes 0 0 0 0 0 P. Mills 0 0 0 0 0 B. Diaw 0 0 0 0 0 M. Ginobili 0 0 0 0 0

Lakers (44-37) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts D. Howard, C 36 17 0 3 26 S. Blake, G 36 5 4 1 23 M. World Peace, F 29 2 2 3 8 J. Meeks, G 36 4 4 2 8 P. Gasol, F 40 16 2 1 7 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts A. Jamison 20 6 1 2 15 D. Morris 20 4 4 2 2 E. Clark 19 3 1 0 2 C. Duhon 4 1 0 0 0 S. Nash 0 0 0 0 0 D. Ebanks 0 0 0 0 0 A. Goudelock 0 0 0 0 0 R. Sacre 0 0 0 0 0 K. Bryant 0 0 0 0 0 J. Hill 0 0 0 0 0

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Injury Report

Spurs No injuries to 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

Player News

Spurs Tim Duncan (SA - Forward-Center) News: Duncan blocked four shots in Tuesday's Game 2 against the Grizzlies to become the first player in NBA history to record 500 blocks in the playoffs, the San Antonio Express-News reports.  (RotoWire - Thu. May 23, 2013) Tony Parker (SA - Point Guard) News: Parker plans to have an MRI on Thursday on his troublesome left calf, although he doesn't expect to miss any playing time in the Western Conference finals.  (STATS - Wed. May 22, 2013) Tony Parker (SA - Point Guard) News: Parker will have a precautionary MRI on his left calf Thursday, the San Antonio Express-News reports.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 22, 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)