Los Angeles Lakers, með Kobe Bryant í aðalhlutverki, endurheimti toppsætið í Vesturdeild NBA-deildarinnar í körfuknattleik í nótt með því að sigra Toronto, 117:108. Ekki veitti af sigrinum því í hönd fer erfið fjögurra leikja törn á útivelli hjá Lakersliðinu.
Bryant skoraði 10 stig á lokasprettinum og 34 stig alls í leiknum, auk þess að taka 7 fráköst og eiga 7 stoðsendingar. Lakers hefur unnið 18 af síðustu 22 leikjum sínum en sækir nú heim fjögur sterk lið, New Orleans, Houston, Dallas og Utah.
Úrslitin í nótt:
LA Lakers - Toronto 117:108
Toronto: T.J. Ford 28, Anthony Parker 21, Rasho Nesterovic 18, Andrea Bargnani 15, Jamario Moon 7, Jason Kapono 6, Joey Graham 4, Kris Humphries 4, Primoz Brezec 3, Jose Calderon 2.
Los Angeles: Kobe Bryant 34, Lamar Odom 20, Derek Fisher 18, Pau Gasol 12, Jordan Farmar 10, Ronny Turiaf 9, Sasha Vujacic 8, Coby Karl 3, Luke Walton 3.
Indiana - Seattle 114:107
Seattle: Kevin Durant 27, Nick Collison 15, Jeff Green 15, Chris Wilcox 13, Luke Ridnour 12, Earl Watson 12, Johan Petro 6, Mickael Gelabale 5, Damien Wilkins 2.
Indiana: Mike Dunleavy 32, Danny Granger 23, Troy Murphy 19, Travis Diener 11, Jeff Foster 9, Flip Murray 8, Marquis Daniels 4, David Harrison 4, Kareem Rush 4.
Washington - Milwaukee 105:97
Milwaukee: Michael Redd 26, Charlie Villanueva 24, Andrew Bogut 23, Royal Ivey 9, Charlie Bell 6, Desmond Mason 5, Dan Gadzuric 4.
Washington: Antawn Jamison 23, Nick Young 22, Andray Blatche 15, Brendan Haywood 15, Antonio Daniels 11, Darius Songaila 11, Roger Mason 5, DeShawn Stevenson 3.
Minnesota - Portland 96:103
Portland: Brandon Roy 27, LaMarcus Aldridge 20, James Jones 13, Martell Webster 13, Steve Blake 11, Travis Outlaw 8, Jarrett Jack 4, Joel Przybilla 3, Channing Frye 2, Sergio Rodriguez 2.
Minnesota: Al Jefferson 20, Rashad McCants 18, Ryan Gomes 16, Craig Smith 15, Marko Jaric 12, Randy Foye 9, Kirk Snyder 4, Chris Richard 2.
Chicago - Utah 108:96
Utah: Mehmet Okur 22, Deron Williams 20, Ronnie Brewer 14, Andrei Kirilenko 12, Carlos Boozer 10, Paul Millsap 9, Ronnie Price 5, Matt Harpring 4.
Chicago: Drew Gooden 24, Ben Gordon 19, Luol Deng 14, Kirk Hinrich 13, Thabo Sefolosha 11, Tyrus Thomas 10, Larry Hughes 9, Andres Nocioni 5, Joakim Noah 2, Aaron Gray 1.
Phoenix - Memphis 132:111
Memphis: Rudy Gay 20, Darko Milicic 12, Mike Miller 12, Kyle Lowry 11, Mike Conley 10, Kwame Brown 8, Casey Jacobsen 8, Brian Cardinal 7, Hakim Warrick 7, Javaris Crittenton 6, Jason Collins 5, Juan Carlos Navarro 5.
Phoenix: Amare Stoudemire 29, Raja Bell 20, Leandro Barbosa 18, Gordan Giricek 18, Grant Hill 17, Boris Diaw 8, Steve Nash 8, Linton Johnson 6, D.J. Strawberry 4, Sean Marks 2, Shaquille O'Neal 2.