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Wednesday, Nov. 22 10:30pm ET
Los Angeles 111, Golden State 91

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LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Kobe Bryant scored 31 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to their first lopsided victory of the season, 111-91 over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night.

The Lakers shot a season-high 68.3 percent en route to scoring 70 points in the first half _ both season highs _ as they won their fifth straight at home.

Shaquille O'Neal, still bothered by a sprained left ankle, strained Achilles' tendon and sore thumbs, had 15 points, 14 rebounds and six blocked shots in 31 minutes for the Lakers.

Antawn Jamison led Golden State with 28 points.

On a night when the Warriors fell behind by double-digits in the first quarter and couldn't dent that deficit, Bryant provided some highlight moments. His 360-degree dunk on a breakaway in the first quarter ignited the crowd and they kept cheering when he followed with a 3-pointer.

Bryant put down a one-handed dunk off an alley-oop pass from rookie Mike Penberthy early in the second quarter. Bryant managed a similar dunk with a pass from Greg Foster and the Lakers went into the break leading 70-43.

Bryant's spectacular moves went awry in the third quarter when he badly missed a windmill dunk, then collapsed on his back laughing. Lakers coach Phil Jackson benched Bryant soon after for a couple of minutes.

Golden State scored the first seven points of the fourth quarter, but they still trailed by 22. A 3-pointer by Chris Mullin, his second of the period, got the Warriors within 17 points with less than three minutes left. The Lakers' reserves played much of the final period.

The Warriors ran off eight consecutive points to open the third period, but they remained behind by 19.

Notes: Isaiah Rider, who's been a model citizen since joining the Lakers this season, received back-to-back technicals from referee Jack Nies and was ejected early in the fourth quarter. ... Warriors forward Danny Fortson had surgery Wednesday to repair a stress fracture in his right foot. Doctors said he's expected to be out about two months. Fortson was leading the NBA in rebounding at 16.3 per game when he was injured. ... Guard Mookie Blaylock didn't travel with Golden State because of a stomach virus that also kept him out of Tuesday night's win against Chicago. ... The Warriors haven't scored 100 points in their last seven games. ... The Lakers' previous biggest win this season was 16 points over Denver on Nov. 14. ... The Lakers swept Golden State last season 4-0 and have won six in a row over the Warriors, who are 3-17 against Los Angeles in the last five seasons. ... Fans began walking out in droves with about five minutes remaining, and few remained in the courtside seats at the buzzer.


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Boston 96
Houston 81

Atlanta 78
New York 74

Charlotte 88
Philadelphia 73

Cleveland 86
Miami 67

Portland 93
Milwaukee 84

Minnesota 101
Vancouver 100

San Antonio 112
Seattle 85

Phoenix 97
New Jersey 85

Utah 116
Denver 78

LA Lakers 111
Golden State 91

Sacramento 100
Chicago 71


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