Hornets Vs. Lakers: Kobe Scores 30, Los Angeles Dominates New Orleans 102-84

Pau Gasol posted 23 points and 16 rebounds, while Andrew Bynum scored 13 for Los Angeles, which has won seven straight and 15-of-16. Ron Artest added 11 points and Lamar Odom and Shannon Brown both contributed eight points off the bench.

Carl Landry paced the Hornets with 24 points and 10 rebounds. Emeka Okafor added 14 points and 11 rebounds, while Chris Paul posted 10 points and nine assists in the loss.

The Lakers are shooting 46% compared to the Hornets 42% and lead the rebounding battle 28-26. The Hornets will have to figure out how to shut down Kobe if they want any chance of making this one a game. Good luck with that.

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