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LOS ANGELES (AP)\u2014Pau Gasol<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> scored 23 points, Kobe Bryant<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> added 16 while
\nplaying on a sprained left ankle, and the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> roared away in the
\nsecond half for their 10th win in 11 games, 97-84 over the Orlando Magic<\/a> on
\nMonday night.<\/p>\n

Andrew Bynum<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> had 10 points, a career high-tying 18 rebounds and four blocks
\nas the two-time defending NBA champions opened a seven-game homestand with
\nanother impressive effort since the All-Star break.<\/p>\n

The Lakers (48-20) also drew virtually even with the Dallas Mavericks<\/a>
\n(47-19) for second place in the Western Conference standings.<\/p>\n

Dwight Howard<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> had 22 points, 15 rebounds and nine turnovers\u2014four more than
\nthe entire Lakers squad\u2014for the Magic, who shot poorly in the second half of
\nthis 2009 NBA finals rematch.<\/p>\n

After the Magic led throughout the first half, the Lakers pushed ahead early
\nin the third quarter, but didn\u2019t pull away until a lineup stacked with reserves
\nmade an 18-5 run spanning the final two quarters. Los Angeles went ahead 85-69
\non Lamar Odom\u2019s<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> 3-pointer with 7:14 to play, and the Magic never got closer than
\n11 points after that.<\/p>\n

Ryan Anderson<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> and Jameer Nelson<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> scored 13 points apiece for the Magic. Coach
\nStan Van Gundy left his starters in the blowout until the final buzzer of
\nOrlando\u2019s fourth stop on a five-game road trip ending in Milwaukee.<\/p>\n

Bryant decided to play despite seriously rolling his ankle during the third
\nquarter of Saturday\u2019s win at Dallas. The All-Star game MVP has played through a
\nlitany of nagging injuries over the past three seasons\u2014and thanks to the Los
\nAngeles reserves\u2019 rally, Bryant had to play just 30 minutes.<\/p>\n

Odom also scored 16 points, and Derek Fisher<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> had 15 for the Lakers, who have
\nthe next three days off before lowly Minnesota visits on Friday.<\/p>\n

The Lakers lost several significant games and endured several embarrassing
\nupsets during the first half of the season, but they\u2019ve been totally focused
\never since Staples Center hosted the All-Star weekend.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles already had beaten San Antonio, Dallas, Atlanta (twice) and
\nOklahoma City since the break before this stirring second-half effort against
\nthe talented Magic, who appear entrenched in fourth place in the East.<\/p>\n

Orlando put Anderson in Brandon Bass\u2019<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> usual spot in the starting lineup, and
\nthe former California star immediately hit two 3-pointers. The Magic might have
\ntaken a huge first-quarter lead if not for Bynum, who grabbed 11 rebounds,
\nscored six points and made three monster blocks during a dominant stretch down
\nlow.<\/p>\n

Bynum\u2019s improved play has been a major reason for Los Angeles\u2019 surge after
\nthe All-Star break. The 23-year-old with creaky knees still isn\u2019t in perfect
\nhealth after missing the start of the season, but he soundly outplayed Howard
\nearly.<\/p>\n

Bynum got more cheers than Bryant when both left the game in the final
\nminutes.<\/p>\n

NOTES: Van Gundy said the Magic miss the energy and presence of Matt Barnes<\/a>(notes)<\/a>,<\/span>
\nwho signed with the Lakers last summer after one season with Orlando. The
\njourneyman forward had five points and three rebounds in 17 minutes against the
\nMagic in his fifth game back from a 26-game absence for surgery on cartilage in
\nhis right knee. \u2026 Orlando G J.J. Redick<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> missed his third straight game with a
\nlower abdominal strain. \u2026 Fans near courtside included Robert Downey Jr., Tom
\nArnold and Vanessa Hudgens.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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