Bryant, Vujacic Lead Lakers, Luke Injured

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant had 24 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, Sasha Vujacic scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied for a 120-109 victory over the New York Knicks on Tuesday night.

The Lakers trailed 99-91 when Vujacic made a pair of 3-pointers to get them going. A jumper by Bryant with 5:07 left snapped a 104-all tie and put Los Angeles (28-15) ahead for good.

Zach Randolph’s basket with 3:10 left drew the Knicks within two points before the Lakers scored the next 10 points to clinch the victory.

Lamar Odom had 22 points and 12 rebounds, Derek Fisher scored 17 points, Ronny Turiaf added 14 points and nine rebounds, and Kwame Brown had 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Lakers, who are 13-0 when at least six players score in double figures.

Jamal Crawford and Nate Robinson led New York (14-30) with 22 points each. David Lee had 21 points and 12 rebounds and Randolph added 16 points and 14 rebounds for the Knicks, who had won five of their previous eight games.

Lakers forward Luke Walton came out of the game for good late in the first quarter with a right hip pointer. He joined centers Andrew Bynum (left knee) and Chris Mihm (right ankle bursitis) and forward Trevor Ariza (broken right foot) on the sidelines.

The game was the final one for the Lakers before they begin a nine-game road trip Thursday night in Detroit — their longest trip in the NBA’s modern era.

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