National Basketball Association
L.A. Lakers 100, New Orleans 86
When: 9:30 PM ET, Friday, April 22, 2011
Where: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
Officials:
#17 Joe Crawford, #15 Bennett Salvatore, #65 Sean Wright
Attendance:
18340
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Kobe Bryant scored 30, Pau Gasol had 17 and Andrew Bynum added 14 points and 11 rebounds as the visiting Los Angeles Lakers earned a convincing 100-86 victory over New Orleans in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series Friday night.
Game 4 is Sunday night in New Orleans as the Lakers will try to take a 3-1 lead.
Bryant made four 3-pointers, Gasol had 13 points in the second half - seven during a 10-1 run in the fourth quarter - and 10 total rebounds. Lamar Odom had 13 points and nine rebounds for the Lakers, who have now taken six of seven over New Orleans this season.
Chris Paul led the Hornets with 22 on 9-for-13 shooting and had eight assists, but was a non-factor in the second half with four points. Carl Landry had 11 of his 22 points in the third, which the Hornets ended trailing only 75-68.
The Lakers used their size inside and 3-point shooting to pull away from the Hornets in the fourth. New Orleans shot just 2-for-13 from beyond the arc.
Trevor Ariza had 12 points and 12 rebounds and Emeka Okafor scored 15 for New Orleans, which only got nine points from its bench after averaging almost 30 during the regular season and pouring in 39 during its Game 1 victory.
Top Game Performances
| L.A. Lakers |
|
New Orleans |
|
Kobe Bryant 30 |
Scoring |
Carl Landry 23 |
|
Derek Fisher 5 |
Assists |
Chris Paul 8 |
|
Andrew Bynum 11 |
Rebounds |
Trevor Ariza 12 |
|
Kobe Bryant 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Carl Landry 11 |
|
Kobe Bryant 3 |
Steals |
Trevor Ariza 4 |
|
Shannon Brown 1 |
Blocks |
Trevor Ariza 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| L.A. Lakers
|
100 |
48.7 |
7-16 |
19-24 |
17 |
43 |
3 |
8 |
13 |
| New Orleans
|
86 |
45.8 |
2-13 |
18-24 |
17 |
38 |
4 |
7 |
14 |
Upcoming Games
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New Orleans will play their next game at home against L.A. Lakers. The Pelicans have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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L.A. Lakers will play their next game on the road against New Orleans. The Lakers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.