On the second end of a back to back, the Los Angeles Lakers will face off against the Charlotte Bobcats to try to recover from a blow out loss against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Since that loss, we have seen trade rumors start popping up for Pau Gasol. Can the Lakers shrug off the distractions and get a win on the road?
Check out the game highlights below:
Bryant's first FG was a tough, left-handed lil' hook in the paint, putting LAL up 8-6 early in Charlotte.
— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) December 15, 2013
Kobe's 1st Q was pretty encouraging for LAL. Didn't look like a guy 3 games into a comeback from Achilles surgery. 8 points, 2 assists.
— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) December 15, 2013
LAL take a 39-37 lead behind another @kobebryant jump shot. He has 10 points, plus 4 assists to lead LAL in both categories.
— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) December 15, 2013
Pretty drive from Nick Young is his first FG in 4 attempts, putting LAL up 44-43. He then (smartly) took the foul to give w/3 sec. in half.
— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) December 15, 2013
Great pass from Pau to the diving Hill. Lakers down 5.
— Lakers Nation (@LakersNation) December 15, 2013
The screen/roll game is producing plenty of good looks for LAL, but they're missing a lot (Gasol 5 of 15) and turning it over a ton (14).
— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) December 15, 2013
Lakers down 68-64 after 3rd Q to Charlotte.
— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) December 15, 2013
Lakers back in the lead as @XavierHenry finds a rolling @Bobby_Sacre for the smooth finish at the cup. 73-72 with 8:49 remaining. #GoLakers
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) December 15, 2013
Young's 2nd FG was a 3, cutting a 6-point lead in half, and Bryant followed a stop w/a driving layup to cut the lead to 1 w/1:22 to play.
— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) December 15, 2013
Lakers get a badly-needed win on road 88-85 over Bobcats – a blood win as they say – or something like that
— Eric Pincus (@EricPincus) December 15, 2013
