LOS ANGELES -- Pau Gasol piled on 28 points as the Los Angeles Lakers squeezed past the Phoenix Suns 115-110 in NBA action on Wednesday.
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Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant (R) drives on Phoenix Suns Matt Barnes during their NBA basketball game in Los Angeles December 10, 2008. [Agencies]
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Kobe Bryant had seven of his 18 points in the last 6-1/2 minutes, enabling the home team to hang on a avoid consecutive defeats following the loss to Sacramento on Tuesday.
The Suns played without Raja Bell, Boris Diaw and rookie Sean Singletary, traded to Charlotte earlier in the day for Jason Richardson, Jared Dudley and a draft pick.