LOS ANGELES (AP) a' Kobe Bryant supported a desperate rally with 23 of his 30 points in the last quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Newest Orleans Hornets 104-96 on Tuesday night to keep their trim playoff hopes alive. Pau Gasol had 22 points and 11 rebounds, and Dwight Howard added 19 points to simply help the Lakers wrap Utah for the eighth and final Western Conference playoff berth. The Jazz lost to Oklahoma City 90-80 earlier later in the day, nevertheless they support the tiebreaker over the Lakers, who've four regular-season games left. Eric Gordon scored 22 points, creating 10 of 11 free throws, before fouling out in the ultimate moments to lead five Hornets in double figures. Anthony Davis included 14 and 18 points rebounds, Ryan Anderson had 14 points, and Greivis Vasquez had 11 points and 11 helps. Metta World Peace came back for the Lakers less than two weeks after undergoing left knee surgery and had four factors in fifteen minutes while they won their next in a line at home. Bryant put on his regular show in the next quarter that began with the groups attached at 70-all. He won the Lakers' first eight items for a 77-70 cause, drawing chants of "Kobe! Kobe!" The Hornets went down six in a row to take an 82-80 lead. Bryant answered with two right jumpers before Davis' container tied the game the past time at 84-all. From there, the Hornets were outscored 20-12. Antawn Jamison, who finished with 13 items, scored five in a row for an 89-84 cause. But Bryant kept the Lakers going with still another five straight, including a steal of Gordon he assigned with a fastbreak operating finger roll. The Hornets led by six early in a third that concluded in a 70-all tie. Straight points were scored six by gasol to draw the Lakers into the first link of the fraction. Davis found his fourth foul for the Hornets, and Howard got named for his fourth late in the next. Bryant and Jamison struck back-to-back 3-pointers for the Lakers simply to have Brian Roberts tie it up on a running hand roll. The Lakers led by 10 points in the second quarter when the Hornets closed on a 17-2 work, including 14 in a line, to lead 50-45 at the break. Gordon obtained 13 of the things, including the first six. NOTES: Lakers F Earl Clark was in an auto accident after day shootaround, but he was not hurt and didn't wish to examine it prior to the game. ... The Lakers have swept the last three season series with the Hornets, and have won the last five season series overall. ... The Lakers perform at Portland on Wednesday. They are 5-10 in the next game of back-to-backs in 2013, and have yet to go 2-0 in a set of back-to-backs. ... The Hornets are 1-3 on their five-game Western journey that ends on Wednesday at Sacramento. ... His fourth straight game was missed by lakers G Steve Nash with a hamstring injury. ... Former Laker Gary Payton, who made the basketball Hall of Fame this week, attended the overall game.
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