Lakers 97, Magic 84
Pau Gasol scored 23 points, Andrew Bynum had 18 rebounds and Kobe Bryant scored 16 as the Los Angeles Lakers earned a 97-84 victory over the visiting Orlando Magic on Monday night.
The Lakers (48-20), who are 10-1 since the All-Star Game, outscored the Magic 56-38 in the second half to hand Orlando its second loss on a five-game road trip.
Bynum did not have a strong shooting night (3 of 10) but played well against Dwight Howard, who led the Magic with 22 points and 15 rebounds. Bynum scored 10 points, and had nine offensive rebounds and four blocks.
Bryant, hobbled by a sore left ankle, was 7 of 19 from the field and had five rebounds and four assists in 31 minutes.
Lamar Odom had 16 points and seven rebounds for the Lakers.
Ryan Anderson and Jameer Nelson scored 13 apiece for Orlando (42-26).