Almost-healthy Lakers roll over Kings 114-92

BEIJING, April 7 (Xinhuanet) -- Kobe Bryant scored 29 points, despite his injured pinky, Pau Gasol's dropped 20 on the Kings, despite a sprained ankle, Derek Fisher's got his quick back, despite a stressed right foot, as an almost healthy Laker lineup led the way to a 114-92 victory Sunday over Sacramento.

And Vladimir Radmanovic -- playing in place of injured Luke Walton -- matched his season high with 21 poinst as Los Angeles stayed on track for the Pacific Division title. Radmanovic hit five 3-pointers and tied his career high with 14 rebounds after a pleading pregame pep talk from coach Phil Jackson.

"We've been looking for some consistency," Jackson said of his enigmatic Serbian swingman. "We need him to play well, and we want to have some idea of what's going to happen, and whether we can depend on him"¡¨

Lamar Odom, who's 19-of-22 in his last two games, had 16 points, seven rebounds and seven assists as the Lakers snapped their longtime rivals¡¦four-game winning streak with an outstanding second half.

Although the Lakers still trail New Orleans by 1 1/2 games for the Western Conference lead, the victory pushed Los Angeles (53-24) ¢w which has the same record as San Antonio ¢w two games ahead of Phoenix (51-26) in the Pacific standings with five games to play. The Lakers have 18 division titles, but none since 2004, Shaquille O'Neal's last season with the club.

Kevin Martin scored 22 points for the Kings, who simply seemed exhausted after winning at Denver one night earlier.

The Kings were brought down off their high from upsetting the Nuggets on Saturday night despite playing without injured starters Ron Artest, Brad Miller and Beno Udrih. Artest returned but struggled to 19 points on 7-of-20 shooting against the Lakers, while Miller missed his second straight game with a lower leg strain.

(Agencies)