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Nov 8, 2009 9:02 pm US/Pacific

Lakers Crush Hornets For 5th Straight Win

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Kobe Bryant scored 28 points, Shannon Brown added 15 and the Los Angeles Lakers thrived again without their top two big men, beating the New Orleans Hornets 104-88 Sunday night.

DJ Mbenga had 10 points and 12 rebounds for the defending NBA champions, who easily won their fifth straight game and their second in a row without injured center Andrew Bynum and forward Pau Gasol.

Bryant scored all but two of his points before halftime, repeatedly capitalizing down low with ease against Devin Brown's defense.

Los Angeles opened a 27-point lead in the third quarter and coasted to a 6-1 start.

Chris Paul had 15 points and nine assists for the inaccurate Hornets, who opened a three-game West Coast road trip with their fourth loss in five games.

(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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