Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 19 points -- all but two coming in the fourth quarter after he was a non-factor for much of their second consecutive loss and first at home. He had 32 points in a loss at Portland on Wednesday, but his first basket Friday didn't come until 3 1/2 minutes before halftime.
"We played terrible," Bryant said. "We kind of ran around like a chicken with our head cut off."
Bryant was briefly on the bench in the fourth quarter, his right knee wrapped in a heat pad. He returned with eight minutes left and the Lakers down by 18. He ran off eight in a row, capped by a 3-pointer, that got the crowd into it, but still had his team trailing 85-68.
"I felt OK," he said. "It was a little stiff. It's just not strong. I can't turn into sixth gear yet."
Bryant took only four shots in the first three quarters.
"He was labored," coach Phil Jackson said. "That's going to happen right now. We're not going to panic."
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