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Bryant, Lakers avoid third straight loss (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Kobe Bryant scored 31 points and the Los Angeles Lakers ended their two-game skid with a front-running 99-89 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night. The Lakers avoided their first three-game losing streak of the season, taking the lead for good seven minutes into the game. Memphis, 3-24 on the road, kept it relatively close until the Lakers pulled away from a 54-51 lead early in the...