Lakers rout Clippers, turn attention to Hornets - LA Daily News

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Good work with the opening act
Published 4/11/2008 by kambrothers at Lakers Blog
... LAL controlled the pace and generally didn't have to work all that hard to dispose of the red, white, and blue. It was a balanced effort offensively for the Lakers, generally the case when Luke Walton leads the squad in scoring (he had 18), who saw six guys hit double figures . While only two were in the second unit, the reserves found a touch of redemption after failing to hold on to a big fourth quarter lead Sunday in Sacramento, forcing the starters to re-enter the game. Thursday, the reserves took a 12 point lead heading into the final quarter and quickly pushed it out ...

SportsBrief - April 11
Published 4/11/2008 by Andrew Kamenetzky at SportsHubLA
... Given that the Lakers have a crucial contest coming up tonight with the Hornets, it’s easy to understand how the Clippers would strike them as a squad worthy of a token effort. And for most of the game, that’s how the Lakers played it. Then came the fourth quarter, when the second unit made quick work of the red, white, and blue.  ...