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Bryant's season-high 42 lift hot Lakers (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Kobe Bryant scored a season-high 42 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers won for the 12th time in 13 games, beating the fading Chicago Bulls 96-87 on Tuesday. Down one through three quarters, the Lakers pulled away early in the fourth and sent Chicago to its 11th loss in 13 games. Bryant was simply phenomenal even though he was wearing a splint on his broken right index finger, tearing through the...