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Lakers Halt Slide

Los Angeles Beat Nets 113-101

LOS ANGELES, Posted 8:28 a.m. PST January 27, 2001 -- Shaquille O'Neal had 26 points, nine rebounds and eight assists Friday night as the Los Angeles Lakers ended a two-game losing streak with a 113-101 victory over the New Jersey Nets.

Isaiah Rider added 24 points for Los Angeles, 11 in the final 4:47 to keep the Lakers comfortably ahead. Kobe Bryant had 26 points and nine rebounds.

The eight assists were just one less than O'Neal's career high, and he also went 8-of-12 from the free throw line for the Lakers, who haven't lost three in a row in almost two years.

The defending NBA champions still had to work to beat the Nets, who have won just six times on the road this season and had lost last two games by more than 20 points.

Stephon Marbury had 33 points and Keith Van Horn 25 for New Jersey.

The Nets stayed close until the Lakers finally began to open a gap in the third period. But they didn't take their first double-digit lead until Tyronn Lue's 19-footer 29 seconds into the fourth quarter gave them a 91-81 lead.

Horace Grant, back in the Los Angeles lineup after missing two games with back spasms, made a pair of free throws in the final second of the third quarter to give Los Angeles an 88-81 lead.

The win was Los Angeles' 10th in the last 11 games against the Nets, and the Lakers have won 23 of the last 27 meetings on their home court.

Van Horn's 18 first-half points helped the Nets stay close, and they trailed just 55-54 at halftime.

Bryant had 16 and O'Neal 13 in the half, with O'Neal also logging seven assists.

New Jersey led 48-43 with 3:22 left in the second quarter, but Rider's two free throws after a flagrant foul call against Kenyon Martin put Los Angeles up 51-50 with 1:09 remaining in the half.

The Lakers were up 26-23 at the end of the first quarter, with O'Neal leading the way with nine points and five assists.

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