SoCal NBA Capsule

LA Lakers 190, New York 109-----------------------------
By Jonathan Raber
SportsTicker Contributing Writer

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- With a season-long road trip on the horizon, Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers got the momentum they were looking for. Bryant finished with 24 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds as the Lakers overcame a fourth-quarter deficit and snapped a three-game losing skid by defeating the New York Knicks, 120-109, on Tuesday. Sasha Vujacic scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter for the Lakers, who are set to hit the road for nine straight games away from Staples Center - beginning with Detroit on Thursday - having suffered through their worst stretch of the season.