Kobe Bryant's Lakers shade Jazz in overtime

Kobe Bryant, who pumped in 48 points against Phoenix the night before, continued his hot hand by scoring 40 to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 90-87 overtime win over Utah. Pau Gasol finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds while centre Andrew Bynum had 12 points and nine rebounds for Los Angeles, who posted their first road win of the year after losing their first three. Bryant made two free throws late in the overtime to cap the scoring and make it 90-87. Bryant then blocked Devin Harris' last-second three-point attempt on the final possession of the contest. Bryant has carried the Lakers on his back this season as he shot 18-of-31 from the field and 12-of-13 from the free-throw line to lead the Lakers to a 99-83 win over the Suns on Tuesday. Paul Millsap finished with 29 points and nine rebounds for the Jazz, who had their five-game win streak halted.