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Houston, TX (SportsNetwork.com) - Kobe Bryant scored nine of his game-high 29 points in the fourth quarter and the Los Angeles Lakers went into Houston and stunned the Rockets, 98-92, to win their second straight game. Bryant shot just 10-of-28 from the floor but added seven assists for Los Angeles, which improved to 3-9 on the season. Jordan Hill and Nick Young both scored 16 points, and Carlos Boozer posted 12 points and 13 boards. James Harden, who was shooting just 37.2 percent from the field prior to Wednesdays game, hit an efficient 7-for-11 for 24 points and added seven assists in Houstons second straight defeat. Kostas Papanikolaou contributed 19 points off the bench and Patrick Beverley scored 15 for the Rockets, who were without star center Dwight Howard. The former Laker was held out against his old team with a strained right knee. Howard also made headlines for the wrong reasons this week after multiple media outlets reported that he was under investigation for allegedly hitting his six-year-old son with a belt. No charges have been filed. Houston led 75-70 through three quarters, but Young set the tone for LAs fourth with a jumper 15 seconds in. Beverley and Jason Terry hit consecutive 3s to create some distance, however the Lakers kept coming. Hill and Young both scored four during an 8-0 run, which Young finished with an acrobatic reverse layup at 6:19 to put the Lakers in front. Houston responded and led by three when Harden was pure with a stepback jumper out of a timeout for a 91-86 game. Bryant kept the Lakers alive at the other end when his deep two rattled around and fell despite getting fouled. He sank the free throw to pull the Lakers to within two with 1:43 to play. Tarik Black, Howards replacement in the starting lineup, then split a pair at the line and Wesley Johnson made two after drawing a foul on Beverley crashing the offensive glass. On Houstons next trip, Harden lost the ball and Johnson converted a three-point play in transition to put the Lakers in front. Following another timeout, Black missed a sweeping lefty hook and the ball caromed out of bounds. The Lakers gained possession and took care of business from the free throw line. Game Notes Los Angeles outscored Houston 38-20 in the paint ... The Lakers are 2-0 this season with Young in the lineup ... The Lakers will look to make it three straight wins when they visit Dallas on Friday. Javier Hernandez Jersey . -- Kurt Buschs Sunday at Martinsville Speedway, in some ways, was like his career wrapped into one afternoon. Edson Alvarez Mexico Jersey . 11 Ana Ivanovic and American Sloane Stephens, and former world No. http://www.nationalsoccermexico.com/jesu...-mexico-jersey/. -- Top-ranked Stacy Lewis birdied the last three holes and five of the final six Thursday for an 8-under 64 and a share of the lead with Mi Jung Hur in the Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic. Hector Herrera Mexico Jersey . -- The Denver Broncos retired John Elways No. Marco Fabian Jersey . Siddikur, who led on all four days and took a four-stroke lead going into the final day, bogeyed four out of six holes starting at the sixth and continued a forgettable last round in which he returned a three-over 75 to finish with a 14-under 274.NEW YORK, N.Y. - Infielder Stephen Drew and the Yankees have finalized a $5 million, one-year contract, a deal that puts him in position to become New Yorks starting second baseman.Drews agreement was reached Jan. 6 and announced Friday, after he passed a physical.Drew, who turns 32 in March, was acquired by the Yankees from Boston onn July 31.dddddddddddd He hit .150 with three homers and 15 RBIs in 155 plate appearances for New York while making 34 appearances at second base and 12 at shortstop as a backup to Derek Jeter.He batted .253 with 13 homers and 67 RBIs for Boston in 2013 as the Red Sox won the World Series, and then became a free agent. ' ' '