Halftime: Lakers 50, Spurs 47

Lamar Odom scored 11 points, Ron Artest added nine points, Sasha Vujacic added eight points and Pau Gasol had six points and 10 rebounds in the first half tonight. How's that for balance? The Lakers were missing Kobe Bryant (sprained left ankle) and Andrew Bynum (bruised right hip) while facing the full-strength San Antonio Spurs. The Lakers gave up the game's first nine points, but rallied behind a pair of 3-pointers from Artest in the early minutes and things settled into a better rhythm. Tony Parker led the Spurs with 15 points.