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The score was 76-55 when the Wizards started on a 26-7 run that pulled them within two at the end of the third quarter. Mason started the fourth by hitting a pair of 3s, and fellow reserve Seraphin twice gave the Washington back the lead after the Lakers had rallied.
Wearing a clear mask to protect his broken nose -- he switched from a black one midgame the night before because it wasn't comfortable -- Bryant put on a show in the first half. Among the highlights during a second-quarter stretch: a spot-on alley-oop pass to Josh McRoberts, a steal of a pass from Wall that led to a 3-pointer from Derek Fisher, a drive to a crowded paint in which he used his strength to create a three-point play, and a crossover move that embarrassed Crawford and drew oohs and aahs from the fans -- even though Bryant then missed the open 3-pointer.
But Bryant, who said the Lakers "played a little tired" in an overtime loss at Detroit the night before, struggled down the stretch, as did his teammates. Los Angeles shot 6 for 21 in the fourth quarter.
NOTES: Bryant is 12 points shy of 29,000 for his career. ... The Lakers wrap up their three-game road trip at Minnesota on Friday. ... Wizards F Rashard Lewis missed his fifth straight game with a sore left knee.
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