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DENVER —Kobe Bryant and Andrew Bynum put up their usual big numbers. Ben Roethlisberger Jersey . Their supporting
cast came up even bigger, sealing the Los Angeles Lakers 92-88 victory over
Denver on Sunday night that put the Nuggets on the brink of elimination. Bryant
had 22 points and Bynum added 19 to help the Lakers overcome a six-point
halftime deficit and take a 3-1 lead in the first-round playoff series that they
can wrap up Tuesday night when the series shifts back to Staples Center for Game
5. Sixth-man Jordan Hill had 12 points and 11 rebounds, and recently acquired
guard Ramon Sessions and reserve point guard Steve Blake each hit crucial
3-pointers in the final minute as the Lakers broke free. Those were the players
the Nuggets preferred had the ball in crunch time, and Bryant wasnt at all
hesitant to oblige. “Sessions has hit big 3s. Even when I was out he hit some
big 3s to win games. He did it again tonight. I have confidence in him,” Bryant
said. “If youre observing the game in the third quarter I hit Sessions for an
open shot, Blake for an open shot and (Matt) Barnes for an open shot and they
missed all three of them. George (Karl), being observant as he is, saw I was
(ticked). I was and didnt think I would trust them at the end of the game to
knock down those shots, but they stepped up and knocked them down.” With the
game tied at 86, Danilo Gallinari was covering Bryant when a hard screen from
Pau Gasol sent the Italian to the floor grabbing his throat. While Gallinari
stayed down, Sessions 3-pointer from just in front of the Nuggets bench put the
Lakers ahead 89-86 with 48 seconds remaining. “It was a tough pick, youve got to
expect that in the playoffs,” Gallinari said. “Ive got to be ready and play
defence. Unfortunately, they hit a big shot out of that.” Andre Miller was
whistled for basket interference at the other end, and Bryant found Blake for a
3-pointer from the left corner with 18.9 seconds left for a six-point cushion,
L.A.s biggest of the night. Blake got a bear hug from Bryant during the
20-second timeout. “Those moments dont scare him,” Bryant said. “Its always good
when you get a hug from Kobe. It means you did something right,” Blake said. “It
was a total team effort for us tonight.” Sessions, whose acquisition from
Cleveland this spring led to the trade of five-time NBA champion Derek Fisher,
finished with 12 points, and Blake had 10. “They got the two 3s to go down at
the end of the game,” Karl said, “but conceptually what were trying to do at the
end of the game is not let Kobe, Bynum and Gasol beat you.” Instead, it was
Sessions, Blake and Hill that did the damage. Gallinari led the Nuggets with 20
points, and Miller had 15. After torching the Lakers for 50 points combined in
the previous two games, Ty Lawson was held to 11 points and Nuggets big men
Kenneth Faried and JaVale McGee werent nearly as effective on offence or
disruptive defensively as they were in Game 2, when they combined for 28 points
and 30 rebounds. Together, they had 14 points and 11 rebounds Sunday. Bynum, who
blamed his scoreless first half 48 hours earlier on failing to properly prepare
in the pregame, was much more active early on, scoring 11 in the first half,
which ended with the Lakers trailing 51-45. The game was briefly delayed with
1:10 left in the first half when a female fan started walking across the court
while the Nuggets were setting up a play. The woman walked several steps onto
the court as Lawson brought the ball past halfcourt. Officials blew the whistle
to stop the play and the woman was escorted away by security. The woman,
identified as 20-year-old Savannah McMillan-Christmas of Denver, was cited for
trespassing. Al Harrington scored nine points in his return to the Nuggets
lineup. He started out with a clear face mask protecting his nose that was
broken Friday night by an inadvertent elbow from Bynum, but he ditched the mask
in a matter of minutes. Harrington missed his first six shots but then sank four
straight, including a 3-pointer that put the Nuggets ahead 76-75 early in the
fourth quarter. The Nuggets, who have hung tough since getting blown out in the
series opener, face a daunting task of winning three straight, including two at
the Staples Center, where they never led in Games 1 and 2. “Losing always gets
old. Losing is not fun. Im not unhappy with my team, Im not happy with where
were at, but we still have a series to play,” Karl said. “I dont think its an
impossible challenge. I think its a great challenge for this young team. For me,
Ive been blessed with having great runs in the playoffs and I think I probably
have one or two more left in me in my lifetime. Id like to see it come this
year.” Notes: Miller stole the ball from Matt Barnes and drew a clear-path foul
from Barnes five minutes before halftime. ... For the second straight game,
McGees mother, Pamela McGee, who played in the WNBA, was seated courtside near
the Nuggets bench. At one point, her son jumped over Bynum, who was whistled for
travelling as he found his path to the basket blocked by his counterpart 7-foot
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17 points and eight rebounds for Golden State, which handed the Clippers their
first loss of the season. The narrow win came after the Warriors learned reserve
small forward Brandon Rush, their best perimeter defender, will miss the rest of
the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during
the first quarter of Friday nights 104-94 home loss to Memphis.CHICAGO—
Chris Sale had time to catch his breath. Now, maybe, hes locked in. Sale pitched
eight solid innings, Paul Konerko and Gordon Beckham homered late, and the
Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Monday night. “I went
through a little dead arm period, but its par for the course,” Sale said. “Its
all behind us now. Weve got a couple months left and were going to have to make
a push and its not going to be easy.” The margin for error is slim, with a 1
1/2-game lead over Detroit for the AL Central lead. The Tigers are playing well,
but so are the White Sox. And they pulled this one out thanks to a strong start
by their pitcher and some big hits toward the end. Konerko tied it leading off
the seventh and Beckham gave the White Sox a 3-2 lead with a solo shot in the
eighth off Luis Mendoza. Kevin Youkilis added an RBI double in the inning, and
the White Sox won for the 10th time in 13 games. A.J. Pierzynski added two hits,
and although he didnt go deep after tying a club record with homers in five
straight games, he did drive in the first run with a double in the second. Sale
(13-3), meanwhile, looked sharp on nine days rest, allowing two runs and eight
hits while striking out seven without a walk. He gave up solo homers to
Jeff Francoeur and Billy Butler, but otherwise kept the Royals off-balance, with
his fastball consistently in the mid-90s mph. Sale was passed over during the
last time through the rotation. The White Sox wanted to give him more rest in
his first year as a starter. “It gives you a little bit more time to recover and
catch your breath, I guess you could say, but youve still got a couple of months
left,” Sale said. “Youve just got to keep going with it.” The Royals were
impressed. “If he stays healthy he has a chance to win a bunch of ballgames in
his career,” Francoeur said. Addison Reed worked the ninth for his 20th save in
23 chances, retiring Eric Hosmer on a double-play grounder with runners on first
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seven hits and four runs in 7 1-3 innings. Butler made it 2-1 in the seventh
with his 21st homer. Konerko tied it in the bottom half with a line drive to
left that just cleared the wall and landed in the bullpen. The Royals had
runners on first and third in the eighth, but Sale got out of it. Shortstop
Alexei Ramirez made a diving stop on Alex Gordons soft liner. Sale tagged out
Tony Abreu trying to score on Alcides Escobars safety squeeze and struck out
Lorenzo Cain on three pitches, pumping his left fist on the way to the dugout.
“We know whats on the line and where we want to go,” said Beckham, who hadnt
homered since June 20. “If were going to get there, everybodys got to step up
and pitch in.” NOTES: White Sox LHP John Danks had surgery on his left shoulder
on Monday, and the team expects him to be ready for the start of spring
training. Danks arm is expected to be in a sling for a month. Doctors at
Chicagos Rush University Medical Center repaired a capsule tear and removed
debris in the rotator cuff and biceps. ... Chicago manager Robin Ventura said
LHP Francisco Liriano sustained no real lingering effects after being struck in
the right quadriceps by Maicer Izturis one-hopper in the fifth inning against
the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday. Liriano left after five innings. ... Royals
manager Ned Yost would not comment on a pregame meeting in the clubhouse. “Its a
meeting between us,” he said. “If I wanted you guys to be part of the meeting, I
would have invited you.” ... The Royals held 3B Mike Moustakas out of the lineup
for the second straight game because of a lingering bone bruise on his right
knee. He first hurt his knee on a fielding play in the first inning July 28 at
Seattle. ... Gordon was back in the Kansas City lineup, leading off and playing
left field, after sitting out his first game of the season on Sunday. ...
Jake Peavy starts Tuesday for Chicago, with Bruce Chen pitching for the Royals.
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