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 ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The Los Angeles Lakers didn't need Kobe Bryant's jumper during crunch time. They had Smush Parker. Parker scored a season-high 20 points — 18 of them in the third quarter — and Bryant had 27 points and seven assists to help the Lakers beat the Orlando Magic 106-93 Wednesday night.
The Lakers picked up their third win on a tough six-game road swing that ends at Charlotte on Friday. Andrew Bynum also had 13 points in 13 minutes against the Magic.
"We can't be giving the Smush Parkers of the league quarters like that," Magic coach Brian Hill said. "If it's Kobe it's different."
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