(MENAFN- Kora) The lakers led 50-42 at half-time and then blew the game apart in the third quarter with a franchise-record effort.
Chris kaman scored nine points in the third quarter while jodie meeks hit eight for la as they stretched their lead to 28 points with a term to play.
The lakers eventually won by 31 points to notch their second straight win and just their 11th win of the year.
The dallas mavericks handed the oklahoma city thunder their first loss in five games winning 128-119 in overtime.
Oklahoma city led by five points heading into the fourth quarter but were unable to halt a dirk nowitzki-inspired mavericks side who forced overtime with the game at 111-111.
Nowitzki scored eight points in overtime and produced three assists to finish with 32 for the game plus 10 rebounds and six assists.
Jose calderon (22 points) provided crucial support for dallas while kevin durant (43 points) battled valiantly for the thunder.
The loss saw the thunder dropped two-and-a-half wins behind the western conference-leading san antonio spurs.
In other results the orlando magic produced a rare win accounting for the portland trail blazers 95-85 while the cleveland cavaliers won 102-100 against the toronto raptors.
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