LOS ANGELES -- There were less than five minutes left in the fourth quarter Sunday and the Los Angeles Lakers were up by 16 over the Charlotte Hornets when Frank Vogel subbed Dwight Howard out, signaling the end of his night.
As Howard made his way to the bench with a smile plastered to his face after a perfect night -- he shot 8-for-8 from the field and had 16 points, 10 rebounds, four blocks and a plus-minus of plus-23 in 23 minutes off the bench -- the Staples Center crowd let him hear it.