Alexis Ajinca and the Pelicans dominated Los Angeles, 110-102, on Friday night in retiring Lakers star Kobe Bryant's final game in New Orleans.
Bryant had 14 points, had four assists and three rebounds, delighting fans who cheered his every touch of the ball. The Lakers have games in Houston and Oklahoma City before Bryant's grand finale at home Wednesday against Utah.
With a little more than eight minutes to go in the fourth quarter, fans began chanting, “We Want Kobe!” Lakers Coach Byron Scott obliged and put the retiring star in with 7:20 left. Bryant missed both shots he took in the three minutes he played in the final quarter, however.