NBA: Los Angeles Lakers 93, Denver 89

Andrew Bynum had 22 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks Friday and the Los Angeles Lakers survived a late push to beat Denver 93-89. Kobe Bryant had 20 points and nine assists, and Pau Gasol had 13 points and 17 rebounds for the Lakers, who won their third straight overall but just their third out of seven on the road this season. Andrew Goudelock came off the bench to score 13 for LA. Al Harrington led the Nuggets with 24 points and eight rebounds. Andre Miller scored 16 and Ty Lawson had 14 points for in Denver's third loss in four games. The Nuggets played much of the second half with center Timofey Mozgov, who left the floor early in the third period with a sprained left ankle.