LOS ANGELES (AP)—Kobe Bryant(notes) scored 26 points, Ron Artest(notes) added 15 points and five steals, and the Los Angeles Lakers raced away from the Phoenix Suns in the second half of their ninth straight victory, 108-88 Sunday night. 洛杉矶—科比拿下26分，阿泰15分5次抢断，湖人在下半场一举拉开比分，以108-88取得九连胜。
Pau Gasol(notes)scored 14 points for the well-rested Lakers, who improved to anNBA-best 16-3 with their second home win in 24 days over road-wearyPhoenix. 枷锁也添上14分，以逸待劳的湖人赢得轻松写意，24天内第二次战胜太阳后，湖人取得了16-3的战绩领跑全联盟。
Two nights after Bryant banked in a 3-pointer at the buzzer in aone-point win over Miami, the defending NBA champions didn’t needanother lucky shot. They made a 15-1 run late in the third quarter,holding Phoenix without a field goal for 3 1/2 minutes while jumping toa 23-point lead. 两天前凭借科比的三分绝杀一分险胜热火后，此役卫冕冠军不再需要如此幸运的绝杀了。第三节他们打出了15-1的攻击波，强力的防守也使得太阳3分半钟没有进球，他们的领先优势曾达到23分之多。
Amare Stoudemire had 18 points and eight rebounds for the Suns, whoscored their fewest points of the season while playing their sixth gamein six cities over the past 10 days. 小斯得到18分8篮板，过去10天太阳辗转了6个城市打了六场球，疲惫的他们今天也只得到了赛季最低的88分。
Bryant had nine points in the third quarter, including a 3-pointerthat put the Lakers up by 21. The Suns trimmed the lead to 14 points inthe fourth before Shannon Brown(notes) hit back-to-back 3-pointers, finishing with 12 points. 第三节科比得到9分，其中一个三分命中后湖人领先优势达到21分。第四节太阳奋起反击将分差追到14分，可惜布朗接连命中两个三分，彻底断送了太阳翻盘的希望。布朗最终也拿下了12分。
Steve Nash(notes) had 12 points and 10 assists for the Suns while playing just 29 minutes, and Grant Hill(notes)had 12 points. Both veterans sat out the fourth quarter along withStoudemire, taking a break in a demanding stretch of travel for thesurprising Suns (15-6), who have lost three straight road games by anaverage of more than 21 points. 纳什只打了29分钟，拿下12分10助攻，希尔得到12分。第四节，纳什，希尔，小斯都坐在板凳席上，在这波客场之旅他们是需要一些休息了。这三个客场他们场均输球的分差达到21分。
The Lakers realize their fast start is a partial product of anexceptionally generous early-season schedule. Los Angeles hasn’t playedoutside of California since Nov. 13, with 15 of its first 19 games athome overall—and two more games still remaining in a six-game homestand. 湖人也知道他们的完美开局要归功于对他们有利的赛程安排。11月13号之后，湖人就没有到加利福尼亚之外打过球，总体上说湖人的前19场比赛有15个主场—在这波连续六个主场的赛程中依然还有两个主场等着湖人。
Los Angeles also met its closest pursuers in the Pacific Divisionunder fortunate circumstances twice this season. On Nov. 12, the restedLakers beat Phoenix at home 121-102, one night after the Suns played atough home game— just as they did Saturday night against Sacramento. 在如此有利的条件下湖人还打了两次他们在太平洋赛区最大的竞争对手太阳，而且是全胜。11月12号，刚在前一天艰难战胜国王的太阳遭遇湖人，结果体力充沛的湖人在主场121-102战胜太阳。
The Lakers played their league-high 15th home game, while Phoenix had its league-high 14th on the road. 目前为止，湖人打了联盟最高的15个主场，而太阳则打了联盟最高的14个客场。
Los Angeles had a superior jump from the opening tip. The Lakersraced to an 11-point lead in the first quarter and hit six 3-pointersin the half, taking a 54-44 halftime lead with late 3-pointers byArtest and Derek Fisher(notes). 湖人开场后跳球成功，第一节结束后他们就领先11分并在上半场扔进了6个三分球，包括阿泰和老鱼的两个，最终54-44进入到中场休息。
A meeting of two high-scoring teams took on a physical bent in the third quarter, with aggressive defensive play by Lamar Odom(notes)and Amare Stoudemire catching on with both clubs. Artest also playedwith visible aggression, harassing Phoenix’s star scorers while hittinghis outside shot. 两只高得分的球队在第三节竟打开了肉搏战，喇嘛和小斯都进行着侵略性十足的防守，阿泰也十分强硬，不断骚扰着太阳的主要攻击点同时还不忘在外线投几个三分。
NOTES: Referee David Jones left the game in the first quarter aftera bout of dizziness. He was taken to a hospital, and the game continuedwith two referees—Kevin Fehr and Derrick Stafford. … After Friday’shome game against Minnesota, 19 of the Lakers’ next 28 games are on theroad. … Gasol missed the Lakers’ first meeting with Phoenix with ahamstring injury. Los Angeles is 8-0 since his return to the lineup. 赛场拾遗：裁判琼斯在第一节因头晕眼花离开了赛场。随即被送往了医院，而比赛继续进行，场上却只剩下两名裁判—菲尔和斯塔福德....在周五主场打过森林狼后，湖人接下来的28场比赛将有19个客场....湖人太阳第一次交锋时枷锁因跟腱伤势缺阵。他回归后湖人取得了8-0的战绩。
