<div id="subtitle">Lakers snap Rose Garden losing streak without Kobe Bryant, beat Blazers 99-82</div><div><p>Lamar Odom replaced an injured Kobe Bryant and matched his career high with 22 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers broke their nine-game losing streak at the Rose Garden with a 99-82 victory Saturday night over the Portland Trail Blazers.</p><p>Bryant sat out with a sore left ankle. The 12-time All-Star and last year's NBA finals MVP had played in 235 straight games.</p><p>Odom also scored 10 points as the Lakers pulled away in the fourth quarter, leading by as many as 19 points.</p><p>Portland was again without All-Star guard Brandon Roy, who announced earlier in the evening that he would miss the next three games and the All-Star game to heal his sore right hamstring.</p><p>The Lakers had not won at the Rose Garden since Feb. 23, 2005. The victory snapped a three-game losing streak overall against the Blazers.</p><p>Ron Artest had 21 points for the Lakers. LaMarcus Aldridge led Portland with 16 points.</p><p>Bryant originally sprained his ankle in Philadelphia last week. He aggravated it during Wednesday night's victory over Charlotte when Odom stepped on his foot.</p><p>Bryant had last missed a game on March 7, 2007, because of a suspension. He had not missed a game because of injury since Dec. 8, 2006.</p><p>The Lakers said he would be evaluated on Sunday.</p><p>Bryant, who is averaging 28 points, played the night before in the Lakers' 126-113 loss to the Denver Nuggets. He had 33 points and nine rebounds.</p><p>Roy has missed 12 of the last 13 games. He was originally hurt in a Jan. 13 game against Milwaukee, then aggravated the injury on Jan. 20 at Philadelphia.</p><p>Roy, who leads the Blazers with 23.1 points per game, said at a news conference before the game that there was no formal timetable for his return.</p><p>The Blazers went up 39-30 in the second quarter, but the Lakers wouldn't allow the margin to get any bigger.</p><p>Derek Fisher's fast-break layup pulled Los Angeles to within 41-39 before Pau Gasol's bank shot tied it.</p><p>Nicolas Batum's 3-pointer prevented the Lakers from going ahead until Artest's 3-pointer made it 48-46 with 1:07 left before the half.</p><p>Artest added a 30-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Lakers a 54-48 lead going into the break.</p><p>Artest's layup put the Lakers up 65-55 midway through the third quarter, and Gasol's dunk made it 73-64 to start the fourth.</p><p>The Lakers got a scare early in the game when Andrew Bynum left with a hip injury. He returned, but then sat out the second half. His condition was unclear.</p><p>NOTES: The Blazers celebrated their 40th anniversary. Portland was awarded an NBA franchise on Feb. 6, 1970. ... Sunday is Blazers forward Juwan Howard's birthday. He will be 37.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=68611156&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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