Lamar Odom came alive and the Lakers pushed San Antonio to the brink with a flurry of offense and timely defensive stops.
Odom scored 11 points and sparked the Lakers to a 74-57 lead after three periods.
The Lakers took a double-digit lead at 52-41 and never let the Spurs get close.
San Antonio, which had a 20-point lead in the third period of Game 1, is shooting 36.4 percent from the field.
The Lakers took their biggest lead at 66-48 on Odom’s free throw after Odom was fouled hard by Tim Duncan going to the basket.
Bryant has 20 points on 9-for-16 from the field. Tony Parker and Duncan have 13 and 12 points, respectively.
–Curtis Zupke, The Orange County Register
