Kobe lifts Lakers to blow off Hornets' 25-point lead

 　　NEW YORK, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Kobe Bryant finished with 42 points and 12 assists to help the Lakers make up 25-point deficit¹ in the second half and beat the Hornets 108-102 Wednesday at New Orleans.

　　Kobe, who injured his right elbow in a loss at Oklahoma City on Tuesday night, played 42 minutes and scored 25 points in the second half, 18 in the final quarter as the Lakers improved to 31-31 and pulled back to .500, one and a half games adrift of the Utah Jazz (32-29), who lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

　　Dwight Howard did a great job in leading the Lakers' defense² in the fourth quarter and contributed 20 points with 15 rebounds³. The Lakers hit 33 points while holding the Hornets to nine in the final quarter. The New Orleans Hornets never scored in the remaining 6:47.

　　The Hornets had seven players in double figures. Vasquez ended up with 15 points and 12 assists, Al-Farouq Aminu donated 12 points and 16 rebounds, Lopez had 13 points and 11 rebounds. Eric Gordon scored 18 points, Anthony Davis added 13 points, Ryan Anderson hit 14 while Austin Rivers had 10 points.

1 deficit   

n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差

参考例句：

• The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
• We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。

2 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

3 rebounds   

反弹球( rebound的名词复数 )； 回弹球； 抢断篮板球； 复兴

参考例句：

• V is the velocity after the gas particle rebounds from the wall. V是粒子从壁上弹开后的速度。
• In the former case, the first body rebounds with practically its original velocity. 在前一种情况下，第一个物体实际上以原来的速度弹回。