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The Philadelphia 76ers must feel like the odds are stacked against them tonight when the Los Angeles Lakers come to town. (AP Images)

The Lakers are coming off a rare loss to the Pacers and will be focused and angry when they continue their three-game road trip against the Sixers.

Los Angeles fell short of matching its franchise-best 16-1 start in 2001-02 despite another outstanding effort from Kobe Bryant.

Bryant has averaged 28.7 points over his last three games, and 23.0 in 22 career games versus Philadelphia. He totaled 34 points on 37.9 percent (11-for-29) shooting as the Lakers swept last season's series.

The Lakers have won four of their last five versus the 76ers, but playing in Philadelphia has been a problem recently. They had dropped seven straight there before a 106-101 victory on December 21 as Bynum scored 24 and Lamar Odom and Bryant each added 21.

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