Depleted Bucks upset Lakers 100-89
1 of 2. Los Angeles Lakers' Andrew Goudelock (L) battles for the ball with Milwaukee Bucks' Carlos Delfino (R) in the second half during their NBA basketball game in Milwaukee, Wisconsin January 28, 2012.
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(Reuters) - The injury-hit Milwaukee Bucks stunned the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 100-89 Saturday helped by a herculean effort from Drew Gooden.
The Bucks (8-11) were without leading rebounder Andrew Bogut, who has a broken ankle, while second top scorer Stephen Jackson sat out the game with suspension.
Gooden filled the void with 23 points - 18 coming in the second half - and eight rebounds, Mike Dunleavy and Ersan Ilyasova scoring 15 points each coming off the bench.
Gooden hit a three pointer late in the first quarter to spark a 17-0 Milwaukee run that extended into the second quarter to turn a six-point deficit into an 11-point lead at 34-23.
Outside of a brief Lakers surge near the end of the third quarter that trimmed the Bucks lead to three points, Milwaukee maintained a comfortable grip on the lead.
Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 27 points as Los Angeles (11-9) fell to 1-7 on the road.
(Reporting by Mike Mouat in Windsor, Ontario. Editing by Alastair Himmer)
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