Houston, TX (SportsNetwork.com) - Kobe Bryant scored nine of his game-high 29 points in the fourth quarter and the Los Angeles Lakers went into Houston and stunned the Rockets, 98-92, to win their second straight game. Bryant shot just 10-of-28 from the floor but added seven assists for Los Angeles, which improved to 3-9 on the season. Jordan Hill and Nick Young both scored 16 points, and Carlos Boozer posted 12 points and 13 boards. James Harden, who was shooting just 37.2 percent from the field prior to Wednesdays game, hit an efficient 7-for-11 for 24 points and added seven assists in Houstons second straight defeat. Kostas Papanikolaou contributed 19 points off the bench and Patrick Beverley scored 15 for the Rockets, who were without star center Dwight Howard. The former Laker was held out against his old team with a strained right knee. Howard also made headlines for the wrong reasons this week after multiple media outlets reported that he was under investigation for allegedly hitting his six-year-old son with a belt. No charges have been filed. Houston led 75-70 through three quarters, but Young set the tone for LAs fourth with a jumper 15 seconds in. Beverley and Jason Terry hit consecutive 3s to create some distance, however the Lakers kept coming. Hill and Young both scored four during an 8-0 run, which Young finished with an acrobatic reverse layup at 6:19 to put the Lakers in front. Houston responded and led by three when Harden was pure with a stepback jumper out of a timeout for a 91-86 game. Bryant kept the Lakers alive at the other end when his deep two rattled around and fell despite getting fouled. He sank the free throw to pull the Lakers to within two with 1:43 to play. Tarik Black, Howards replacement in the starting lineup, then split a pair at the line and Wesley Johnson made two after drawing a foul on Beverley crashing the offensive glass. On Houstons next trip, Harden lost the ball and Johnson converted a three-point play in transition to put the Lakers in front. Following another timeout, Black missed a sweeping lefty hook and the ball caromed out of bounds. The Lakers gained possession and took care of business from the free throw line. Game Notes Los Angeles outscored Houston 38-20 in the paint ... The Lakers are 2-0 this season with Young in the lineup ... The Lakers will look to make it three straight wins when they visit Dallas on Friday. Wholesale Shoes Authentic . 5 Trade Deadline is drawing closer and teams will be deciding on whether to buy or sell while figuring out which players can make the biggest difference and hold the greatest value. Cheap Shoes Free Shipping . "Im not even that added up," the 39-year-old Australian replied. And to the Hall of Famers surprise, when all the math was done Sunday in the JTBC Founders Cup, she was the one posing for pictures with the big trophy. https://www.wholesaleshoesusa.com/.C. -- Lucy Li made two double bogeys, a triple bogey and finished her historic round at the U. Wholesale Nike Shoes . Berkman almost left the game last off-season before signing with the Texas Rangers. He then had another injury-plagued season and was limited to 73 games. Cheap Nike Shoes From China . On Sunday, head coach Patrick Roy said the teams leading scorer will skate at Mondays morning practice and the club will make a decision on his status for Game 6 at that point.With the NBA Draft coming up next month, the Toronto Raptors have scheduled four workout dates in the next two weeks. Toronto native Tyler Ennis is scheduled to work out with the team on Thursday. The Syracuse guard was recently named to the Atlantic Coast Conference All-Freshman team and was a semi-finalist for the prestigious Naismith College Player of the Year Award. The pre-draft woorkouts will be held on the Raptors practice court at Air Canada Centre.dddddddddddd The Raptors have the 20th overall pick in this years draft after finishing the season with a team-record 48 wins. The Raptors also have the 37th and 59th picks in the second round. The NBA Draft will be held June 26 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Both rounds will be shown live on TSN. ' ' '