Basketball: Los Angeles Lakers 113 Cleveland 93

Kobe Bryant pumped in 23 points and Dwight Howard added 22 Sunday in the Los Angeles Lakers' 113-93 cruise over Cleveland, breaking a six-game skid. Bryant connected on 9-of-14 shots, including a trio of 3-pointers, and Howard hauled down 14 rebounds for the Lakers, who led wire-to-wire in logging their first win of January. Antawn Jamison canned four treys en route to 16 points and Darius Morris supplied 14 points as Los Angeles shot a sizzling 58 percent from the field. Kyrie Irving contributed 15 points and seven assists, and Dion Waiters also scored 15 points for the Cavaliers, who fell to 5-18 on the road. From UPI