Kobe Bryant scored 32 points and Sasha Vujacic scored all of his 14 points in the fourth quarter, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 113-92 victory over the Clippers on Sunday night.

Andrew Bynum, ejected from last Thursday's win over San Antonio after a couple of run-ins with Spurs center Fabricio Oberto, channeled his aggression in a constructive manner with 14 points, nine rebounds and six blocked shots in his anticipated matchup against Chris Kaman.

Luke Walton scored a season-high 15 points for the Lakers, shooting 6-for-6 from the field. Lamar Odom had 12 points and seven rebounds.

Kaman recorded his ninth straight double-double and 19th overall this season for the Clippers, getting 18 points and 16 rebounds. Corey Maggette added 27 points, including a desperation buzzer-beater from behind the midcourt line that capped his 21-point third quarter and sliced the Lakers' lead to 82-76.

Already missing Elton Brand (Achilles tendon surgery) and Shaun Livingston (knee surgery) since the start of training camp, the Clippers were even more short-handed than usual as small forward Tim Thomas sat out his first game of the season with a sprained right ankle. Point guard Sam Cassell missed his 10th straight game because of a strained left calf.

Maggette, coming off consecutive 23-point efforts on the road against Charlotte and Memphis, had only one field goal in the first half -- a 10-footer with 2:09 left in the second quarter. But that was long forgotten when he flung the ball at the basket with one hand over Trevor Ariza from 48 feet away and it banked in.

The Lakers shrugged off Maggette's miracle shot and opened the final quarter with a 22-6 burst that gave them a 104-82 lead with 4:56 remaining. Vujacic, who played 7 1/2 minutes through the first three quarters, helped fuel the decisive run with 11 points -- including a pair of 3s.

Bryant, who scored 50 points against the Clippers in their final meeting last season, paced the Lakers to a 57-44 halftime lead with 18. He sank three free throws with one second remaining in the half after he was fouled behind the 3-point line by rookie Al Thornton.

Bynum established his low-post presence right from the start as the Lakers jumped out to an 18-point lead late in the first quarter with a 21-3 run, which included Bryant's first 11 points -- and an airball at the other end by the Clippers' Maggette from behind the 3-point line.

Kaman missed seven of his first eight shots, one of which Bynum blocked before converting his defensive stop into a short hook shot at the other end. The Lakers' vastly improving 7-foot center added an alley-oop dunk off a feed from Derek Fisher 38 seconds later, then duplicated the play off a rainbow pass from Jordan Farmar for a 75-58 lead with 5:24 left in the third quarter.

Game notes
Bryant is 78 points away from becoming the 31st player in NBA history with 20,000 in the regular season. ... The Lakers hold a 24-9 advantage over their Staples Center co-tenants since the building opened in 1999. The teams split each of the previous three season series 2-2. ... Lakers assistant coach Brian Shaw, who underwent surgery to treat retinopathy in his left eye, returned to the bench after missing two games. He has to wear sunglasses for the time being to combat the bright lights in the arena. ... Neither L.A. team has had a double-digit assist game from any of their players this season. The Clippers' drought is 50 games, dating back to Feb. 24, 2007, when Livingston had 14 assists against Golden State in a 103-90 win at Los Angeles. ... F Kwame Brown, sidelined by a sprained ankle and sprained knee, still hasn't been able to practice with the Lakers and will not accompany them on their three-game trip to Chicago, Cleveland and New York. ... When Ronny Turiaf came off the Lakers bench for the first time with less than 2 1/2 minutes left, it put three Gonzaga alumni on the floor at the same time -- including Dan Dickau and Richie Frahm of the Clippers.

Injuries have spoiled the beginning of the season for the Los Angeles Clippers, who have been without starters Elton Brand and Shaun Livingston all season.

After Kobe Bryant missed several key possessions in the final minutes of a close loss on Friday, the Los Angeles Lakers are hoping to avoid similar struggles.

Bryant plans to play through a quadriceps injury as the Lakers look to bounce back from their first loss in five games when they meet the Clippers on Sunday.

Bryant struggled from the field against Golden State on Friday, going 6-for-23. However, he managed to help keep Los Angeles (13-9) close until the final minutes. The score was tied at 103 when Bryant left the game with less than two minutes remaining after injuring his left quad.

Without its star in the lineup, Los Angeles fell behind. Bryant returned for one possession but couldn't help the Lakers salvage a victory as they lost 108-106 to snap a four-game win streak.

The defeat was a disappointment, but the loss of Bryant would be much more devastating for the young Lakers, who rely heavily on the two-time defending scoring champion. Bryant, among league leaders with 27.0 points per game, has led the team in scoring in 20 of 22 games this season.

Bryant's post-game comments regarding the injury didn't sound optimistic.

"It felt like a little tweak, and I tried to shake it off and stretch it out," he said. "As soon as I took off running, it felt like I was shot in the leg."

However, Bryant also insisted he'll be ready to play against the Clippers (9-13), who have had more than their share of injury problems.

Brand hasn't played because of offseason surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles' tendon, and Livingston is still recovering from major knee surgery last March. Sam Cassell has been sidelined nine games with a strained calf, and Tim Thomas left in the second quarter of Friday's game against Memphis with a sprained ankle.

The short-handed Clippers overcame all of those absences to beat Memphis 98-91. Chris Kaman had 23 points and 16 rebounds, Corey Maggette added 23 points and Los Angeles won for the third time in five games since a seven-game skid.

"Me and Chris are kind of like a one-two combo, and we have to try and keep it going," Maggette said. "We need everyone because injuries are really hurting this team."

Kaman notched his eighth straight double-double and 18th in 22 games this season. He's averaging 18.6 points and 13.8 rebounds, topping his previous career highs of 11.9 and 9.6, set in 2005-06.

The Clippers are the road team for Sunday's matchup, but they'll try to snap a five-game losing streak at Staples Center - the home court they share with the Lakers, who are 8-4 there.

This is the first meeting between the Clippers and the Lakers this season. Bryant has averaged 38.9 points in his last 10 games against the Clippers, including 37.0 last season as the teams split four meetings.

Maggette averaged 30.5 points in the Clippers' two wins, compared to 17.5 in their two losses.