Kobe and Lakers blow out Knicks on home floor

Kobe Bryant

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – The Los Angeles Lakers shut   down the high-energy New York Knicks to power to their fourth   straight victory in a 109-87 triumph on Sunday.

Kobe Bryant had 27 points and 10 rebounds while Pau Gasol   added 20 points and 14 rebounds for the Lakers (27-11), who   held New York to its second lowest point total of the season.

The Knicks, who entered the game