Dominate | Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty ft. Kobe Bryant

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Lakers are taken to the limit and come out victorious against Rockets
Lakers let defense do the work in the fourth as Bryant heats up

 

LOS ANGELES - Another thrilling and exiciting Western Conference matchup involving the Lakers was witnessed again by a soldout crowd at STAPLES Center with Kobe Bryant providing the closing theatrics and on the other end of was a familiar face, James Harden. Harden, who had built his success as a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder and their undeniable sixth man for the first four years of his career knows what its like to be on the end of a Kobe Bryant performance and also what its like to deny Kobe those performances. Days before the season started Harden was traded by the Thunder to the Houston Rockets and upon being introduced immediately signed a five year contract extension as the Rockets made it known that Harden was the cornerstone of what they hoped would begin to build a title contender. Joining Jeremy Lin in the backcourt Harden and the Rockets expectations have gone up since the season started, but against the Lakers no matter what uniform Harden is wearing, it seems that Kobe Bryant is going to make it hard for Harden to get an advantage. Kobe Bryant scored a team high 19 points for the Lakers, but it was his fourth quarter scoring in the final four minutes that was focused on as Bryant proceeded to score the Lakers last 14 points and will his team to an 89-86 victory over Houston. On a night where both Pau Gasol and Dwight Howard were ineffective offensively, Metta World Peace stepped up and provided some scoring punch finishing with 14 points and grabbing 6 rebounds and off the bench Antawn Jamison added 12 points, including 3-5 from the three point line. James Harden led the Rockets with a game high 22 points and also had 5 assists, but in those last four minutes when Bryant took over, Harden was not to be found, finishing the game going 0-5 from the field in that span and was 6-13 overall from the field for the game. Marcus Morris off the bench added 17 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, hitting 7-9 shots from the field in 19 minutes and Omer Asik added 11 points, 9 rebounds and 3 block shots in a losing effort. The Lakers were almost lost without their inside game, finishing with just a mere 18 points in the paint and only 4 second chance points and were outrebounded by the Rockets 53-43. The Lakers however were able to avoid those downfalls, by forcing the Rockets into 25 turnovers that they turned into 21 points. The win improved the Lakers to 4-1 on their home stand and 6-4 overall while the Rockets (5-5) fell back to .500. The Lakers will wrap up their home stand on Tuesday when they host the Brooklyn Nets.

 

HOUSTON ROCKETS @ LOS ANGELES LAKERS
Nov 18, 2012 1 2 3 4 Final Houston Rockets 23 20 26 17 86 Los Angeles Lakers 19 24 25 21 89 Top Performers James Harden - 22 pts, 2 reb, 5 ast, 2 stl Marcus Morris - 17 pts, 10 reb, 1 blk Kobe Bryant - 19 pts, 5 reb, 2 ast, 4 stl, 2 blk Metta World Peace - 14 pts, 6 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk	Team Stats Comparison   HOU LAL Fast Break Pts 4 2 Pts in the Paint 30 18 2nd Chance Pts 10 4 Bench Pts 34 34 Offensive Rebs 10 10 Defensive Rebs 43 33 Biggest Lead 7 8 Time of Poss 22:59 25:01
HOUSTON ROCKETS (5-5) STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Jeremy Lin 34 3-7 3-5 2-2 5 2 0 0 4 11 James Harden 36 6-13 3-7 7-8 2 5 2 0 9 22 Chandler Parsons 30 3-13 0-4 0-0 4 3 0 1 4 6 Patrick Patterson 27 1-8 0-5 0-0 9 3 3 1 2 2 Omer Asik 33 3-8 0-0 5-6 9 0 0 3 3 11 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Carlos Delfino 24 3-8 0-2 7-8 2 0 0 0 1 13 Marcus Morris 19 7-9 2-2 1-3 10 0 0 1 1 17 Toney Douglas 14 2-2 0-0 0-0 2 3 0 0 1 4 Terrence Jones 14 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 1 0 0 Cole Aldrich 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Scott Machado DNP COACH'S DECISION Royce White DNP COACH'S DECISION Totals 240 28-68 8-25 22-27 47 18 5 7 25 86
LOS ANGELES LAKERS (6-4) STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Steve Nash 34 2-4 0-1 0-0 4 7 5 0 1 4 Kobe Bryant 34 6-16 1-5 6-6 5 2 4 2 2 19 Metta World Peace 29 5-14 3-5 1-3 6 2 1 1 1 14 Pau Gasol 32 4-13 0-0 1-2 7 1 3 0 0 9 Dwight Howard 35 2-7 0-0 5-10 9 0 2 1 2 9 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Antawn Jamison 20 4-9 3-5 1-2 2 2 2 0 0 12 Jodie Meeks 15 2-7 0-4 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 6 Steve Blake 15 2-6 1-4 1-2 2 8 1 0 2 6 Jordan Hill 15 0-0 0-0 1-2 5 0 0 0 1 1 Earl Clark 11 4-5 1-1 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 9 Devin Ebanks DNP COACH'S DECISION Chris Duhon DNP COACH'S DECISION Totals 240 31-81 9-25 18-29 40 23 18 5 10 89

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PLAYER STATISTICS (TOTALS)
PLAYERS	GP	GS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Kobe Bryant	10	10	352	63-155	7-38	41-46	58	40	18	12	20	174
Dwight Howard	10	10	337	65-128	0-0	32-65	85	5	6	27	11	162
Pau Gasol	10	10	319	56-113	0-3	25-34	82	20	11	19	17	137
Metta World Peace	10	10	282	48-109	16-41	22-26	38	13	13	4	12	134
Antawn Jamison	10	0	204	23-76	8-27	27-34	48	11	9	2	9	81
Steve Nash	10	10	339	23-52	8-26	16-19	39	93	15	1	6	70
Jodie Meeks	10	0	150	23-53	8-28	6-7	9	5	9	2	11	60
Jordan Hill	10	0	145	22-39	0-0	10-17	39	2	0	12	7	54
Earl Clark	10	0	110	15-36	2-6	13-19	27	12	2	7	5	45
Steve Blake	10	0	145	9-27	3-17	9-13	9	32	7	2	10	30
Totals	10	10	2425	347-788	52-186	201-280	434	233	90	88	108	947

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Matchup Preview | November 20, 2012
Brooklyn Nets (6-3, 1-2 Away)	STAPLES Center Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Lakers (6-4, 6-2 Home)
Projected Starters Deron Williams Point Guard Steve Nash Joe Johnson Shooting Guard Kobe Bryant Gerald Wallace Small Forward Metta World Peace Kris Humphries Power Forward Pau Gasol Brook Lopez Center Dwight Howard Injury Report Thornike Shengelia   Darius Johnson-Odom Mirza Teletovic   Darius Morris Tyshawn Taylor   Robert Sacre Game Notes The Lakers wrap up their six game home stand hosting the Brooklyn Nets. The Nets (6-3) come into the game in first place in the Atlantic Division and have won four out of their last five games. The Lakers (6-4) are coming off an excellent win Sunday over the Houston Rockets and are currently 4-1 on their home stand. Series Matchup Game 1: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 @ Lakers, 7:30 pm Game 2: Tuesday, February 5, 2013 @ Brooklyn, 4:30 pm

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Lakers wrap up home stand with gritty victory over new look Nets
Bryant puts up season high 35 points in grind out fashion

 

LOS ANGELES - The Lakers wrapped up their long regular season home stand in dramatic fashion and it came at the expense of the new looked Brooklyn Nets. Kobe Bryant from the opening tip at that killer look in his eye and he was as aggressive as we've seen him in this early season as he led the Lakers to a grind out win over the visiting Nets, 99-94. Neither team had a lead bigger then 7 points throughout the game and the Nets were in control from the second quarter up til about midway through the fourth quarter where the Lakers defense turned up a notch and was swarming all over the Nets creating havoc left and right. Despite an outstanding performance by Joe Johnson and stellar play by Gerald Wallace and Brook Lopez, the Nets just didn't hit the shots down the stretch when it was needed and the Lakers had the answer on their side and a few helpful partners along the way. Kobe Bryant put in a game high and season high 35 points, being extremely aggressive, starting in the second quarter and right on through the fourth. Bryant found his way to the basket time and time again and attacked early and often resulting in going 15-15 from the free throw line and also dished out 7 assists. Dwight Howard who had a quiet first half, made his prescence known in the second half, setting the crowd into a frenzy with thunderous dunk after dunk and finishing with 17 points, 8 rebounds and 2 block shots. Pau Gasol added 12 points, 9 rebounds and 2 block shots of his own and Steve Nash scored 9 of his 12 points in the final quarter including the go ahead three pointer that gave the Lakers the lead for good. Joe Johnson led the Nets with a team high 23 points, hitting 10-22 shots from the field, but only scored 2 points in the final 14 minutes. Gerald Wallace added 15 points and 7 rebounds while Brook Lopez put in 14 points and 9 rebounds in a losing effort. Point guard Deron Williams handed out a game high 13 assists, but was just 4-9 from the field en route to just 8 points for the game. The Lakers trailed by as many as seven points for most of the second quarter til midway through the fourth primarily because of their inability to control the boards as the Nets collected 14 offensive rebounds that resulted in 12 second chance points, which once the Lakers were able to put a stop to gave them control of the game. The Lakers finished the six game home stand with a 5-1 record and will now set out for a brief three game road trip to the Midwest before returning home to finish out the month against the Pacers and Nuggets.

 

BROOKLYN NETS @ LOS ANGELES LAKERS
Nov 20, 2012 1 2 3 4 Final Brooklyn Nets 24 29 25 16 94 Los Angeles Lakers 24 27 25 23 99 Top Performers Joe Johnson - 23 pts, 1 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl Gerald Wallace - 15 pts, 7 reb, 3 ast Kobe Bryant - 35 pts, 7 ast, 1 blk Dwight Howard - 17 pts, 8 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 2 blk	Team Stats Comparison   BKN LAL Fast Break Pts 14 15 Pts in the Paint 46 44 2nd Chance Pts 12 4 Bench Pts 26 19 Offensive Rebs 14 4 Defensive Rebs 35 36 Biggest Lead 7 6 Time of Poss 22:24 25:36
BROOKLYN NETS (6-4) STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Deron Williams 36 4-9 0-2 0-0 2 13 1 0 3 8 Joe Johnson 33 10-22 1-5 2-2 1 1 1 0 2 23 Gerald Wallace 34 4-7 1-2 6-6 7 3 0 0 1 15 Kris Humphries 32 4-14 0-0 0-0 12 4 5 0 2 8 Brook Lopez 35 6-11 0-0 2-2 9 0 0 0 0 14 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS MarShon Brooks 17 2-8 0-2 0-0 3 1 0 0 1 4 Andray Blatche 16 0-4 0-0 2-2 6 0 0 1 0 2 Reggie Evans 14 3-3 0-0 0-0 4 1 0 0 0 6 Keith Bogans 13 3-6 1-2 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 7 C.J. Watson 13 2-6 1-3 2-2 4 3 1 0 0 7 Jerry Stackhouse DNP COACH'S DECISION Josh Childress DNP COACH'S DECISION Totals 240 38-90 4-16 14-14 49 26 8 1 9 94
LOS ANGELES LAKERS (7-4) STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Steve Nash 36 3-10 2-6 4-4 3 6 1 0 3 12 Kobe Bryant 38 10-25 0-1 15-15 0 7 0 1 1 35 Metta World Peace 35 2-4 0-2 0-0 8 2 1 2 1 4 Pau Gasol 35 4-7 1-1 3-5 9 2 2 2 3 12 Dwight Howard 33 8-10 0-0 1-3 8 2 1 2 1 17 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Antawn Jamison 17 2-4 1-2 0-0 2 3 0 0 0 5 Jodie Meeks 16 0-4 0-2 0-0 3 3 0 0 1 0 Steve Blake 15 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Jordan Hill 13 4-4 0-0 0-0 4 0 0 0 0 8 Earl Clark 8 2-4 0-1 2-2 1 0 0 0 1 6 Devin Ebanks DNP COACH'S DECISION Chris Duhon DNP COACH'S DECISION Totals 240 35-72 4-15 25-29 40 26 5 7 11 99

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Matchup Preview | November 21, 2012
Los Angeles Lakers (7-4, 0-2 Away)	SleepTrain Arena Sacramento, CA	Home Team (4-6, 3-3 Home)
Projected Starters Steve Nash Point Guard Aaron Brooks Kobe Bryant Shooting Guard Tyreke Evans Metta World Peace Small Forward James Johnson Pau Gasol Power Forward Jason Thompson Dwight Howard Center DeMarcus Cousins Injury Report Darius Johnson-Odom   Francisco Garcia Darius Morris   Tyler Honeycutt Robert Sacre     Game Notes The Lakers are finally on the road, after a two week home stand, they travel up north to the state capital to take on the Sacramento Kings in the first stop of a three game road trip. The Lakers (7-4) have won 5 out of their last 6 and defeated the Kings (4-6) during their home stand 102-97. The Kings are finishing up a four game home stand of their own having won the last two after losing the first game to Portland last Tuesday. Series Matchup Game 1: Lakers 102, Kings 97 Game 2: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 @ Sacramento, 7:00 pm Game 3: Sunday, March 17, 2013 @ Lakers, 6:30 pm Game 4: Saturday, March 30, 2013 @ Sacramento, 7:00 pm

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In the clutch, Kobe Bryant answers the Lakers call for teams first road win of the year
Game on the line and Lakers star proves again why he is still the closer in the league

 

SACRAMENTO - They say that wine gets better with age, so does fine china, but when it comes to Kobe Bryant, age is undefined because entering his 17th year in the league and logging the thousands of minutes on the court when healthy and when nursing injury after injury after injury, there is nobody in the game better in the clutch and it doesn't look like anyone is even close to coming to a replacement.  Kobe Bryant has made adjustments to his game since the season started.  Taking less shots now that he has a round of all-stars and future hall of famers surrounding him and also because he reads and reacts to what the defense is giving up and taking away.  His numbers for the season across the board are the lowest they've been since his rookie year, but Kobe isn't interested in winning score titles (although he has 2 to his impressive accolades), he'll tell you that he's concerned with one title and thats a championship title, but there will be times througout this season when Kobe Bryant will have revert back to that selfish, shoot first - pass second player, especially if he sees his teammates not being aggressive in their own right.  Bryant has taken it upon himself to encourage guys like Steve Blake, Jodie Meeks and Jordan Hill that when they are on the floor they have to be out there and be a threat to the other team otherwise they are just taking up space on the floor and its seemingly 5 on 4 then.  The role players have taken the advice from their leader and have been aggressive when on the court, although that aggressiveness might sometimes play against them, but then that's when Kobe will tighten the reigns and establish order.  After an impressive home stand where they won five out of six, the Lakers ventured out for a brief three game road trip, first making a stop up north to take on the Sacramento Kings.  These two teams played less then 10 days ago with the Lakers coming away with a 102-97 win, but the Kings felt that they were able to hang with the star studded team and that a second chance coming so quickly to prove that to everyone was inviting.  It didn't start out as many would've envisioned as the Lakers came out with all weapons firing and quickly taking a double digit lead and holding it well through the opening quarter.  The Kings stayed poised and thanks in large part to the stellar play from their bench the Kings not only erased the double digit deficit, but then took the lead heading into the fourth quarter, 75-71.  That's when The Black Mamba decided to take over and lead his team to their first road win of the season, finishing with a game high 31 points as the Lakers pulled out a 90-88 win over the young, fiesty Kings.  Bryant finished 11-19 from the field including 5-6 from behind the three point line and also grabbed 6 rebounds and dished out 3 assists.  Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol each finished with 16 points, 9 rebounds and 3 block shots each, establishing the Lakers inside prescence from the very start.  The Kings got a season high from Marcus Thornton, coming off the bench to put up a team high 21 points in 21 minutes while DeMarcus Cousins finished with 13 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks and Aaron Brooks added 13 points and 3 assists in the loss.  The Lakers bench was a non factor for most of the game, being outscored 41-15 by the Kings reserves.  Bryant scored 15 of the Lakers 19 fourth quarter points, hitting 3-4 from behind the three point line as Kings fans moaned and groaned every possession that Kobe got the ball offensively and the Kings just had no answer.  Bryant for the first time this season scored 30 or more points in back to back games and did say after the game that he felt it's time that he asserts himself more on the offensive end and get into that scorers mentality instead of looking to be more of a facilitator.  The Lakers will have a test on their hands Friday night as they travel to the Midwest for a matchup with the Memphis Grizzlies as Pau Gasol returns to the team that he spent his first eights years with, but now taken over by a younger Gasol, his brother Marc.

 

LOS ANGELES LAKERS @ SACRAMENTO KINGS
Nov 21, 2012 1 2 3 4 Final Los Angeles Lakers 34 19 18 19 90 Sacramento Kings 20 25 30 13 88 Top Performers Kobe Bryant - 31 pts, 6 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl Dwight Howard - 16 pts, 9 reb, 3 blk Marcus Thornton - 21 pts, 2 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl DeMarcus Cousins - 13 pts, 8 reb, 3 ast, 2 blk	Team Stats Comparison   LAL SAC Fast Break Pts 4 4 Pts in the Paint 34 30 2nd Chance Pts 8 14 Bench Pts 15 41 Offensive Rebs 8 12 Defensive Rebs 38 37 Biggest Lead 17 7 Time of Poss 22:17 25:43
LOS ANGELES LAKERS (8-4) STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Steve Nash 32 1-4 1-4 4-4 3 8 0 0 3 7 Kobe Bryant 34 11-19 5-6 4-5 6 3 3 0 3 31 Metta World Peace 30 2-5 1-2 0-0 4 2 3 0 0 5 Pau Gasol 33 5-9 0-0 6-10 9 2 2 3 1 16 Dwight Howard 34 8-15 0-0 0-3 9 0 0 3 2 16 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Antawn Jamison 18 1-10 0-5 0-0 4 0 0 0 1 2 Jodie Meeks 16 1-2 1-2 2-2 2 0 0 0 2 5 Jordan Hill 16 2-3 0-0 0-0 5 0 0 2 0 4 Steve Blake 16 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 3 0 0 1 0 Earl Clark 11 0-3 0-1 4-4 2 0 0 1 1 4 Devin Ebanks DNP COACH'S DECISION Chris Duhon DNP COACH'S DECISION Totals 240 31-72 8-21 20-28 44 18 8 9 14 90
SACRAMENTO KINGS (4-7) STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Aaron Brooks 32 6-10 1-2 0-0 3 3 0 0 3 13 Tyreke Evans 33 3-13 0-3 4-4 8 4 2 0 4 10 James Johnson 30 0-4 0-1 4-4 3 1 2 1 2 4 Jason Thompson 32 3-8 0-0 1-1 6 0 0 2 1 7 DeMarcus Cousins 36 6-13 1-1 0-0 8 3 0 2 0 13 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Marcus Thornton 21 6-11 2-3 7-7 2 2 1 0 0 21 Isaiah Thomas 17 3-9 0-0 2-2 3 4 1 0 1 8 John Salmons 15 4-9 2-3 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 10 Chuck Hayes 14 0-0 0-0 0-0 4 1 0 0 1 0 Terrence Robinson 10 1-5 0-0 0-0 7 0 0 0 0 2 Travis Outlaw DNP COACH'S DECISION Jimmer Fredette DNP COACH'S DECISION Totals 240 32-82 6-13 18-18 46 18 6 5 12 88

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Matchup Preview | November 23, 2012
Los Angeles Lakers (8-4, 1-2 Away)	FedEx Forum Memphis, TN	Memphis Grizzlies (6-4, 3-2 Home)
Projected Starters Steve Nash Point Guard Mike Conley Kobe Bryant Shooting Guard Tony Allen Metta World Peace Small Forward Rudy Gay Pau Gasol Power Forward Zach Randolph Dwight Howard Center Marc Gasol Injury Report Darius Johnson-Odom   Hamed Haddadi Darius Morris     Robert Sacre     Game Notes The Lakers travel to Memphis for their first matchup of the season with the Grizzlies. The Lakers (8-4) have won 8 of their last 10 games and are on a three game winning streak. For the Grizzlies (6-4) they are coming off a loss to Denver on Monday that snapped their three game winning streak and are currently second in the Southwest Division. Series Matchup Game 1: Friday, November 23, 2012 @ Memphis, 7:00 pm Game 2: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 @ Lakers, 7:30 pm Game 3: Friday, April 5, 2013 @ Lakers, 7:30 pm

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Lakers make the most of an ugly situation against Grizzlies
Bryant hampered by a sinus infection plays, but does little in victory

 

MEMPHIS - The Lakers have been looking more like a team that is comfortable with one another and the trust factor is continuing to grow game by game and on night's like the Lakers just experienced, it's that trust factor and that comfortability that they can take solace in knowing they can pull out ugly wins when you just don't have it and neither do your opponents.  Kobe Bryant had been battling a sinus infection since after the Lakers win over the Kings on Wednesday night and although he suited up and started and played he was just not able to be effective scoring the ball after averaging 33 points in his last two games, but the Lakers got a boost from a former Grizzlie, in Pau Gasol.  Gasol returning to and playing against the team that he spent his first eight years with before being traded to the Lakers which just so happened to bring his younger brother (the now famous Gasol in Memphis) Marc to the Grizzlies and although little brother has been getting the better of big brother over the last few years, it was big brothers night to shine in a place he use to call home.  Pau led the Lakers with a game high 23 points and pulled down 8 rebounds and was efficient from the field finishing 10-16 for the game.  Dwight Howard added 12 points and grabbed 9 rebounds while blocking 4 shots and off the bench Jodie Meeks scored 10 points, as no other Laker player managed to reach double figures.  Kobe finished with a season low 6 points, but did manage to dish out 7 assists and pick up 4 steals in his weaken state.  The Lakers opened up the game strong and jumped on the Grizzlies quickly, taking a 26-12 lead after the first quarter, but they saw that fourteen point lead dwindle down to 5 going into the fourth quarter, but they were able to hold on to pull off an 82-75 victory.  The Grizzlies had their opportunities, but it was just one of those nights where both teams were just not able to get a flow for the game.  Zach Randolph led the Grizzlies with a team high 16 points, hitting 8-14 shots for the game and point guard Mike Conley added 12 points and dished out 6 assists.  Rudy Gay, the Grizzlies leading scorer was held to just 8 points on 4-9 shooting from the field and the younger Gasol finished with just 9 points, but a game high 14 rebounds.  The Lakers spent most of their night at the free throw line, fishing the game 18-30 while the Grizzlies couldn't buy a call and went a disappointing 9-13 from the line.  For the Lakers it was their fourth straight win in a row, their longest now of the season and also their second straight road win to even up their road record on the year at 2-2.  This game was also the first game of a back-to-back set for the Lakers who had just one back-to-back series so far this season and that was the first two days of the regular season.  They will wrap up their three game road trip and back-to-back setting taking on the Dallas Mavericks, the team that defeated them on opening night.

 

LOS ANGELES LAKERS @ MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
Nov 23, 2012 1 2 3 4 Final Los Angeles Lakers 26 17 17 22 82 Memphis Grizzlies 12 20 23 20 75 Top Performers Pau Gasol - 23 pts, 8 reb, 1 stl, 1 blk Dwight Howard - 12 pts, 9 reb, 4 blk Zach Randolph - 16 pts, 4 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk Mike Conley - 12 pts, 1 reb, 6 ast, 1 stl	Team Stats Comparison   LAL MEM Fast Break Pts 4 2 Pts in the Paint 48 40 2nd Chance Pts 8 16 Bench Pts 24 28 Offensive Rebs 5 11 Defensive Rebs 37 35 Biggest Lead 15 0 Time of Poss 22:31 25:29
LOS ANGELES LAKERS (9-4) STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Steve Nash 35 2-6 1-3 4-4 5 7 2 0 0 9 Kobe Bryant 34 2-6 0-1 2-4 4 7 4 0 0 6 Metta World Peace 29 3-11 1-3 1-2 3 3 0 0 1 8 Pau Gasol 33 10-16 0-1 3-8 8 0 1 1 4 23 Dwight Howard 33 6-9 0-0 0-2 9 0 0 4 3 12 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Antawn Jamison 20 1-4 1-4 0-0 5 0 1 1 0 3 Jodie Meeks 16 3-6 1-2 3-4 1 1 0 0 2 10 Jordan Hill 15 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 1 0 0 Steve Blake 14 1-3 0-2 2-3 3 2 1 0 1 4 Earl Clark 11 2-4 0-0 3-3 1 0 0 0 1 7 Devin Ebanks DNP COACH'S DECISION Chris Duhon DNP COACH'S DECISION Totals 240 30-66 4-16 18-30 41 20 9 7 12 82
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES (6-5) STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Mike Conley 34 5-14 1-2 1-2 1 6 1 0 3 12 Tony Allen 31 0-4 0-2 2-4 6 3 0 2 1 2 Rudy Gay 33 4-9 0-3 0-0 3 0 1 2 2 8 Zach Randolph 32 8-14 0-0 0-0 4 2 1 1 2 16 Marc Gasol 32 4-12 0-0 1-1 14 1 0 0 2 9 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Mareese Speights 20 1-4 0-0 2-2 2 1 1 2 0 4 Jerryd Bayless 20 3-9 0-1 1-2 3 3 0 0 0 7 Darrell Arthur 15 5-8 0-0 0-0 6 2 2 0 1 10 Wayne Ellington 13 1-3 0-0 2-2 4 2 0 0 1 4 Quincy Pondexter 10 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 4 3 Josh Selby DNP COACH'S DECISION Tony Wroten DNP COACH'S DECISION Totals 240 32-79 2-9 9-13 43 21 7 7 16 75