Grizzlies-Lakers Preview

By SANTOSH VENKATARAMAN
Posted Nov 05 2009 1:58PM

Pau Gasol doesn't expect to make his season debut for the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night. That's definitely good news for his former team as it tries to slow down Kobe Bryant.

It's unlikely Gasol will play against the Memphis Grizzlies, who have lost three straight as they get ready to visit Bryant and the Lakers.

Gasol has yet to see action due to a right hamstring injury, although it seems he is close to coming back. He averaged 16.0 points and 9.0 rebounds in last season's four-game sweep of Memphis (1-4), where he played his first six-plus seasons.

Coach Phil Jackson expects the 7-footer to practice this weekend and possibly play even though Gasol believes he is not ready yet.

"We'll have a limited practice as it is, with back-to-back games," Jackson said. "There won't be a whole lot of activity, but he should be out there."

Los Angeles (4-1) has been forced to rely even more on Bryant in Gasol's absence and the NBA's leading scorer has delivered. Bryant has sandwiched 41-point games around a 31-point effort, and has helped deliver back-to-back overtime wins on the road.

Bryant scored the Lakers' final four points, including the go-ahead jumper, in a 101-98 win at Oklahoma City on Tuesday. Los Angeles was forced to go past regulation again Wednesday as Bryant scored six points in overtime of a 103-102 win over Houston.

"Experience was the key," forward Lamar Odom said. "We toughed it out at the end. Kobe took over the game and really helped us spread the court."

The Lakers may have suffered a blow when center Andrew Bynum sprained his elbow late in Wednesday's game. His status is uncertain for Friday.

"The elbow (stinks)," Bynum said. "I can hardly lift it up. We'll take pictures and we will see what they say. They took a whack at me and that was that."

Pau Gasol's brother, Marc, has played well in his second season for Memphis, averaging 17.6 points on 60.4 percent shooting and 12.6 rebounds. But he and the rest of the Grizzlies have been overshadowed by Allen Iverson's complaints about his reserve role.

Iverson was not happy about seeing 18 minutes off the bench in his Memphis debut Monday in an overtime loss at Sacramento. He scored 18 points in 27 minutes Wednesday in a 113-105 loss at Golden State.

Memphis, 0-3 on a five-game road trip, is allowing a league-high 115.2 points per game.

"Not a lot of players like to play defense (but) winning teams play defense," Iverson said. "Some nights you're not going to be able to throw a rock in the ocean but if you still play defense you give yourself a chance to win."

Iverson is likely not seeing major minutes at shooting guard because Memphis is building around leading scorer O.J. Mayo, who is averaging 20.6 points after leading all rookies with an 18.5 average in 2008-09.

The Grizzlies lost their first 13 road games against the Lakers before winning five of the last nine.

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Vintage Kobe carries Lakers past Grizzlies

By Bryan Chu, for NBA.com
Posted Saturday November 7, 2009 2:34AM

LOS ANGELES (NBA.com exclusive) -- Feet soaking in a tub of ice and leaning back in a chair, Kobe Bryant couldn't help but be in a chipper mood.

The league's leading scorer not only helped hand a 114-98 throbbing over the Grizzlies on Friday, but he also accomplished another milestone.

Bryant, 31, became the youngest player in NBA history to eclipse the 24,000-point mark. Bryant also recorded his third, 41-point performance in four games, on an efficient 19-for-30 shooting.

Asked how he felt, Bryant smiled and said "old."

"It's a great honor, to think back all the years that I've been here, all the things I've learned and mentors I've had, it's more so a testament to them."

The Lakers (5-1) have won four straight and have done so shorthanded. On Friday, the Lakers had both 7-footers sidelined, Pau Gasol (right hamstring) and Andrew Bynum (right elbow), but backup centers DJ Mbenga and Josh Powell managed to fill the void.

Mbenga filled the stat sheet early, recording nine rebounds in the first quarter and finished with 13 rebounds, five points and four blocks. Little-used Powell, who had 13 points, ran the floor well and even hit a 3-pointer.

There were nine lead changes in the first half and Memphis had a 51-49 lead at half behind the play of their three top scorers, Rudy Gay (22 points), Zach Randolph (21 and a game-high 15 rebounds) and O.J. Mayo (15).

But, it was the defensive end, mainly against Bryant, that left Memphis (1-5) on the losing end.

All night long, Mayo drew the assignment of Bryant and was baffled. By the third quarter, Bryant had four uncontested dunks against the undersized 6-foot-4 Mayo. If he wasn't faking Mayo out in the post, Bryant was falling away and hitting tough mid-range jumpers.

"He hits them on a lot of people," Mayo said. "I just happened to be that victim, that guy tonight.

"As a team we have to see that if one guy gets rolling, we have to bring that double-team and get it out of his hand. We weren't told to double-team. Hopefully that's a scheme we put in when we face them again."

Bryant said his offseason work with Rockets great Hakeem Olajuwon was a major reason why he has been so adept in the post this season.

"I'm not just out there wasting my time, wasting Hakeem's time," Bryant said. "You can't do nothing [against that] Dream Shake, man."

Asked what Lakers coach Phil Jackson felt about Bryant's performance, he lauded his killer instinct.

"What can I say?," Jackson said. "This is a guy that sees a weakness in a team and exploits it. Tonight they didn't seem to put their finger in the dyke; they just let the leak continue, so he kept going down in the post."

The Grizzlies have lost four in a row and are 0-4 on their Western Conference road trip with their final game against the Clippers on Saturday.

"We're all highly disappointed in ourselves," Mayo said. "As a group, as a team, we have to stay strong and stay firm."

If there's a positive for the Grizzlies it's that for three quarters, they managed to keep the Los Angeles' lead to single digits. It was midway through the third, however, when the Lakers got hot. A Derek Fisher assist to a wide-open Bryant for a double-pump, reverse jam ignited a 12-3 run capped by a Fisher 3-pointer, which gave the Lakers a 75-64 lead with 3:55 left in the third. Bryant had 15 in the quarter on 7-for-10 shooting. Bryant's scorching touch ended the quarter when he rattled in a 19-foot jumper before the buzzer to give the Lakers an 87-75 lead. As a team, the Lakers hit 16-for-24 shots in third period.

"What was it, eight straight shots?" Gay said. "It's tough when he's on like that for any team. For the most part he was the only one scoring. He was hitting some tough shots. We played some pretty good defense on him and he hit some tough shots.

"We're playing good halves, we have to put together a whole game. We haven't done that yet."

Notes: Gasol, who has been hampered by a right hamstring injury, was warming up before the game. Asked if he would be ready against New Orleans on Sunday, Jackson said, "I think so." The 7-foot Spaniard hasn't played a game since Oct. 10. "I'm already frustrated and a little disappointed it's taking this long for my taste," Gasol said. "Right now I'm just taking it one game at a time and not trying to get ahead of myself." ... Lamar Odom celebrated his 30th birthday with three points and fouled out in 30 minutes ... Ron Artest had his second straight solid game with 19 points ... Reserve Allen Iverson had a quiet night with eight points in 21 minutes.

• Grizzlies: Arthur, Jaric
• Lakers: Gasol

• Grizzlies: --
• Lakers: --

• Lead Changes: 11
• Times Tied: 5

• Arena: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
• Officials: #32 Eddie F. Rush, #25 Tony Brothers, #11 Phil Robinson
• Attendance: 18997
• Duration: 2:15

Memphis Grizzlies (16-17)		Los Angeles Lakers (28-6)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Mbenga vs Gasol (Conley gains possession)
	11:46	Mbenga Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)
Mayo Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)	11:46 [MEM 1-0]
	11:34	Bryant Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	11:34 [MEM 2-0]
Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	11:34
	11:34	Mbenga Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:16	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
	11:15	Mbenga Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	11:15	Mbenga Tip Shot: Missed
	11:13	Mbenga Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	11:06 [LAL 2-2]	Bryant Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Artest (1 AST)
Gay Layup Shot: Missed	10:54
	10:52	Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Mayo Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:41
	10:34 [LAL 4-2]	Fisher Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Artest (2 AST)
Gay Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	10:24
Gay Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	10:24
	10:12 [LAL 6-2]	Bryant Driving Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Fisher (1 AST)
Gasol Hook Shot: Missed	09:45
Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	09:42
Gay Layup Shot: Missed	09:33
	09:32	Mbenga Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
Mayo Foul : Personal (2 PF)	09:27
	09:19	Bryant Layup Shot: Missed Block: Randolph (1 BLK)
	09:18	Mbenga Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
Gasol Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:17
Mayo Substitution replaced by Young	09:17
	09:17 [LAL 7-2]	Mbenga Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	09:17	Mbenga Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:16
Randolph Layup Shot: Missed	09:01
	08:58	Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:49	Mbenga Jump Shot: Missed
Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	08:47
Randolph Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Odom (1 ST)	08:30
	08:24	Fisher Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Conley Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:01 [MEM 4-7]
	07:45	Odom 3pt Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:44
Young Layup Shot: Missed	07:39
Randolph Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	07:36
Randolph Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:36 [MEM 6-7]
	07:15 [LAL 9-6]	Bryant Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Artest (3 AST)
	07:00	Team Timeout : Regular
Conley Jump Shot: Missed	06:57
	06:56	Mbenga Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
Conley Substitution replaced by Iverson	06:46
Young Foul : Personal (1 PF)	06:43
	06:33	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
	06:32	Artest Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	06:32 [LAL 11-6]	Artest Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Young Jump Shot: Missed	06:20
	06:19	Mbenga Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	06:10 [LAL 13-6]	Bryant Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Randolph Jump Shot: Missed Block: Mbenga (1 BLK)	05:53
	05:51	Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:45	Odom Running Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:41
Randolph Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Iverson (1 AST)	05:29 [MEM 8-13]
Young Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	05:17
	05:17 [LAL 14-8]	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
Young Substitution replaced by Carroll	05:17
	05:17 [LAL 15-8]	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Gasol Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Iverson (2 AST)	05:03 [MEM 10-15]
Iverson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:51
	04:51 [LAL 16-10]	Fisher Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	04:51 [LAL 17-10]	Fisher Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
	04:34	Mbenga Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Randolph Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	04:22 [MEM 12-17]
	04:22	Artest Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Randolph Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)	04:22 [MEM 13-17]
	04:09	Fisher Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	04:08
Carroll Jump Shot: Missed	03:52
	03:51	Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:43	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
	03:41	Mbenga Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	03:41 [LAL 19-13]	Mbenga Tip Shot: Made (3 PTS)
Gasol Jump Shot: Missed	03:19
	03:17	Mbenga Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
	03:09	Artest 3pt Shot: Missed
Gay Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:08
	03:03	Mbenga Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	03:03	Mbenga Substitution replaced by Powell
Gay Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Randolph (1 AST)	02:49 [MEM 15-19]
	02:36	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	02:36
	02:36	Powell Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:36
	02:36	Fisher Substitution replaced by Farmar
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	02:36 [MEM 16-19]
Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	02:36 [MEM 17-19]
	02:36 [LAL 22-17]	Odom 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Bryant (1 AST)
Iverson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	02:25 [MEM 19-22]
	02:02	Artest Layup Shot: Missed
Randolph Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	02:01
Iverson Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	01:47 [MEM 21-22]
	01:12	Artest 3pt Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	01:10
	01:01	Farmar Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Iverson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:01
Team Rebound	01:01
Iverson Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	01:01 [MEM 22-22]
	00:43.3	Odom Jump Shot: Missed Block: Gasol (1 BLK)
Randolph Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	00:42.2
Randolph Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	00:36.4
	00:25.2 [LAL 24-22]	Farmar Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Artest (4 AST)
Gay Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:25.2
	00:25.2	Bryant Substitution replaced by Vujacic
Gay Substitution replaced by Mayo	00:25.2
	00:25.2 [LAL 25-22]	Farmar Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
Randolph Jump Shot: Missed	00:03.0
Carroll Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:01.7
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	00:01.2
	00:00.2	Artest Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
End of 1st Quarter
Memphis Grizzlies (16-17)		Los Angeles Lakers (28-6)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:47	Farmar Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hunter (1 BLK)
	11:45	Farmar Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:42	Powell Jump Shot: Missed
Carroll Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	11:41
Carroll Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	11:36
	11:27	Walton Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	11:25
	11:25	Odom Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
	11:06	Farmar Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Iverson Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	11:06 [MEM 23-25]
Randolph Substitution replaced by Gay	11:06
Iverson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	11:06
	11:06	Powell Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:57	Farmar 3pt Shot: Missed
Hunter Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:56
Mayo 3pt Shot: Made (4 PTS)	10:49 [MEM 26-25]
	10:32 [LAL 27-26]	Vujacic Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Carroll Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Walton (1 ST)	10:21
	10:14	Farmar Layup Shot: Missed
	10:13	Powell Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	10:00	Vujacic Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Gay (1 ST)
Iverson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Odom (2 ST)	09:56
	09:51	Vujacic 3pt Shot: Missed
Gay Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:51
	09:38	Powell Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Gay Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	09:38 [MEM 27-27]
	09:38	Odom Substitution replaced by Artest
Gay Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	09:38 [MEM 28-27]
Carroll Foul : Personal (1 PF)	09:24
	09:16	Powell Jump Shot: Missed
	09:15	Vujacic Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Hunter Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:06
	09:06 [LAL 28-28]	Artest Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	09:06 [LAL 29-28]	Artest Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Hunter Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Iverson (3 AST)	08:57 [MEM 30-29]
	08:47 [LAL 31-30]	Vujacic Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Powell (1 AST)
Mayo Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	08:20 [MEM 32-31]
	08:11	Walton Jump Shot: Missed
	08:10	Farmar Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	08:09	Farmar Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gay (1 BLK)
	08:07	Artest Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	08:06 [LAL 33-32]	Artest Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Hunter Layup Shot: Missed	07:55
	07:54	Walton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:43 [LAL 35-32]	Powell Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Artest (5 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:38
Gay Layup Shot: Missed	07:26
	07:25	Walton Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:17	Walton Jump Shot: Missed
	07:16	Walton Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	07:16	Walton Tip Shot: Missed
	07:15	Walton Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	07:13 [LAL 37-32]	Powell Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Walton (1 AST)
Hunter Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Carroll (1 AST)	06:58 [MEM 34-37]
	06:45	Walton Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Iverson (1 ST)
Iverson Layup Shot: Missed	06:41
	06:39	Team Rebound
Carroll Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	06:34
Carroll Substitution replaced by Conley	06:34
Hunter Substitution replaced by Gasol	06:34
	06:18	Artest Dunk Shot: Missed
	06:17	Artest Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	06:16	Artest Layup Shot: Missed
Gay Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:15
Iverson Jump Shot: Missed	06:08
	06:08	Powell Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	05:55 [LAL 39-34]	Artest Reverse Slam Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Walton (2 AST)
Mayo Jump Shot: Missed	05:33
	05:32	Vujacic Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:20	Walton Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	05:20
	05:20	Powell Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)
Timeout : Official	05:20
Iverson Substitution replaced by Randolph	05:20
	05:20	Artest Substitution replaced by Odom
	05:20	Powell Substitution replaced by Mbenga
	05:20	Farmar Substitution replaced by Fisher
	05:20	Vujacic Substitution replaced by Bryant
	05:20	Walton Substitution replaced by Morrison
Conley Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	05:10 [MEM 36-39]
	05:02 [LAL 41-36]	Bryant Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Fisher (2 AST)
Gasol Hook Shot: Made (7 PTS)	04:39 [MEM 38-41]
	04:14 [LAL 43-38]	Bryant Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Conley Layup Shot: Missed	04:04
	04:01	Mbenga Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)
	04:01	Team Timeout : Short
	03:43	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Randolph Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	03:42
Gay Jump Shot: Missed	03:27
Mayo Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	03:26
Conley 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Mayo (1 AST)	03:07 [MEM 41-43]
	02:54	Fisher Jump Shot: Missed
	02:49	Team Rebound
Randolph Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	02:49
	02:49	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:44 [LAL 45-41]	Morrison Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Odom (1 AST)
	02:31	Mbenga Foul : Defense 3 Second (2 PF)
Mayo Free Throw Technical (7 PTS)	02:31 [MEM 42-45]
Randolph Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Conley (1 AST)	02:24 [MEM 44-45]
	02:05	Bryant Layup Shot: Missed
	02:05	Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	02:05	Odom Tip Shot: Missed
	02:03	Odom Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	01:59 [LAL 47-44]	Fisher Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Odom (2 AST)
Gasol Jump Shot: Missed Block: Mbenga (2 BLK)	01:46
	01:44	Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:31	Mbenga Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)
	01:24	Bryant Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Gay Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	01:24 [MEM 45-47]
Gay Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	01:24 [MEM 46-47]
	01:14 [LAL 49-46]	Bryant Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Fisher (3 AST)
Mayo Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	00:53.2 [MEM 48-49]
	00:39.4	Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed
Randolph Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	00:38.6
Gay 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS)	00:18.8 [MEM 51-49]
	00:00.0	Instant Replay - Support Ruling
End of 2nd Quarter
Memphis Grizzlies (16-17)		Los Angeles Lakers (28-6)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:44 [LAL 51-51]	Bryant Reverse Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Mbenga (1 AST)
Randolph Jump Shot: Missed Block: Mbenga (3 BLK)	11:23
	11:21	Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	11:19 [LAL 53-51]	Bryant Driving Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Fisher (4 AST)
Randolph Jump Shot: Missed	11:04
	11:03	Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:40 [LAL 56-51]	Artest 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Odom (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	10:40
Gay Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)	10:24 [MEM 53-56]
	10:07	Mbenga Jump Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	10:06
Mayo Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Conley (2 AST)	10:00 [MEM 55-56]
	09:43 [LAL 58-55]	Artest Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)
	09:36	Odom Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Mayo 3pt Shot: Missed	09:24
	09:22	Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:16 [LAL 61-55]	Fisher 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Odom (4 AST)
Conley Jump Shot: Missed	08:57
Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	08:56
Randolph Layup Shot: Missed	08:45
	08:44	Odom Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	08:21	Odom 3pt Shot: Missed
	08:21	Mbenga Rebound (Off:5 Def:6)
	08:09	Bryant Layup Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	08:08
Gay Slam Dunk Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Mayo (2 AST)	08:02 [MEM 57-61]
	07:43	Mbenga Jump Shot: Missed
Mayo Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:41
	07:38	Mbenga Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	07:25	Odom Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Randolph Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	07:25 [MEM 58-61]
Randolph Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	07:25 [MEM 59-61]
	07:14 [LAL 63-59]	Bryant Driving Dunk Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Fisher (5 AST)
Gay Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	06:52
Mayo Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	06:50
Gay Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	06:49
	06:38	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Randolph Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	06:37
	06:30	Odom Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
	06:30	Odom Substitution replaced by Powell
Mayo Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	06:30 [MEM 60-63]
Mayo Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	06:30 [MEM 61-63]
	06:17	Powell Jump Shot: Missed
Gay Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	06:16
Mayo Layup Shot: Missed	06:07
	06:06	Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	06:02 [LAL 65-61]	Bryant Slam Dunk Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Fisher (6 AST)
Gay 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Conley (3 AST)	05:52 [MEM 64-65]
	05:33 [LAL 68-64]	Artest 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Powell (2 AST)
Conley 3pt Shot: Missed	05:15
Randolph Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	05:14
Randolph Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	05:14
Randolph Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	05:14
Mayo Substitution replaced by Carroll	05:14
Conley Substitution replaced by Iverson	05:14
	04:57 [LAL 71-64]	Powell 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Fisher (7 AST)
Gasol Layup Shot: Missed	04:38
	04:37	Powell Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Gasol Foul : Personal (2 PF)	04:37
	04:37	Artest Substitution replaced by Walton
Carroll Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	04:21
	04:21	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:21	Team Rebound
	04:21 [LAL 72-64]	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)
Carroll Jump Shot: Missed	04:04
	04:00	Mbenga Rebound (Off:5 Def:7)
	03:55 [LAL 74-64]	Fisher Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Walton (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	03:50
Instant Replay - Overturn Ruling	03:50
Gay Substitution replaced by Mayo	03:50
Carroll Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	03:35 [MEM 66-74]
	03:16	Powell 3pt Shot: Missed
Iverson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:15
Gasol Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Randolph (2 AST)	03:06 [MEM 68-74]
	03:06	Walton Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)	03:06 [MEM 69-74]
	02:54 [LAL 76-69]	Mbenga Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Walton (4 AST)
Carroll Jump Shot: Missed	02:32
	02:31	Team Rebound
	02:30	Team Timeout : Regular
Randolph Substitution replaced by Gay	02:30
	02:30	Mbenga Substitution replaced by Artest
	02:30	Fisher Substitution replaced by Brown
	02:17 [LAL 79-69]	Artest 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Walton (5 AST)
Gay Driving Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)	01:59 [MEM 71-79]
	01:33 [LAL 81-71]	Bryant Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (27 PTS)
	01:19	Artest Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Iverson Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	01:19 [MEM 72-81]
Iverson Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	01:19 [MEM 73-81]
	01:07 [LAL 83-73]	Powell Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Walton (6 AST)
Mayo Jump Shot: Missed	00:50.9
	00:48.9	Walton Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	00:43.8	Bryant Layup Shot: Missed
	00:42.9	Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	00:41.1 [LAL 85-73]	Bryant Jump Bank Shot: Made (29 PTS)
Gay Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS)	00:22.9 [MEM 75-85]
	00:01.6 [LAL 87-75]	Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (31 PTS)
Mayo 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.4
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
Memphis Grizzlies (16-17)		Los Angeles Lakers (28-6)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Iverson Jump Shot: Missed	11:44
Carroll Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	11:43
Carroll Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	11:42 [MEM 77-87]
	11:21	Brown Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	11:20
Gasol Substitution replaced by Randolph	11:20
Team Violation : Delay Of Game	11:20
Randolph Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)	11:06 [MEM 79-87]
	10:50 [LAL 89-79]	Brown Driving Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Farmar (1 AST)
	10:38	Powell Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Randolph Layup Shot: Missed Block: Artest (1 BLK)	10:30
	10:28	Farmar Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
Iverson Foul : Personal (2 PF)	10:16
	10:05	Artest Layup Shot: Missed
Mayo Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	10:04
Mayo Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Artest (1 ST)	09:59
	09:54 [LAL 91-79]	Powell Slam Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Artest (6 AST)
Randolph Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO)	09:35
	09:22 [LAL 94-79]	Walton 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Brown (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:20
Iverson Substitution replaced by Young	09:20
Carroll Substitution replaced by Conley	09:20
	08:58	Powell Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Young Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	08:58
Team Rebound	08:58
Young Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	08:58 [MEM 80-94]
	08:41 [LAL 97-80]	Farmar 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Walton (7 AST)
Mayo Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)	08:25 [MEM 82-97]
	08:06	Powell Jump Shot: Missed
	08:05	Walton Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	08:01 [LAL 99-82]	Walton Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Young Jump Shot: Missed	07:40
Randolph Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)	07:39
Randolph Tip Shot: Made (15 PTS)	07:39 [MEM 84-99]
	07:21 [LAL 101-84]	Powell Hook Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Brown (2 AST)
Mayo Jump Shot: Missed	06:57
Randolph Rebound (Off:5 Def:7)	06:56
Randolph Tip Shot: Made (17 PTS)	06:56 [MEM 86-101]
	06:30	Artest Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Conley (1 ST)
Gay Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Conley (4 AST)	06:26 [MEM 88-101]
	06:02	Powell Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)
Randolph Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Mayo (3 AST)	05:52 [MEM 90-101]
	05:52	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:52	Powell Substitution replaced by Bryant
	05:52	Walton Substitution replaced by Mbenga
	05:52	Brown Substitution replaced by Odom
	05:32 [LAL 103-90]	Bryant Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (33 PTS) Assist: Artest (7 AST)
Young Driving Dunk Shot: Made (3 PTS)	05:15 [MEM 92-103]
	04:56	Artest Jump Shot: Missed
Randolph Rebound (Off:5 Def:8)	04:55
Young Jump Shot: Missed	04:50
	04:49	Odom Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	04:26 [LAL 105-92]	Bryant Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (35 PTS)
Mayo Layup Shot: Missed	04:09
Randolph Rebound (Off:6 Def:8)	04:06
Randolph Tip Shot: Made (21 PTS)	04:06 [MEM 94-105]
Conley Foul : Personal (1 PF)	03:51
	03:39 [LAL 107-94]	Bryant Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (37 PTS) Assist: Farmar (2 AST)
Young Jump Shot: Missed	03:26
	03:25	Mbenga Rebound (Off:5 Def:8)
	03:12	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Young Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:11
Gay Layup Shot: Missed Block: Mbenga (4 BLK)	03:03
Randolph Rebound (Off:7 Def:8)	03:01
Randolph Layup Shot: Missed Block: Odom (1 BLK)	03:00
	02:58	Artest Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	02:40	Mbenga Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Gay (2 ST)
	02:40	Odom Foul : Personal (5 PF)
Timeout : Official	02:40
Young Substitution replaced by Gasol	02:40
Gay Jump Shot: Missed	02:22
	02:21	Farmar Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	01:59 [LAL 109-94]	Bryant Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (39 PTS) Assist: Mbenga (2 AST)
	01:54	Odom Foul : Shooting (6 PF)
	01:54	Odom Substitution replaced by Walton
Mayo Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:54
Team Rebound	01:54
Mayo Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:54
Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	01:54
Mayo Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Bryant (1 ST)	01:40
	01:29 [LAL 111-94]	Bryant Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (41 PTS)
Gay Jump Shot: Missed	01:14
	01:12	Artest Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
Mayo Foul : Personal (3 PF)	01:08
Gay Substitution replaced by Hunter	01:08
Randolph Substitution replaced by Thabeet	01:08
Gasol Substitution replaced by Young	01:08
Mayo Substitution replaced by Carroll	01:08
Conley Substitution replaced by Williams	01:08
	01:08	Bryant Substitution replaced by Brown
	01:08	Artest Substitution replaced by Powell
	00:55.8	Mbenga Jump Shot: Missed
Young Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:54.8
Young Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	00:46.1 [MEM 96-111]
	00:46.1	Mbenga Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Young Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)	00:46.1 [MEM 97-111]
	00:26.0 [LAL 114-97]	Farmar 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Brown (3 AST)
	00:24.0	Brown Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Young Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	00:24.0 [MEM 98-114]
Young Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:24.0
	00:22.8	Walton Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
End of 4th Quarter

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