Grizzlies-Lakers Preview

By ALAN FERGUSON
Posted Nov 02 2010 12:45AM

Following the Los Angeles Lakers' latest win, Kobe Bryant and coach Phil Jackson gave slightly different assessments of the All-Star guard's surgically repaired knee.

While Bryant may or may not be 100 percent healthy, his recent efforts against the Memphis Grizzlies have been decidedly robust.

Bryant will try to help the Lakers improve to 4-0 by leading them to their fourth straight home win over the Grizzlies on Tuesday night.

When asked about his knee following Sunday's 107-83 victory over Golden State, Bryant jokingly answered with multiple expletives and insisted that he was 100 percent.

In response, Jackson told the team's website, "He's not 100 percent, but that's good of him to say it."

Whether his knee is fully healthy or not, it hasn't seemed to affect Bryant on the court as he's averaging 24 points during the team's 3-0 start.

The Lakers have been one of the league's best scoring clubs with 111 points per game, and former Grizzlies star Pau Gasol has led the way with a team-best 25.3 per contest. They remain one of three unbeaten teams in the NBA along with Atlanta and New Orleans.

Los Angeles has also seemed to benefit from a retooled bench that includes new faces Steve Blake, Matt Barnes and Theo Ratliff. The Lakers could get some more help with Luke Walton expected to return soon from a strained hamstring.

"This year, I think we have better chemistry, in terms of the pieces fitting better together coming off the bench," Jackson said. "I knew as soon as we signed those free agents that we would be better, just because you know what they bring."

While Gasol has averaged 16 points in six all-time matchups with his former club, Bryant has averaged 35.3 in his last 12 games against the Grizzlies (2-1) and 39.0 on 62.3 percent shooting in last season's three matchups.

His 3-pointer with 4.3 seconds to go gave the Lakers a 99-98 victory in the teams' previous matchup Feb. 23 in Memphis. The Lakers have won 42 of the 56 all-time meetings with the Grizzlies and 23 of 28 at home.

This time, they'll meet a Grizzlies team that's won consecutive games following a 15-point loss to Atlanta in its season opener.

Memphis had a franchise-record 22 steals in a 109-89 rout of Minnesota on Saturday night. Mike Conley collected seven of those to tie his own franchise record.

"I think it's effort," coach Lionel Hollins said. "It's getting back to what we do. ... We had 32 deflections and nine times we had three stops in a row. We had some consistency with our effort."

The Grizzlies' previous 3-1 start was in 2005-06, a season that ended with the franchise's most recent playoff appearance.

Memphis is hoping to see Zach Randolph return from a bruised lower back as it begins a four-game, five-night Western road trip. However, the status of Randolph, who has six consecutive double-doubles against the Lakers, is unknown for Tuesday's game.

Randolph was second on the Grizzlies last season in averaging 21 points in three matchups with the Lakers. Rudy Gay, who averaged 21.3, leads Memphis in scoring this season with 22.3 per game.

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Kobe leads Lakers past Grizz for 4th straight win

By GREG BEACHAM
Posted Nov 03 2010 2:10AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) Pau Gasol dipped his shoulder and spun, taking two steps and throwing down a vicious reverse dunk from the other side of the rim.

Sure, it was probably the most delicious moment in another game full of treats for the unbeaten Los Angeles Lakers. But Gasol insisted the move wasn't any sweeter because the posterized defender was his kid brother.

Kobe Bryant scored all of his 23 points in the first half, Gasol had 21 points and 13 rebounds against Marc, and the Lakers routed the Memphis Grizzlies 124-105 on Tuesday night for their fourth straight win to open the season.

Gasol had another strong game after winning the season's first player-of-the-week award, adding five assists while jockeying for low-post position with his brother, who had 11 points and eight rebounds for Memphis.

"It's always more of a fun game for me to go against my former team and also my brother," Pau Gasol said before his mind went straight to that third-quarter dunk. "That was a good play. I've done it a couple of times before - not on him, other good quality players."

The Gasols got together Monday night for an expansive sushi dinner - "He can eat," Pau said - but the Spaniards didn't talk hoops. And even back home in Barcelona, they never play one-on-one for fun - only in real games.

"We're too competitive for that," Marc Gasol said. "We don't mess around, because we know one of us is going to be very mad and frustrated after the game, so we try not to talk about it before or after."

Pau and Marc famously switched franchises in the trade that sent Pau from Memphis to the Lakers three seasons ago, a twist of fate that used to bother Marc much more.

"I'm very proud about what Pau has done here," Marc said. "He's making his teammates better and he's making his team better. That's always your goal as a player. Pau always plays hard and always tried to win basketball games. That's all he cares about."

Even if they keep things civil their matchups, their teammates love to watch the low-post play that provided some entertainment in an otherwise one-sided win for the Lakers, who went up by 29 points in the first half.

"I'm glad (Pau) finally dunked on him," Bryant said with a grin. "I was worried he was going a little soft on him."

There's nothing soft so far about the two-time defending champions. Lamar Odom had 17 points and eight rebounds for Los Angeles, while Bryant fell one minute short of matching Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the Lakers' franchise leader in minutes played because he sat out the fourth quarter.

Rudy Gay scored 30 points and Mike Conley had 16 points and eight assists after agreeing to a five-year, $40 million contract extension earlier Tuesday with the Grizzlies, who opened a four-game road trip with their fourth straight road loss to the Lakers.

Matt Barnes added 16 points as the Lakers hit 14 3-pointers, including three apiece by Bryant, Odom and Shannon Brown, who scored 13 points. Los Angeles is one of three remaining unbeaten teams in the NBA after outrebounding Memphis 59-36.

Just as in Sunday's win over Golden State, Los Angeles opened with fluid offense and strong defense, forcing the Grizzlies to miss their first nine shots. The Lakers led by 11 points at the close of the first quarter, and punched it to 29 points while outscoring Memphis 39-23 in the second.

"We've got to start off better," Conley said. "You can't get behind 10 or more points to a good team. We've got to play with more energy from the start. They were playing great defense, really packing it in and making it tough on us."

Odom's 3-pointer put the Lakers up 53-28 midway through the second quarter, and they led 73-46 at halftime - their highest-scoring half since a win over the Clippers on Jan. 15.

"It was the equivalent of climbing Mount Everest, man," said O.J. Mayo, who scored just eight points. "It was just hard to get back into it."

Memphis trimmed the lead to 14 midway through the third quarter after a lengthy run featuring 13 points from Gay, but the Grizzlies got never threatened to make it a game.

NOTES: Odom scored his 11,000th career point, becoming the 10th-fastest player in NBA history to reach 11,000 points, 6,000 rebounds and 3,000 assists. ... Earlier Tuesday, Bryant told coach Mike Krzyzewski he's committed to playing for the U.S. national team at the London Olympics in 2012. ... Memphis big man Zach Randolph was inactive with a bruised tailbone. He could return during the road trip. "That's a bad place to have an injury," coach Lionel Hollins said before the game. "You don't realize how much you move that tailbone when you're playing and doing things." ... Fans near courtside included singer Trey Songz, David Beckham and director Adam McKay.

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Grizzlies-Lakers notebook

By Bryan Chu, for NBA.com
Posted Wednesday November 3, 2010 2:53AM

THE FACTS: For the second game in a row, Kobe Bryant and the rest of the starters kept the bench seats warm in the second half as the Lakers once again blew out their opponent by double digits. After whipping the Warriors by 24 points Sunday, the Lakers handed a 124-105 thumping to the Grizzlies at Staples Center on Tuesday.

The Lakers (4-0) are now one of three undefeated teams in the league (the other two: Hawks and Hornets) as they head to Sacramento for the second night of their first back-to-back of the season.

Los Angeles' offense has been racking up the points this season, averaging 114.3 points. Against the Grizzlies (2-2), the Lakers led by as many as 29 and were up by a comfortable 73-46 mark at halftime. Memphis, which went on a 19-8 run to start the third quarter, did cut the deficit to 81-65, but that would be the closest it would get.

Six Lakers finished in double figures with Bryant scoring a team-high 23 points. For the Grizzlies, Rudy Gay had a game-high 30 points, and Mike Conley added 16 points and eight assists.

QUOTABLE: "They're a team that's tried and tested ... They've seen everything. They've been through the war. They just adjust to everything."
-- Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins on facing the Lakers.

THE STAT: 60.9 -- The percentage the Lakers shot from deep. They sank 14-for-23 from distance.

TURNING POINT: Bryant rattled home three straight 3-pointers late in the second quarter to put the Lakers up by their largest lead of the game, 63-34.

HOT: After being named the Western Conference Player of the Week, Pau Gasol recorded his third double-double of the season, tallying 21 points and 13 rebounds. He also held his brother, Marc Gasol, in check after his nine-point first quarter performance. Marc ended the game with 11 points on 3-for-8 shooting.

NOT: Memphis forward Darrell Arthur struggled in what might be his final start in Zach Randolph's place. Arthur scored 10 points on 5-for-15 shooting in 34 minutes. Randolph, who missed his third game with a bruised tailbone, told NBA.com he will try to give it a go against the Warriors on Wednesday. Randolph said he is at about 80 percent.

FANTASY SPOTLIGHT: Rudy Gay, who signed a maximum contract extension (five years, $80 million) this offseason, was the only Memphis player to show up. He dropped 30 points on 12-for-18 from the field. Gay has been putting up consistent numbers to start the season, scoring 21-plus points in all four of his games this season.

QUOTABLE II: "Maybe since the very initial group, the 1999-2000 team. We had (A.C.) Green with (Robert) Horry backing him up. We had (Rick) Fox backing up (Glen) Rice. We had two people at every position that were quality players except (John) Salley for Shaquille (O'Neal)."
-- Lakers coach Phil Jackson on whether this year's team is the best he's ever had in Los Angeles at knowing and accepting their roles.

NOTABLE: Lamar Odom surpassed the 11,000-point career mark by scoring 17 points. He now has 11,004 points ... Outside of Odom, no Laker starter played more than 30 minutes in the game ... The Grizzlies didn't convert their first field goal -- they missed nine straight -- until O.J. Mayo made a jumper at the 6:31 mark of the first quarter ... Lakers forward Matt Barnes recorded his first double-double of the season with 16 points and 14 rebounds. ... The Lakers have now outscored their last two opponents in the first four minutes of each game by a combined 27-4.

UP NEXT: For the Lakers, Wednesday @ Kings, Friday vs. Raptors, Sunday vs. Blazers. For the Grizzlies, Wednesday @ Warriors, Friday @ Suns, Saturday @ Kings.

• Grizzlies: Randolph, Vasquez
• Lakers: Bynum, Walton

• Grizzlies: --
• Lakers: Bryant

• Lead Changes: 0
• Times Tied: 0

• Arena: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
• Officials: #19 James Capers, #53 Mark Lindsay, #23 Jason Phillips
• Attendance: 18997
• Duration: 2:16

Memphis Grizzlies (2-2)		Los Angeles Lakers (4-0)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Gasol vs Gasol (Conley gains possession)
Gasol Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	11:47
Gasol Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	11:47
	11:28 [LAL 2-0]	Gasol Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Odom (1 AST)
Conley Jump Shot: Missed	11:08
	11:07	Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Mayo Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:57
Arthur Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:52
	10:52 [LAL 3-0]	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	10:52	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Arthur Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:51
Arthur Jump Shot: Missed	10:27
	10:26	Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:20	Odom Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	10:20	Odom Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Conley 3pt Shot: Missed	10:01
	10:00	Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:47 [LAL 5-0]	Bryant Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (3 PTS)
Mayo 3pt Shot: Missed	09:20
	09:18	Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:57	Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed
Mayo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:56
Arthur Jump Shot: Missed	08:46
Conley Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	08:45
	08:37	Gasol Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	08:37 [MEM 1-5]
Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	08:37 [MEM 2-5]
	08:24 [LAL 8-2]	Odom 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Gasol (1 AST)
Mayo Jump Shot: Missed	08:12
	08:11	Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:00	Gasol Jump Shot: Missed
Arthur Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:59
Gasol Hook Shot: Missed	07:42
	07:39	Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:31 [LAL 11-2]	Fisher 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Odom (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:25
Arthur Jump Shot: Missed	07:08
	07:07	Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	06:57 [LAL 13-2]	Bryant Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Gay Jump Shot: Missed	06:40
Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	06:39
Mayo Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	06:31 [MEM 4-13]
	06:12	Gasol Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gay (1 BLK)
	06:08	Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	06:07 [LAL 15-4]	Gasol Putback Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Gay 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Gasol (1 AST)	05:52 [MEM 7-15]
Arthur Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	05:39
	05:39 [LAL 16-7]	Fisher Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
Arthur Substitution replaced by Allen	05:39
	05:39 [LAL 17-7]	Fisher Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Gasol Layup Shot: Missed	05:21
Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	05:20
Gasol Tip Shot: Missed	05:20
Gay Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	05:17
Gay Putback Slam Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS)	05:16 [MEM 9-17]
	04:57 [LAL 19-9]	Bryant Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Odom (3 AST)
Gasol Hook Shot: Missed	04:35
Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	04:34
Conley 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Allen (1 AST)	04:30 [MEM 12-19]
	04:14 [LAL 21-12]	Gasol Running Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Gasol Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	04:14
	04:14 [LAL 22-12]	Gasol Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
Mayo 3pt Shot: Missed	04:06
Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)	04:04
Gasol Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Allen (2 AST)	03:50 [MEM 14-22]
	03:50	Fisher Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	03:50 [MEM 15-22]
	03:38	Artest 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:37	Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	03:31 [LAL 24-15]	Bryant Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Allen Jump Shot: Missed	03:17
	03:17	Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Allen Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	03:17
	03:17 [LAL 25-15]	Odom Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	03:17 [LAL 26-15]	Odom Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Gay 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Conley (1 AST)	02:55 [MEM 18-26]
	02:37 [LAL 29-18]	Artest 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Bryant (1 AST)
Allen Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Fisher (1 ST)	02:30
	02:27	Gasol Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
	02:27	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:27	Fisher Substitution replaced by Blake
	02:27	Odom Substitution replaced by Barnes
Gasol Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Conley (2 AST)	02:14 [MEM 20-29]
	02:00	Barnes Layup Shot: Missed
	01:59	Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	01:59 [LAL 31-20]	Gasol Tip Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Allen Jump Shot: Missed	01:45
	01:44	Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	01:35	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Conley Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	01:34
Conley Layup Shot: Missed	01:29
Gasol Rebound (Off:4 Def:0)	01:28
Gasol Tip Shot: Made (9 PTS)	01:28 [MEM 22-31]
	01:00	Barnes 3pt Shot: Missed
Gay Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	01:00
Gay Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	01:00
Mayo Substitution replaced by Young	01:00
Gasol Substitution replaced by Thabeet	01:00
	01:00	Bryant Substitution replaced by Brown
	00:53.7	Gasol Jump Shot: Missed
	00:53.7	Barnes Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	00:53.7 [LAL 33-22]	Barnes Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Allen Layup Shot: Missed	00:44.1
Thabeet Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:44.1
	00:44.1	Barnes Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Thabeet Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:44.1
Team Rebound	00:44.1
Conley Substitution replaced by Law	00:44.1
Thabeet Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	00:44.1 [MEM 23-33]
Young Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:31.9
	00:31.9 [LAL 34-23]	Barnes Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	00:31.9	Barnes Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Thabeet Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:30.9
Gay Jump Shot: Missed	00:12.9
	00:11.4	Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	00:02.5	Gasol Jump Shot: Missed
	00:02.0	Barnes Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	00:01.7	Barnes Tip Shot: Missed
	00:01.0	Barnes Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)
	00:00.4	Barnes Tip Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Memphis Grizzlies (2-2)		Los Angeles Lakers (4-0)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:43 [LAL 36-23]	Brown Driving Jump shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Odom (4 AST)
Allen Jump Shot: Missed	11:18
	11:16	Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	11:03 [LAL 38-23]	Brown Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Gasol (2 AST)
Gay Jump Shot: Missed	10:36
	10:35	Barnes Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	10:27	Gasol Jump Shot: Missed Block: Thabeet (1 BLK)
	10:26	Barnes Rebound (Off:4 Def:1)
	10:26	Barnes Tip Shot: Missed
	10:25	Barnes Rebound (Off:5 Def:1)
	10:25	Barnes Tip Shot: Missed
	10:23	Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	10:23 [LAL 40-23]	Gasol Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	10:22
Gay Substitution replaced by Henry	10:22
Allen Substitution replaced by Arthur	10:22
	10:22	Gasol Substitution replaced by Ratliff
Law Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:10 [MEM 25-40]
	09:55	Odom Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Young (1 ST)
	09:55	Brown Foul : Clear Path (1 PF)
Henry Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	09:55 [MEM 26-40]
Henry Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	09:55
Team Rebound	09:55
Arthur Jump Shot: Missed	09:47
	09:46	Barnes Rebound (Off:5 Def:2)
	09:37 [LAL 43-26]	Brown 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Blake (1 AST)
Young Jump Shot: Missed	09:25
	09:24	Blake Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:18	Barnes Jump Shot: Missed
Young Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:16
Arthur Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Law (1 AST)	09:03 [MEM 28-43]
	08:35 [LAL 45-28]	Blake Running Bank shot: Made (2 PTS)
Law Jump Shot: Missed	08:14
	08:14	Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Thabeet Substitution replaced by Gasol	08:09
	08:01 [LAL 48-28]	Odom 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS)
	07:42	Brown Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Young Jump Shot: Missed	07:31
Henry Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	07:30
Law Layup Shot: Missed	07:24
Law Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	07:21
Law Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Odom (1 ST)	07:10
	07:05	Brown Layup Shot: Missed
	07:04	Barnes Rebound (Off:6 Def:2)
	07:04 [LAL 50-28]	Barnes Putback Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Henry 3pt Shot: Missed	06:46
Arthur Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:44
	06:38	Barnes Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Young Substitution replaced by Mayo	06:38
Law Substitution replaced by Conley	06:38
Henry Substitution replaced by Gay	06:38
Mayo Jump Shot: Missed	06:32
	06:31	Ratliff Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:22 [LAL 53-28]	Odom 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Conley 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Gay (1 AST)	06:07 [MEM 31-53]
	05:46	Barnes Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Gasol (1 ST)
Mayo Jump Shot: Missed Block: Ratliff (1 BLK)	05:40
	05:40	Team Rebound
	05:40
	05:40	Blake Substitution replaced by Fisher
	05:40	Barnes Substitution replaced by Bryant
	05:40	Brown Substitution replaced by Gasol
	05:36	Ratliff Substitution replaced by Artest
	05:21 [LAL 55-31]	Gasol Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Fisher (1 AST)
Gay Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (10 PTS)	05:04 [MEM 33-55]
	04:36 [LAL 57-33]	Gasol Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Fisher (2 AST)
Mayo Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Gasol (2 AST)	04:21 [MEM 35-57]
	03:53 [LAL 60-35]	Bryant 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Gasol (3 AST)
	03:43	Gasol Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Conley Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Gasol (3 AST)	03:29 [MEM 37-60]
	03:15	Odom Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
	03:15	Gasol Substitution replaced by Caracter
Gay Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Gasol (4 AST)	02:59 [MEM 39-60]
Mayo Foul : Personal (2 PF)	02:48
	02:48	Team Timeout : Regular
Mayo Substitution replaced by Henry	02:48
	02:42 [LAL 63-39]	Bryant 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Fisher (3 AST)
	02:37	Fisher Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Conley Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:37
Team Rebound	02:37
Conley Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	02:37 [MEM 40-63]
	02:27 [LAL 66-40]	Bryant 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Fisher (4 AST)
Gay Jump Shot: Missed	01:59
	01:57	Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	01:49	Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed
Arthur Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	01:45
	01:42	Bryant Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Gasol Substitution replaced by Thabeet	01:42
Henry Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)	01:42 [MEM 41-66]
Arthur Substitution replaced by Young	01:42
Henry Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:42
	01:41	Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Thabeet Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:31
	01:31 [LAL 67-41]	Caracter Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	01:31 [LAL 68-41]	Caracter Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Conley Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Fisher (2 ST)	01:19
Gay Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:16
	01:16	Odom Substitution replaced by Ebanks
	01:16 [LAL 69-41]	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
	01:16 [LAL 70-41]	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
Gay 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Conley (3 AST)	01:06 [MEM 44-70]
Henry Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:52.1
	00:52.1	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:52.1	Team Rebound
	00:52.1 [LAL 71-44]	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
Young 3pt Shot: Missed	00:41.1
Team Rebound	00:41.1
Henry Jump Shot: Missed	00:38.9
	00:36.9	Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	00:24.9	Bryant Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	00:21.9	Caracter Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Gay Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:05.4
	00:05.4 [LAL 72-44]	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (22 PTS)
	00:05.4	Fisher Substitution replaced by Vujacic
	00:05.4 [LAL 73-44]	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (23 PTS)
Henry Floating Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)	00:01.2 [MEM 46-73]
End of 2nd Quarter
Memphis Grizzlies (2-2)		Los Angeles Lakers (4-0)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:45	Fisher Layup Shot: Missed Block: Arthur (1 BLK)
Gay Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	11:43
Arthur Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	11:39 [MEM 48-73]
	11:14	Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed
Conley Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	11:13
Arthur Jump Shot: Missed	10:54
	10:53	Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	10:38	Bryant Layup Shot: Missed
	10:36	Gasol Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
	10:36	Gasol Tip Shot: Missed
	10:33	Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	10:33 [LAL 75-48]	Odom Tip Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Gay Reverse Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS)	10:25 [MEM 50-75]
	10:02 [LAL 77-50]	Artest Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Mayo Jump Shot: Missed	09:48
	09:47	Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	09:34	Gasol Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Mayo (1 ST)
Gay Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Gasol (5 AST)	09:16 [MEM 52-77]
	08:57	Artest Jump Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:4 Def:1)	08:56
	08:50	Artest Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Gay Jump Shot: Missed Block: Artest (1 BLK)	08:40
Gasol Rebound (Off:5 Def:1)	08:37
Gasol Tip Shot: Missed	08:37
	08:34	Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	08:29	Artest 3pt Shot: Missed
Conley Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	08:28
Gasol Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	08:25
	08:14	Bryant Layup Shot: Missed
	08:14	Jump Ball Gasol vs Gay (Odom gains possession)
	08:14	Team Rebound
	08:06	Odom 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	08:06
	07:53	Bryant Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Arthur Jump Shot: Missed	07:46
	07:45	Gasol Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)
	07:34	Bryant Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Mayo (2 ST)
Mayo Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Gasol (1 ST)	07:34
	07:34	Bryant Technical
Mayo Free Throw Technical (5 PTS)	07:34 [MEM 53-77]
	07:23 [LAL 79-53]	Gasol Turnaround Bank shot: Made (17 PTS)
Conley 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Gay (2 AST)	07:07 [MEM 56-79]
	06:53	Fisher Jump Shot: Missed
Gay Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	06:53
	06:48	Fisher Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	06:48	Fisher Substitution replaced by Blake
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	06:48 [MEM 57-79]
Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	06:48 [MEM 58-79]
	06:31 [LAL 81-58]	Gasol Reverse Dunk Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Gay Driving Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Arthur (1 AST)	06:14 [MEM 60-81]
	06:01	Artest Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Gasol (2 ST)
Gay Driving Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS)	05:58 [MEM 62-81]
	05:58	Artest Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	05:58	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:58	Blake Substitution replaced by Fisher
	05:58	Artest Substitution replaced by Barnes
Gay Free Throw 1 of 1 (24 PTS)	05:58 [MEM 63-81]
	05:36	Barnes Jump Shot: Missed
	05:35	Gasol Rebound (Off:5 Def:6)
	05:35	Gasol Tip Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:5 Def:2)	05:32
Gay Reverse Layup Shot: Made (26 PTS) Assist: Conley (4 AST)	05:25 [MEM 65-81]
	05:07	Bryant Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Arthur (1 ST)
	05:07	Odom Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Gay Free Throw 1 of 2 (27 PTS)	05:07 [MEM 66-81]
Gay Free Throw 2 of 2 (28 PTS)	05:07 [MEM 67-81]
Gasol Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	04:48
	04:48 [LAL 82-67]	Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
	04:48 [LAL 83-67]	Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
Mayo Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Bryant (1 ST)	04:32
	04:28	Jump Ball Barnes vs Arthur (Gay gains possession)
	04:28	Barnes Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Arthur (2 ST)
Arthur Jump Shot: Missed	04:13
	04:12	Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:07	Fisher Jump Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:5 Def:3)	04:06
Gay Jump Shot: Missed	03:52
	03:51	Barnes Rebound (Off:6 Def:3)
	03:41 [LAL 86-67]	Fisher 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Gasol (4 AST)
Conley Jump Shot: Missed	03:25
	03:24	Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	03:11	Odom Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Gay (1 ST)
Mayo Jump Shot: Missed	03:05
	03:02	Gasol Rebound (Off:5 Def:7)
	02:54	Gasol Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:54
	02:54	Fisher Substitution replaced by Blake
	02:54	Bryant Substitution replaced by Brown
Arthur Jump Shot: Missed	02:40
	02:38	Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	02:30 [LAL 88-67]	Odom Running Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Mayo 3pt Shot: Missed	02:11
Arthur Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	02:10
Arthur Tip Shot: Made (6 PTS)	02:10 [MEM 69-88]
	01:52 [LAL 90-69]	Odom Driving Dunk Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Gasol (5 AST)
Mayo 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Gay (3 AST)	01:28 [MEM 72-90]
Gasol Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	01:11
	01:11 [LAL 91-72]	Barnes Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
Conley Substitution replaced by Law	01:11
Gasol Substitution replaced by Thabeet	01:11
	01:11	Gasol Substitution replaced by Ratliff
	01:11	Barnes Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Arthur Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	01:10
Gay Jump Shot: Made (30 PTS)	00:59.6 [MEM 74-91]
	00:41.1 [LAL 94-74]	Brown 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Arthur Running Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	00:28.3 [MEM 76-94]
	00:28.3	Odom Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Arthur Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	00:28.3
	00:27.9	Blake Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:05.1 [LAL 97-76]	Brown 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Odom (5 AST)
Gay Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Brown (1 ST)	00:00.2
End of 3rd Quarter
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Arthur Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Barnes (1 ST)	11:44
	11:39	Blake Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Law Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Barnes (1 BLK)	11:27
	11:25	Ratliff Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	11:14	Brown Jump Shot: Missed
	11:12	Barnes Rebound (Off:7 Def:3)
	11:08 [LAL 99-76]	Blake Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Barnes (1 AST)
Young 3pt Shot: Missed	10:44
	10:43	Barnes Rebound (Off:7 Def:4)
	10:28	Blake Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	10:27
Young Hook Shot: Missed	10:13
	10:12	Ratliff Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	10:06 [LAL 102-76]	Blake 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Odom (6 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	10:04
Thabeet Substitution replaced by Conley	10:04
Law Substitution replaced by Carroll	10:04
	10:04	Odom Substitution replaced by Ebanks
Allen Jump Shot: Missed	09:53
	09:53	Ratliff Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	09:40 [LAL 104-76]	Barnes Floating Jump shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Blake (2 AST)
Young Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Arthur (2 AST)	09:29 [MEM 78-104]
	09:08	Ratliff Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Conley (1 ST)
Conley Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)	09:05 [MEM 80-104]
	08:51	Ratliff Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Conley (2 ST)
Allen Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Conley (5 AST)	08:49 [MEM 82-104]
	08:49	Brown Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	08:49	Ratliff Substitution replaced by Caracter
Allen Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)	08:49 [MEM 83-104]
	08:39	Brown Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Young (2 ST)
	08:37	Brown Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Young Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	08:37 [MEM 84-104]
Young Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	08:37 [MEM 85-104]
	08:16 [LAL 106-85]	Barnes Driving Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Ebanks (1 AST)
Allen Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	08:16
	08:16 [LAL 107-85]	Barnes Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)
Conley Jump Shot: Missed	08:01
	08:00	Barnes Rebound (Off:7 Def:5)
	07:53	Blake Jump Shot: Missed
	07:51	Caracter Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	07:49	Caracter Layup Shot: Missed Block: Carroll (1 BLK)
Carroll Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:47
Allen Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Conley (6 AST)	07:41 [MEM 87-107]
	07:19 [LAL 110-87]	Blake 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Arthur Jump Shot: Missed	07:06
	07:05	Brown Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:59	Brown Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Conley (3 ST)
Arthur Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Conley (7 AST)	06:55 [MEM 89-110]
Carroll Foul : Personal (1 PF)	06:34
	06:28	Brown Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)
Arthur Jump Shot: Missed	06:17
	06:16	Blake Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	06:12 [LAL 112-89]	Ebanks Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Blake (3 AST)
Carroll Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Conley (8 AST)	05:51 [MEM 91-112]
	05:39	Barnes 3pt Shot: Missed
Arthur Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	05:38
Conley Driving Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)	05:24 [MEM 93-112]
	05:24	Caracter Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	05:24
	05:24	Caracter Substitution replaced by Gasol
Allen Substitution replaced by Henry	05:24
Conley Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	05:24
	05:24	Ebanks Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:04	Ebanks Jump Shot: Missed
Conley Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	05:03
Henry Jump Shot: Missed	04:47
	04:46	Blake Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Henry Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	04:42
	04:42	Barnes Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:42	Team Rebound
Conley Substitution replaced by Law	04:42
Arthur Substitution replaced by Thabeet	04:42
	04:42 [LAL 113-93]	Barnes Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Law Running Jump Shot: Missed Block: Ebanks (1 BLK)	04:19
Team Rebound	04:19
Carroll Jump Shot: Missed	04:16
	04:15	Gasol Rebound (Off:5 Def:8)
	04:09	Ebanks Layup Shot: Missed
	04:07	Barnes Rebound (Off:8 Def:5)
	04:07 [LAL 115-93]	Barnes Tip Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Young Layup Shot: Missed	03:54
Thabeet Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	03:51
Thabeet Tip Shot: Made (3 PTS)	03:51 [MEM 95-115]
	03:34 [LAL 117-95]	Ebanks Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Barnes (2 AST)
	03:19	Ebanks Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Young Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	03:19 [MEM 96-117]
	03:19	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:19	Gasol Substitution replaced by Vujacic
	03:19	Blake Substitution replaced by Caracter
Young Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	03:19 [MEM 97-117]
	03:12	Vujacic Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Henry Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Law (2 AST)	02:59 [MEM 99-117]
Young Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	02:47
	02:31	Caracter Jump Shot: Missed Block: Thabeet (2 BLK)
	02:29	Barnes Rebound (Off:9 Def:5)
	02:29 [LAL 119-99]	Barnes Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)
	02:19	Caracter Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Young Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	02:19 [MEM 100-119]
Young Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	02:19 [MEM 101-119]
Thabeet Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:07
	02:07 [LAL 120-101]	Caracter Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	02:07 [LAL 121-101]	Caracter Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Young Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Caracter (1 ST)	01:50
	01:43	Caracter Jump Shot: Missed
Young Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:42
Henry Jump Shot: Missed	01:29
Henry Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	01:28
Henry Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	01:26 [MEM 103-121]
	01:26	Barnes Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Henry Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)	01:26 [MEM 104-121]
	01:12	Barnes 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:11	Caracter Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)
Thabeet Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	01:10
	01:10 [LAL 122-104]	Caracter Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	01:10 [LAL 123-104]	Caracter Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Law Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	00:48.4
	00:32.9	Vujacic Jump Shot: Missed
Henry Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	00:31.6
	00:31.6	Brown Foul : Personal (5 PF)
Henry Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:31.6
Team Rebound	00:31.6
Henry Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	00:31.6 [MEM 105-123]
Young Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	00:20.3
	00:20.3 [LAL 124-105]	Vujacic Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	00:20.3	Vujacic Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	00:19.9	Ebanks Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
End of 4th Quarter

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