The Lakers took a narrow but important victory against the Mavericks on Saturday night in a tough game which always had the Harriers ahead on the scoreboard.
Kobe Bryant (16 pts, 5 rebs and 4 asists) sprained his left ankle in the 3rd quarter, but still turned in the fourth quarter to help the team to maintain the advantage built up Throughout the night, whose maximum difference was 10 pts for the two-time.
Andrew Bynum led the Lakers with 22 pts (9 / 12 CT) and 15 rebs in 37 minutes on court. For his part, and although he missed a key free throw, Pau Gasol played pretty well, finishing with 18 pts and 5 rebs are poor. Concerned about how in Pau lately is being outdone by his rival on the boards. The Lakers lost again on the boards by 43-48, only this time the item was not decisive.
Ron Artest (12 pts and 8 rebs) captured a spectacular offensive rebound, after Kobe missed a pitch, and scored a decisive double, with Bynum's two free throws after he steals rebound literally hands Tyson Chandler, settled the match. The
of Rick Carlisle were led by Shawn Marion and Dirk Nowitzki, who scored 25 pts each. From the bench, Jason Terry had 13 pts, although it was who missed the shot that would end at the hands of increasingly unstoppable Lakers center, Drew.
On the banking side of the Phil Jackson, Lamar Odom returned to a poor performance, with 8 pts, 3 rebs and 4 asists, while Steve Blake guided them with 9 pts and 5 asists , and Shannon Brown collaborated with 9 pts, including a spectacular dunk counterattack.
The Lakers were a bit erratic (44.6% in TC), but Dallas pulled even worse than them (43% in TC). The difference was the power in the paint who knew how to exploit Angels (56 pts in the key, to 38 premises) even though in the first half did not. Bynum's performance was the key, which was demonstrated when Jackson pulled him missing 2 minutes to end the game and the Mavs came to 3 units on the scoreboard.
This victory is important for the fact that the Lakers now get a half-game below the Mavs in the standings. There is little left for the Pacific title is a fact, for the fifth consecutive year, the playoff berth is secure. Next stop, the Magic in Hollywood.
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