In the Lakers' 96-98 loss to the Pacers last night, the only positive takeaway is that we found our point guard in Pau Gasol. Wait, what?

The Lakers once again lacked support from anyone not named Kobe Bryant, failed to make their freebies, and were out-rebounded by a team anchored by a guy with a broken nose. Rather than ramble on about played out story-lines, here are Mike Brown and Andrew Bynum talking postgame, and the best pass that you'll likely forget. It's only Monday, why am I so tired?

↓ Much more after the jump ↓

Lakers News

• Lakers 96, Pacers 98: Jan. 22 Running Diary | Lakers Blog
• Lakers 96, Pacers 98 | NBA.com
• Roy Hibbert takes charge late as Pacers hang on vs Lakers | ESPN LA
• Former Laker Brian Shaw visits Staples as an Indiana Pacers coach | ESPN LA
• Rapid Reaction: Pacers 98, Lakers 96 | ESPN LA
• Lakers vs. Pacers: What to watch, with Eight Points, Nine Seconds | ESPN LA
• Metta World Peace finally delivers some offense for Lakers | LA Times
• Five things to take away from Lakers' 98-96 loss to Indiana Pacers | LA Times
• Mike Brown looking for "punch off the bench" | LA Times
• Brian Shaw moving on from Lakers' snub | LA Times
• Josh McRoberts holds mixed feelings about Indiana | LA Times
• Fans from Sunday's game | OC Register
• Shaken Lakers lose third in a row | OC Register
• Pacers 98, Lakers 96 | OC Register
• McRoberts asserts himself against former team | OC Register

NBA.com

• Bucks vs. Heat | NBA.com
• Celtics vs. Wizards | NBA.com
• And One: Fade To Green | NBA.com
• Kevin Love, how do you rate on the Horry scale? | NBA.com

ESPN

• Bucks hold Heat to 37 percent shooting for second straight road win | ESPN
• Deron Williams has 19 points, 9 rebounds, 10 assists in win over Bobcats | ESPN
• Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki will sit out next four games to rest sore knee | ESPN Dallas
• Utah Jazz's Derrick Favors fined $25,000 for throwing ball into stands | ESPN
• Clippers' Chris Paul misses Sunday's game against Toronto Raptors | ESPN LA

Yahoo! Sports

• Magic are too good to trade Howard | Yahoo! Sports
• Curry returns after losing 100 pounds | Yahoo! Sports
• Pierce has best game of the season in Celtics win | Yahoo! Sports
• Westbrook content staying with Thunder long term | Yahoo! Sports

ProBasketball Talk

• Pacers show fight, Lakers don’t and roll over again in loss | ProBasketballTalk
• David Stern doesn’t see what the big deal is about players leaving their teams | ProBasketballTalk
• So… what exactly are the Sixers? | ProBasketballTalk
• Michael Jordan is mentoring Gerald Henderson | ProBasketballTalk
• Dwight Howard’s pining for point guard help is kind of crushing Jameer Nelson’s soul | ProBasketballTalk
• Knicks put it together against Nuggets… and then go back to Melo-ball | ProBasketballTalk
• Utah’s Derrick Favors fined for throwing ball into the the stands (video) | ProBasketballTalk
• Dirk Nowitzki out 4 games for "conditioning" on his knee | ProBasketballTalk

Dime Mag / SLAM Online

• The Pacers Steal L.A.’s Thunder; Paul Pierce Hasn’t Lost His Touch | Dime Magazine
• My Kind Of Shoe: Air Jordan X "Chicago" Returns After 17 Years | Dime Magazine
• Top 5 Plays Of Eddy Curry’s NBA Career | Dime Magazine
• Top 5 Dunks Of Dwight Howard’s NBA Career | Dime Magazine
• Kobe Bryant Finds Latest Loss to LeBron James ‘Hard to Digest’ | SLAM Online

Blogs and Other Links

• On This Date in Lakers History: Sixth Anniversary of Kobe Scoring 81 Points | Lakers Nation
• Lakers Fall to Pacers, 98-96; Lose Third Straight Game | Lakers Nation
• Lakers News: McRoberts Anxious to Get Back at Former Team Tonight | Lakers Nation
• How the Heat slowed Kobe | NBA Playbook
• Westbrook’s still has room to improve | NBA Playbook
• The Art of the Thief | NBA Playbook
• Lakers/Pacers: Come From Ahead Loss | Forum Blue & Gold
• Report Card: Paul Pierce carries Boston | Eye On Basketball
• Jameer Nelson affected by Dwight Howard chatter? | Eye On Basketball
• Could Al Horford be the next union president? | Eye On Basketball
• Heat wear orange & pink Floridians jerseys | Eye On Basketball
• NBA admits refs blew crucial kick ball no-call | Eye On Basketball
• Power Ranking Week 2: Optimism vs. Pessimism | Shaky AnklesPower Ranking Week 2: Optimism vs. Pessimism | Shaky Ankles
• Shook Ankles: Steph Curry Makes Paul George Turn Sideways | Shaky Ankles
• J.R. Smith Breaks Ankles In A Foreign Language; Stephon Marbury Is Able To Translate | Shaky Ankles

The Basketball Jones

• Ep. 744: The Overdose, Jan. 20 | The Basketball Jones
• Video: The fabled Eddy Curry tip dunk | The Basketball Jones
• Video: Al Jefferson catches Delonte West in midair | The Basketball Jones

Multimedia

• The Daily Zap | NBA.com
• Sunday's Top 10 | NBA.com
• Pacers at Lakers - HD Highlights | JD2K