Mar 13, 2012; Memphis, TN, USA; Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum (17) drives to the basket against Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol (33) during the second half at the FedEx Forum. Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 116-111. Mandatory Credit: Spruce Derden-US PRESSWIRE
Starring: A road win! After a gritty double overtime victory over the surging Grizzlies while on the road, the Lakers have to be feeling pretty good about themselves. Bynum straight up dominated. Plagued by road woes all season, they finally got a quality win on the road against a good team. Down 16 in the third quarter, the Lakers seemed to be motivated after Marresse Speight's idiotic jersey pop. In overtime, the Lakers ran this play to perfection:
With Kobe handling the ball on the wing, Gasol comes to set a screen. Kobe goes over the screen, drawing both Gasol's man and his own defender. Holding the ball for just a moment, Kobe hits Gasol with either a crisp bounce pass or a pass over the top. Gasol, with an open lane to the basket, sees Bynum's man rotate to him on the closeout. Then, putting up a picture perfect lob, Bynum throws it down ferociously for two easy points. As Darius said, when the Lakers big 3 run that side pick and roll, it's like a cheat code.
Also, Derek Fisher has surpassed 10,000 points in career scoring, the Knicks locker room is a complete mess,some Knicks execs want to trade Carmelo, while Carmelo wants to be traded (Isn't it nice to have a high character guy like Gasol, who accepts any role given to him, and doesn't plant stories in the press? Glad we didn't trade Bynum for Melo last season). Also, Dwight wants the Magic to "roll the dice" and keep him for the rest of the season.
Much more after the jump...
Lakers News:
- Andrew Bynum puts on a road show for Lakers - latimes.com
- Lakers FYI: Pau Gasol seems unlikely to be traded - latimes.com
- Lakers Wednesday preview: at New Orleans Hornets (10-32) - Lakers blog : The Orange County Register
- Pau Gasol again is the man behind the man - Lakers blog : The Orange County Register
- Kobe (52 minutes) scoffs at possibility of fatigue - Lakers blog : The Orange County Register
- NBA teams come calling at trade deadline, but there are many hang-ups - latimes.com
- Lakers outlast Memphis in double overtime, 116-111 - latimes.com
- Lakers 116, Grizzlies 111 (2OT) - Lakers blog : The Orange County Register
Other Lakers Links:
- Bynum and Bryant Lead Lakers Past Grizzlies in Double Overtime Thriller | Laker Nation
- Dwight Plays Nice: Announces He Wants to "Finish Season With Magic". But I don't buy it... | NBA
- Pau Gasol finds relief from uncertainty far from the court - Inside the Lakers
- Lakers vs. Hornets Pre-Game Report: Showdown in the Big Easy | Lakers Nation
- Lakers Win Gritty Double OT Duel In Memphis - Lake Show Life
- Forum Blue And Gold " Lakers/Grizzlies: Double OT Slugfest
- Lakers Survive Double-Overtime in Memphis; Beat Grizzlies 116-111 | Lakers Nation
- Derek Fisher Surpasses 10,000 Points in NBA Career | Lakers Nation
NBA.com:
- LAL 116, MEM 111: March 13 Running Diary " Lakers Blog
- Time For Dwight To Go, Orlando! " | Hang Time Blog
- Let The Trade Deadline Madness Begin " | Hang Time Blog
- Report: Bulls Chasing Gasol " | Hang Time Blog
ESPN:
- Rapid Reaction: Lakers 116, Grizzlies 111 (2OT) - Los Angeles Lakers Blog - ESPN Los Angeles
- Los Angeles Lakers vs. Memphis Grizzlies - Recap - March 13, 2012 - ESPN
- Revisiting Brown's timeout against Boston - Los Angeles Lakers Blog - ESPN Los Angeles
- Mike D'Antoni has lost New York Knicks locker room, according to sources - ESPN New York
- Milwaukee Bucks trade Andrew Bogut, Stephen Jackson to Golden State Warriors for Monta Ellis - ESPN
- With Dwight, Magic Show They Can Hang - ESPN
Probasketball Talk:
- D’Antoni on way out? Trade ‘Melo? Welcome to Knicks implosion.
- Baseline to Baseline recaps: Hope in Orlando… maybe
- Dwight Howard New Jersey Nets t-shirt was briefly available in NBA’s online store
- Dwight Howard says he wants to stay, finish season with Magic
- Warriors reach deal to send Ellis to Bucks for Bogut, Jackson
- With nobody offering enough, Blazers may keep Felton
Yahoo Sports:
- On the Warriors’ new direction and long-term plans | Ball Don't Lie
- Derrick Rose buys a $2.8 million condo in Chicago’s Trump Towers | Ball Don't Lie
- Dwight Howard’s indelicate trade deadline work is causing all sorts of problems | Ball Don't Lie
- America thinks LeBron James is more overpaid than anybody but Snooki and Kim Kardashian | Ball Don't Lie
Slam Online:
- Carmelo Anthony Reportedly Wants a Trade from the Knicks
- Report: Knicks Exec Pushing to Trade Carmelo Anthony
- Manu Ginobili’s Latest Injury: Tight Hip Flexor
- Monta Ellis Wasn’t Sad to Leave the Golden State Warriors
Other Links:
- Things of Note for March 14, 2012 | The Basketball Jones
- Bucks, Warriors spice up trade deadline with five-player trade | The Basketball Jones
- The Point Forward " Posts March 14: Latest NBA trade buzz "
- The Point Forward " Posts Dwight Howard saga reaches low point "
- EXCLUSIVE: Carmelo Anthony at odds with New York Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni, plots exit: source - NYPOST.com
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