The Credits: "The Wild Bunch"

The Los Angeles Lakers look to continue their winning ways tonight, with a prime-time game against the Memphis Grizzlies. The Lakers enter the contest on a two-game win streak, and look for home-win 21 at Staples Center, and 31 overall . With less than twenty games left in the season, the Lakers need every win they can get as they try and catch the San Antonio Spurs, who currently sit in 2nd place.

However, among those not interested in where the Lakers end up in the standings, Mike Brown expressed his thoughts:

I never really put any goals like that on our team in terms of how many games we need to win or where we need to finish," Brown said. "Obviously it would be great to finish first if that happens, but I don’t think that was of the utmost importance for us because I felt the season was going to be wacky and I just wanted to be at our best at the end, wherever that was (seeding.)

If we were at our best at the end, I really don’t care if we play at home or on somebody’s court, we’ll go get it done.

As for the Grizzlies, they lost yesterday against the Clippers, so the Lakers have the benefit of an extra days' rest. Let's hope they play like it.

Elsewhere Around the League, Spurs win late, Mickael Pietrus was released from the hospital, Pau signs hundreds of items in 20 seconds and SS&R eats at a different buffet. Probably Golden Corral. Chocolate fountain, anyone?

↓ Much more after the jump ↓

Lakers News

• Brown, the "offensive coach," making the Lakers well-rounded | ESPN LA
• Can the Lakers catch San Antonio? | ESPN LA
• Ramon Sessions adds another dimension to Lakers offense | LA Times
• Andrew Goudelock understands reduced playing time | LA Times
• Mike Brown flying to Sacramento to see kid's state title games | LA Times
• Jim Buss' boldness, Bynum's rise, and Ra-mahn (Ra-moan?) Sessions | LA Times
• Lakers pick up steam in Western playoff race | OC Register
• Lakers’ Sessions soars in first start | OC Register
• Sunday’s preview: vs. Grizzlies (25-21) | OC Register
• A quick look Pau Gasol signing his name | OC Register
• Streaking Lakers have a shot at catching Spurs | OC Register
• Lots to talk about when discussing Ramon Sessions | OC Register

NBA.com

• Raptors vs. Bulls
• Nowitzki, Terry lift Mavs past Rockets in OT
• Grizzlies vs. Clippers
• Heat Deserve Kudos For Making Statement Supporting Trayvon Martin
• Lee, Thompson lift Warriors past Kings, 111-108
• Hill scores 24, Pacers beat Bucks 125-104
• Hometown hero Larry Bird resurrects Indiana Pacers
• Rose sits out again for Bulls vs. Raptors

ESPN

• Double-doubles by Blake Griffin, Chris Paul fuel Clippers' victory
• Mavericks slip Rockets in OT behind Dirk Nowitzki's 31 points
• Luol Deng's buzzer-beater gives Bulls league-high 40th win
• Tim Duncan comes on late to help Spurs oust Hornets
• Joe Johnson, Hawks erase deficit, rally past Wizards

Yahoo! Sports

• Lee, Thompson lift Warriors past Kings, 111-108
• Hill scores 24, Pacers beat Bucks 125-104
• Nowitzki, Terry lift Mavs past Rockets in OT
• Ricky Rubio could be top factor in keeping Kevin Love happy with the Timberwolves
• Sources: Rasual Butler could head to Bulls after release from Raptors

ProBasketball Talk

• Doc Rivers wants KG back
• Bulls owner was willing to go into luxury tax to get Pau Gasol… generous bajillionaire he is
• It’s OK if there’s no mania behind Jimmer
• Video: Kevin Durant, Kevin Love put on show in OKC
• Mickael Pietrus injured after hard fall, released from hospital

Dime Mag / SLAM Online

• Kobe Bryant On Derek Fisher: "I’m Going To Demolish Him" | Dime Magazine
• OKC & Minnesota Blow Up The Scoreboard; UNC Barely Survives | Dime Magazine
• Clippers Players Say They’re ‘Still Behind’ Coach Vinny Del Negro | SLAM Online
• Durant, Westbrook Drop 40 Again, Set Record | SLAM Online

Blogs and Other Links

• Win Tickets to Watch Derek Fisher & Thunder take on the Lakers | Lakers Nation
• Lakers vs. Blazers: The JD2K Video Break Down | Lakers Nation
• Jim Buss: Kobe Bryant Will Be With Lakers For Life | Lakers Nation
• Nash gets burned by Heat’s D | NBA Playbook
• On LeBron James’s Trayvon Martin tweet | HoopSpeak.com
• Kyrie Irving does what he wants, when he wants | HoopSpeak.com
• Get Buckets | HoopSpeak.com
• Bulls F Luol Deng hits game-winning buzzer-beater vs. Raptors | Eye On Basketball
• J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert complete double alley-oop dunk for Knicks | Eye On Basketball
• Lakers exec Jim Buss expects Kobe Bryant to be a 'Laker for life' | Eye On Basketball
• Mickael Pietrus (concussion) cleared to travel after hospitalization | Eye On Basketball
• Jason Smith apologizes for flagrant foul on Blake Griffin | Eye On Basketball
• Video: Stephon Marbury gets body-checked during 3-pointer in China | Eye On Basketball
• Essay: The Ever-Polarizing Derek Fisher | Shaky Ankles

The Basketball Jones

• Darren Collison is a wizard
• It’s Aaron Brooks vs. Stephon Marbury for the Chinese Basketball Association title
• DeMarcus Cousins offers to solve Devin Harris’ issues
• Video: Samuel L. Jackson does the Hornets intros
• Ep. 785: The Overdose, Mar. 23

Multimedia

• Practice Video: Mike Brown | Lakers.com
• Pau Gasol Team Signing Day Time Lapse | Lakers.com
• Top 10 Dunks of the Week
• NBA Action: Best Floaters in the NBA
• PodKast w/Darius Soriano, Forum Blue and Gold: Sessions, Fisher, Del Negro | ESPN LA
• Video: How Fisher was greeted in OKC | OC Register
• Video: Luol Deng with the putback for the win