Lakers thrash Grizzlies

Lakers hammered Grizzlies 90 - 82 last Sunday, their sixth consecutive victory.Bryant had 26 points and nine assists,Andrew Bynum had 15 points and 15 rebounds.Matt Barnes scored 15 points and Pau Gasol had 13 points and 15 rebounds for the Lakers.

Rudy Gay scored 19 points to lead five players .  Bryant  had just four points in the fourth quarter, failing to score 30 points for the first time in four games. Los Angeles managed just 12 points on 5-for-18 shooting, but the Grizzlies had only 14 points of their own, never getting closer than four. Los Angeles led by 14 points in the second quarter, repeatedly scoring inside against the Grizzlies’ patchwork frontcourt with playmaking by Bryant and Pau Gasol.

Memphis scored the first six points of the fourth quarter to trim the Lakers’ lead to 78-74. Los Angeles missed its first seven shots of the final period, but the Grizzlies never got closer. Although the Lakers don’t have everything down after 10 games in 15 days, they’re still winning anyway.