On the night Lakers retired the jersey of Shaquille O’Neal they faced off against the Dallas Mavericks. Tonight is a big matchup for the Lakers as they try to gain ground on the Utah Jazz for the 8-seed out West.
.@dwighthoward has 6 pts, as the Lakers take an early 13-10 lead into the 1st timeout. STATS: on.nba.com/XWykJc #SHAQ34 #GoLakers
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) April 3, 2013
Crowder sinks a buzzer beater to end the third and the Lakers’ six point lead is now just three, 24-21, after 1Q.
— Lakers Nation (@LakersNation) April 3, 2013
OKAY KOBE.
— Darius Soriano (@forumbluegold) April 3, 2013
The Lakers lead 55-40 at the half. Excellent effort led by Kobe (15 pts, 7 ast, 5 reb), Dwight (13 pts, 6 reb) and Earl’s 12 pts
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) April 3, 2013
Lakers have not played with any flow in this 2nd half. A 15-point lead has been cut down to 5.
— Lakers Nation Intern (@LNIntern) April 3, 2013
EARL CLARK, YOU GUYS.
— Darius Soriano (@forumbluegold) April 3, 2013
Who else but Earl Clark swatted Dirk at the rim after a nice move, allowing LAL to close the 3rd w/a 72-61 lead.
— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) April 3, 2013
The Lakers win it 101-81 to improve to 39-36 with a truly impressive win. Seven games to go.
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) April 3, 2013
