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Kobe Bryant had 24 points and nine assists, Pau Gasol added 19 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers stayed in the final playoff position in the Western Conference with an 86-84 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night. Dwight Howard hit a free throw with 4.1 seconds left for the Lakers, who have won three straight in the final weeks of their desperate push for a postseason spot. Los Angeles also avoided getting swept in its season serie...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Fri 11/23	Mem	Mem 106-98
Wed 1/23	Mem	Mem 106-93
Fri 4/5	LAL	LAL 86-84

Game Stats

Grizzlies (51-25) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts M. Conley, G 34 2 6 2 21 Z. Randolph, F 32 7 0 2 15 M. Gasol, C 39 8 7 3 11 T. Prince, F 19 2 1 0 6 T. Allen, G 18 2 2 2 4 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts J. Bayless 31 4 6 2 14 A. Daye 21 4 1 0 5 Q. Pondexter 20 0 1 1 3 E. Davis 12 3 0 2 3 J. Leuer 5 1 0 0 2 D. Arthur 8 3 0 2 0 K. Dooling 0 0 0 0 0 D. Pittman 0 0 0 0 0 T. Wroten 0 0 0 0 0

Lakers (40-36) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts K. Bryant, F 43 5 9 3 24 P. Gasol, F 36 9 3 2 19 D. Howard, C 36 10 2 5 9 S. Blake, G 39 4 4 3 6 J. Meeks, G 26 5 3 1 2 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts E. Clark 37 5 1 1 13 A. Jamison 25 5 0 2 13 S. Nash 0 0 0 0 0 M. World Peace 0 0 0 0 0 C. Duhon 0 0 0 0 0 D. Ebanks 0 0 0 0 0 D. Morris 0 0 0 0 0 R. Sacre 0 0 0 0 0 J. Hill 0 0 0 0 0

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Injury Report

Grizzlies No injuries to report.

Lakers Date Player Injury 4/26 S. Nash, PG Strained right hamstring 4/26 S. Blake, PG Strained right hamstring 4/24 J. Meeks, SG Sprained left ankle 4/13 K. Bryant, SG Left achilles

Player News

Grizzlies Zach Randolph (MEM - Forward-Center) News: Randolph was once again too much for the Thunder, scoring 28 points (8-17 FG, 12-16 FT) to go with 14 rebounds, two assists and two steals in 41 minutes Wednesday as the Grizzlies closed out the Thunder in Game 5.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 15, 2013) Mike Conley, Jr. (MEM - Point Guard) News: Conley scored 23 points, including four three-pointers in a Game 4 victory against the Thunder. He added three rebounds, five assists, and four steals in 49 minutes of action.  (RotoWire - Mon. May 13, 2013) Marc Gasol (MEM - Center) News: Gasol dominated in a Game 4 victory against the Thunder, tallying 23 points (8-18 FG, 7-9 FT), 11 rebounds, and six blocks in 48 minutes of action.  (RotoWire - Mon. May 13, 2013)

Lakers Pau Gasol (LAL - Forward-Center) News: Gasol is expected to make a full recovery from his knee procedures Thursday and will return to basketball activities in about 12 weeks.  (RotoWire - Thu. May 9, 2013) Pau Gasol (LAL - Forward-Center) News: Gasol will get ultrasonic treatment on both knees in an attempt to regenerate his tendons. The Lakers announced Gasol's plan Wednesday.  (STATS - Wed. May 8, 2013) Pau Gasol (LAL - Forward-Center) News: Gasol will undergo a procedure Thursday to attack the tendonosis he's experiencing in both of his knees, Yahoo! Sports reports.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 8, 2013)