Lakers Defeat Mavericks

March 12, 2011 - In a game that gave all Lakers fans a potential scare with Kobe leaving in the 3rd quarter with an ankle injury, the team pulled together to get a 96-91 win. Andrew Bynum had a strong performance, leading the team with 22 points as well as 15 rebounds. Both Shawn Marion and Dirk Nowitzki had 25 points each.


It was the 600th win for coach Phil Jackson's career. He is just the fifth coach in NBA history to have that many wins with one franchise. The exciting part is that with this key win, the Lakers have cut the Maverick's No. 2 playoff seed in the West to only a half-game. Jackson had this to say about the game,

We made a decided effort to go inside. We were able to get the ball in the right way and score. He replaced Pau [Gasol] as really our post scorer tonight."

The Lakers are now 9-1 since the All-Star break, going on a complete rampage throughout the league. The next game is against the Magic at the Staples Center.