Published on Monday, February 08, 2010
By San Gabriel Valley Tribune Staff Writer
BA With injured superstar looking on, Gasol leads strong effort by L.A. in beating San Antonio.
Near the end, when they needed a big basket, when they needed direction when it counted most, the Lakers didn't put the ball into the capable hands of superstar guard Kobe Bryant.
They couldn't. He wasn't in uniform.
Bryant sat out for the second consecutive game because of a sprained left ankle that might keep him out for a third game, too. He underwent an MRI exam that revealed nothing more serious than a sprain - not that that's not serious enough.
Funny thing, though.
As the Lakers neared the end of what would become a 101-89 victory Monday night over the San Antonio Spurs at Staples Center, it was clear that they could win a tight game without Bryant guiding them during crunch time.
They had won a blowout without him two nights earlier in Portland.
But this was different.
After all, the Trail Blazers were missing several injured players, including guard Brandon Roy
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