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Pau Gasol scored seven of his 20 points in the final 5:20 and grabbed 13 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Atlanta Hawks 86-78 on Tuesday night.

Jeremy Lin keeps getting better. Better even than Kobe Bryant on Friday night. Lin had the most astounding performance of his remarkable week, scoring a career-high 38 points and outdueling Bryant as the New York Knicks held off the Los Angeles Lakers 92-85.

Buried deep on the bench a little more than a week ago, Lin led the Knicks to their fourth ... (more)

Pau Gasol blocked Ray Allen's putback attempt at the buzzer in overtime and the Los Angeles Lakers held on to beat the Boston Celtics 88-87 on Thursday night.

Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers, right, moves the ball against the Philadelphia 76ers on February 6, 2012 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Andrew Bynum scored 22 points, Kobe Bryant added 20 and the Los Angeles Lakers opened a season-high six-game trip with a 93-89 victory over the weary Denver Nuggets on Friday night.

Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum, right, scores past the Charlotte Bobcats center DeSagana Diop during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan.

Los Angeles Lakers' Pau Gasol and the Milwaukee Bucks' Luc Richard Mbah a Moute fight for the rebound during the first half of an NBA basketball game on Saturday, Jan.

Los Angeles Lakers' Andrew Bynum shoots over Orlando Magic's Dwight Howard during the first half of an NBA basketball game on Friday, Jan.