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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Memphis Grizzlies Preview - 11/06/09

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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Memphis Grizzlies Preview - 11/06/09

Grizzlies vs. Lakers- November 6, 2009: After a short but successful 2-game road trip, an exhausted (4-1) Los Angeles Lakers team returns home to host the visiting sports betting odds underdog (1-4) Memphis Grizzlies tonight at the STAPLES. This game's opening tipoff is scheduled for 10:30 PM ET (7:30 PM PT) and it will be broadcasted on FS-West.

The Lakers enter this contest leading the Pacific Division tied with the surprising (4-1) Phoenix Suns, while Memphis sits at the cellar spot in the Southwest Division.

One piece of good news for the Grizzlies is that former franchise player Pau Gasol isn't expected to play for the fifth straight game this season. The Spaniard continues to recuperate from a hamstring injury. "We'll have a limited practice as it is, with back-to-back games," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. "There won't be a whole lot of activity, but he should be out there."

But Memphis still has to deal with Kobe Bryant, who's off to a red-hot start in the absence of his fellow All-Star. The NBA's leading scorer is currently on a tear. In his last three games, the Black Mamba has scored 41, 31, and 41 again, as he's averaging 33.2 points per game, along with 83% shooting from the charity stripe.

In the process, LA has won its last 2 games in back-to-back, overtime fashion: one in Oklahoma City and the other in Houston . "Experience was the key," forward Lamar Odom said. "We toughed it out at the end. Kobe took over the game and really helped us spread the court."

This meeting will also be the return of Allen Iverson to Hollywood , as he is trying to fit in with his new club that has lost 3 in a row coming into tonight. "Not a lot of players like to play defense (but) winning teams play defense," Iverson said. "Some nights you're not going to be able to throw a rock in the ocean but if you still play defense you give yourself a chance to win."

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