Pau Gasol had 20 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Memphis Grizzlies over the Los Angeles Lakers 85-73 in the NBA on Monday.
Eddie Jones added 16 points for the Grizzlies and Mike Miller had 13 before being helped to the locker room with just under 2 minutes left after banging his right knee while scrambling on the floor for the ball.
Shane Battier had 11 points and 11 rebounds for Memphis, and Lorenzen Wright had 12 rebounds.
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Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 18 points and Chris Mihm had 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Bryant, 7-of-18 from the field, turned in his second low-scoring performance after scoring 17 points on Friday against Philadelphia.
The victory was the fourth consecutive one over the Lakers for the Grizzlies, who swept the three-game series last season.
Knicks 73, Jazz 62
At Salt Lake City, Jamal Crawford scored 20 points and New York held Utah scoreless for almost nine-and-a-half minutes in the third quarter while pulling ahead for its second consecutive win.
The Knicks won for only the second time under new coach Larry Brown and improved to 2-2 on a six-game Western Conference road trip. Although New York played the night before in a 105-95 win at Sacramento, it was the Jazz who looked weary while shooting 27-for-75 -- the worst percentage in team history (29.3).
Injuries hurt Utah, which had only 11 healthy players. Rookie Deron Williams led the Jazz with 18 points and five assists.
Eddie Curry added 10 points and nine rebounds for New York, and Stephon Marbury had 10 points, five assists and five rebounds.
Warriors 100, Bulls 82
Jason Richardson scored a season-high 32 points and the Golden State Warriors thrived on a quiet night for Baron Davis, beating the Chicago Bulls 100-82 on Monday night.
Troy Murphy and Mike Dunleavy scored 15 points apiece for the Warriors, who improved to 3-1 at home with strong performances from the supporting cast around Davis. The charismatic point guard had just 10 points and six assists in 34 minutes, but hit two late 3-pointers in a relatively easy night for his sore hamstrings.
Davis' best play was a no-look alley-oop to Richardson in the third quarter. Richardson added another big dunk on a pass from Davis with 2:24 to play, thwarting the Bulls' last rally.
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