Final
for this game
Bryant, Lakers battle Duncan, Spurs for Western supremacy
Apr 13, 2008 - 1:03 PM San Antonio (54-25) at La Lakers (55-25) 3:30 pm EDTLOS ANGELES (Ticker) - The Los Angeles Lakers continue their fight for the Western Conference's best record Sunday when they meet the San Antonio Spurs.
On Friday, the Lakers locked up their first Pacific Division title since 2003-04 with a 107-104 win over the New Orleans Hornets.
With two games remaining, Los Angeles is tied with New Orleans for the conference's best record. The Lakers (35-15) own the tiebreaker of the Hornets (33-17) based on a better conference record.
The defending champion Spurs also are battling for playoff position. They are tied for second place in the Southwest Division with Houston, just one-half game behind first-place New Orleans.
San Antonio, which has split its last four games, could be without Manu Ginobili for the remaining two contests of the regular season due to a groin injury.
The Spurs have won two of the three meetings between the teams this season.
- NBA
SAN ANTONIO 85
LA LAKERS 106 FINAL
Apr 13 5:55 PM - NBA
SAN ANTONIO 67
LA LAKERS 79 END, 3RD QTR
Apr 13 5:24 PM - NBA
SAN ANTONIO 53
LA LAKERS 53 HALFTIME
Apr 13 4:37 PM - NBA
SAN ANTONIO 23
LA LAKERS 25 END, 1ST QTR
Apr 13 4:03 PM
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