Andrew Bynum had 17 points and 11 rebounds, Lamar Odom scored 16 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers survived poor games from their two biggest stars to even their first-round playoff series with an 87-78 victory over the New Orleans Hornets in Game 2 on Wednesday night.
Ron Artest added 15 points as the two-time defending champions rebounded from a stunning nine-point loss in the series opener with an improved defensive effort against Chris Paul, who still had 20 points and nine assists after shredding Los Angeles' defense in Game 1.
It’s all square as well between Spurs and Memphis. San Antonio were happy to have Ginobili back (17pts, 7 rebounds) as the Grizzlies kept their hopes of adding to their first ever playoff win until the last seconds. Parker and co hanged on and will head to Memphis with the series tied at 1-1.
Things went a lot smoother for the Thunder which took a two nothing lead over the Nuggets. Not only Durant (23pts) and Westbrook (21) but also a big help off the bench this time from James Harden who scored 18 and collected 5 rebounds.
