San Antonio Spurs vs. L.A. Lakers: Postgame Grades and Analysis for L.A.

No Kobe Bryant, no Steve Nash and a matchup against the San Antonio Spurs put the Los Angeles Lakers' playoff hopes on shaky ground, but the diminished group got the job done and pushed its way to the brink of the eighth seed in the Western Conference.

With neither the Lakers nor the Spurs putting together a solid offensive game at any point throughout, this one turned into a defensive struggle.

Who would have predicted that one?

Pau Gasol couldn't buy a bucket in the first half, and everybody but Dwight Howard and Steve Blake was playing s...

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