i'm hakem dermish with your "sportscenter" update. we begin in los angeles.obe bryant and the lakers facing off against the san antonio spurs. tony parker gets his own miss. got a block out there. spurs up two. just over a minute left. kobe, finding pau gasol off the pick and roll. the jumper's good. lakers have the lead. late fourth quarter, danny green, offer the screen. and buries the three-pointer. 83-84 spurs. final possession for the lakers. i think they wanted to get it to kobe. but gasol, stuck in the corner. three-pointer, huh-uh. spurs improve to 7-1. the lakers 3-5. >>> unbeaten knicks visiting the magic. new york has won four-straight. first quarter, ronnie brewer, chucks it ahead to carmelo anthony. he had 25 points on 50% shooting from the field. knicks out of the break. raymond felton to tyson chandler. huh-uh. knicks would battle back. later, j.r. smith, lobbing it to chandler. this time, good. knicks up one. fourth quarter, knicks on a 7-0 run. jason kidd for three. and a runner, j.r. smith with a fadeaway jumper. he had 21 points. knicks win

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