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LOS ANGELES (AP)\u2014In case there was any doubt, the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a>
\nshowed they aren\u2019t going to be knocked around during their quest for a third
\nstraight NBA championship.<\/p>\n

When push comes to shove, they can be physical with the best of them. Just
\nask the Dallas Mavericks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Kobe Bryant<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> scored 28 points, Andrew Bynum<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> had 18 points and 13 rebounds,
\nand the Lakers defeated the Mavericks 110-82 in a testy affair in which five
\nplayers were ejected Thursday night.<\/p>\n

In what was a possible preview of a second-round playoff matchup, this one
\nhad a postseason flair to it. Early in the fourth quarter, the Lakers\u2019 Matt
\nBarnes<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> and Steve Blake<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> and the Mavericks\u2019 Jason Terry<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> and Brendan Haywood<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> were
\nthrown out following a shoving match under the basket. Los Angeles\u2019 Shannon
\nBrown<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> was later ejected in a separate incident.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a family here,\u201d Barnes said. \u201cSo if someone comes and hits your
\nbrother, pushes your brother, then you definitely have their back. And that\u2019s
\nthe case here.\u201d<\/p>\n

The late skirmish didn\u2019t take away from the Lakers\u2019 eighth straight win and
\n16th in 17 games since the All-Star break, helping them pull within 2 1\/2 games of
\nslumping San Antonio for the NBA\u2019s top overall record. Los Angeles (54-20) also
\ntied Chicago for the second-best mark in the league.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t want games to end like that, but you want to see players
\ncompeting and caring about the game at the level which brings that kind of
\nintensity,\u201d Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. \u201cIt\u2019s just a buildup, a buildup
\nfor what we can see down the road.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dirk Nowitzki<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> had 27 points and 13 rebounds for the Mavericks, whose
\nfive-game winning streak ended.<\/p>\n

The Lakers\u2019 recent run started with a 96-91 road win over Dallas on March
\n12. They entered Thursday\u2019s matchup just a half-game ahead of the Mavericks for
\nthe No. 2 seed in the Western Conference.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s becoming a big rivalry,\u201d Mavericks forward Shawn Marion<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
\nsaid. \u201cIt\u2019s fun. That\u2019s part of basketball.\u201d<\/p>\n

Things turned ugly with 9:23 remaining when Terry delivered a two-handed
\nshove to the back of Blake as he drove to the hoop. Blake and Terry went
\ntoe-to-toe, exchanging words before Barnes intervened and pushed Terry.<\/p>\n

Barnes was restrained by Mavericks assistant Terry Stotts in front of the
\nDallas bench. He attempted to walk toward the Lakers\u2019 bench and shook off
\nStotts\u2019 grasp, sending the coach flying into spectators sitting courtside.<\/p>\n

\u201cI definitely lost my cool,\u201d Barnes said. \u201cBut I think (Jason Terry) may
\nhave lost his cool a little bit for the fact we were really putting it on their
\nteam.\u201d<\/p>\n

Play was stopped for several moments as referees went to the replay
\nmonitors. Terry was hit with a flagrant-2 foul, sending seldom-used Lakers
\ncenter Theo Ratliff<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> to the line for a pair of free throws, which were both
\nmissed.<\/p>\n

Barnes shed his jersey and tossed it into the stands when he exited the
\ncourt on the way to the locker room.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a chippy game, but the playoffs start early,\u201d Nowitzki said.
\n\u201cThat\u2019s what the playoffs are all about. Emotions are going to run high and
\nthings are going to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the ejections, and possible looming suspensions, Bryant believes
\nthat incidents such as this can do a team good.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt brings us closer together, simple as that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Pau Gasol<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> had 20 points, and Lamar Odom<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> finished with 18 points and 13
\nrebounds for the refreshed Lakers, who were playing their first game in four
\ndays since routing New Orleans 102-84 on Sunday in winning their 10th in a row
\nat home.<\/p>\n

Odom came alive late in the third quarter. The Lakers led 79-70 before Odom
\naccounted for all the points in an 11-0 run. He hit a 3-pointer to close the
\nthird and added a pair of 3s and a layup to open the fourth for a 90-70 lead
\nwith 10:25 to go.<\/p>\n

The Lakers cruised from there, despite another confrontation that resulted
\nin Brown being sent off when he got tangled up with the Mavericks\u2019 Brian
\nCardinal<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> with 1:52 to go.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just wanted to put our stamp on the game and let everybody know that
\nwe\u2019re here to win,\u201d Bynum said of the Lakers\u2019 refusal to back down.<\/p>\n

The Mavericks, who own the best road record in the NBA, fell to 3-1 on their
\nseason-high, six-game road trip. They weren\u2019t able to complete the Los Angeles
\nsweep a night after beating the Clippers in the same building.<\/p>\n

Nowitzki was the Mavericks\u2019 lone starter in double figures, with Peja
\nStojakovic<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> scoring 13 points and J.J. Barea<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> adding 10 off the bench as Dallas
\nshot 36.1 percent (30 of 83).<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a good check. We have to grow up,\u201d said Mavericks center Tyson
\nChandler<\/a>(notes)<\/a>,<\/span> who grabbed 10 rebounds. \u201cIf we are going to get to where we want to
\ngo, we are going to have nights like this, and we are going to have to step up
\nto the challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Lakers\u2019 streak of fine play has suddenly supplied hope in catching the
\nSpurs in the standings, something that seemed unlikely when they slumped into
\nthe break with three straight losses.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re on a roll right now, and we\u2019re playing well,\u201d Odom said. \u201cWe just
\nwanted to come out and play our A-game. And since the All-Star break, that\u2019s
\nwhat we\u2019ve been doing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Los Angeles and San Antonio each have eight games remaining in the regular
\nseason. The two will meet in the second-to-last game of the regular season on
\nApril 12.<\/p>\n

Notes: The Mavericks are 13-2 against the Pacific Division this season, with
\nboth losses coming against the Lakers. \u2026 Odom\u2019s 16 points gave him 12,002 for
\nhis career, making him the 23rd player in NBA history to have 12,000 points,
\n7,000 rebounds and 3,000 assists. Odom needed 821 games to achieve the feat, the
\nninth fastest to do so. \u2026 Barea and Nowitzki also picked up technicals.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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