LAst Night's Action: Lakers Heating Up

Lakers 112, Pacers 96 - The purple and gold have won six of seven and 12 of their last 15 games. Against Indiana, several players had big nights. All five starters hit double-digits in scoring, including 26 from Kobe Bryant, 23 from Andrew Bynum, and 22 from Derek Fisher. The Pacers are 0-9 against the Lakers in Staples Center.

Spurs 88, Clippers 82 - Manu Ginobili returned from an injury to his left hand and had 23 points to help lead San Antonio past the Clippers. Tony Parker scored a game high 26 and Tim Duncan had 17 rebounds. Chris Kaman led Los Angeles with 20 points and 14 rebounds.

College Hoops - It was a SoCal vs. NorCal weekend with some surprising results. In men's action, #5 UCLA won at #24 Stanford and Berkeley, while #22 USC fell to both school. In women's action, #2 Stanford came into LA and lost to both USC and UCLA, while #10 Cal beat both local schools.

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Elsewhere - Former minor-leaguer may sue MLB because he didn't take steroids. It's the second lamest lawsuit of the week ... Own your own SEC East Championship ring ... You're not a real fan until you install a urinal in your house ... Scottie Pippin back to playing pro hoops -- in Finland ... Some snowboarder had a screw-and-tell with LiLo ... SI ranks the top college football players by number.

Today's Action - Nashville @ Ducks (7:00pm).

AP photo by Jeff Lewis.