Fish Bites Mavericks Again

20.05.12

Los Angeles jumped out to a quick start and led 25-21 after the first quarter, but the teams went into halftime tied at 48.

The second half is where Derek was most productive, hitting a 21-foot jumper one minute into the third. Dallas responded with two baskets of their own but Derek did not let that slow him down. Fish made an 18-foot jump shot with the help of Metta World Peace to tie the game at 52.

But like a heavyweight title fight, each time the Lakers delivered a punch, the Mavs had an answer. With the score tied at 56, Bynum hit back-to-back sets of free throws to give the Lakers a four-point lead.

Dallas answered with a three pointer to cut the LA edge to one, but Derek fired one right back to push the lead back to four. By the end of a third quarter which featured seven ties, the Mavs had rallied to knot it at 72 heading into the final 12 minutes of the game. The first six minutes of that fourth saw four more ties, but led by big buckets from Derek, Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum in the closing minutes, Los Angeles pulled out the victory.

Source: Athlete Newswire