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LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The Memphis Grizzlies were on the verge of going to overtime for the fifth time in 11 games when Kobe Bryant threw up a hurried 3-point attempt against them off an inbounds pass from Jeremy Lin.Bryant had only 0.6 seconds to get off the shot and it bounced off the rim as time expired, preserving the Grizzlies 109-106 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night.Its never over. You cant really believe that it didnt go in when he shoots it, Memphis coach David Joerger said. We all have watched him for so many years and he makes so many great plays, which he did tonight. He hit a tough 3 (with 24 seconds left) when Quincy (Pondexter) was right on him to bring it back to a one-point game.Mike Conley had 19 points and nine assists for the Grizzlies and Marc Gasol scored 18. Three other players scored in double digits for the Southwest Division leaders, who maintained their one-game lead over Dallas while beating the Lakers for the ninth time in the last 11 meetings and fifth time in a row.Beno Udrih, the sixth and last player off the Memphis bench, had 16 points in 19 minutes. Tayshaun Prince had a pair of clutch baskets in the final 1:22 to help the Grizzlies hold on. They improved to 24-8, the best start in franchise history, despite forward Zach Randolph missing his sixth straight game because of soreness in his right knee.Lin and Ed Davis each had 20 points for Los Angeles, while Bryant finished with 15 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. Carlos Boozer scored 14 points in 21 minutes before fouling out with 6:01 remaining and the Lakers trailing 93-88. Teammate Jordan Hill fouled out on an offensive charge with 3:31 to play and the Lakers down 100-96.Los Angeles was facing a six-point deficit before Nick Young hit a 3-pointer and converted a breakaway layup off his steal of Conley to slice the deficit to 97-96 with 4:18 left. But the Grizzlies responded with Conleys 3-pointer and a pair of free throws by Gasol.Davis, who spent more than a season with the Grizzlies before signing a multiyear deal with the Lakers in July as a free agent, missed the second of two free throws with 2.8 seconds on the clock and a chance to tie the score.Courtney Lee was fouled by Young on the ensuing inbounds play and missed one of two at the line, giving the Lakers one more opportunity after Bryant got the rebound and called a timeout.Im surprised that I got that good of a look, Bryant said. Its a tough shot. My main concern was to get it off in time and give myself a chance.Lin made his first five shots and was 6 for 8 from the field with 13 points in his first 13 minutes, leading the Lakers to a 52-47 halftime lead. His fifth basket was 3-pointer that gave them their biggest lead, 34-22, with 10:02 left in the second quarter.He played well, Bryant said. Its a fine balance for him, in terms of when to shoot it and when to set everybody up, but hell work through it.Memphis forward Tony Allen had a night to forget, scoring five points in 16 minutes on 2-for-9 shooting.In the first half, we didnt really play our best, Conley said. We gave them a little bit of life and they were confident. When you get a team confident, they believe they can win — and youll be in for a long night.Davis, playing with a clear facemask for the first time since he got a broken nose on a foul by Denvers Nate Robinson, blocked a shot by Allen 2:06 after opening tip and finished the first quarter with nine points and six rebounds.TIP-INSGrizzlies: Vince Carter played 16 scoreless minutes off the bench for Memphis and attempted five shots — four of them from 3-point range. ... Memphis improved to 16-4 against Western Conference teams. ... Randolph, who was obtained by Memphis in a July 2009 trade with the Clippers, is 62 rebounds away from overtaking Gasols brother Pau for the Grizzlies franchise record.Lakers: Los Angeles 10-23 start is the second-worst in the franchises 67-year history. The 1957-58 Minneapolis Lakers won eight of their first 33 games. The club got off to an 11-22 start in 1959-60, and again in 1993-94. ... 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Chicagos been playing really well as of late and for us to come out and really be -- I think we played more physical than they did tonight." Finally playing at home more than a week after returning to the NBA as the leagues first openly gay player, Collins checked in to a standing ovation from a sellout crowd of 17,732 that included former NBA Commissioner David Stern with 2:41 remaining. He grabbed a rebound and had one of the Nets NBA season high-tying 19 steals in their third straight victory. Deron Williams scored 20 points and Joe Johnson had 19 for the Nets (29-29), who got back to .500 for the first time since they were 2-2 after beating Utah on Nov. 5. D.J. Augustin scored 16 points off the bench for the sloppy Bulls, who turned it over 28 times, leading to 30 Nets points, and had their four-game winning streak snapped. The Bulls had a franchise-low three turnovers in their 109-90 victory over the New York Knicks on Sunday and had won nine of 10. But the Nets were too good in this one, building a series of comfortable leads and making the only intrigue down the stretch whether Collins would get in during his first home appearance for the Nets since Jan. 29, 2008, against Milwaukee in East Rutherford, N.J. A chant of "Jason Collins! Jason Collins!" broke out while Williams was shooting a free throw with the Nets leading 90-73 with 3:27 remaining. Fans finally got their wish less than a minute later -- though not because coach Jason Kidd was listening to them. "No, the game was out of hand, so I wanted to get those guys some rest," he said. "D-Will was shooting free throws. Couldnt put Twin in at that time, so I told him after the free throws that he would come in." Collins original 10-day contracct will expire Tuesday and the Nets plan to sign him to a second deal on Wednesday.ddddddddddddA Nets player from 2001-08, he has appeared in all five games since he signed on Feb. 23. Paul Pierce and Shaun Livingston each scored 14 points for the Nets, who were without starting centre Kevin Garnett for a second straight game because of back spasms. "Mentally, the Bulls have really had our numbers," Pierce said. "To be honest, if I was them Id feel like when they come play the Nets, they feel like they could beat us every time. I think the guys really had pride tonight to say, You know were tired of getting pushed around by the Bulls." Joakim Noah managed just 10 points, six rebounds and one assist for the Bulls, a day after finishing with 13 points, 14 assists and 12 rebounds in his fifth career triple-double. The All-Star centre rolled his right ankle early in the second half of that game and said it hurt after the game, but he was determined to play Monday in his hometown. The Bulls had dominated the first two meetings and beaten the Nets four straight times, but Brooklyn controlled this one most of the way in improving to 12-2 at home since Chicagos rout here on Christmas Day. "We smashed them in the mouth twice, its never going to be easy to come in to tough-minded team and do it again," Bulls forward Taj Gibson said. The Nets scored the first eight points, the last one on Williams free throw after Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau screamed his way to a technical foul after calling time. Their lead grew to 15, but the Bulls trimmed it to 27-18 by the end of the first quarter. Brooklyn led 50-42 at halftime, and Chicago started the second half just as bad as the first. The Nets scored the first seven to take a 57-42 lead when Williams set up Mason Plumlee for a dunk. "I think we had all intentions to play hard, but like I say, it didnt show," Augustin said. "Being down early, you cant come start the game down, you cant start the second half down, so that was our big mistakes, and then the turnovers killed us." NOTES: The Nets 19 steals were their most since finishing with 20 against Indiana on March 21, 1989. ... Brooklyn hadnt scored more than 23 points in a period against Chicago this season and surpassed that in both the first (27) and third (26). ' ' '