Kobe Bryant scores 28 as Lakers drop Mavs; five ejected

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    In case there was any doubt, the Los Angeles Lakers showed they aren't going to be knocked around during their quest for a third straight NBA championship.

    When push comes to shove, they can be physical with the best of them. Just ask the Dallas Mavericks.

    Kobe Bryant scored 28 points, Andrew Bynum had 18 points and 13 rebounds, and the Lakers defeated the Mavericks 110-82 in a testy affair in which five players were ejected Thursday night.

    In what was a possible preview of a second-round playoff matchup, this one had a postseason flair to it. Early in the fourth quarter, the Lakers' Matt Barnes and Steve Blake and the Mavericks' Jason Terry and Brendan Haywood were thrown out following a shoving match under the basket. Los Angeles' Shannon Brown was later ejected in a separate incident.

    "This is a family here," Barnes said. "So if someone comes and hits your brother, pushes your brother, then you definitely have their back. And that's the case here."

    Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=310331013
     

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