MEMPHIS, Tenn. jerseys from china . - It took two overtime periods, but the Los Angeles Lakers eventually made sure the Memphis Grizzlies stayed behind them in the Western Conference standings. Andrew Bynum had a season-high 37 points and 16 rebounds, Kobe Bryant scored 22 of his 34 points after halftime, and the Lakers beat Memphis 116-111 in double overtime on Tuesday night. The Lakers entered the game a half-game ahead of Memphis, which had won 12 of 15, for the third spot in the West. "Theyre a young team, theyre hot, and they were coming for our spot," Bynum said. "We had to defend it, and we did that." Pau Gasol added 14 points and eight assists for the Lakers, who won their third straight. Bynum and Bryant accounted for the Lakers last 10 points after Steve Blake connected on a 3-pointer to open the second extra period. Bynum went 15 of 18 from the field. Bryant said Bynums performance was indicative of a change the Lakers have made in their offensive approach, running more things through the 7-foot centre. "The big games he had at the start of the season, he was having good games, but he wasnt being featured," Bryant said. "This is different. Were featuring him, and were looking for him to make plays out of double-teams, and make plays for others, not just himself." Marreese Speights led the Grizzlies with a season-high 25 points, while Marc Gasol finished with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Tony Allen had 18 points, and O. J. Mayo scored 14, but was 7 of 25 from the field. Mike Conley finished with 10 points and 11 assists for Memphis. The Grizzlies took an early lead in the second overtime, but the Lakers clicked off six straight points, including a pair of baskets by Bynum, for a lead they wouldnt relinquish. "We played a great game, and we should have won the game," Memphis coach Lionel Hollins said. "We had a few mental lapses at key times. As Im always telling those guys, its the small things that win or lose games." Memphis played without leading scorer Rudy Gay, who was still suffering from concussion symptoms after a blow to the head in Sunday nights game at Denver. The biggest difference in the game was at the free throw line, where the Lakers were 28 of 34, while Memphis hit all five of its free throws -- two of them on technicals called against Metta World Peace and Bryant. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the discrepancy in free throw attempts matched a Grizzlies franchise record dating to April, 1999, when the Seattle SuperSonics shot 29 more free throws than the then-Vancouver Grizzlies. Memphis led 80-71 entering the fourth after outscoring Los Angeles 28-20 in the third behind 15 points from Speights. During that time, Memphis built its largest lead of the game at 72-55 just past the midway point of the period. "I thought our guys a few times during the course of the ballgame could have folded," Lakers coach Mike Brown said. "Thats just not in their makeup. .Theres never a panic with this group. The group just stayed the course, stayed the course and stayed the course." Consecutive jumpers from Bryant cut into the lead early in the fourth, and when Bynum got free for an alley-oop dunk, the Lakers were within 88-86 with 5:40 left. Speights scored on a rebound basket for a 95-90 lead with 2:28 left. But Bryants 3- pointer tied the game at 95, then he fed Gasol for a dunk, giving the Lakers a 97-95 lead with 50 seconds left. Marc Gasol scored inside for Memphis with 36.1 left, tying the game at 97 at the end of regulation. Bynums dunk with 1:20 left in overtime tied it at 103. The Grizzlies carried a 52-51 lead into the halftime break on a 3-pointer by Quincy Pondexter with 26 seconds left after an intensely played first half that saw the Lakers commit 10 turnovers while shooting 50 per cent. Bynum was dominating inside, hitting 7 of 9 for 18 points. Bryant was 4 of 5, while adding 12 points. The Grizzlies opened the second half on a 20-4 run, keyed by 13 points from Speights. Then Memphis began misfiring and Bryant started to score. Allen, Memphis top defender, was saddled with fouls and Pondexter had Bryant much of the time after intermission. "The toughest thing defensively is not getting discouraged when he makes shots," Pondexter said. "Weve all seen him through the years, and when he makes shots, you cant get discouraged." But it was Bynum against Marc Gasol in a battle of Western Conference All-Star centres that was the most intense matchup. And, in the end, Bynum, who entered the game averaging 23.8 over the last four games, carried the night. "Theyre trusting me now," Bynum said of his teammates. "Theyre just looking to get me the ball. When I get it, Im doing decent things with it. Cutting down the turnovers. But its part of learning and being a dominant player." Asked how long Bynum can keep the pace, Bryant replied: "He can do it every night. Hes been doing it every night." NOTES: Pau Gasol was booed like every other Laker in the pregame intros, despite his years in Memphis. ... Sam Young started in place of Gay. ... Derek Fishers 3-pointer from the left corner with 5:16 left in the first quarter put him over 10,000 points for his career. .The crowd of 18,119 marked the Grizzlies third sellout of the season. ... Memphis lost for the first time this season after surpassing the century mark. The Grizzlies are 12-1 when scoring 100 points. .The Lakers are now 8-14 on the road. They won at Minnesota on Friday and with the win over Memphis have consecutive road wins for the first time since Jan. 29 and Feb. 3. .Memphis set a franchise record with 116 shots from the field, and it was a season high in the league. wholesale jerseys . -- During the Magics recent struggles one of the few constants has been the offence provided by Arron Afflalo. nfl jerseys china . 7 San Diego State avenged its only two losses of the season by upending eighth-ranked BYU, 72-54, to capture its second straight Mountain West Conference Tournament title. http://www.bootiedock.com/ . Manager Davey Johnson said left fielder Bryce Harper would not be suspended or fined by Major League Baseball for being ejected in Sundays 6-2 win at Pittsburgh. cheap nfl jerseys . Viewers in the Habs region can watch the game on TSN Canadiens beginning at 7:30pm et/8:30pm at. The game can also be heard live on TSN Radio 990 and TSN.ca/Montreal. Ironically, Ribeiro is playing his sixth season in Dallas but has not appeared in Montreal either due to scheduling or injuries. cheap jerseys . -- Kyle Wiltjer had his first career double-double, finishing with 23 points and 12 rebounds in Kentuckys 88-50 win Saturday over Lipscomb.NEW YORK -- Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom nearly fell at the start. Preakness winner Shackleford faded in the stretch. The Belmont Stakes was up for grabs. And it was 24-1 long shot Ruler on Ice who delivered a huge upset Saturday in the final leg of the Triple Crown, splashing his way to a three-quarter length victory over Stay Thirsty. As expected, Shackleford led from the start but when the field of 12 turned for home in the 1 1/2-mile Belmont, he tired in the muck as long shots Ruler On Ice and Stay Thirsty passed him by. "Ruler wasnt slowing down," winning jockey Jose Valdivia Jr. said. "It was a great feeling the last sixteenth of a mile." The much-hyped rubber match between Shackleford and Animal Kingdom never developed on a rainy day at Belmont Park. Shackleford finished fifth, while Animal Kingdom had a frightful start, never moved into contention and finished sixth. Jockey John Velazquez nearly fell off Animal Kingdom when the horse was bumped on his right side by Mucho Macho Man just after the start. He somehow managed to get his left foot back into the stirrup, but by then it was too late. Animal Kingdom had dropped more than 13 lengths off the lead, and did well to finish in the middle of the pack. Barry Irwin, president of Animal Kingdom owner Team Valor International, took to his Facebook page later to criticize Isnt He Perfect, blaming the last-place finisher for starting the chain reaction that took his horse out of the race. "Mud didnt cost AK the Belmont," Irwin wrote. "At the break, Isnt He Perfect came over at the break, intimidated Mucho Macho Man, who slammed into Animal Kingdom so hard that our colt nearly went down. Our jockey lost his left iron, which was not corrected until the turn. We never had a chance. Isnt He Perfect had no business being in this race and he screwed it up for a lot of horses today. Classics are no place for amateurs." An elated Valdivia, riding in his first Belmont, described the final seconds of the race while on the gallop back to the winners circle. "Im a couple of yards from the wire and Im thinking, Oh my God, oh my God, Im going to win the Belmont," he said. A crowd of 55,779 turned out hoping to see a stretch showdown between Animal Kingdom and Shackleford -- the first Derby vs. Preakness winners in the Belmont in six years. But that vanished once the Derby winner was knocked around in a bad bit of racing luck. "It was unbelievable," Velazquez said. "They came over on me and clipped heels and I almost came off. I had a horrible trip. No way was he going to make up that mmuch ground. nfl jerseys china. Hes still a great horse." The Belmont has a history of surprise finishes, from spoiled Triple Crown attempts to stunning shockers. Only two favourites have won since Thunder Gulch in 1995, and long shots have been the norm. Last year, it was 13-1 Drosselmeyer, two years ago Summer Bird at 11-1, and three years ago Da Tara at 38-1. Birdstone spoiled Smarty Jones bid for a Triple Crown in 2004 at odds of 36-1 and Sarava ended War Emblems Triple try in 2002 at 70-1 odds. The win left Lori Hall, who owns Ruler On Ice with her husband George, shaking. "It was amazing, because we really were the underdog," she said. Ruler On Ices victory makes it three years in a row a different horse has won each of the Triple Crown races, and next year it will be a 33-year gap since Affirmed swept the Derby, Preakness and Belmont in 1978. Ruler On Ice, trained by New Jersey-based Kelly Breen, did not run in the first two legs of the Triple Crown. The three-year-old didnt have enough graded stakes earnings to qualify for the Derby, but vindicated his trainers faith by defeating a field that included the first seven finishers in the Run for the Roses. He became the second gelding, along with Creme Fraiche in 1985, to win the Belmont. The winning time for the oldest and longest race in the Triple Crown was a slow 2:30.88. While Shackleford and jockey Jesus Castenon shot to the lead from the outside No. 12 post, Ruler On Ice stalked him all the way around the track. Stay Thirsty and Brilliant Speed were close behind but they werent going to catch Ruler On Ice once he took over with about an eighth-of-a-mile to go. Ruler On Ice, a temperamental sort fitted with blinkers for the first time to keep him focused, returned US$51.50, $26 and $13.60. Stay Thirsty, owner Mike Repoles second-best three-year-old behind the sidelined Uncle Mo, paid $19.40 and $10.80. Brilliant Speed was third and returned $7.90 to show. The $2 win payoff is the eighth highest in Belmont history. Saravas $2 win payoff of $142.50 is the record. Nehro, second in his last three races, including the Derby, was fourth, followed by Shackleford, Animal Kingdom, Mucho Macho Man, Santiva, Monzon, Master of Hounds, Prime Cut and Isnt He Perfect. Shacklefords trainer Dale Romans said before the race he expected his colt to break first and then see how far he can go. It wasnt far enough. "He had it his way," Romans said. "We had it the way we wanted. He just didnt hang on. Were so proud of the way he performed. I was down, but I would never get too down running at this level of race." ' ' '