‘Member?: Lakers Squeak By In H-Town

Whas happened in sports last night.

• NBA: Los Angeles needed all of Kobe Bryant’s 33 points and Trevor Ariza’s 14 off the bench to overcome the seemingly resurgent Rockets club. Houston got 24 points off the bench from Carl Landry and from wunderkind Von Wafer (who was originally drafted by the Lakers), but in the end it wasn’t enough. Lakers 105, Rockets 100 [LA Times]
• NFL: Norv Turner actually has a winning record in the playoffs, but his loss last weekend to the Steelers made him shed four assistant before next year. [Sporting News]
• EPL: Chelsea’s Luiz Felipe Scolari is tired of all this damn losing. [Guardian UK]
• NBA: Portland better prepare to open up those pursestrings as Memphis signs Darius Miles and he plays his first game. [commercialappeal.com]
• La Liga: Jozy Altidore’s happy in Spain and doesn’t want to go anywhere. [NY Times]