"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."

With a heated battle last night, including five ejections, the Lakers aren't slowing down.

Early in the 4th potential 6th man of the year -- Jason Terry -- pushed Steve Blake as he was driving to the hoop. This caused an angry exchange of words, and restraints from players and coaches.

Steve Blake, Matt Barnes, Jason Terry, Brendan Haywood, and Shannon Brown, were all ejected.

This did not slow down the Lakers one tad bit.

The Black Mamba was furious, he did his infamous finger wave, which means you don't mess with purple and gold.

Kobe Bryant finished with 28 points, Lamar Odom outsed Jason Terry with a double-double. Andrew Bynum finished with 18 points and 13 boards.

The Lakers are tied for the second best record with the Chicago Bulls.

Los Angeles is inching closer and closer on the Spurs. The Spurs lost to the Celtics last night, which puts the Lakers two and half games back out of first.

The Mavericks have learned a valuable lesson, for their potential second round matchup against the Lakers. Don't mess with the Lakers.

You'll get euphanized.