"It was halftime when a Los Angeles Lakers fan thought he would be prophetic.

"Kobe's going to get 40," he said, "and we're all getting tacos."

Kobe Bryant, who eclipsed 30 points in each of his previous three games, only managed 26 points. But the Lakers did their job defensively, giving their fans free tacos Sunday night by holding the Griz to fewer than 100 points in a 90-82 victory at Staples Center.

It was the second straight game in which the Grizzlies (3-5) struggled to score without injured forward Zach Randolph.

"We had to be even on the boards or hold our own, and we had to get off to a good start," Griz coach Lionel Hollins said. "We didn't do either.""