Pau Gasol racked up 21 points, 19 rebounds, eight assists, and five blocks to lead the Los Angeles Lakers over the San Antonio Spurs 101-89 on Monday night.

Los Angeles covered as 2.5-point home favorites, while the game played UNDER the 192.5-point total set by oddsmakers.

Ron Artest netted 18 points for the Lakers, who got 16 points and 10 boards from Lamar Odom in the win.

Manu Ginobili scored 21 points off the bench for San Antonio, while Tony Parker added 20 points and eight assists for the Spurs.

Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: Kentucky meets Alabama, the Thunder take on the Trail Blazers, and the Nets try to avoid embarrassment against the Cavs.

Tipping off on the hardwood . . .

The NBA offers up 11 games on its Tuesday night schedule, including New Jersey at Cleveland. The Nets and Cavaliers have combined for 45 wins so far this season – but New Jersey has just four of them. The Nets fell 99-92 in Detroit in their last game on Saturday, despite Devin Harris’ team-high 21 points. The Cavaliers ran their winning streak to 11 games with a 113-106 home victory against New York on Saturday. LeBron James exploded for 47 points that night.

Also on the NBA hardwood on Tuesday: Minnesota at Philadelphia, Washington at Charlotte, Chicago at Indiana, Houston at Miami, Sacramento at New York, Atlanta at Memphis, Detroit at Milwaukee, Dallas at Denver, Utah at the Clippers, and Oklahoma City at Portland. The Thunder picked up their fifth straight win on Saturday night, getting the 104-95 victory over Golden State behind 29 points from Kevin Durant. The Trail Blazers fell 99-82 on Saturday against the Lakers.

As well, there are five games involving ranked teams on the college basketball schedule for Tuesday, with Tennessee at Vanderbilt, Illinois at Wisconsin, Georgetown at Providence, Purdue at Michigan State, and Alabama at Kentucky. The Wildcats enter Tuesday’s game on a three-game winning streak, as they knocked off LSU 81-55 in their last outing on Saturday. DeMarcus Cousins poured in 19 points in that win. The Crimson Tide have lost six of their last eight games; they were beaten 74-67 by Mississippi in their last outing on Saturday.

Taking a trip around the rink . . .

Finally, there are seven games on the NHL’s schedule for Tuesday, with Florida at Carolina, Nashville at the Islanders, Calgary at Ottawa, Vancouver at Tampa Bay, Detroit at St. Louis, Dallas at Chicago, and Boston at Buffalo. The Bruins finally got back into the win column on Sunday afternoon, as Tuukka Rask made 36 saves in the team’s 3-0 road win over the Canadiens. Boston had been on a 10-game losing streak. The Sabres were blanked 4-0 in Columbus in their last game Saturday; backup goalie Patrick Lalime stopped 21 of 25 shots in the loss.

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