06:41 PM ET  03.04 | The Los Angeles Lakers squeezed pass the Atlanta Hawks 99-98 Monday night on a game winning shot by Kobe Bryant with 9 seconds left in the game. Kobe had 34 points. Nash had a double-double 15 points and 10 assists. Dwight Howard showing his defensive intimidation and aggression had 15 rebounds and 11 points. The three Musketeers of the Lakers bench Jamison, Blake and Meeks are playing their most consistent basketball of the season with Blake going for 8 points 5 assists, and Jamison going for 10 points and 8 rebounds. The Lakers go on the road for back to back games starting with the Thunder on Tuesday followed by the P Birds of New Orleans on Wednesday. With 22 games left in the regular season for the Lakers every game gets more important with each passing day. Pau Gasol is in the training room and the hopes are that he can return for the last four or five game of the season. The Lakers can move up a little bit in the pacific division if they get some help from the Milwaukee Bucks when they play the Jazz in Milwaukee. The Lakers are 2 1/2 games behind both the Jazz and the Rockets for a playoff spot. THE BASKETBALL MIND FREEZE RUMORS are at a frenzied wacky pace this weak: The Miami Heat will be changing their name to KING JAMES AND THE MIAMI PARLA-FUNK MOB. George Clinton of Parliament-Funkadelic was robbed of 20 gold laced diapers. The culprit was heard chirping like a bird as he rolled off in a Cadillac Escalade with the name Bird Man on the license plates. Magic Johnson was heard saying forget the million dollar slam dunk challenge. Lets bring in King James and The Miami Para-Funk Mob for a Funk Concert at Dodger Stadium. Coach D'Antoni was heard yelling it's one thing that we can't beat Miami in basketball, but now were getting mind freaked by a King James and the psycho wacko dump chumps video? Kobe Bryant was heard telling Steve Nash we need you to come up with a dope video. Nash was heard responding peace of cake. We get some cowboy hats and diapers and some of our wives makeup and high hill boots and it's on and Kraken. Vic the Brick Jacobs was heard telling Nash I got a couple of purple Lakers Afro wigs you can use. FEELING YOU! TOTAL BASKETBALL MIND FREEZE!