Out of Body: Battier dominates Kobe, Lakers in final minutes

The first half was playing out like every other Rocket game we've seen this season. They keep their head above water in the first and watch helplessly as their opponent starts to pull away in the second. But something changed Wednesday night, and when it got down to the final minutes, the most unlikely of candidates took over the contest. Shane Battier scored 11 points over a two-minute span as the Rockets shut the door on the Lakers at crunch time, pulling out a 109-99 win a...