The Lakers beat the Clippers Tuesday Night because Kobe had a special night. Kobe scored 40 points, grabbed 5 rebounds and dished out 5 assists. Lamar Odom had another good game with 18 points and 6 rebounds. Smush Parker had one of his best games of the season with 15 points and 4 assists. Luke Walton had a good all-around game with 12 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 blocked shots. Kwame Brown provided muscle off the bench with 10 points and 14 rebounds.

This was a nice win over the Clippers that improved the Lakers record to 8-3 on the season.