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The Lakers shot fantastic from the floor (54.8%) and out-rebounded the Raptors 43-36. Kobe Bryant had a great game with 31 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists. Luke Walton helped out with 12 points & 4 rebounds. Smush Parker (11 points) and Lamar Odom (10 points & 5 rebounds) each pitched in on offense.
The Lakers have improved to 6-3 on the season.
The Lakers played a great game last night. The Lakers raced to a 49-30 lead at the half and cruised to victory in the second half. The Lakers also played great defense and held the Grizzlies to 38.4% shooting from the floor.
Kobe led the way with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Lamar Odom was awesome last night with 20 points, 16 rebounds and 7 assists. Andrew Bynum had a good game in the paint with 11 points & 7 rebounds. Smush Parker also had a solid game with 10 points, 6 assists and 3 steals.
The Lakers moved to 5-3 on the season with this victory.
Chris Mihm has had more surgery to his injured ankle and will miss 5-8 months putting his season in jeopardy. Look for Andrew Bynum and Ronny Turiaf to get all of the minutes Mihm would have and they need to step up and take charge. Both of them have played well so far this season.
Kwame Brown will be the starter for the Lakers this season. Brown is a good rebounder and a decent defensive player when he wants to be and Phil Jackson will have to unlock that talent on a regular basis. Brown has averaged 7.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game over his NBA career.
Chris Mihm (who will be out for awhile with injury) has turned into a decent player with the Lakers. He has gotten tougher after getting pushed around early in his career with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Mihm has averaged 8.0 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game over his career.
Andrew Bynum will get alot of minutes until Mihm returns. Bynum has excellent tools but he is a raw player. Bynum is being tudored by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and it has shown in his early play this season. Bynum only averaged 7.4 minutes per game as a rookie, scoring 1.6 points and grabbing 1.7 rebounds per game.
It looks as if the Lakers are going to give Luke Walton an opportunity to start. Walton is a hustle-type player that is very fundamental in his approach to the game. Walton has averaged 3.6 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game over his career, but he really hasn’t gotten much playing time. Walton seems to play well without the ball, and with Bryant & Odom on the court alot of the time with him…he won’t get the ball much.
Vladimir Radmanovic will be the back-up and he will provide instant offense off of the bench for the Lakers. Radmanovic is a fine shooter (38.2% career 3-pointers) that will stretch the defense when he’s on the court. For his career, Radmanovic has averaged 10.2 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.
