The Lakers outrebounded the Warriors 51-36 and outscored them 28-18 in the 4th quarter and those are the two big reasons they won this game last night. Kobe Bryant led the way for the Lakers with 42 points and 8 rebounds. Maurice Evans added 14 points. Brian Cook had a decent game with 13 points and 3 rebounds. Andrew Bynum had a monster game with 10 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocked shots.

The Lakers improved to 27-15 on the season with this win. http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270122013

The Lakers have played so well as a team that you would never realize that they’ve been playing without two starters, but they have. Lamar Odom is the #2 player on this team without Kobe, so the Lakers should take off starting Friday when he returns. Odom is averaging 17.5 points, 8.7 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game this season but somehow the bench players have made up for it. Kwame Brown will also return to the starting lineup. He was a little easier for the Lakers to replace as young Andrew Bynum played well in his absence. But, Brown will be welcomed back as he was averaging 8.7 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. Brown & Bynum combined gives the Lakers one good center.

The Lakers got beat on the boards 46-37 by the Hornets and that hurt them last night. Kobe led the way for the Lakers with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Maurice Evans had a solid game off the bench with 23 points and 7 rebounds.

The Lakers fell to 26-15 on the season with this loss. http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270120003

The Lakers looked tired last night after beating the Spurs in San Antonio on Wednesday Night. The Lakers played no defense as they allowed the Mavericks to hit 54.5% of their shots from the floor and the Mavericks outrebounded the Lakers 53-28 and that’s why they got thumped. Kobe Bryant came to play as he scored 26 points, grabbed 3 rebounds and dished out 5 assists. Jordan Farmar had a great game off the bench with 17 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals.

The Lakers fell to 26-14 on the season with this loss. http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270118006

This was the Kobe Bryant show as he wouldn’t let his team lose last night. Bryant scored 34 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and dished out 8 assists. Vladimir Radmanovic (13 points) and Maurice Evans (11 points, 5 rebounds) each played well off the bench to support Kobe.

The Lakers improved to 26-13 on the season with this win. http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270117024