The Lakers outrebounded the T-Wolves 51-44 and they held them to 38.9% shooting from the floor to cruise to an easy win. Kobe Bryant led the way for the Lakers with 30 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals. Lamar Odom had a great game to back Kobe up with 18 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists. Both Chris Mihm (10 points, 10 rebounds, 2 blocks) and Andrew Bynum (10 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks) gave the Lakers great production at center in this game. The Lakers are now 3-2 on the season.

The Lakers were stung by the Hornets last night as they just couldn’t keep up. Kobe Bryant led the way for the Lakers with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Ronny Turiaf also had a solid game with 15 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists. Andrew Bynum had another solid game with 8 points, 13 rebounds and 2 blocked shots off of the bench. The Lakers are now 2-2 on the season.

The Lakers wanted this game more than the Jazz did as they outrebounded them 40-32 and they shot 55.8% from the floor which were two large keys to victory. Kobe Bryant filled up the stat sheet with 33 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocked shots. Derek Fisher had a solid team against his ex-buddies. He made 13 of 14 free throws and he finished with 19 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists. Andrew Bynum was outstanding in 19 minutes before he fouled out. Bynum scored 15 points, grabbed 9 rebounds and dished out 2 assists. The Lakers are now 2-1 on the season.

The Lakers came to Phoenix with a chip on their shoulders and they kicked the Suns butts! The Lakers shot an amazing 56.5% from the floor and they also outrebounded the Suns 54-34. Vladimir Radmanovic led the way for the Lakers with 19 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in only 23 minutes on the floor. Kobe Bryant only scored 16 points….but he also had 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. Andruw Bynum was outstanding off of the bench with 14 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists in 23 minutes. The Lakers are now 1-1 on the season.

The Lakers had all kinds of issues in this game and it’s amazing that they even had a chance to win this game. The Lakers were outrebounded 49-37 in this game as they couldn’t stop Yao in the paint. Still, Kobe Bryant tried his best to pull out a miracle win on opening night. Bryant finished with 45 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Derek Fisher was the only player that helped Kobe out on offense. He scored 17 points, dished out 2 assists and stole the ball 4 times. The rest of the Lakers only scored a combined 31 points and that’s a big reason why they are 0-1 right now.