The Lakers destroyed the Spurs on Friday Night in L.A. The Lakers did it with good offense (54.9% FG%) and even better defense (34.5%) which explains the beating they put on the Spurs. Kobe Bryant led the way for the Lakers with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Lamar Odom stuffed the stat sheet with 20 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 blocked shots. Jordan Farmar pitched in with 14 points and 2 rebounds off the bench. The Lakers are now up 2-0 in this series as it heads to San Antonio.

The Lakers were down 20 points at one point last night and they came back to win the game when they outscored the Spurs 24-13 in the 4th quarter. Kobe Bryant led the way for the Lakers with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists. Pau Gasol stuffed the stat sheet with 19 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocked shots. Vladimir Radmanovic only played 24 minutes last night but he did a solid job scoring 10 points and grabbing 5 rebounds. Sasha Vujacic played 32 minutes off the bench and he finished with 10 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists. The Lakers take a 1-0 lead in the Western Conference Finals.

The Lakers didn’t get a lot of production from first round pick (G) Javaris Crittenton, but, he was the key in the Pau Gasol trade so last June’s Draft has to be graded as very positive. Forward Coby Karl didn’t play very well but he didn’t get much of a chance to show what he could do. Karl played in 17 games (0 starts) for the Lakers this season and he averaged 4.2 minutes, 1.8 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. Karl only shot 34.6% from the floor and he likely won’t get more playing time unless he shoots better.

The Lakers built a 86-70 lead after three quarters and they needed it to hold off a furious 4th quarter rally from the Jazz. The Lakers shot 50% from the floor which negated the fact that the Jazz outrebounded them 52-38 in this game on Friday. Kobe Bryant led the way for the Lakers in this game with 34 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Pau Gasol was also solid with 17 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 blocked shots. Derek Fisher pitched in with 16 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals. The Lakers finished off the Jazz 4-2 and await the winner of the Hornets-Spurs series.

The Lakers outscored the Jazz 30-23 in the 4th quarter on Wednesday Night to run down a victory in L.A. Kobe Bryant led the way for the Lakers with 26 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals. Lamar Odom also had a good game finishing with 22 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocked shots. Pau Gasol also stuffed the stat sheet with 21 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 blocked shots. This win gave the Lakers a 3-2 lead in this series.