The Lakers played great defense last night holding the Hornets to 36.5% shooting from the floor and that was a big reason for the ease of this win. Kobe Bryant led the way for the Lakers in this game with 28 points and 2 rebounds. Shannon Brown has really effective off the bench as he scored 15 points and he dished out 2 assists in only 19 minutes in this game. D.J. Mbenga got the start at center for the Lakers in this game and he finished up with 10 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocked shots in 29 minutes. The Lakers are now 6-1 on the year.

The Lakers shot 50.5% from the floor and they outrebounded the Grizzlies 49-37 which explains the easy win last night. Kobe Bryant led the way for the Lakers in this game with 41 points and 4 rebounds. Ron Artest filled up the boxscore with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Josh Powell had his best game of the year for the Lakers with 13 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists in 23 minutes off the bench. The Lakers are now 5-1 on the year.

The Lakers won a hard fought battle in OT against the Rockets in Houston last night. Kobe Bryant led the way for the Lakers in this game with 41 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Andrew Bynum was a force in the middle in this game for the Lakers last night with 17 points, 17 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocked shots. Ron Artest (15 points, 6 rebounds) and Lamar Odom (14 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals) also pitched in with solid games for the Lakers last night. The Lakers are now 4-1 on the season.

The 31-year-old Kobe Bryant is not satisfied with only four rings, as he has shown early this season he is on a mission for his fifth.  He has gotten the Lakers off to a 4-1 start and he hasn’t limited himself to just scoring, although he is leading the league with 33.2 points per game.  He is also averaging 6.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and a league leading 3.2 steals.  Kobe once again has been getting it done down the stretch, as he has led the Lakers to two straight OT victories.  Kobe and the Lakers look to be the favorites in the West once again and don’t be surprised if Kobe adds another ring to his finger at the end of the season.

The Lakers shot 52.1% from the floor last night and that really helped them eke this game out last night in Oklahoma City. Kobe Bryant led the way for the Lakers in this game with 31 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. Andrew Bynum had another outstanding game last night for the Lakers with 22 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. Ron Artest had his best game as a Laker so far with 20 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals last night. The Lakers are now 3-1 on the season.

The Lakers are very happy with the way that starting center Andrew Bynum is playing right now. He has started 3 games for the Lakers this season and he is averaging 35.3 minutes, 20.3 points, 8.7 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 1.0 blocked shot per game. The Lakers will watch his minutes when Pau Gasol comes back as they need to keep Bynum healthy this season.

With Pau Gasol out for a few games to start the season due to a hamstring injury the Lakers have inserted Lamar Odom into the starting lineup at power forward. He has started 3 games so far this season for the Lakers and he has averaged 12.3 points, 11.0 rebounds, 6.7 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot in 39.3 minutes per game. The depth of the Lakers has been damaged due to Gasol’s injury but at least they have a player the quality of Lamar Odom to pitch in.

The Lakers shot 52.9% from the floor and they built a 98-76 lead after three quarters before cruising to victory. Kobe Bryant led the way for the Lakers in this game with 41 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 steals. Andrew Bynum was effective in this game for the Lakers with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 2 blocked shots. Ron Artest was a busy body last night with 12 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocked shots. Lamar Odom again filling in for the injured Pau Gasol finished up with 11 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists. The Lakers are now 2-1 on the season.