22-year old center Andrew Bynum is playing great basketball this season for the Lakers. He has played in 27 games (all starts) for the Lakers this season and he is averaging 31.7 minutes, 15.0 points, 8.1 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.7 blocked shots per game. The great thing about Bynum’s development is that he doesn’t have to be the main man on the Lakers as they have a lot of great veteran players around him. But, I have little doubt that when the Lakers need Bynum to be the dominant player he will be up to the task down the road.

The Lakers outrebounded the Kings 55-48 last night and that helped them outlast them. Kobe Bryant led the way for the Lakers last night with 38 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Pau Gasol also stuffed the stat sheet with 24 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists and 6 blocked shots last night. Shannon Brown pitched in with 15 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist in 28 minutes off the bench last night. The Lakers are now 24-5 on the year.

The Lakers really sucked yesterday as the Cavaliers punished them. The Lakers only shot 36.5% from the floor and the Cavs shot 54.3% which explains the loss. The key bricklayer for the Lakers yesterday was Kobe Bryant who shot 11 of 32 from the floor as he finished up with 35 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals. Ron Artest had 13 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists but he had problems dealing with LeBron James on D. Pau Gasol also had a rough game shooting 4 of 11 from the floor finishing with 11 points and 6 rebounds. The Lakers are now 23-5 on the year.

The Lakers had to fight until the end last night to hold off the pesky Thunder at the Staples Center. Kobe Bryant led the way for the Lakers last night with 40 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals. Pau Gasol had another solid night with 15 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist and 6 blocked shots. Derek Fisher pitched in with 15 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists last night. The Lakers are now an amazing 23-4 on the year.

The Lakers raced out to a 83-62 lead after three quarters before going on cruise control in the 4th quarter. Kobe Bryant led the way for the Lakers in this game with 28 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists. Andrew Bynum also had a solid game last night with 16 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists. Ron Artest pitched in with 14 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists. The Lakers keep rolling along as they are now 22-4 on the year.