The Lakers turned up the D last night as they held the Knicks to 31.3% shooting from the floor and they also outrebounded them 40-32!  The Lakers were also sharp offensively last night as they hit 52.1% of their shots from the floor.  Kobe Bryant led the way again last night for the Lakers with 28 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot.  Pau Gasol also had a solid game with 16 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocked shots.  Steve Blake (11 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists) and Josh McRoberts (10 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals and 2 blocked shots) also pitched in for the Lakers in this game.  The Lakers are now 2-2 on the year.

The Lakers turned up the D last night as the Jazz only shot 32.2% from the floor and it was a big reason for their impressive first win of the season.  Kobe Bryant (26 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot) and Pau Gasol (22 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals and 5 blocked shots) led the way for the Lakers last night.  Metta World Peace filled up the stat sheet off the bench with 14 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot.  The Lakers are now 1-2 on the year.

The Lakers just couldn’t keep up with the Kings last night.  Kobe Bryant led the way for the Lakers in this game with 29 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals.  Metta World Peace filled up the stat sheet off the bench with 19 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot.  Pau Gasol pitched in with 15 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal.  The Lakers are now 0-2 on the season.

The Los Angeles Lakers really choked yesterday at home.  With an 87-86 lead, Kobe Bryant got a pass stolen by Luol Deng that led to a Derrick Rose game winning shot with 4 seconds left in the game.  Until that awful pass, Kobe played a great game…showing no real signs on the court that his shooting wrist was hurting.  Bryant led the way for the Lakers with 28 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals.  Pau Gasol pitched in with 14 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocked shots in this game.  Steve Blake had  a decent game off the bench with 12 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in 25 minutes.  The Lakers are now 0-1 on the season.

The Lakers played like they didn’t care on either end of the court today.  They only shot 37.8% from the floor today while they allowed the Mavericks to shoot 60.3% from the floor and 62.5% from three point range (20 of 32)!  Kobe Bryant led the way for the Lakers today with 17 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist while only shooting 7 of 18 from the floor.  Shannon Brown (15 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists) and Ron Artest (11 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals) also had semi-decent games for the Lakers today.  The front line stunk it up for the Lakers in this game as Pau Gasol (10 points), Lamar Odom (10 points) and Andrew Bynum (6 points) showed no heart at all.  Odom and Bynum were ejected late in the 4th quarter due to cowardly cheap shots on Dirk Nowitzki and J.J. Barea.  This is likely the end of a Lakers’ era as Phil Jackson is going to retire this summer.  The Mavericks pounded the Lakers and sent them home in 4 games!

The Mavericks outscored the Lakers 32-20 in the 4th quarter last night as they appeared to want this game a lot more.  Andrew Bynum led the way for the Lakers last night with 21 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal.  Lamar Odom got the start in the place of the suspended Ron Artest and he filled up the stat sheet with 18 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot.  Kobe Bryant pitched in with 17 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal.  Pau Gasol (12 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists) and Shannon Brown (10 points and 3 rebounds in 19 minutes) also pitched in offensively for the Lakers last night.  The Lakers need to wake up soon or their season is going to be over as they are down 3-0 to the Mavericks in this series.

The Lakers were outscored 42-32 in the second half last night as the Mavericks looked like they wanted this game more….and they got it.  Kobe Bryant led the way for the Lakers last night with 23 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 steals.  Andrew Bynum also had a really good game as he had 18 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 blocked shot last night.  Pau Gasol had another off night as he only shot 5 of 12 from the floor to finish with 13 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot.  Ron Artest pitched in with 11 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocked shots before being ejected from the game with less than a minute to go.  The Lakers are now down 2-0 in this series as it shifts to Dallas for the weekend.

The Lakers were outscored 25-16 in the 4th quarter last night and it did them in.  Kobe Bryant led the way for the Lakers last night with 39 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot.  Pau Gasol (15 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 blocked shot) and Andrew Bynum (15 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 blocked shot in 31 minutes) also had solid games for the Lakers last night.  The Lakers are now done 1-0 to the Mavericks in this series.

The Los Angeles Lakers outrebounded the Hornets 43-30 and they outscored them 58-46 in the second half to pull away from and finish the Hornets last night.  Kobe Bryant led the way for the Lakers last night with 24 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 3 steals.  Andrew Bynum (18 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 2 blocked shots) and Pau Gasol (16 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocked shots) also had really solid games yesterday.  Lamar Odom pitched in with 14 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists last night.  The Lakers finished off the Hornets 4-2 in this series and now they will deal with the Dallas Mavericks starting next weekend.

The Lakers outscored the Hornets 52-39 in the second half last night and they outrebounded them 42-25 which explains the beatdown.  Kobe Bryant shot 8 of 13 from the floor as he led the way for the Lakers last night on a sprained ankle with 19 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal.  Andrew Bynum (18 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocked shots) and Pau Gasol (16 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocked shots) also pitched in for the Lakers last night.  Derek Fisher (13 points), Lamar Odom (13 points) and Ron Artest (11 points) also pitched in for the Lakers in this game.  The Lakers are now up 3-2 in this series as they are back in charge.