The Lakers didn’t play any D yesterday as the Celtics shot 60.3% from the floor and they were also outrebounded 43-30 which didn’t help things at all.  Kobe Bryant led the way for the Lakers last night with 41 points and 3 rebounds on 16 of 29 shooting from the floor.  Lamar Odom filled up the stat sheet with 15 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot yesterday.  Pau Gasol (12 points) and Andrew Bynum (11 points) also pitched in a little bit yesterday.  The Lakers are now 33-15 on the year.

The Lakers looked like they were going through the motions last night.  They were outrebounded 41-36 by the Kings who also shot 51.2% from the floor!  Kobe Bryant led the way for the Lakers last night with 38 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals.  Shannon Brown was solid off the bench for the Lakers last night with 17 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist in 25 minutes on the floor.  Andrew Bynum pitched in with 12 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal last night.  The Lakers are now 33-14 on the year.

31-year old power forward Lamar Odom is back to coming off the bench due to the return of Andrew Bynum.  He doesn’t look like coming off the bench is bothering him one bit.  He has played in 13 games this month for the Lakers and he is averaging 28.7 minutes, 14.8 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game.  Odom is shooting 56.5% from the floor and 41.4% from the three point line so far in January.  Odom has now played in 46 games (31 starts) for the Lakers so far this year and he is averaging 33.6 minutes, 15.6 points, 9.5 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game on 57.5% shooting from the floor!  He has been outstanding for the Lakers so far this year.

The Lakers shot a stunning 62% from the floor last night which is flat out amazing!  They rushed out to a 66-38 lead at the half which pretty much made the second half a moot point.  Kobe Bryant (21 points, 1 rebound, 6 assists and 2 steals in 26 minutes) and Pau Gasol (20 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shots) led the way for the Lakers last night.  Andrew Bynum (19 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 blocked shots) and Lamar Odom (17 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists) also had solid games last night for the Lakers.  The Lakers are now 33-13 on the year.

The Lakers shot 53.4% from the floor and they outrebounded the Nuggets 47-27 on their way to a solid road win.  The Lakers spread the wealth around offensively as they had five players score between 17-19 points last night.  Ron Artest (19 points, 2 rebounds and 2 blocked shots) and Pau Gasol (19 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal) led the way for the Lakers last night.  Kobe Bryant (18 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal), Lamar Odom(18 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists) and Andrew Bynum (17 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocked shots also had very solid games.  The Lakers are now 32-13 on the year.

The Lakers didn’t play any D last night as the Mavericks shot 55% from the floor and that did them in.  Pau Gasol led the way for the Lakers last night with 23 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocked shots.  Kobe Bryant (21 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists) and Lamar Odom (20 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal) also had solid games for the Lakers last night.  Andrew Bynum pitched in with 10 points in this game.  The Lakers are now 31-13 on the year.

The Lakers don’t have much P.T. available for their rookies except in blowout games like the one over the Cavs recently, for example.  22-year old power forward/center Derrick Caracter has played in 29 games (0 starts) for the Lakers so far this year and he is averaging 5.9 minutes, 2.4 points, 1.1 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game.  Caracter isn’t intimidated by the NBA so far as he is shooting 51.9% from the floor so far this year.  21-year old small forward Devin Ebanks has only played in 13 games (0 starts) for the Lakers so far this year and he is averaging 6.5 minutes, 3.2 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game.  Caracter & Ebanks are going to have to be patient and take advantage of the limited playing time that they are going to get this year.  They will continue to improve as players though because they are practicing against some pretty good players.

The Lakers shot 50% from the floor and it helped them hold off the Thunder last night in L.A.  Pau Gasol (21 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocked shots) and Kobe Bryant (21 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal) led the way for the Lakers last night.  Lamar Odom (16 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot), Derek Fisher (15 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals) and Andrew Bynum (10 points, 10 rebounds and 1 blocked shot) also had nice games for the Lakers last night.  The Lakers are now 31-12 on the year.

The Clippers outscored the Lakers 31-21 in the 4th quarter and that’s why the Lakers lost, because the Clippers wanted the game more.  Kobe Bryant led the way for the Lakers in this game with 27 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals.  Andrew Bynum was also really good in this game for the Lakers with 18 points, 13 rebounds and 3 blocked shots.  Pau Gasol pitched in with 13 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocked shots yesterday.  Lamar Odom and Ron Artest pitched in with 10 points apiece.  The Lakers are now 30-12 on the year.

The Nets outrebounded the Lakers 45-38 last night but it didn’t really matter.  Kobe Bryant led the way for the Lakers in this game with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.  Pau Gasol also had a solid game with 20 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 blocked shots last night.  Ron Artest (14 points), Lamar Odom (14 points) and Shannon Brown (12 points) also helped the Lakers’ cause in this game.  The Lakers are now 30-11 on the year.