| 03 March 2010
Well that's more like it! LA stomp down hard on a "lesser opponent", beating the Pacers 122-99 (tacos intact!), and maintaining the Pacer's winless record at the Staples Center. There was a lot to smile about. Kobe had yet another abysmal shooting night, but managed to get to the charity stripe 15 times (hitting 14)... Andrew Bynum looked stronger and more aggressive, Ron Artest defended with bulldog-tenacity again - dominating Granger, and Pau Gasol did his best Pau Gasol impersonation - yet another double/double. Hell, even Fish was good - hitting 50% of his 6 3pt attempts.
Jordan Farmar got in on the act, providing energy off the pine and even bettering Fish at 3s (3-4 for 75%!), and adding 19 pts. Shannon Brown too - with an added 12, and one HUGE block on Dahntay Jones in a 3rd period that the Lakers completely dominated: outscoring Indiana 38-17.
But the thing that was most impressive was the minutes played by starters. Pau lead all comers with a meager 32 minutes. It's outings like this that make me smile - the starters get to rest and the bench gives a damn good contribution.
Next up for LA - a back-to-back on Thursday/Friday with games at Miami and Charlotte.
