Lakers 102, Rockets 94 - It wasn't supposed to be this hard. The Lakers were crushing Houston by 27 points in the fourth quarter. Luke Walton was still hot with 18 points and 7 assists. Kobe was icing his knees on the bench ("almost like Red Auerbach smoking the cigar" as he described it). Then the Lakers stoped scoring. The Rockets pulled within two points and Kobe went back in to ice something else: the game.
Earlier in the game, Lamar Odom sprained his right knee and is expected to be out for awhile. Bad news for the Lakers who are starting a span with 22 away games in the next 32.
Sharks 3, Kings 1 - The Kings continue to get eaten alive in their own division. Two of San Jose's goals came on the power play, and two came from rookie Joe Pavelski. Looking up (way up) at Anaheim, Derek Armstrong remarked, "We're just not good enough." Way to motivate, buddy.
Ducks 5, Panthers 4 - OK, maybe Armstrong had a point. Anaheim has twice as many wins as Los Angeles. They tallied another one thanks to a third period goal to break a 4-4 tie. The Ducks continue to improve on the best start in franchise history.
AP photo by Mark Avery.
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