Lakers looked pretty good on opening night defeating Portland. Kobe had good across the board numbers with 23 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists, including a nice scoring streak in the second half. Pau Gasol scored all 15 of his points in the first half.
As expected the Lakers bench played well scoring 34 points. Trevor Ariza led them with 11, Jordan Farmar and Lamar Odom had nine points each. The Lakers depth is going to be a huge factor this season. Two of the last three players off the bench used to be starters, thats Chris Mihm and Luke Walton.
The most impressive thing about the Lakers opening game was their defensive effort. They held the Blazers to 76 points on under 35 percent shooting. Holding such a big lead helped them to rest their starters so they should be ready for tonights back to back.
Keywords: Jordan Farmar, Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers, Pau Gasol, Portland Blazers, Trevor Ariza
