<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Kobe told Phil Jackson he wasn't going to play in Friday's game 20 minutes before tipoff. And KB's teammates stepped up in his absence, with four Lakers posting career highs in L.A.'s 106-95 victory over Atlanta.Luke Walton knew he had emerge as a leader with Kobe out, and posted a career-best 25 points. Mo Evans, who started in Bryant's place, scored 22 points, also a career high. Throw in Jordan Farmar's 15 points and Kwame Brown's seven assists, and you see how several Lakers picked up the slack to help get the win.And Lamar Odom, who was battling a head cold, assumed the role of initiator on offense and crashed the glass hard, swiping 15 rebounds.Los Angeles wraps up its home stretch of game Sunday with a battle against the Southwest Conference leading San Antonio Spurs.</div>http://news.kb24.com/Four players with carear highs. :rock:
Pretty good. Hopefully this becomes a trend, where the role players can really moderate the team's performance.But as long as they win I'm still happy.
As I said before it's good to know Kobe's teammates can play well with and without him. I hope this continues all season long.
Big props to Bynum, Kwame, Luke and LO...They have been playing great. Hopefully Lamar can be an all star this year. :worthy: ??Lamar stats: 18.4?PPG,?9.10?RPG,?5.1?APG,<span style="color:#ff0000">?<u>EFF?+22.00</u></span>
