The Los Angeles Lakers are rolling right along in Kobe Bryant's absence and will go without their All-Star guard for the sixth consecutive game on Tuesday against the San Antonio Spurs. Lakers coach Mike Brown said Bryant is continuing to show marked improvement from the tenosynovitis injury to his left shin that has sidelined him since April 7. The Lakers went 4-1 in their first five games without Bryant, which included an impressive 98-84 win in San Antonio -- owners of the West's best record at 43-16.
