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Between the Lakers' victories last Thursday against the Chicago Bulls and Sunday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder, they had two practice sessions.

Kobe Bryant scored 26 points, including an astonishing basket from behind the backboard, and the Los Angeles Lakers cruised to a 101-85 rout of the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday night.

The moment that Los Angeles Lakers fans have been waiting for has finally arrived.

The panic quotient is on the rise in Los Angeles after watching the Lakers get smoked in their last two games.A But before this rising tide of panic turns into a full blown tsunami, consider these seven reason why you shouldn't worry about the Lakers' early slump: Pau is going to be healthy eventually - Forgive me if I don't accept it as gospel ...

Friday night. Ty Lawson is the back-up point guard for the Nuggets, after they made the wise decision to draft him late in the first round of the 2009 NBA Draft.

The Lakers gave Trevor Ariza his championship ring Sunday night, but their generosity didn't stop there.

Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum, left, has his shot blocked by Denver Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin in the third quarter of the Nuggets' 105-79 victory in an NBA basketball game in Denver on Friday, Nov.

The Denver Nuggets hosted the Los Angeles Lakers last night in a rematch of the 2009 Western Conference Finals.

As Lamar Odom chatted with a group of reporters before Friday's game, he tried to explain the Lakers ' strategy for keeping their few remaining healthy big men out of foul trouble.

The Los Angeles Lakers ran all over the NBA's speediest team. Kobe Bryant scored 29 points, Andrew Bynum had 26 points and 15 rebounds in his return from injury, and the Lakers put the brakes on the Phoenix Suns' fast start with a 121-102 victory Thursday night.

Andrew Bynum said after Sunday's game that he hopes to return to practice Tuesday and play against Phoenix two days later, but the prognosis for Pau Gasol appears to be far less optimistic.

Kobe Bryant torched OJ Mayo and the Grizzlies all night long , and helped put the game away for good when he returned in the fourth quarter.

It was noteworthy in that it was high praise. But in many ways, it was deserved, because Josh Powell once again delivered for the Lakers off the bench.

Just two seasons ago, the New Orleans Hornets were dangerous, a squad poised to push the Western Conference elites in a way that mirrored Chris Paul's pursuit of an MVP trophy that eventually landed in Kobe Bryant's hands.

The defending champion Los Angeles Lakers are off to a winning start this season but some key injuries have changed the chemistry and player rotation.

Lost in all the reasonable hubbub over the Laker bench's erratic play is the rather steady offense courtesy of Josh Powell.

Kobe Bryant became the youngest NBA player to reach 24,000 points on Friday, as the Lakers guard scored 41 to lead injury-hit Los Angeles to a 114-98 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.

There were two milestones for Kobe Bryant on Friday nightduring the Lakers' 114-98 victory over the Memphis Grizzliesat Staples Center.

An MRI exam revealed that Andrew Bynum avoided serious injury, but has a strained right elbow, making him doubtful for Friday's game against the Grizzlies.

The Mavericks found the zone in their self-reviving win Friday over the Los Angeles Lakers .