the nba is a game of runs , lakers got a big run , knicks strike again , lakers tie the game , knicks strikes again , finally lakers strike again and game was over. kobe bryant was awesome in the game , he should have had about 3-4 more assists , he gave everyone wide open shots . kwame and dj mbenga missed about 3 layups . kobe was shooting the ball bad in the the first half but he got 18 pt sin the second half on a very high fg% to help the lakers get the win. sasha was shooting the ball very well , he hit some big shots , odom played well , he need to play like this every game. lakers go on the longest road trip in lakers history , lakers play pistons on thursday.