Lakers beat Clippers for second season victory

The Lakers are coming big this season with the power trio of Kobe Bryant, Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol. They are the NBA champion-runner ups and are ready to prove that they already have a reserved spot at the next NBA finals.

Los Angeles first ruin the debut of Greg Oden with the Trailblazers with a victory over Portland, and now they just ruined the debut of Baron Davis with the Clippers on their 117-79 victory against the… you know, the other basketball LA team.

The Lakers defense was a dominant force one more time, holding the Clips to only a 36.7% shooting percentage.

Kobe Bryant finished with 16 points, Derek Fisher had 15, Andrew Bynum finished with 12 and 7 Lakers ended with double digits.

O the other side of the fence, Baron Davis finished the night with 11 points and 13 shots. (David was probably unconsciously looking for Elton Brand over the court with no signs of him).

Sure, Kobe is the dominant man in the Lakers, but we all know that such spot is reserved for Andrew Bynum (it cost 80 million dollars to the Lakers to keep him on the team), and now that Bynum will be playing along with Pau Gasol, they will become a power duo among the trio.

Now that Bynum is active on the team, Gasol has moved to Power Forward while Bynum is set to be a more defensive man for now.

Now the competition is on the small forward position with Lamar Odom as the clear man to assume the position, but Vladamir Radmanovic and Luke Walton are also ready to play it, we’ll have to wait and see who is going to remain as full time starter.

All in all we can expect a lot from the Lakers, and with two wins in a row, they are surely motivated at this season opening.