LAKERS won on defense, pure hustle and will power. Never let up attitude. LAKERS couldn't hit a shot in the 3rd quarter but only gave up 13 points in the 3rd. Great attitude, share the ball and defense, will take you a long ways. Get Kobe back and Kaman back can't hurt either. Kobe has to fit in with the style of ball the LAKERS are playing for this to keep getting better. Same style with Kobe as closer.
I think they can win consistently. They're young but they have good chemistry. Hustle, share the ball, play good defense. Don't turn the ball over, Best bench around. The problem is the young part. they haven't played a lot together. But as the season goes on they should beat the good teams. Kobe will be the X factor. How well he fits in with sharing the ball and not holding it for one on ones too much. Gasol looks like a new man with a new attitude. What the hell happened? Lakers are deep and hustle. Just need more time to play together. And that will happen.
I keep saying cohesive teams have a chance to beat more talented ones, and this season's Lakers are a classic example of that. It's something IMO that should be a rallying cry for these guys...