the two-time nba defending champs are picking up steam at the right time. did the lakers pull it off? yeah, you know what, reggie, they certainly did. and this was certainly the game to do it in, as well. they were facing the team with the best record so far this season. that is, of course, the spurs. and, you know, this is not an easy team to face at home either. the spurs were actually on a franchise record home winning streak of 22 games when they went into this one. let s show you the highlights. kobe and his teammates had already lost to the spurs twice this season. but the lake esrs did make a fa start, 13 up in the first quarter. then let s move on to the second part with a three-pointer. and that was his first of the season. he scored 21 points overall. but kobe was the lakers main man and back to lamar odom after the fast break.