Let me get this out of the way - this ref crew sucked. Particularly old man Jack Nies.

Now, on to the good stuff. This was a good, bordering on great gut check game.

Tayshaun - he's got his share of faults, but he's been pretty clutch as of late. His D was decent, but his offense came together at the right time these last two games. He was terrific at the end game tonight.

Chauncey - He was the PG tonight. He didn't really try to take over as much, but this was actually a fairly efficient game for him.

Rip - He got the wrong end of the foul calls a lot, and he was cooking early. That Odom knee knocked him off his axis a little bit though. His D on Kobe was good.

Sheed/Dice - Not much, really. I really didn't feel that Rasheed was into the game all that much, but he did get a jumper with about 4 minutes left that helped get us the W. His D will always be constant, however. Dice grabbed a couple key rebounds and putbacks as well.

Stuckey - He's out of the struggle tunnel now. He's rounding into form, and CB got a lot of rest as a result. Good game by the rook.

Affllalo - Really took it to Kobe. He's looking a lot more confident out there. He's hitting his shots as well, including 3's. That, and his D will get him more time as the season goes on. Good game.

Amir - Energy. He's got a lot of it. He's rounding into form very nicely, and as long as he gets PT, he will continue to improve. He's already capable of energizing his teammates, and his hustle/rebounding have been big. If he can cut down on the fouls, he'll get a lot more PT. I think Flip would've kept him in 'til halftime if he hadn't picked up his 2nd foul.

Maxiell - Better game than he's had the last few. Good hustle.

Jarvis - Decent game. He only got 11 minutes, so there isn't much of a sample size.

Good win. One of the best this season, definitely. Except for maybe a bit of lethargic play, I don't have a thing to complain about. That has something to do with the fact that we won in spite of the refs, but slso because I loved that Flip pulled his starters in favor of the bench in the fourth against a good Lakers team. That was a big part of us getting the win. Good job Flip.