LA Lakers Improve to 4 and 0 without Kobe Bryant

Shannon Brown pick ed up the slack with a career high 27 points and 10 rebounds against Warriors. Kobe Bryant rests his ankle again, but the Lakers continue to win.  The first surprise came earlier in the day, when Kobe Bryant decided he would not play against the Golden State Warriors.   Then the outcome of the game itself was in doubt, the Lakers stumbling Tuesday against the hapless Warriors, who entered with punch line-inspiring credentials of a 14-37 record, 4-22 on the road.   But the Lakers hemmed and hawed their way to a victory, 104-94, another testament to their ability to win without Bryant as much as the Warriors’ inability to win, period. Article written by By Mike Bresnahan