Pre-Game Ramble: Lakers v. Spurs

With only 3 regular season meetings with the spurs and leading the season series 2-0, the Lakers have clinched a season series victory over the Spurs for the first time since 2003-04 season (3-1). The Lakers have not swept a season series from San Antonio since the 1997-98 season (4-0). In 37 career games including 32 starts against San Antonio, Bryant is averaging 24.6 points per game while in his 6 games against the Spurs dating back to last season, he is averaging 31.3 points per game. In addition, Horry was a teammate of Kobe Bryant for all three Lakers championships from 1999-2002,

Starting for the Lakers: Odom, Radmonovic (in for an injured Walton), Bynum, Parker & Bryant.