Beating the weak still important

The one thing I can take out of the Lakers/Jazz game on Tuesday is that it's important for the Lakers to pound on the weak teams.

The Jazz are not playing good basketball right now, and the Lakers took advantage of their lack of play. The Lakers have been winning lately, but they haven't looked great doing it. The game against the Jazz last night was the first time the Lakers have looked good winning in a while, at least since they played Cleveland.

I had a feeling Derrick Fisher would step up early on and hit a couple of shots. He really helped get the ball rolling for the Lakers dominate early. Lamar Odom was also a key factor during the game. He's continually been a player the Jazz have not been able to deal with the last three years. Phil Jackson also deserves a lot of credit for getting Kobe out of the game early on and letting the bench take over.

As for disappointments, I hand the sombrero to Pau Gasol. He did some good things only because the Jazz struggle against him. Other than that I think he was kind of lackadasical throughout the game. Also, Shannon Brown was almost removed from being my desktop picture for missing that wide-open dunk, but I forgive him. Brown is still my favorite Laker right now.