Lakers can outscore teams in the regular season and can give up a load of points in the process. I knew Phoenix's newfound defensive prowess was suspect, though to be fair this is Shaq's first game. Losing Marion hurt their D some, no doubt.
79-75 with 6 minutes to go in the 3rd? Neither team is ready for championship basketball.
When they asked Kobe about the importance of this game tonight he stated that it was just like any other regular season game. If it's not important to him why has he played every minute so far with no rest?