Per usual in their six-plus seasons together, Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol were clicking at the same time in a 108-103 victory over Toronto.
Bryant scored 23 points (6-of-12), while also collecting six assists. Each of his half-dozen buckets came in the paint, where he took eight shots.
But it was Gasol who was in the leading role, pushing the Lakers to victory with 30 points (12-of-22), seven rebounds and a pair of blocks.
Bryant had the offense going early by handing out four assists in the first quarter. By the time the period was over, L.