http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091028/ap_on_sp_bk_ga_su/bkn_clippers_lakers]Lakers beat Clippers 99-92 in season opener (AP) [/URL]



AP - There was no championship hangover for these Lakers. Kobe Bryant scored 33 points and Andrew Bynum added 26 on his 22nd birthday as the reigning NBA champions opened defense of their title Tuesday night with a 99-92 victory over the Clippers, their Staples Center co-tenants who played without injured No. 1 overall draft pick Blake Griffin.