Los Angeles: The NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers produced a second half comeback to beat the Denver Nuggets 95-89 on Sunday, and record their first victory over their Western Conference rivals this season.
Lamar Odom recorded 20 points and 12 rebounds off the bench and Kobe Bryant made up for a poor shooting day with 12 assists as the Lakers came from 11 points down in the third quarter to triumph in a clash of the top teams in the Western Conference.
"Mentally we had to let them know that if we play the right way we can beat them," Odom told reporters after his team had been routed in two previous meetings with the Nuggets.
"Teams you feel like you're going to see down the road, you want to let them know you can beat them."
