Cheers!! Our Lakers are back! We watched a game last eve. that is a reminder of what all our team depicts. Lakers win 106 to Utah's 92! We were ahead entire game and it was a joy to see everybody playing as they always used to do..Granted their battle with Utah was on their home court which I imagine was a big help.The 5 games away from home was no where near the fashion we were used to seeing them play and lost 3 games during these times away from home court. Anyway, Pau Gasol was assertive and pushed for shots that were not always easy ones, Kobe Bryant made nearly all of his free throws, Jordan Farmar and Derek Fisher took turns entertaining us and the witty Ron Artest showed us his muscles & then kissed them besides& lent a note of levity to the game. Luke Walton will be gracing the court again too we are told for Sunday's upcoming game.We are all so pleased to hear Kobe Bryant signed a 3 yr. contract to remain a Laker.He will be 35 when this contract is again to be reconsidered. Starting (as I said before) when he was but 17, we always did think he would remain a Laker player and perhaps even end his career a Laker. Hearsay has it that Pau Gasol's brother, Marc Gasol, with the Memphis Grizzlies, is out on injury & not to be playing for the rest of the season. Our coach Phil Jackson is beginning to wonder if he will remain with our team or not. Physically he might find it better to pass on the torch, but with Kobe Bryant remaining a Laker possibly he will sit and think this over once again. We'll just have to wait it out & see. Sunday is Easter and Lakers play at Staples center at 12:30. Breath of fresh air from last nights game so we at least have a nice break & will see what Sunday brings us. Babs Wells