Never let anyone tell you that the NBA is predictable. The Los Angeles Lakers entered Monday's contest against the Golden State Warriors with little in their favor. For one thing, the Warriors came into the game with the league's best record at 23-3 and a 2-0 mark against the Lakers already this season, with both wins coming by more than 20 points. The hosts were also to be without Kobe Bryant as he missed his first game of the season for rest . No matter your opinion on Kobe — and it's easy to argue he's hurting the team with an average of 14 missed field goals per game — the fact is that this team is short on talent regardless of their health. A matchup against the best team in the league would seem like a considerable test. Pretty much nothing went as planned. The Lakers dominated early and often with leads of 10 points after the first quarter, 15 points after the second, and 22 after the third on their way to a 115-105 win , easily their most impressive game of the season despite a late run from the Warriors bench. Things went so well, in fact, that the Lakers' good fortune even extended to the between-quarter entertainment. In the break between the third and...