Lakers First Win in a Season

The Los Angeles Lakers finally got their first win after five straight losses to open the season. "I know the city probably feels good about it," said Byron Scott, who got his first victory as Lakers coach after they rallied to beat the Charlotte Hornets 107-92 on Sunday night. The party atmosphere didn't extend to the Lakers' locker room. "They were all pretty quiet," Scott said. "What I said was, 'OK, that's one.'" Kobe Bryant and Jeremy Lin each scored 21 points, and Carlos Boozer added 16 as the Lakers left Philadelphia as the NBA's only winless team at 0-7. "We got to start somewhere," a subdued Bryant said. Lin and Boozer's offense dominated the third, when the Lakers were down by seven before a 25-6 run sent them into the fourth leading 76-64.