Rebuilding Lakers the league's early surprise package

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(Reuters) - The unfancied Los Angeles Lakers, without a single All-Star player in their first campaign without Kobe Bryant for two decades, have been the early surprise package in this young NBA season. In the absence of the retired Bryant, who was often accused of being a ball-hog during his stellar NBA career, the rebuilding Lakers have successfully adopted a truly democratic 'pass, pass, pass' mantra while posting a 5-4 win-loss record. Lou Williams led the balanced Lakers with 21 points, 13 of them coming in the fourth quarter, while D'Angelo Russell added 17, Nick Young 16 and Julius Randle 15 as Los Angeles won for the fourth time in a five-game stretch.

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