The Los Angeles Lakers have lost four games in a row for the first time since April 2007, Pau Gasol has a strained hamstring and Andrew Bynum is still a few weeks away from returning from his latest knee injury. That still isn't enough reason for Kobe Bryant and Phil Jackson to panic.A loss to the stumbling Sacramento Kings at Staples Center might do the trick, but the Lakers will be looking for an eighth consecutive win against their Pacific Division rivals Friday night as they look to snap out of their recent doldrums.Los Angeles (13-6) seemed to take personal offense to the idea it might not be favored to win a third consecutive championship after the cast Miami assembled in the offseason. 湖人队已经连续输掉四场比赛，这是球队自2007年4月以来首次4连败，加索尔的腿腱受伤，拜纳姆还需要几周时间才能归来。但对科比和杰克逊来说，这不是需要恐惧的理由。输给目前表现不好的国王队可能会让事情变得更糟，但湖人队会希望在周五的比赛中战胜对手，从而使自己走出失败的泥沼。湖人队目前13胜6负，对于热队本赛季重组后，湖人队难以第三次卫冕冠军这事，湖人队可能有自己的看法。
The Lakers averaged 111.5 points in winning 13 of their first 15 games, but haven't cracked triple digits in their past five. Los Angeles let a seven-point lead slip away with seven minutes to play in a 109-99 defeat at Houston on Wednesday. Bryant, who had a game-high 27 points, wanted nothing to do with the notion that his team isn't as good as it initially thought."How do you know how good we think we are? We're fine," Bryant said. "Are we going to win a three-peat today? Probably not, but the (expletive) is not played today."His coach agrees."Concern? It's way too early in the season, and we've got a long ways to go," Jackson said. "We've got some guys struggling and need to get better."Getting Gasol some rest might be a start. The All-Star big man averaged 22.8 points during the Lakers' first 14 games but just 13.8 while shooting just 40.0 percent in his last five contests. He also tweaked his left hamstring Tuesday in Memphis, and said it continued to bother him Wednesday. Gasol is listed as day-to-day, but with Bynum and backup Theo Ratliff already out, the 7-footer claims he's preparing to go Friday -- even though the Lakers don't play again until Tuesday.If Gasol can't go, rookie Derrick Caracter will likely make his first NBA start after playing a total of 108 minutes.Gasol has averaged 23.3 points and shot 63.7 percent during Los Angeles' seven-game winning streak against the Kings (4-12), who certainly wouldn't mind seeing him joining Bynum on the sidelines. 湖人队平均每场拿下111.5分，前15场比赛赢了13场，但之后他们过去5场再也没有得分超过100分。湖人队在周三输给火箭队的比赛中，在比赛还有7分钟结束前还领先7分，但最后还是99：109不敌对手。科比拿下全场最高的27分，根本不愿意去想球队不如最初想象得那样。“你怎么知道我认为我们认为自己多好？我们没事”科比说，“我们会赢得比赛？也许会，但我们今天没有打出来。”主教练同意这一看法。“担心？现在担心赛季表现还太早了，我们还有很长的路要走。”杰克逊说，“我们有些家伙现在表现不好，我们需要变得更好。”让加索尔获得休息也许是个不错的开始。这个全明星球员前14场平均拿下22.8分，但之后只有13.8分，命中率下降到40%。加索尔还在周二与灰熊的比赛中扭伤了，但这在周三的比赛中继续对他造成了影响。
Sacramento has lost 11 of 12, a stretch that began with a 112-100 home loss to the Lakers on Nov. 3 as Bryant finished with 30 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds. The Kings are averaging just 83.8 points during their latest skid, which hit five after a 107-98 home loss to Indiana on Tuesday."It's frustrating because of the losing and all of the negativity," guard Luther Head said. "Going into practice it's like there's a black cloud. It's tough but you just have to keep pushing."The KIngs also have concerns in the frontcourt. Starting center Samuel Dalembert is questionable with right knee tendinitis, while rookie DeMarcus Cousins was kicked out of practice Monday for unspecified disciplinary actions.Cousins seemed to at least respond against the Pacers, scoring a season-high 20 points.If Dalembert can't go, Cousins -- who had 11 points in 20 foul-plagued minutes in the loss to the Lakers last month -- will start. 国王目前4胜12负。过去12场输了11场，他们的输球开始于11月3日以100：112不敌湖人的比赛。那场比赛科比拿下30分、12次助攻和10个篮板。过往在过去12场平均得分才83.8分，他们在周二的比赛中以98：107主场不敌对手。“这很让人沮丧，因为失败和负面消息。”后卫海德说“训练的时候也是很低沉。这很难，但你得继续”。国王队的前场也有麻烦。中锋达勒姆波特因为右膝受伤能否出场还不知道，新秀卡森斯在周一因为纪律原因被禁止训练。他似乎在与步行者的比赛中因此受到刺激，拿下了赛季最高的20分。如果达勒姆波特不能出场，他将先发出场，而他在上次与湖人的比赛中，在受犯规困扰的20分钟里拿下了11分。
