Doing Lines: David West's Career High of 40 Sinks the Lakers

Every night there are some stupendous, silly, stupid, or downright outlandish individual lines from around the lig. Doing Lines lets you know which one tops the list.

Normally, we use this feature to give you a sampling of great performances from all around the Association. But in this edition, the three best performances of the night all came from a single game: the Hornets' win over the Lakers.

David West tops our list, with his career high 40 points and 11 rebounds. He did this on 14-of-23 shooting, and was the inside force the Hornets needed on a night where Peja Stojakovic and Chris Paul combined to go just 2-of-9 from three-point land. Speaking of Paul ...

If you always have the ball, then you'll have all the assists: Chris Paul's line of 32 points and 15 assists was obviously stellar, but what was even more impressive was the fact that he was responsible for dishing out 15 of his team's 17 assists. His dribble penetration wreaked havoc on the Lakers' alleged defense all night, and of course, West couldn't have put up those numbers unless Paul was around doing what he does.

Let's not forget Kobe: At least in terms of efficiency, Kobe Bryant had the best line of the night. He finished with 39 points on 14-of-22 shooting, while hitting six of his seven three point attempts and finding the time to dish out seven assists. His 20-point third quarter (!) gave the Lakers the lead, but it also exhausted him to the point where he could contribute just two points in the fourth.