Mike Bresnahan, LA Times

Beyond all the points, rebounds and assists, one statistic has been sneaking up on Kobe Bryant and Lamar Odom — minutes played.

The Lakers have been tucking away victory after victory, including a 108-104 overtime nailbiter Sunday against Dallas, but Odom and Bryant haven’t been getting much rest because of the Lakers’ injuries.

Odom played 48 minutes against the Mavericks and Bryant played 51, chunks of time that were even larger than usual because of the five-minute overtime.

The uptick in minutes was on Coach Phil Jackson’s mind as the Lakers again played only three reserves Sunday — Ronny Turiaf, Sasha Vujacic and Jordan Farmar.

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