How rare is this picture of Kobe Bryant donning Laker purpleQuite

Indonesia's economy is expected to grow by 5 percent in2009, slowing down from 6.2 percent in 2008. But typically commercial lenders are slower to pass on thelower interest rates to borrowers. How rare is this picture of Kobe Bryant donning Laker purpleQuite.Just four of the defending champs' first 21 games this season come on the road. With an NFL -like record of 13-3, L.A. Los Angeles Lakers (13-3, Last Week: 5)The Lakers' six-game win streak hasn't come against great competition: Detroit, Chicago, Oklahoma City, New York, Golden State, and New Jersey.It's about to get tougher, however, with their next four coming against New Orleans, Miami, Phoenix, and Utah (all at home, of course).2. Orlando Magic (14-4, Last Week: 2)Dwight Howard and company made a huge statement Thanksgiving night by going into Atlanta and crushing the Hawks 93-76.Superman lived up to his nickname, posting 22 points, 17 rebounds, and four blocks. 3. Phoenix Suns (14-3, Last Week: 3)Who would've thought that the NBA's best record would belong to the Phoenix Suns after one month of the seasonJason Richardson has been the guy the Suns thought they were getting when they traded for him last season, averaging 18 points per game on ridiculous 46 percent shooting from three-point range.4. Boston Celtics (13-4, Last Week: 7)The Celts have reeled off a nice little four-game winning streak since their tough loss to Orlando.On another note, is Rajon Rondo ever going to learn to shoot free throwsRondo is a horrid 10-26 (38 percent) from the stripe this season.Can you really afford to have your franchise point guard on the bench in crunch time because he can't shoot free throws5.

Cleveland Cavaliers (12-5, Last Week: 6)The Cavs, who beat Dallas Saturday night, get a nice little rest before their next game Wednesday night.They'll face the Suns, in a game not being broadcast on national TV.Shouldn't they be able to flex games like this into the television schedule6. Atlanta Hawks (12-5, Last Week: 1)The soarin' Hawks have come back down to earth a bit with losses in three of their last four games.Josh Smith's numbers are still stellar, and he's going for 16 points, nine rebounds, 1.6 steals, and three blocks per game.7. Dallas Mavericks (12-5, Last Week: 4)It's amazing how well the Mavs have fared so far with all the injuries they've had to deal with.Erick Dampier's absence due to a mysterious illness is a shame, since he'd been off to a great start before going down, going for eight points, 10 rebounds, and two blocks a night.8. Denver Nuggets (12-5, Last Week: 8)Carmelo Anthony was completely unstoppable in scoring 50 points against the Knicks, shooting 17-28 from the floor and 15-16 from the stripe.Quite the head-scratcher last night for Denver, however, losing to horrible Minnesota on their own court.9. Portland Trail Blazers (12-7, Last Week: 10)The Blazers are the only team currently in the Western Conference playoff picture that doesn't score 100 points per game.However, that isn't a problem when you allow just 90 per game, tops in the West.10. San Antonio Spurs (9-6, Last Week: 16)The Spurs appear to be back on track after winning five in a row.They'll be tested in upcoming games with Boston, Denver, and Utah.11.

Utah Jazz (9-7, Last Week: 13)Carlos Boozer is helping his free agent stock in a major way.He's averaging 20 points, 11 rebounds, and is shooting 55 percent from the field.12. Miami Heat (9-7, Last Week: 12)December is a huge month for the Heat.Miami will face all but one of the teams currently in the playoff picture in the West, starting Tuesday night in Portland.13. Houston Rockets (9-8, Last Week: 11)Those scrappy Rockets have taken down a couple of Goliaths so far, but in order to stay in the race, they're going to have to beat the teams that they should.The back-to-back games at the Clippers and Warriors this week are the kinds of games the Rockets have to have.14. Milwaukee Bucks (8-7, Last Week: 9)After two years away from the NBA, Ersan Ilyasova has become quite the player for the Bucks.This year, he's averaging 12 points and eight rebounds a game while playing fantastic defense.However, the Bucks have lost four straight after starting off so well.15. Oklahoma City Thunder (9-8, Last Week: 15)OKC lost 100-91 at home to Houston Sunday night.The loss marks the franchise's 12th consecutive loss to Houston, dating back to their Seattle days (remember those).16. Charlotte Bobcats (7-9, Last Week: 24)Despite their unimpressive record, the Bobcats are in seventh place in the Eastern Conference.They've quietly won four in a row, including a surprising win over the Cavaliers last Friday.18.