LOS ANGELES - Kobe Bryant took charge while Shaquille O'Neal again watched in street clothes, posting the fourth triple-double of his career Friday night to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 108-93 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.

Bryant had 33 points, a career-high 15 rebounds and 12 assists as the three-time defending NBA champions won for the first time in three games this season, all played without the recuperating O'Neal and the suspended Rick Fox.

Devean George, starting in Fox's spot, added 13 points and Samaki Walker, filling in for O'Neal at center, had 11 points and nine rebounds.

Andre Miller had 22 points and 11 assists for the Clippers, off to an 0-2 start after losing their season opener to Cleveland two nights earlier. Elton Brand and Corey Maggette added 19 points each.

The Lakers led by as many as 23 points in the second quarter, but the Clippers came back to narrow the gap to 74-67 with four minutes left in the third quarter before the Lakers began to pull away again. They were ahead 85-73 heading into the fourth quarter and the Clippers got no closer than nine points afterward.

O'Neal, who had surgery in September on his arthritic right big toe, went through a light scrimmage for about five minutes on Thursday but a date hasn't been set for his return to the lineup.

Fox is midway through a six-game suspension for fighting with Sacramento's Doug Christie during the final preseason game.

Up by 14 by the end of the first quarter, the Lakers built a 56-33 pad with 31/2 minutes left in the first half. They led 60-41 at halftime.

Bryant had 12 rebounds, eight assists and 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting by halftime.

He had 12 points, nine rebounds and five assists in the first quarter and missed just one of his five shots. He scored eight points in the first 41/2 minutes to start the Lakers rolling to a 34-20 lead by the end of the period.

Notes: The previous rebound high for Bryant, who's beginning his seventh NBA season, was 14. His last triple-double was 23 points, 11 rebounds and 15 assists against Washington last Feb. 12. ... The Lakers have started 0-3 just three times, in 1957, 1960 and 1979 - the season before they got Magic Johnson. ... The Lakers are 116-38 all-time against the Clippers, who moved to Los Angeles in 1984 from San Diego. ... Although no date has been set for O'Neal's return, if he has no setbacks in his recovery, Nov. 12 at home against Atlanta would seem a likely time. The Lakers have three days off before that game after playing a stretch of five games in eight days.