The Lakers like what they are seeing in reserve point guard Jordan Farmar.

He has settled into the team's second unit and is getting more comfortable in his role.

"I'm just more at peace, really, with my job and my role right now at this stage of my career," Farmar said recently. "In the future things may change. I may get more of an opportunity, but I'm here to try and help this team win a championship."

He is averaging 10.8 points on 56.7% shooting in his last five games.

"He's playing better on the offensive end and on the defensive end," assistant coach Brian Shaw said. "I think a lot of it is just a direct result of putting more effort into it. I'd still like to see him pick up the opposing team's point guards a little bit more consistently [on defense]."

Farmar is in the final year of a contract that pays him $1.9 million.