Andrew Bynum started for the Lakers on Wednesday night for the first time since his return from offseason knee surgery.

Los Angeles beat New Orleans 103-88, snapping a three-game losing streak.

"We knew we were gonna have to make this move eventually, getting Drew out there on the floor," explained coach Phil Jackson. "It was going to take a little bit of a experimental stage, a "getting to know you" stage again. Fortunately, we came through it with flying colors. I thought it would be much more clumsy than it happened to be. So we're happy with that."

Bynum received some therapy and ice Thursday morning, but experienced no pain or swelling.

"The longer you're out there on the floor, the more comfortable you're going to be and the more in shape you're gonna get," Bynum said. "Everything just sorta works itself out."