"As Metta World Peace goes, so go the Lakers.

Their second unit, anyway.

He's been hit or miss this season, metta or messy, scoring 19 points one game but following it up a few days later with no points on 0-for-8 shooting.

Lakers Coach Mike Brown made a move already at small forward, replacing Devin Ebanks with Matt Barnes in the starting lineup. He continued to have faith in World Peace.

Brown likes him with the second unit because he can find his own shot there, no longer competing with Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum for touches."