VIDEO: Kobe Bryant scores first points since December

For the first time since Dec. 17, Kobe Bryant is on the board.

Bryant's return from two serious leg injuries in the past 18 months has been well-documented, and on Tuesday night he took the floor as the Los Angeles Lakers opened their 2014-15 campaign against the Houston Rockets.

It took a missed layup and 3:23 for it to happen, but Bryant managed to get his feet wet with a 21-foot jumper relatively early on:

What could be a trying season for Bryant and the Lakers is at least off to a decent start, with Bryant looking spry and shot-happy. You expected otherwise?