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Kobe Bryant scored 33 points on the night the Lakers welcomed back center Andrew Bynum for the win over the Nuggets. www.truveo.com

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Kobe Bryant has no concerns about what kind of contribution Andrew Bynum will bring to the Lakers upon his return to the team. video.yahoo.com

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By rss@youtube.com (minmilessports24) Kobe gives a great performance scores 61 after learning Andrew Bynum will be out for 8-12 weeks. Author: minmilessports24 Keywords: lakers beat knicks kobe bryant scores 61 points msg record fisher odom ariza mvp minmilessports24 lebron james wade chris paul Added: February 3, 2009

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By rss@youtube.com (lalakersfan88) The Los Angeles Lakers took on the Memphis Grizzlies at the FedEX Forum on Saturday, January 31, 2009. The Lakers wont he game 115 to 98 against the Grizzlies. The Lakers were led by Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol. Andrew Bynum freakishly got injured on the right knee again. More info soon! GO LAKERS G...

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By rss@youtube.com (kier0018) Lakers vs. Timberwolves Andrew Bynum and the Lakers prove too big for the T'Wolves as they win in Minnesota, 132-119 Bynum, Lakers too big for T-wolves in 132-119 win MINNEAPOLIS(AP) Andrew Bynum is a big reason why the Los Angeles Lakers have the best record in the Western Conference. And,...

By rss@youtube.com (kier0018) Wizards vs. Lakers Andrew Bynum had 23 points and 14 rebounds to help the Los Angeles Lakers cruised to a 117-97 victory over the Wizards. Lakers rout Wizards 117-97 LOS ANGELES(AP) Andrew Bynum is the first to acknowledge that his two best games of the season came against two of the worst tea...

By info@crackle.com (twogirlsonsports) Jana and Erica discuss the NBA and the return of Andrew Bynum to the LA Lakers. Andrew Bynum (born October 27, 1987 in Plainsboro, New Jersey) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted 10t...

By kambrothers Pau Gasol's return to the court was a good one Thursday night at Staples- 24 points, 13 rebounds- as the Lakers (wait for it...) ran the Bulls (ha!) by a final score of 108-93. The only sour note? Andrew Bynum left the game midway through the third quarter and didn't return, suffering what was cal...

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By kambrothers Pau Gasol's return to the court was a good one Thursday night at Staples- 24 points, 13 rebounds- as the Lakers (wait for it...) ran the Bulls (ha!) by a final score of 108-93. The only sour note? Andrew Bynum left the game midway through the third quarter and didn't return, suffering what was cal...

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By kambrothers Some things these guys said before tonight's game vs. Chicago, the first Pau Gasol will play for the Lakers this season... Andrew Bynum: Q: Are there enough touches for you to keep your early season scoring going? "I think so. I may have to be a little bit more efficient, but I think so." Q: What's it...

By kambrothers Some things these guys said before tonight's game vs. Chicago, the first Pau Gasol will play for the Lakers this season... Andrew Bynum: Q: Are there enough touches for you to keep your early season scoring going? "I think so. I may have to be a little bit more efficient, but I think so." Q: What's it...

By Kelly Dwyer Denver 130, Toronto 112 New Orleans 110, Los Angeles Clippers 102 Phoenix 111, Houston 105 Los Angeles Lakers 106, Detroit 93 Andrew Bynum(notes) came through with 17 points and 12 rebounds, but this was more or less on Kobe offensively. Los Angeles also dominated on the glass, 44-32.

Hmm, could there be some latent frustration in Phil Jackson about Pau Gasol’s slow-to-heal right hamstring? When someone compared Gasol’s acting duties to Andrew Bynum hoisting a Playmate at a Playboy Mansion party while out with an injury last season, Jackson stayed on his roll.

By D 4. Los Angeles Lakers (previous ranking: 3) (7-3)- So Reggie Miller, how’s that 20-1 prediction going for you? Right. Anyway, the Lakers have received great play from Andrew Bynum, as he has played at the caliber of an All-Star starter, but it’s apparent that this team really needs Pau Gaso...

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By The Champ 5. Los Angeles Lakers: Good teams have problems, Pau Gasol’s injury being a 7 foot problem for the Lakers. Luckily, Andrew Bynum looks to be a All Star this season and is picking up some of the slack. But talk of a Kobe Bryant groin injury hurts what I think is the best team in the league.

The center has 19 points in a loss at Denver and 21 in a loss to Houston. Despite the many inconsistencies over the Lakers' last two games, there was one consistent source of scoring: Andrew Bynum .

By kambrothers Well, that sucked. Breakdown below... THREE GOOD : -Andrew Bynum: He was LA's most effective player on the floor, hands down. 21 points on 8-12 from the floor, 11 boards, five blocked shots. Over the course of the second half, he was growing fairly frustrated with a lack of touches. So was I. Bynum on...

By kambrothers Well, that sucked. Breakdown below... THREE GOOD : -Andrew Bynum: He was LA's most effective player on the floor, hands down. 21 points on 8-12 from the floor, 11 boards, five blocked shots. Over the course of the second half, he was growing fairly frustrated with a lack of touches. So was I. Bynum on...

This is the Andrew Bynum everyone has been waiting for. For years the buzz about the young Lakers center has been, basically, "Watch out if he ever figures it out." Well, he figured it out - he is playing like the All Star he wants to be.

By dberri What a difference a day made Twenty-four little hours Brought the sun and the flowers Where there used to be rain Okay, it’s actually snowing in Cedar City.  That aside, yesterday is a bit different from today. And it’s not just the weather that changed.  Yesterday I argued that Andrew Bynum i...

By NBCSports Kobe Bryant scored 29 points, Andrew Bynum had 26 points and 15 rebounds in his return from injury, and the Los Angeles Lakers put the brakes on the Phoenix Suns' fast start with a 121-102 victory Thursday night.

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The Los Angeles Lakers ran all over the NBA's speediest team. Kobe Bryant scored 29 points, Andrew Bynum had 26 points and 15 rebounds in his return from injury, and the Lakers put the brakes on the Phoenix Suns' fast start with a 121-102 victory Thursday night.

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By dberri Jordan Farmar [2007-08]: 0.111 WP48 What of the other players on the Lakers? PG: Derek Fisher [199 Minutes, -0.024 WP48] PF: Pau Gasol [injured] C: Andrew Bynum [200 Minutes, 0.181 WP48] PG: Jordan Farmar [199 Minutes, 0.063 WP48] SG: Sasha Vujacic [55 Minutes, 0.048 WP48]

By kambrothers LAKER NEWS -In case you didn't get the memo, budding All-Star Andrew Bynum will be available for the Lakers' Thursday contest against the Phoenix Suns, 7-1 and the league's biggest surprise. Forum Blue and Gold ran down Fanhouse's Brett Pollakoff to get some insight on how they've found u...

By kambrothers LAKER NEWS -In case you didn't get the memo, budding All-Star Andrew Bynum will be available for the Lakers' Thursday contest against the Phoenix Suns, 7-1 and the league's biggest surprise. Forum Blue and Gold ran down Fanhouse's Brett Pollakoff to get some insight on how they've found u...

By kambrothers There was good news and bad news from Lakers practice Tuesday in El Segundo. First the good: Andrew Bynum was on the floor, declared himself able to play through whatever residual pain is still there now that the swelling has gone down in his injured right elbow and his range of motion is back....

By Chris Manning Press Enterprise: Andrew Bynum said after Sunday’s game that he hopes to return to practice Tuesday and play against Phoenix two days later, but the prognosis for Pau Gasol appears to be far less optimistic. Gasol might miss Lakers’ openerBynum/Gasol could be back with Lakers soonLaker...

By Brandon Beshara After a long summer of anticipation for the start of this season, fall finally came around and I was ecstatic to see Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Pau Gasol, and Andrew Bynum finally take the floor together. I could not wait to see how well they played with each other and how much they...

By Jeff Little The Lakers are back in action tonight; playing host to the New Orleans Hornets at the Staples Center. The 5-1 Lakers are riding a four game winning streak. It appears that the Lakers will go to battle again without two of their big men Andrew Bynum & Pau Gasol. Lakers:

By Chris Manning L.A. Times: Because the healing process has been slow, Lakers center Andrew Bynum and forward Pau Gasol will miss another game. Neither was able to practice Saturday and neither will play tonight when the Lakers face the struggling New Orleans Hornets at Staples Center.

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By Chris Manning Bryant extention negotiations have begun, Lakers feel secure new deal will be signedKobe and Lakers hopeful to sign extension before season begins?BREAKING NEWS: Lakers, Andrew Bynum agree to four-year deal An update on a Kobe extension.

By NBCSports The Los Angeles Times is reporting on its Lakers Blog that Andrew Bynum (elbow) is going to miss Friday's game against the Grizzlies, as expected.

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By Jof Cubol Andrew Bynum back on Sunday?Andrew Bynum to come off the bench; Odom as starterBynum a better Team USA pick than Oden Finally, there is a legitimate third candidate to represent the Lakers in Cowboy Stadium for this year’s All-Star game along with Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol...

By J.E. Skeets Mike Bresnahan, L.A. Times: "The Lakers won another game but might have lost another big man. Pau Gasol(notes) is a little closer to returning, but Andrew Bynum(notes) was injured toward the end of the Lakers' 103-102 overtime victory Wednesday over the Houston Rockets. Bynum was fouled ha...

Kobe Bryant scored 41 points, Andrew Bynum added 17 points and 17 rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers won in overtime for the second straight game, beating the Houston Rockets 103-102 on Wednesday night.

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ROTATION: Starters -- Point guard Derek Fisher, Shooting guard Kobe Bryant, Small forward Ron Artest, Power forward Pau Gasol, Center Andrew Bynum. Bench -- Forward Lamar Odom, Guard Jordan Farmar, Guard Sasha Vujacic, Guard Shannon Brown, Forward Luke Walton, Forward Josh Powell, F...

By Elliott Teaford OKLAHOMA CITY -- Kobe Bryant, playing despite a sore throat, scored 31 points, Andrew Bynum added 22 points and 10 rebounds and Ron Artest scored 20 points and played superb defense on Kevin Durant as the Lakers defeated the Thunder... OKLAHOMA CITY -- Kobe Bryant, playing despite a sore thr...

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By Elliott Teaford OKLAHOMA CITY -- Andrew Bynum scored 16 points and Kobe Bryant had 14 as the Lakers held a narrow lead at halftime tonight at the Ford Center. The Lakers led by as many as 13 points in the first half.... OKLAHOMA CITY -- Andrew Bynum scored 16 points and Kobe Bryant had 14 as the Lakers held a narrow le...

By lex1 Andrew Bynum is Stuck in No-Man's Land The Lakers haven't been sharp against the pick-and-roll this season, and Andrew Bynum has been stuck in no-man's land. Bynum has "more mobility" and is "more willing to go out than Shaquille O'Neal was," Phil Jackson said, but he needs to react more qu...

By Andrew Ungvari If they (the Cavs) don’t accommodate him, he’s going to New York or Miami and they get nothing. But if they do in a sign and trade to save the franchise, they get a young, potential All-Star center in Andrew Bynum. Maybe Lamar Odom as well or Ron Artest. Draft picks, some pieces like Jordan Farmar....

By reebokforthree 1. Los Angeles Lakers The Trio- Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Pau Gasol Plus One- Andrew Bynum 3. Boston Celtics Plus One- Ray Allen 4. San Antonio Spurs Richard Jefferson was obtained during the offseason and brings tremendous experience and leadership to the table for San Antonio.

By reebokforthree 1. Los Angeles Lakers The Trio- Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Pau Gasol Plus One- Andrew Bynum 3. Boston Celtics Plus One- Ray Allen 4. San Antonio Spurs Richard Jefferson was obtained during the offseason and brings tremendous experience and leadership to the table for San Antonio.

Kobe Bryant had 41 points and eight rebounds, Andrew Bynum added 21 points and the Los Angeles Lakers pulled away with 18 consecutive points in the third quarter for a 118-110 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night. Lamar Odom had 11 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists for the defe...

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Kobe Bryant's typical excellence, along with an impressive supporting effort from Andrew Bynum, ensured the Los Angeles Lakers that their championship ring ceremony wouldn't be the lone highlight of the season opener. The Dallas Mavericks would love to find similar help for their own...

There was no championship hangover for these Lakers. Kobe Bryant scored 33 points and Andrew Bynum added 26 on his 22nd birthday as the reigning NBA champions opened defense of their title Tuesday night with a 99-92 victory over the Clippers, their Staples Center co-tenants who played wi...

By J.E. Skeets This team's starting lineup includes Andrew Bynum(notes), Pau Gasol(notes), Ron Artest, Kobe Bryant, and Derek Fisher. Lamar Odom(notes), Luke Walton(notes), and Jordan Farmar come off the bench. Phil Jackson even coaches the outfit.

By Kelly Dwyer Denver Nuggets Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Lakers Andrew Bynum(notes) managed 20.3 points per game and 7.7 rebounds a contest in only 30 minutes a night. So, there's that. Memphis Grizzlies Minnesota Timberwolves New Orleans Hornets Phoenix Suns San Antonio Spurs Utah Jazz

Playing without their injured inside duo of 7-footers Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum, the Los Angeles Lakers routed the Denver Nuggets 106-89 in an exhibition game Thursday night. Kobe Bryant had 23 points for the Lakers (6-1), while Lamar Odom had 17 points and nine rebounds. Carmelo Anthony...

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Kobe Bryant scored 21 points and Andrew Bynum had 20 points and nine rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 113-107 preseason victory over the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night. The game drew a sellout crowd of 10,410 to Citizens Business Bank Arena. Anthony Morrow had 24 points, i...

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Andrew Bynum overcame a cold-shooting start, scoring 20 points and grabbing 13 rebounds to help the Los Angeles Lakers overcome a 15-point deficit and beat the Clippers 114-108 on Sunday night. Shannon Brown made five of his first six shots off the bench and scored 19 points, seven of them...

Andrew Bynum scored 15 points and the Los Angeles Lakers held off the Charlotte Bobcats 91-87 on Saturday night in their first game back at Staples Center since winning the NBA title. Kobe Bryant sat out the fourth quarter after getting 13 points and seven assists in 27 minutes. Ron Artest ha...

By David Friedman(Doc319@yahoo.com) Reasons to mope: The Lakers do not have much to mope about--particularly if they stay healthy--but it should be emphasized that they are not as deep as some people think. The Lakers regular starting five is talented--though not more so than Boston's Hall of Fame-stacked crew or San Antonio's trio of All-Star regulars (Manu Ginobili may not start but he is certainly part of their crunchtime lineup)--but Andrew Bynum is injury prone and inconsistent and Derek Fisher is slowing down. Also, the Lakers' bench--specifically Jordan Farmar, Sasha Vujacic and Luke Walton--did not perform well last year; in the playoffs, Jackson often had to go with a six man rotation with Bynum starting but only playing nominal minutes before Odom took his pl...   [read the full post]

Andrew Bynum scored 20 of his 24 points in the first half to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 98-92 preseason victory over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night. Kobe Bryant had 18 points, four rebounds, four assists and four steals for the Lakers (2-1). Bryant was 6 of 16 from the field for Los...

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By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) On Players Standing Rusty Tendon Staples Slam Online Andrew Bynum, 6th Man? Andre Gomes NBA Preview 2009-2010: Boston Celtics ESPN NBA general managers pick Los Angeles Lakers to repeat, LeBron James as MVP AZ Central Pacific Division champs! The Suns?

By dberri Reviewing the Lakers PG: Derek Fisher [2.6Wins Produced, 0.051 WP48] C: Andrew Bynum [4.8 Wins Produced, 0.158 WP48] PG: Jordan Farmar [-0.9 Wins Produced, -0.035 WP48] SG: Sasha Vujacic [2.7 Wins Produced, 0.099 WP48] What About Bynum? Mathletics, Kobe, and Odom

By Ramona Shelburne Every player wants to grow. Every player has goals,'' Ariza told the Chronicle. ``Every player wants to be the best player he can be. In L.A., they have so many great, great players. Kobe is the best player in the NBA, arguably ever. Pau Gasol. Lamar Odom. Andrew Bynum is coming into his own.

By dberri The Lakers in 2008-09 Derek Fisher: 2,441 min., 2.6 Wins Produced, 0.051 WP48 Andrew Bynum: 1,446 min., 4.8 Wins Produced, 0.158 WP48 Sasha Vujacic: 1,293 min., 2.7 Wins Produced, 0.099 WP48 First the Lakers: The Lakers lose… The Lakers add to their top 10…

By Legacy Whether they rebound, block shots, or just throw down massive dunks, they are usually the players built around championship teams. Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum The best frontcourt of the Western Conference belongs to last season’s champion, the Los Angeles Lakers.

By dberri It all began when the Lakers acquired Pau Gasol.  At the time Andrew Bynum was still hurt.  But I argued that once Bynum was healthy, the Lakers with Kobe Bryant, Gasol, Bynum (as well as Trevor Ariza and Lamar Odom), would be the favorites to win the NBA title.  That was my argument in the midst o...

By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) It was neither easy nor pretty but the Lakers displayed just enough grit, savvy and clutch play to defeat the Orlando Magic 101-96 in overtime to take a 2-0 lead in the NBA Finals. Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 29 points and eight assists, adding four rebounds and two steals, but he also had seven turnovers in a game-high 48:30. Pau Gasol contributed 24 points and 10 rebounds; he scored seven of the Lakers' 13 overtime points, including a key three point play on a feed from Bryant to put the Lakers up 97-91 with 1:14 remaining. Lamar Odom made his presence felt with 19 points on 8-9 field goal shooting, eight rebounds and three blocked shots. Foul trouble limited starter Andrew Bynum to 16:24, so Odom played 45:43. Derek Fisher also did a solid job w...   [read the full post]

By Jaime Quintanilla Well its do or die time for the Los Angeles Lakers. They had a chance to close it out in Houston but now we go back to L.A. for Game 7. Audio - Phil Jackson Postgame Andrew Bynum Postgame Kobe Bryant Postgame Pau Gasol Postgame Spero Dedes Play by Play

By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) 1) The Cavs have at least 12 players who are fully capable of competently playing at least 15 minutes; their 12th man (in terms of minutes played in the first round sweep of Detroit) is Sasha Pavlovic, who started for the Cavs in the 2007 NBA Finals; the Lakers did not even use 12 players in the first round but their 11th man (Jordan Farmar) has been very inconsistent this season, their 10th man (Josh Powell) is a career journeyman, their ninth man (Luke Walton) may miss the rest of the playoffs due to a foot injury, their eighth man (Andrew Bynum) is struggling to regain his form after coming back from a knee injury and their seventh man (Sasha Vujacic) shot .207 from the field (that is not a misprint) versus Utah. Yes, that's right, the so-called d...   [read the full post]

Lakers Line with Money. Matt takes calls and the big talk is the return of Andrew Bynum.

By David Friedman(Doc319@yahoo.com) Dwyane Wade has forced his way into the MVP conversation with his scoring, passing and defensive exploits since the All-Star Game. Assuming that Wade's scoring average does not drop, LeBron James will need to average about 33 ppg in the last 15 games to pass him; Wade has obviously not clinched the crown just yet, but he is in pretty good shape unless he closes out the season with 10 or 15 point outings. Kobe Bryant has been averaging more than 31 ppg since Andrew Bynum got hurt but he only had 11 points in the Lakers' loss to the 76ers and it does not look like he is poised to score the 33-34 ppg he would need to score down the stretch to pass Wade, particularly since Lakers' Coach Phil Jackson has spoken openly of possibly resting Bryant and Pau Gasol...   [read the full post]

By David Friedman(Doc319@yahoo.com) Some people seem to believe/hope that 2008 NBA MVP Kobe Bryant is a lion in winter but during the Lakers' 102-96 win in Houston on Wednesday night Bryant reaffirmed what he declared during last year's playoffs: "Better learn not to talk to me. You shake the tree, a leopard's gonna fall out." Bryant had six first half points on 3-6 field goal shooting but Ron Artest figuratively shook the tree in the second half by verbally and physically jousting with Bryant and Bryant responded with 31 second half points on 11-17 field goal shooting. Bryant's efficient scoring explosion carried the Lakers to an important road victory despite the absences of suspended forward Lamar Odom and injured center Andrew Bynum; Bryant also had a game-high six assi...   [read the full post]

By Jaime Quintanilla David and G end your work week with the recap of the Thunder, and Suns game, discuss how the Lakers are 12-1 without Andrew Bynum, and react to the user comments from last show. Plus, with all this Kobe and Shaq talk, David and G decide to countdown the TOP FIVE Lakers 1-2 combos of all time, and I...

By David Friedman(Doc319@yahoo.com) 1) L.A. Lakers (44-10): The Lakers own the best record in the NBA and have kept rolling along even after starting center Andrew Bynum suffered a knee injury that may end his season. Kobe Bryant leads the Lakers in scoring (27.4 ppg) and assists (5.0 apg) while averaging 5.5 rpg and is thus on track to post his seventh "25-5-5" season, which would tie him with Michael Jordan for second on the all-time list behind Oscar Robertson, who had nine "25-5-5" campaigns. Perhaps the most overlooked aspect about the Lakers' success last season and so far this season is how much Pau Gasol has benefited from playing alongside Bryant. In Memphis, Gasol was the primary offensive option and thus had to deal with double teams on a nightly basis but in L.A. he often gets t...   [read the full post]

By Tim Moore Jason Riley kicked the week off with a terrific installment of Out of Bounds, hitting on all things perfect road trip. Pau Gasol was named Western Conference Player of the Week two weeks after Andrew Bynum received the same honors. This prompts the question: When was the last time two center...

Lakers C, Andrew Bynum, speaks with the media after he injures his knee in LA's win over Memphis.

By Massacre Source: Yahoo! Sports. LOS ANGELES (AP)— Andrew Bynum is the first to acknowledge that his two best games of the season came against two of the worst teams in the NBA. It’s all about gaining confidence and strengthening his resolve for the postseason so that the 7-foot center can be a dynamic...

By Massacre Certainly the recipient of nice passes (including the sweet behind the back dime from Kobe in the 1st) Andrew Bynum looks like he finally figured out that some speed running the floor and getting that early deep post position will get him back to where he and the Lakers need to be.

By David Friedman(Doc319@yahoo.com) The Cavs jumped out to an 18-11 lead but then Gasol and Andrew Bynum each scored and Bryant made his first field goal, a turnaround jumper over Pavlovic, who fouled him. Bryant's free throw cut the margin to 20-17 and the Lakers captured the lead at the end of the first quarter after Bryant fed Sasha Vujacic for a three point shot that made the score 26-24. James opened the second half by nailing a jumper over Bryant but Bryant and the Lakers soon took command. Bryant snared a defensive rebound with his left hand, dribbled down court, went behind his back to shake James and snaked his way to the hoop for a tough layup to put the Lakers up 58-54. By the end of the quarter, the Lakers led 75-66.   [read the full post]

By Kurt Positive plays by Bynum in bold. 6:11 - Offense: Bynum expends zero energy as Kobe has an iso on the other side. Kobe settles for the jumper that won’t go. O2:23 - Bynum uninvolved. D1:33 - Bynum boxes out no one. D1:15 - Bynum barely boxes out Gortat. Lakers get the rebound.

By Massacre LOS ANGELES (AP)— Kobe Bryant scored 31 points, Derek Fisher added 19 and the Los Angeles Lakers rolled to a 130-113 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday night. Sasha Vujacic had 17 points, Pau Gasol had 13 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, and Andrew Bynum chipped in wit...

By Massacre Click here to continue reading … LOS ANGELES (AP)— Pau Gasol scored 28 points, Kobe Bryant had seven of his 18 points in the last 6 1/2 minutes, and the Los Angeles Lakers struggled to a 115-110 victory over the short-handed Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night. Andrew Bynum added 17 points and 11...

Andrew Bynum says that the Lakers didn't get any rebounds after Phil Jackson took him out last night, and he implies that may have led to the loss. He has a point. By my look at the play-by-play, after Bynum sat with 5:31 left in the fourth, the Pacers proceeded to grab nine of the next 11 rebounds....

By Massacre Click here to continue reading … LOS ANGELES (AP)— Kobe Bryant scored 11 of his 29 points in the third quarter before sitting out the fourth, Andrew Bynum had 13 points and 13 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets 104-90 on Friday night. The defending Western Conferen...

By Massacre LOS ANGELES (AP)— Losing a game didn’t sit well with the Los Angeles Lakers. They took out their anger on the Chicago Bulls. Kobe Bryant added 21 points, five rebounds and six assists and Andrew Bynum had 18 points and nine rebounds for the Lakers (8-1), who had three full days to contemplate a...

By Eddie Johnson Boston is the favorite until someone beats them and the Lakers are the favorite in the West, especially with Andrew Bynum back in the lineup, but I don’t want to focus on teams this early. I am targeting players and where they rank coming into this season. 14. Allen Iverson 2. Kobe Bryant

By Kurt Records: Lakers 4-0 Rockets 4-2 Offensive ratings: Lakers 110.7 Rockets 105.2 Defensive ratings: Lakers 88 Rockets 98.6 Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladimir Radmanovic, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum

Contrast this with the Lakers, who were in sync on Tuesday, and apparently so again on Wednesday as they blew out the Clippers. Kobe didn't have to do too much, Andrew Bynum looked only a little lost (although his jump-shot is ugly -- he needs to figure out quickly that he isn't Pau Gasol), Pau...

By Kurt Records: Lakers 0-0 Trailblazers 0-0 Offensive ratings: Lakers NA Trailblazers NA Defensive ratings: Lakers NA Trailblazers NA Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladimir Radmanovic, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum

By Nate Jones Well, that all is likely to change this season, as it looks like the Blazers will be competing with the Lakers for Western Conference supremacy for years to come. At the center of that rivalry will be two talented young big men that most feel will dominate the NBA for years to come.

By dberri It's important to remember, though, that this team only had Andrew Bynum for 35 games.  Furthermore they only had Pau Gasol for 27 contests.  This season the Lakers will probably have Bynum and Gasol the entire season (barring any injuries).  And this means the Lakers are very likely to win m...

By dberri In 2007-08, though, the Lakers once again joined the NBA elite.   Part of this resurgence was tied to the play of Andrew Bynum (see Andrew Bynum is Getting Even).   The Lakers won 24 of their first 35 games with Bynum in the line-up.  And then Bynum suffered a season ending injury and the medioc...

By Matt Moore Unfortunately, based on the word coming out of Lakers camp via the OC Register's Kevin Ding, Bynum's a little behind schedule on that whole "next Kareem" thing. As in, he may not start. The wunderkind is apparently having issues messing with Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom has outworked him in trai...

By Brett Edwards Filed under: Clippers, Kings, Lakers, Suns, Warriors Check out FanHouse's NBA Preview. 1. Lakers 2. Suns 3. Kings 4. Warriors 5. Clippers Most Important Player(s) to their teams' divisional success: Andrew Bynum and Shaquille O'Neal Division's Top Rookie: Robin Lopez

By Brett Edwards Let's start off in Los Angeles, where the Lakers' playoff run last season took place with one of the team's key components on the sidelines. There are always many stories in Laker-land, but a lot of the team's fans seem to be most interested in this one: With the return of Andrew Bynum, do the L...

By kambrothers What a difference a 365-ish days makes. Right around this time last season, Kobe Bryant was barely masking his dissatisfaction with the Laker front office and barely bothering to fake any enthusiasm about kicking off the season. One year (and a blossomed Andrew Bynum/stolen Pau Gasol/so...

By kambrothers The Lakers, as you may have heard, played the Finals at less than full strength. Trevor Ariza was limited coming back from foot problems, and Andrew Bynum was in a suit on the sidelines. Both are back, both are healthy and confident in the state of their once-injured body parts, and the expect...

By Tom Ziller No matter if Lamar Odom, Trevor Ariza, Luke Walton or Vlad Radmanovic start the small forward, Bynum combines with Pau Gasol to create one of the best rebounding lines in the NBA. All those problems competing on the glass against Boston? Gone, just because of Bynum's presence (and its bump...

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) Lakers Center Andrew Bynum has pronounced himself 100% healthy and ready for training camp. Bynum never got to play with Pau Gasol on the team and most Laker fans feel that the addition of a healthy Bynum will put them over the top. I am not sure that will make the difference as when the Celtics played them twice during the season, Perk had little trouble containing Bynum and had a couple of his best games going up against him. In the Athlon preview, they favor the Hornets to win the West and so they obviously feel that the addition of James Posey to the Hornets is more signifcant than the addition of Bynum to the Lakers. Discuss this topic on the Celtics Green Forums!]   [read the full post]

By David Friedman(noreply@blogger.com) NBA Finals The first meeting was a 107-94 home win for Boston on November 23, 2007. That was the 12th game of the season for the Lakers (7-5) and the 11th game for the Celtics (10-1). Andrew Bynum--who is course out of action now due to a knee injury--had just moved into the starting lineup for the Lakers and he finished with four points on 2-7 shooting plus nine rebounds. Lamar Odom also shot 2-7 from the field. The Lakers were still putting their rotation together, as Ronny Turiaf started while Luke Walton and Vladimir Radmanovic came off of the bench. Bryant had a slightly subpar game, 28 points on 9-21 shooting plus four rebounds and three assists. This was the third game in four nights for the Lakers, all on the road. The Celtics had been home since a...   [read the full post]

By Brett Edwards For Laker fans that still might have been holding out hope that you'd see Andrew Bynum back on the court sometime during this post-season, well, you can stop hoping. While the Lakers will be preparing for Game 1 of the Western Conference finals on Wednesday, Bynum is set to undergo arthrosc...

The trade of Pau Gasol to L.A. is the most exciting transaction the Lakers have pulled off since the Shaq signing. First, of course, he\'s a low-post presence to hold the fort until Andrew Bynum gets back. Second, once Bynum gets back, he has the kind of all-around game that should mesh well with...

48 -- The Lakers’ Kobe Bryant scored a season-high 48 points, including the game winner as Seattle lost its seventh straight, this time a 123-121 overtime loss to the Lakers. 55-45 Seattle’s rebounding advantage over the Lakers, who were missing talented center Andrew Bynum (knee injur...

By David Friedman The big difference that everyone can see with this year's team is that young center Andrew Bynum has turned into a legitimate double-double threat. A difference that is perhaps not as noticed by the casual fan but is also very important is the switch at starting point guard from the unreliable Smush Parker to the steady Derek Fisher, who played on three championship teams with Bryant. The Lakers' bench has played very well so far and was strengthened by the acquisition of Trevor Ariza, who adds length, athletic ability and defense. Will the bench maintain this level of play throughout the season? When--not if--injuries hit, can one or more of the bench players temporarily move into the starting lineup without the team suffering a drop in p...   [read the full post]

By David Friedman Bryant sat out the first 6:09 of the second quarter and Denver pushed the lead to as much as 38-21. TNT's Doug Collins talked about how Kwame Brown's injury has had a domino effect, moving Andrew Bynum (12 points, 13 rebounds) into the starting lineup and upsetting the chemistry of the bench. Collins has a point but would a truly good team be that dependent on the contributions of a career journeyman like Brown? The answer to that question is obviously, "No." Bynum is an improving player but he is still inconsistent. Take a good look at the Lakers' top six players other than Bryant in terms of minutes played per game: Lamar Odom, Derek Fisher, Andrew Bynum, Luke Walton, Jordan Farmar, Vladimir Radmanovic. How many of those guys would be a top seven...   [read the full post]

A 24-second video clip that shows disgruntled Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant badmouthing GM Mitch Kupchak and teammate Andrew Bynum is available for viewing on a Web site, but for a small fee.

Lakers: Is Farmar Expendable? By Eric Pincus for HOOPSWORLD.com Jul 18, 2007, 15:28 A deal that would likely be very interesting to the Wolves would include Jordan Farmar, Andrew Bynum and Joakim Noah (along with expiring contracts).