Andrew Bynum today was meeting with his doctor, and by watching Bynum last night the Lakers are in trouble MAJOR trouble. Without Bynum, they are losing length, a guy Kobe can get the ball into inside, and a second wall of defense. They let Glen "Big Baby" Davis absolutely dominate them in the second half. Big Baby's 18 points were key for the Celtics win in Game 4.
Without Bynum, Gasol is going to have to cover twice as much ground on defense because you never know what your going to get from Lamar Odom; one night he can be one of the best players on the floor and the next night they should just put in Adam Morrison because Lamar wont do anything.
If Bynum can't start and Lamar has to, that makes the Lakers bench have to play one of the best games they have played all year. I have never felt strong about the Lakers bench; Farmar didn't get on loose balls, Sasha Vujacic just can't do anything, Luke Walton has just disappeared. Shannon Brown has been all right, not great though.
But this is what you are losing with Bynum this year he is averaging 15.0 ppg 8.3 rpg -almost a double-double a game. The Lakers no that the Celtics haven't even ...
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