Bynum's Bum Knee Is Bad News for Lakers

Filed under: Lakers, Suns, NBA Injuries, NBA Playoffs

LOS ANGELES -- There has been no air of invincibility around these Lakers.



There have been spurts of championship-worthy stretches intermixed with a workmanlike approach, savvy veterans at almost every key position and the game's most heady coach keeping everyone in their proper mental space. But in these Western Conference finals, against these dangerous Phoenix Suns, the defending champions looked primed to move ahead once again in large part because of a frontcourt that no team can match.



As Xs and Os advantages go, it would be the latest tactical reason the Lakers would move on, but yet another masking agent of the Lakers' true being. Sans that overwhelming, indomitable competitive spirit, the Suns -- the thinking went -- simply couldn't combat this long and talented trio of Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum and Lamar Odom.



And then Bynum limped off the Lakers practice facility floor Saturday.

 

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