With the playoffs rapidly approaching, and Andrew Bynum sidelined by a knee injury for the third straight year, it's time to ask a painful question for Laker fans.
If Bynum can't come back at full strength, are the Lakers the favorites to win the Western Conference any more?
There hasn't been this much panic in Laker-land since Kobe Bryant told Stephen A. Smith that he wanted to be traded back in the summer of 2007 , and for good reason.
Since Bynum went down with a strained Achilles tendon on March 19 , the once near-invincible Lakers look suddenly mortal. Very mortal.
The Lakers, who've gone 13-8 since the All-Star break, were on a six-game winning streak when Bynum went down against the Timberwolves.
Since Bynum's injury the Lakers are 3-3—with two blowout losses coming at ...
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Without Andrew Bynum, Are the Lakers Still Favorites to Win The West?
Posted: 1st April 2010 by Bryan Toporek in NBAComments Off on Without Andrew Bynum, Are the Lakers Still Favorites to Win The West?