Test of the Twin Towers

Sunday night the Lakers were up against the Toronto Raptors at Staples Center and it was a test for Lakers Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum. The 7-foot “Twin Towers” faced off against the Raptors’ giants, Chris Bosh (6-10) and Jermaine O’Neal, on Sunday’s exhibition game and everyone was watching to see how the pair of Lakers would fare. Gasol and Bynum did their job playing against the two frontcourt Raptors and helped lead to Lakers to a 112-98 victory. Bynum has nine points and four rebounds while Gasol had seven points and seven rebounds.

Bynum told the L.A. Times, “It’s a great guage. There definitely are two All-Star players on the other side. It’s definitely a good test.” A test which Bynum and Gasol passed. O’Neal, a six-time All-Star who the Raptors acquired from the Pacers in July, had 12 points and four rebounds. O’Neal only played 42 games last season due to an assortment of injuries. As for Bosh, the three-time All-Star was a member of the gold metal-winning U.S. Olympic team and had 11 points and 11 rebounds on Sunday. Lakers Coach Phil Jackson weighed in on the situation, saying “Both of those players have been All-Stars so they certainly are top-notch players in this league individually.”

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