Gasol and Odom Continue to Step Up in Bynum’s Absence

Many Lakers fans were worried when Lakers’ center Andrew Bynum’s injury left him out of the game, but Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom have stepped up and filled the gap left by Bynum. Bynum suffered from a torn medial collateral ligament in his right knee Jan. 31 when the Lakers played Memphis, and since then the Gasol-Odom team have been delivering just what the Lakers need, combining for 27 points on 12-for-21 shooting, 33 rebounds, 15 assists and four blocked shots Tuesday in the Lakers’ 96-83 victory over Atlanta at Staples Center.

Odom told the L.A. Times, “We play good basketball together off each other. You don’t see too many guys in the frontcourt, one at center and one at power forward, get a combined 15 assists. It shows the level we can play basketball at and out depth as a team. We’ve got good all-around players on this team.” Gasol weighed in as well, telling the Times, “I think we combine each other well. We both are skilled players and good passers and we’re unselfish. We’re working a triple-double with 12 points on six-for-10 shooting, 13 rebounds and 12 assists. It was the third triple-double of his career.” To read the full article, go to the LATimes.com.

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Posted in General on February 18, 2009

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