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 Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 10:02 pm Post subject: LA Daily News Blog: Coverage of the Lakers vs Wiz game |
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LA Daily News Blog: The Lakers should have finished off the Washington Wizards in the first quarter Tuesday, especially after opening the summer-league game with a Doron Perkins’ 3-pointer, a Jordan Farmar 3-pointer and an Andrew Bynum alley-oop dunk.
It was 8-0 after only 70 seconds, the Lakers on their way to a 13-point lead against a Washington team with only six players. Too bad there was another 46 minutes, 50 seconds to play at the Pyramid.
The Lakers weren’t able to finish off the Wizards in a 132-123 victory until Farmar, Bynum and J.R. Pinnock all checked back in with 7:42 left in the fourth quarter of a four-point game.
It was a defense optional game, with the Lakers shooting 60.6 percent and Bynum going 10-for-10 from the field on the way to 25 points and 11 rebounds. Devin Green scored 26 points and hit 12 of 14 shots and Farmar added 16 points and 11 assists.
Bynum made a number of nice plays in the game, though the Wizards did not have a true center to match up against him. He came up with a big rejection by rotating over as Washington’s Scooter McFadgon drove the lane in the closing seconds of the first half.
It was one of the few times all afternoon McFadgon was denied, scoring 15 points in the second quarter and 36 for the game.
Bynum got his points around the basket, off lobs and follow-up dunks, and put the ball on the floor to get from the foul line to rim on one play during the third quarter.
``I think that Andrew is going to be very capable with his back to the basket, he’s going to be very capable facing the basket,’’ assistant coach Kurt Rambis said. ``That 12- to 15-foot range is something that he’s going to be able to knock down open shots.
``If guys are too close to him, with his length and his abilities, he’s going to be able to put the ball down on the floor, too. I think if he continues to work, if he continues to grow, we’ll have a special ballplayer in a few years.’’
Bynum converted a three-point play after returning in the fourth quarter. Farmar followed by zipping a pass to Green for a basket. The Lakers finally pulled away as Farmar hit a tough bank shot off a play with Green. |
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