Location: Los Angeles, CA | Arena: STAPLES Center (18,997) | Main Owner: Jerry Buss | GM: Mitch Kupchak | Head Coach: Phil Jackson Titles: 14 (1949-50, 1952-54 - Minneapolis; 1972, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987-88, 2000-02)
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ROTATION Starters -- Point guard Derek Fisher, Shooting guard Kobe Bryant, Small forward Vladimir Radmanovic, Power forward Lamar Odom, Center Pau Gasol. Bench -- Guard Jordan Farmar, Guard Sasha Vujacic, Forward Luke Walton, Forward Ronny Turiaf, Center DJ Mbenga, Forward Ira Newble, Guard Coby Karl, Center Chris Mihm, Forward Trevor Ariza, Center Andrew Bynum.
PLAYER NOTES
--Ronny Turiaf's flagrant foul in Game 4 should not have been ruled a type-two, according to Lakers coach Phil Jackson, who said Turiaf was going for the ball.
--Derek Fisher undermined the Lakers in both Games 3 and 4 vs. Utah by encountering early foul trouble.
--Sasha Vujacic had 11 points Sunday in Game 4 despite a sore right big toe.
--Jordan Farmar is in an extended postseason slump and went scoreless in Games 3 and 4 in Utah.
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Just in case you haven't seen this article about Bynum coming off the bench.
I was wondering why he didn't start on Tuesday. It turned out that they haven't worked out the kinks on trying to get both and Gasol and Bynum on the floor at the same time. That explains why we saw some action from Chris
