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Andrew Bynum’s Most Memorable Lakers Moments, Pt. II

By | August 22, 2012|

3. The playoff triple-double against Denver (4/29/12)

The other item on the list from the 2011-12 season. Bynum recorded the Lakers first playoff triple-double in 21 years and he did it with 10 blocks. Even though Bynum’s mouth would get the Lakers in trouble later in the series, he dominated Game 1 on the defensive end. It was as impressive of a defensive performance as I’ve seen from any Laker in my 30 years as a fan. Even though most people will only remember this series for the triple-double and Bynum’s quote about close-out games being easy, make sure you remind them that in that pivotal Game 7 Bynum played 43 minutes scoring 16 points, pulling down 18 rebounds, and blocking six shots.

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Andrew Ungvari is a Los Angeles native and a Lakers season ticket holder since 1989. Follow him on twitter @DrewUnga.

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  • http://www.facebook.com/kchw1113 Ken Chia-Hung Wu

    I know there isn’t any real video of it, but the day Bynum won me over was the 2010 Celtics series. Dude re-aggrevated his knee during the playoffs but did everything he could to play against the Celtics, from using injections to having treatments every day just so that the Lakers could keep OR maintain the status quo in that series. For me, no matter what Bynum did for the rest of his career, his resilience and heart in that series made me a big fan of his. 

    • Andrew Ungvari

      So true. I should have included something about his performance in that series. I was honestly surprised by the comments this got on LakersNation’s Facebook page. I’m disappointed that so many people want to forget he ever played for the Lakers.

  • Lana

    Andrew had some amazing moments as a Laker. He was only 17 when he was drafted, and he was coming into a difficult situation to say the least. I think overall he handled himself well. He’s never said a bad thing about the Lakers organization, so I think we, as the fans, should cheer him on in Philly and hope that he dunks on LeBron and the Heat. Also, I hope he punks Kevin Garnett every chance he gets. It’s kinda weird that only Kobe, Pau, and Metta are the only guys left from the championship teams. I find that sad.

    • Andrew Ungvari

      Well-said.

  • prince

    I wish this dude the best in philly, he is definitely going to be a superstar star there.