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The guy on the right?  That could be you if you sign up to help with The Credits.  It's a lucrative position.

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The guy on the right? That could be you if you sign up to help with The Credits. It's a lucrative position.

Starring  You?  We need to enlist one (or more) of the fine members of Silver Screen and Roll to help out with The Credits a couple times a week.  If you, like most of us, spend a goodly deal of time trolling the web for news about Los Lakers, and wouldn't mind sharing those nuggets of wisdom that you find, please inquire within.

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¡Viva Los Lagoneros!

Why does the NBA think slapping the word Los in front of a team name is the way to celebrate Noche Latina? It makes little sense. It's not like the jerseys usually read "The Lakers," so what's with adding a definite article? And if "Lakers" doesn't sound especially Spanish to you, it turns out you're right. The translation (courtesy of PAGFL) is Lagoneros, which would actually look quite cool on an alternate jersey. Why not go that route? It would offer linguistic integrity and not look like something drawn up at Taco Bell corporate headquarters.

That's the most interesting discussion topic arising from tonight's game, a 99 to 92 Lakers victory over the Wizards of Washington. A desperately boring affair this was, wrapping up four straight contests against the NBA's great unwashed. The Wizards have little talent and even less motivation. They presented an opportunity for the Lakers to notch an easy win, pile up some stats and get used to playing without Andrew Bynum, and sure enough, that's how it all went down.

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Los Lakers-Wizards Open Thread

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It's Noche Latina at Staples Center. The home team will wear white "Los Lakers" jersey. The visiting team, presumably, will wear something else.

Glug glug glug a Cerveza Pacífico upon any mention of:

¡Salud!

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The Los Angeles Lakers will win a basketball game tonight, Act 2

Forgive the unoriginality of my title, but Dex described the last game perfectly, and that description just happens to apply to tonight's game as well.  Is it coincidence that the Lakers play two woeful opponents during the NCAA tournament?  Well, in this case yes.  Washington wasn't supposed to be a bad team.  Many projected them as the East's 4th team coming into the season, but Gilbert Arenas never returned to true Agent Zero status, which pretty much killed them.  Oh, and for some reason, he hasn't been playing much lately.  He must have gotten injured again, I guess.

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That's the word out of Laker HQ today after doctor review of Bynum's MRI revealed a strain but no rupture. Drew will be reevaluated in a week, so he could miss time in addition to the Washington game on Sunday and the first three games of the upcoming road trip. Keep in mind the team's track record of giving initial recovery-time estimates that usually get extended at least once.

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Should the Lakers shorten rotations without Andrew Bynum?

Los Angeles Lakers' Andrew Bynum dunks the ball against the Minnesota Timberwolves during the first half in an NBA basketball game on Friday, March 19, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jeff Lewis)

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2 days ago: Los Angeles Lakers' Andrew Bynum dunks the ball against the Minnesota Timberwolves during the first half in an NBA basketball game on Friday, March 19, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jeff Lewis)

Once again, the Los Angeles Lakers find themselves in the unenviable position of having to deal with an injury to Andrew Bynum.  The severity of the injury is not yet known; Bynum is scheduled to undergo an MRI right about now.  Dex provided some good knowledge regarding strains in last night's recap, so check that out, but the general consensus is that Bynum is probably looking at anywhere from 2-6 weeks (a prognosis that will be much more specific after today).  While this injury is probably not nearly as serious as previous episodes, it still has the potential to be just as damaging to the Lakers.

So now we must turn our attention to how the Lakers will respond strategically.  I won't say this injury came at the worst possible time (unless it does actually take Bynum out for the playoffs, which is unlikely), but on a scale of "meh" to "We're f***ed", this is definitely a son of a bitch.

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The Credits: "Deja Vu"

Starring Andrew Bynum and an injury.  (I know...I've used this title already - for one Kobe's game winners.)

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Everyone Panic? Andrew Bynum is Hurt Again

That's the only news of interest from tonight's game, a basically foreseeable 104 to 96 Lakers victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. With 10:09 left in the third quarter, Andrew Bynum limped off the court and into the locker room, trailed by trainer Gary Vitti. It soon emerged that Drew has strained his left Achilles tendon and will be reevaluated tomorrow. He walked off under his own power, so it didn't look that bad, but we'll see. After the game, Phil Jackson said that the team is "a little concerned" and that he expects Drew to miss "a little bit" of time.

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