The Lakers count on Lamar Odom to provide a lift off a bench that has been outplayed by the Celtics in the NBA finals.
Lakers need more from Odom while Bynum hurting
Seeded on Fri Jun 11, 2010 12:34 AM EDT (NBC Sports)
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Aren't I the lucky one. I get to go first, so I'll be short but sweet. As much as I love the Celtics and have been a fan of theirs since the days of the great Bill Russell, who played from 1956 - 1969, the Lakers are going to win this series. They've got 2 advantages over the Celtics, and although the Celtics might be able to overcome 1, they can't overcome both:
1) the Lakers are simply a better team, man for man
2) the Lakers have home court advantage