Anyone else think Odom has a big night?

[No coincidences]

I'm assuming he'll start in place of Artest, who I think does more harm than good anyway. I believe Lamar makes the most of this opportunity and brings even more energy to the team in a must-win situation. He's already one of the more underrated players in basketball; I think he gets his due tonight.

[kobefanatic]

i think lakers will do something good tonight, this trio of big guys starting together will be good

[No coincidences]

I can't believe how few of touches their big men have received in this series given their advantage underneath against Dallas.

[kobefanatic]

nocoin who do you have to win it all?

[No coincidences]

Honestly, I have no idea.

I'm more confused now than before the playoffs started.

[8ArIvd5]

not underrated when you're the 6th man of the year. everyone knows he's legit. he's still not going to eat up all the mins artest played. artest had ~31 mins (i think) and odom had ~26 mins (i think). he can't play 57 mins.

[t-wizzle]

The Lakers need a big game from Odom and i think they get it. Either way, they need guys to make shots. Whether it's Barnes, Blake, Fisher, etc. These guys need to knock down open looks if LA is going to get back into the series.

[7secondsOrLess]

played la as soon as i found out artest was suspended

[No coincidences]

The Lakers need a big game from Odom and i think they get it. Either way, they need guys to make shots. Whether it's Barnes, Blake, Fisher, etc. These guys need to knock down open looks if LA is going to get back into the series.

Agree, but they also need to D up.

Their defense has been nothing short of atrocious in this series.