The Lakers' center did not score in 19 minutes of the Lakers' 95-80 loss Thursday to the Houston Rockets in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals.
He missed all three of his shots, had three fouls and seven rebounds.
"I did the same things," Bynum said. "I got offensive rebounds. Last game I made the put-backs. This game I didn't make my put-backs. I played the exact same way."
He appeared to take a step toward relevance in this series after compiling a 14-point, six-rebound effort in Game 5.
In Game 6, he was held scoreless for the third time this series. He might have also lost his starting job, again.
"We'll look at the tape and make a decision, see how much Lamar [Odom] improves over the course of the next three days," Lakers Coach Phil Jackson said.
The other issue nagging the Lakers is Odom's health.
Odom didn't seem to be himself in Game 6, unable to react quickly on defense or drive to the basket often because of a bruised lower back, an injury that will take some time to heal.
He had eight points before fouling out. He had a noteworthy 14 rebounds but no assists in 28 minutes as a reserve.
Jackson said Odom was only "half a guy right now."
Odom will have two full days to rest before the Lakers play Game 7 on Sunday.
"I'll just take my time, and whatever I can give, I'll give," Odom said before the game. "It's less pain, but it's there when I'm jumping. That means I will jump, but it'll hurt."
[collected from www.latimes.com]
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