Lakers coach Phil Jackson still isn't happy with the play of Andrew Bynum, but hinted that the young center could return to the starting lineup in the second round.

Jackson took Bynum out of the starting lineup in favor of Lamar Odom midway through the team's first-round series against the Jazz.

"I just didn't think he got comfortable playing tonight," Jackson said, reflecting on Bynum's play Monday night. "He can certainly give us minutes against [Houston or Portland]. I would put him right back in the start of the game."

Bynum's teammates believe that he just needs a little more time to get back into the groove after missing a lot of time with a knee injury.

"He missed 32 games," Odom said. "We just have to get him back into it. We have to push him emotionally and push him physically."

Via Los Angeles Times

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