Of late, Bynum delivers dominance makes Lakers high-class

Maybe Andrew Bynum’s four-year deal, worth $58 million wasn’t premature after all. The Bynum-factor is starting to cause problems for opponents. The Bynum-factor is a huge difference in the latest modern version of the Los Angeles Lakers. The Bynum-factor is perilous.

He’s obviously the best young star elevating his game at the right time, when teams start to get a feel of things. The Lakers are certainly getting a feel of things, playing as a team, committing to defending opponents and additional supremacy from a gigantic 7-footer. In all likelihood, Bynum’s maturity and magnitude should have teams running away startled. Or even, preparing to answer Bynum’s latest dominance over Tim Duncan, which is bigger than the career-high 42 points against the Clippers.

Because the Clippers are an inferior bunch, Bynum’s 42 points sort of seemed a bit like an illusion. But a 99-85 rout over the San Antonio Spurs on a late Sunday afternoon at the Staples Center, might have brought out true flamboyancy of Bynum’s effectiveness. At this time, there’s no forestalling the virtuous strength of Bynum or the superlative hook shots, getting back to regular form, after last season’s knee injury hindered his second-half appearance and playoff appearance.

Now, he’s hungrier and fierce, facing no one other than probably Boston or it might even turn into Cleveland’s favor. Whichever team the Lakers face, Bynum tallness and potency to tease defenders can be quite intimidating, striving to forestall an oversize giant who isn’t an overstatement. When Bynum agreed to a richer deal, much was thought that he was becoming a bust, whether than an elite superstar center everybody had projected.

A number of teams in the league are undersized, struggling to match Bynum’s size. In previous games Bynum has being the story for the Lakers current four-game winning streak, after a coming out party game against the Clippers. Of course, the Clippers haven’t being persistent defensively. It still didn’t matter to Bynum, scoring the most points in his career against a lethargic team.

For critics, they were waiting to see Bynum’s dominance against the Spurs. And it was a dominant performance, now has us raving about the Lakers, who have won 14 of the last 17 games. In the two previous games, Bynum averaged 32.5 points and 14.5 rebounds against the Clippers and Washington Wizards.

Although Duncan scored 15 points, Bynum consolidated, avenging a 112-111 loss to weeks ago. With contributions from him, Kobe Bryant, who's ailing with a dislocated finger, scored 22 points, doesn’t have to execute nearly as much like before. It’s unessential for Bryant to score 50 points or even embark another unforeseen 81 point extravaganza, having a guy like Bynum, a monopolized star, continuing to have a domino effect on the Lakers exalted season of longing promise.

Against the Spurs, who’s the second-best contenders in the West was held to 37.5 percent shooting as the Lakers led by 21 points. Bynum posted nine points, five rebounds and two blocked shots in the third, to dismantle the Spurs. Thought to be a showdown, turned into a lopsided showdown, a contest that turned into an uncontested avowal by the Lakers, courtesy of the big man.

If Bynum maintain poise and aptitude, the Lakers would be a team nobody hopes to bear with. I wouldn’t when there’s a powerful protagonist like the gigantic 21-year old 7-footer who can cause gigantic problems. After all, the Lakers seem to be getting their money worth.