
UPS AND DOWNS
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LAST SEASON'S RECORD | PROJECTED WIN DIFFERENTIAL |
15--67 | +13 |
23--59 | +9 |
41--41 | +8 |
40--42 | +8 |
45--37 | +7 |
23--59 | +7 |
41--41 | +6 |
22--60 | +6 |
33--49 | +5 |
32--50 | +5 |
20--62 | +5 |
26--56 | +4 |
57--25 | +3 |
51--31 | +1 |
36--46 | +1 |
55--27 | -1 |
54--28 | -1 |
52--30 | -1 |
43--39 | -1 |
56--26 | -2 |
56--26 | -3 |
37-45 | -3 |
22--60 | -6 |
38--44 | -7 |
66--16 | -8 |
59--23 | -8 |
55-27 | -9 |
50--32 | -11 |
48--34 | -11 |
34--48 | -16 |
*The lockout season of 1998--99 was not used in determining the record improvements.
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Photograph by Peter Read Miller
UPWARD MOBILITY Back from a knee injury, Andrew Bynum will be the biggest reason for improvement in the Lakers' lineup
FOUR PHOTOS
GREG NELSON
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NOAH GRAHAM/NBAE/GETTY IMAGES (MARION)
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ROBERT BECK (SMITH)
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MANNY MILLAN (YAO)
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JOE MURPHY/NBAE/GETTY IMAGES (GAY)
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D. LIPPITT/EINSTEIN/NBAE/GETTY IMAGES (JOHNSON)
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KENT SMITH/NBAE/GETTY IMAGES (CARTER)
THIRTY PHOTOS