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Andrew Bynum made a face today each and every time somebody asked about the slightly torn meniscus in his right knee. He said he was determined to play through it for as long as the Lakers’ season goes. He said he will keep playing as long as it doesn’t get worse. Asked how the Lakers know it won’t get any worse, Lakers coach Phil Jackson shrugged and referred reporters to the team’s “crack medical staff.” Jackson then laughed when one veteran scribe responded by saying, “Umm, the same ones who don’t like talking to us?” At any rate, you can expect Bynum to start Tuesday in Game 2.