Lakers center Andrew Bynum, who missed the team's postseason run last spring because of injury, is excited to begin the march towards the NBA Finals this time around.

"I'm just a little bit excited, a little bit anxious because I've never been there, I've never had an opportunity to play in an actual playoff series," Bynum said. "I want to see what the atmosphere is going to be like, how the fans are going to react."

Bynum has played a total of 57 minutes in the postseason.