Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has taken on fewer duties this season as he battles leukemia, but he has been encouraged by the continued progress from Andrew Bynum.

"I think he's running the court real well, really keeping up with the play," Abdul-Jabbar said. "He's using his left hand, keeping his body between the ball and the defender and just shooting it over people. That was the hardest thing when we first started. He didn't want to use his left hand at all. Now he's comfortable with it. It's happening for him."

Bynum is averaging 18.2 points and 9.8 rebounds, numbers that were actually higher before Pau Gasol returned to the lineup.