youngest player to start a playoff game in lakers history

Andrew Bynum is the youngest for the Lakers in a playoff game. He was 18 years and 191 days old in Game 7 of the 2006 First Round against the Suns.

	NAME	Age	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Andrew Bynum A. Bynum	18-191	5/6/2006	LAL	@	PHX	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		0	0		0.0	0	0	0	0	-6
2	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	18-245	4/25/1997	LAL	vs	POR	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	100.0	0	0		0	0		100.0	0	0	0	0	+2
3	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	18-247	4/27/1997	LAL	vs	POR	5	6	0	0	0	0	1	3	33.3	0	1	0.0	4	4	100.0	63.0	0	0	0	1	-4
4	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	18-250	4/30/1997	LAL	@	POR	27	22	4	2	1	0	7	13	53.8	2	3	66.7	6	8	75.0	66.6	0	4	4	5	+15
5	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	18-252	5/2/1997	LAL	@	POR	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0			0	0	0	0	-2
6	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	18-254	5/4/1997	LAL	@	UTA	14	3	2	3	0	1	1	7	14.3	1	5	20.0	0	1	0.0	20.2	1	1	0	5	-10
7	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	18-256	5/6/1997	LAL	@	UTA	4	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	100.0	0	0		0	0		100.0	0	0	1	2	+3
8	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	18-258	5/8/1997	LAL	vs	UTA	19	19	1	3	1	1	3	7	42.9	0	2	0.0	13	14	92.9	72.2	0	1	3	3	+10
9	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	18-260	5/10/1997	LAL	vs	UTA	28	9	2	0	0	0	3	9	33.3	3	6	50.0	0	0		50.0	0	2	5	4	-12
10	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	18-262	5/12/1997	LAL	@	UTA	29	11	2	2	1	0	4	14	28.6	0	6	0.0	3	3	100.0	35.9	0	2	1	3	-1
11	Andrew Bynum A. Bynum	19-177	4/22/2007	LAL	@	PHX	12	6	3	0	0	0	3	4	75.0	0	0		0	2	0.0	61.5	0	3	1	2	-8
12	Andrew Bynum A. Bynum	19-179	4/24/2007	LAL	@	PHX	18	9	12	0	0	0	4	7	57.1	0	0		1	2	50.0	57.1	5	7	0	2	-4
13	Andrew Bynum A. Bynum	19-181	4/26/2007	LAL	vs	PHX	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	0	0		3	6	50.0	32.3	2	1	0	0	+1
14	Andrew Bynum A. Bynum	19-184	4/29/2007	LAL	vs	PHX	13	0	3	0	0	2	0	1	0.0	0	0		0	0		0.0	0	3	0	2	-3
15	Andrew Bynum A. Bynum	19-187	5/2/2007	LAL	@	PHX	3	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	100.0	0	0		0	0		100.0	1	1	1	1	+1
16	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	19-244	4/24/1998	LAL	vs	POR	27	15	1	4	1	2	4	9	44.4	1	1	100.0	6	9	66.7	57.9	0	1	0	5	+2
17	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	19-246	4/26/1998	LAL	vs	POR	24	4	3	4	0	1	2	7	28.6	0	0		0	0		28.6	0	3	1	2	-3
18	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	19-248	4/28/1998	LAL	@	POR	16	4	5	0	0	0	1	6	16.7	0	2	0.0	2	2	100.0	29.1	3	2	1	3	-11
19	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	19-250	4/30/1998	LAL	@	POR	36	22	3	4	0	1	9	16	56.3	1	1	100.0	3	4	75.0	61.9	0	3	1	4	+21
20	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	19-254	5/4/1998	LAL	@	SEA	16	4	1	0	1	1	1	5	20.0	0	2	0.0	2	4	50.0	29.6	1	0	0	2	-16
21	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	19-260	5/10/1998	LAL	vs	SEA	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0			0	0	0	0	+1
22	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	19-262	5/12/1998	LAL	@	SEA	11	7	1	0	0	1	3	3	100.0	1	1	100.0	0	0		116.7	0	1	1	2	-6
23	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	19-266	5/16/1998	LAL	@	UTA	31	16	4	2	0	1	4	14	28.6	0	5	0.0	8	12	66.7	41.5	2	2	0	0	-20
24	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	19-268	5/18/1998	LAL	@	UTA	22	9	2	1	0	0	3	10	30.0	0	1	0.0	3	4	75.0	38.3	1	1	2	3	-6
25	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	19-272	5/22/1998	LAL	vs	UTA	15	9	0	1	0	0	2	4	50.0	0	1	0.0	5	7	71.4	63.6	0	0	2	4	-2

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Wed 10/21	GSW	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 10/23	LAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 10/25	LAL	@	UTA	5:00 PM
Tue 10/27	POR	@	LAL	11:00 PM
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Andrew Bynum is the youngest for the Lakers in a playoff game. He was 18 years and 191 days old in Game 7 of the 2006 First Round against the Suns.

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