Up next for the Lakers: Tuesday vs. Philadelphia

By Ben Bolch

Dec. 31, 2012 12 AM PT

When: 7:30.

Where: Staples Center.

On the air: TV: TWC SportsNet, TWC Deportes; Radio: 710, 1330.

Records: Lakers 15-15, 76ers 14-17.

Record vs. 76ers: 1-0.

Update: Lakers backup point guard Chris Duhon did not practice Monday after experiencing back spasms Sunday, and his status for the game against the 76ers will probably be a game-time decision, Lakers Coach Mike D’Antoni said. Lakers forward Pau Gasol said he continued to experience soreness in his right foot, which has recently been plagued by plantar fasciitis. Philadelphia center Andrew Bynum, the former Laker who has been sidelined all season by knee injuries, did not accompany the 76ers on their trip.

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Ben Bolch

Ben Bolch has been a Los Angeles Times staff writer since 1999. He is serving his second stint as the UCLA beat writer, which seems fitting since he has covered almost every sports beat except hockey and horse racing. Bolch is also the author of the recently released book “100 Things UCLA Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.” He previously covered UCLA basketball from 2010-11 before going on to cover the NBA and the Clippers for five years. He happily traded in gobs of hotel points and airline miles to return to cover UCLA basketball and football in the summer of 2016. Bolch was once selected by NBA TV’s “The Starters” as the “Worst of the Week” after questioning their celebrity journalism-style questions at an NBA All-Star game and considers it one of his finer moments.

Up next for the Lakers: Tuesday vs. Philadelphia

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