Dwight Howard Must Continue Hot Streak to Ensure L.A. Lakers’ Playoff Berth

Dwight Howard has been red-hot during the Los Angeles Lakers' four-game winning streak and he needs to keep it up if the team is to stay the course and make the playoffs.

The three-time Defensive Player of the Year is averaging 16.5 points, a league-best 12.4 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game, but has put up eye-popping numbers in his last four games. Over that stretch, he is averaging 24.8 points, 16.3 rebounds and four blocks per game, not to mention shooting 57 percent from the field.

It's great to see Howard putting up those kinds of numbers for two reasons.

First, the Lakers are fi...

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