El Segundo, Calif. -- One night after sitting All-Star center Andrew Bynum for all but 5:23 of the second half in his team's 104-101 win over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night, Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike Brown has no plans to alter his decision-making process.

"I'm going to coach the team how I think I need to coach it. It's as simple as that," Brown said Wednesday after practice in El Segundo. "If I feel like I need to make a sub, then I'll make a sub. If I feel like we're not getting production from certain guys out on the floor -- production the right way -- then I'll make a change. I don't think it's any more complicated than that."

Bynum was removed from Tuesday's game at the 9:33 mark of the third quarter after attempting a 3-pointer from the top of the key early in the shot clock with the Lakers holding on to a quickly-diminishing six-point lead. He started the fourth, but was removed in favor of Josh McRoberts with 9:10 remaining in the game and did not return.

"That's something that I felt could have taken us out of rhythm, and so that's why I took him out of the game," Brown said Tuesday of Bynum's ill-timed 3-point shot. "I brought him back for a little bit and then I took him out again and I just felt it was best to go with the group that we had out there."

Brown said Wednesday he pulled Bynum in the fourth because his effort defensively was subpar, but wouldn't ascribe it to the earlier benching.

"You would have to ask him," he said. "I don't know."

Bynum, averaging 18.2 points, 12.2 rebounds, and 2.0 blocks in 46 games, was not available for comment Wednesday afternoon.

After his initial removal from the game, Bynum was seen by television cameras laughing with teammates. As the action continued, Bynum appeared disengaged from the game and his teammates, remaining seated during several fourth-quarter timeouts and not joining his team in the huddle.

"He took me out of the game, so I just sat where he put me," Bynum said.

As for the shot prompting his removal, Bynum, who is 1 of 7 from beyond the arc in his seven-year career, showed little remorse, saying he hoped to "expand his game" with more perimeter shooting.

"I guess, 'Don't take 3s' is the message, but I'm going to take another one and I'm going to take some more, so I just hope it's not the same result," Bynum said in Oakland. "Hopefully, I make it."

Brown said he hadn't seen Bynum's comments, but showed no outward displeasure when they were communicated to him.