Lakers' Big Men, Needed Big Time
Published 6/17/2008 by Michael Lee at Wash Post NBA
The Lakers will need to see more of the Game 5 versions of Lamar Odom and Pau Gasol if they want to complete an improbable comeback and become the first team to overcome a 3-1 deficit in the NBA Finals.
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