Pau Gasol’s post-Game 2 NBA Finals interview
lakers.freedomblogging.com 6/8/2009 — Q. Could you have played that type of defense on Howard last year? PAU GASOL: Did I? Q. No, could you have? How much have you improved defensively? PAU GASOL: I think I’ve improved. I think I’ve improved physically to be able to hold my ...

You wouldn't think an All Star would get bored during the Finals, but just in case...
lakersblog.latimes.com 6/3/2009 — For my money, the guy with the most interesting gig in this year's Finals is Pau Gasol. Defensively, he'll start on Rashard Lewis, he of the NBA leading 554 three pointers during the regular season, 68 more than the next guy in line (that would be Ray ...

Rashard Lewis: Where Amazing Happens
ripcityproject.com 5/31/2009 — Please tell me anyone else saw Rashard Lewis’ post-game interview where he said “We’re going to the Eastern Conference Finals!”, please, please, please. I rewound it about 10 times to make sure and he definitely said it. Unbelievable. At least KG had an excuse with his ...

Pau Gasol Dunks On Tim Thomas
yougotdunkedon.com 5/16/2009 — Gasol goes Pau on Tim Thomas, via GoldLakerLion .

NBA Finals: The Los Angeles Lakers' Pau Gasol is the most important player in the series
insider.espn.go.com 6/2/2009 — The names on the marquee are Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard . And over the next two weeks, those two players undoubtedly will receive most of the ink. But if there is a key player in these NBA Finals, it isn't one of those two. No, the most important ...

Pau Gasol admits to being a total pussy
redsarmy.com 6/10/2009 — It's no secret that Pau Gasol is soft.  But this one takes the cake.  He basically announced to the world that he's a total pussy by saying Dwight Howard is too physical . “(Dwight Howard) is allowed to do physically a couple more things here at home,’ Gasol said after the ...

Dwyane Wade Dunks On Rashard Lewis
yougotdunkedon.com 6/8/2009 — D-Wade throws it down over Rashard Lewis.

2009 NBA Finals Position Preview: Power Forward
talkhoops.net 6/4/2009 — Pau Gasol versus Rashard Lewis There isn't a better match-up of conflicting styles and philosophies than the power forwards in this series. Pau Gasol is slow and methodical.  He makes his living in the post and is about as polished from three to six feet as any player in this ...

Five keys to the NBA Finals
network.nationalpost.com 6/4/2009 — How will the Lakers guard Dwight Howard? The Lakers’ best option is to put Lamar Odom on Rashard Lewis and Pau Gasol on Dwight Howard. But Howard is a foul magnet, and the Lakers can ill-afford to have Gasol in foul trouble.

Pau Gasol Is Doing Great!
guesswhosback.com 5/16/2009 — Lakers Comedy

Lakers-Magic: Kobe Bryant's Loss Is Orlandos Gain, 108-104 — Bleacher Report - NBA 6/10/2009
The Orlando Magic had never won an NBA Finals game. If they ever needed a win, it was tonight. The Magic could not afford to go down three games to one in their NBA Finals matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers. As one might expect, Rafer Alston ...

Orlando uses clutch plays for first win — SFGate: Top Sports Stories 6/10/2009
The Magic had been spectacular. The Magic had been sensational. They had Rafer Alston dueling Kobe Bryant, Rashard Lewis raining threes, Hedo Turkoglu running the offense like a Turkish Magic Johnson. And they had nothing to show for it. A lead that ...

Avenging Magic Breathe Signs of Life — Bleacher Report - NBA 6/10/2009
So, in the finest win in Finals history, the Magic advertised that a series isn’t over until decided, especially with a proficient shooting touch that never deteriorates in a moment winning is pivotal to avoid negatives, of which a title ...

Magic tighten series with 108-104 win over Lakers — Examiner Sports 6/10/2009
Rashard Lewis stood at the free-throw line with less than one second left as several workers hurriedly broomed off confetti that had fallen prematurely onto the Amway Arena floor.

Phil Jackson: Calling Out Refs, One Way or Another — Bleacher Report - NBA 6/10/2009
After Lakers Head Coach Phil Jackson complained about non-calls in game four of the Western Conference Finals (namely, Dahntay Jones’ trip of Kobe Bryant), the league fined him to the tune of $25,000. He was talking about another non-call in ...