Hat Tip To Pau and Friends
celticsblog.com 12/26/2008 — A Daily Babble Production Pau Gasol has received a lot of grief over the last couple of seasons regarding his perceived softness on both ends of the floor and an inferred tendency to shrink in big spots.  Whether that reputation is entirely ...

Lakers need to 'feed' Gasol
ocregister.com 11/27/2008 — Kevin Ding: He

10 Reasons why I HATE the Lakers
truebluejazz.com 2/11/2009 — Jazz take on the Lakers tonight at the ESA. The Lakers are coming off a win in the OKC. Kobe only played 36 minutes, but Gasol played 42. That should help the Jazz a little bit on in interior side of things. I thought I would take this opportunity to ...

Pau Gasol schooling the Jazz (1/2/09) (video)
youtube.com 1/3/2009 — Pau Gasol does a nice move and makes a sick pass to Trevor Ariza for the slam.

Gasol Casts All-Star Votes for Himself
nbclosangeles.com 1/8/2009 — Even with the Lakers having the best record in the league, the team is going to have a tough time getting any of their players besides Kobe Bryant into the starting lineup for the Western Conference All-Star team. That's because the starters are voted ...

Preview & Chat: The Utah Jazz
forumblueandgold.com 1/2/2009 — Records: Lakers 25-5 (1st in the West) Jazz 19-14 (9th in the West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 112.7 (3rd in league) Jazz 108.0 (12th in league) Defensive ratings: Lakers 102.5 (4th in league) Jazz 104.5 (9th in league) Projected ...

Los Angeles vs. Golden State - Recap - January 07, 2009
scores.espn.go.com 1/8/2009 — Lakers earn seventh win in eight games OAKLAND, Calif. -- Pau Gasol didn't merely bounce back from a bad game 24 hours earlier. He ricocheted violently through the whole fourth quarter, knocking aside Golden State defenders and the Los Angeles Lakers ...

Another win falls into Lakers' lapse - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com 1/3/2009 — Perhaps the crowd said it best, booing lustily when the Lakers failed to hold the Jazz under 100, eliminating the possibility of two free tacos for every fan in attendance. "They worked us the second half a little bit," said Coach Phil Jackson, who ...

New York vs. Los Angeles - Recap - December 16, 2008
scores.espn.go.com 12/17/2008 — Kobe, Lakers overcome 15-point deficit to beat Knicks LOS ANGELES -- Pau Gasol was too ill to play, so Lamar Odom knew he needed to suck it up and go out there, no matter how lousy he felt. The versatile 6-foot-10 forward gave the Los Angeles Lakers ...

J.A. Adande: Gasol makes Celtics pay
sports.espn.go.com 12/26/2008 — Pau Gasol Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images Pau Gasol came up big in the second half against the Celtics with seven points in the final three minutes. LOS ANGELES -- It wasn't that the Celtics were doubling Kobe Bryant that was newsworthy. No, it was whom ...

Bryant scores 40 as Lakers beat Jazz (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 1/3/2009
Kobe Bryant scored 40 points and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Utah Jazz 113-100 Friday night for their fifth straight win and 17th in 18 home games. Pau Gasol added 21 points, giving him 10,001 for his career, and had 11 rebounds for the ...

Kobe Bryant scores 40 points in Lakers' win — Celtics & NBA - BostonHerald.com 1/3/2009
LOS ANGELES - Kobe Bryant scored 40 points and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Utah Jazz 113-100 Friday night for their fifth straight win and 17th in 18 home games. Pau...

Lakers 113, Jazz 100 — NYT > Pro Basketball 1/3/2009
Kobe Bryant scored 40 points and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Utah Jazz 113-100 on Friday night, winning their fifth in a row and improving to 17-1 at home. >

Trevor Ariza comes through for the Lakers — L.A. Times - Basketball 1/3/2009
He follows the creed of the team's Bench Mob against the Utah Jazz to 'change the game every time.' > Change the game.

Kobe scores 40 points as Lakers tune out Jazz — Examiner Sports 1/3/2009
Kobe Bryant scored 40 points and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Utah Jazz 113-100 Friday night for their fifth straight win and 17th in 18 home games.