ocregister.com - 6/11/2009
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The Lakers center made 9 of 11 in Game 3, but 11 aren't enough.
sports.espn.go.com - 6/11/2009
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sports.espn.go.com —
We asked J.A. Adande to tell us something
he's watching for in Game 4: J.A. Adande, ESPN.com:...
Time to talk touches. Again. Pau Gasol should be getting more shots. We've been through this before. It was only one series ago that Gasol lodged a rare (for ...
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Daily Dime: Can the Magic pull even? - NBA
talkhoops.net - 6/12/2009
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talkhoops.net —
Los Angeles Lakers 99, Orlando Magic 91 This
game just felt like niether team really wanted to...
win it. The Magic built up a big lead early in the game taking advantage of the Lakers constantly over-playing the pick and roll. They shot 52% in the first half and had the entire front ...
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2009 NBA Finals: Lakers-Magic Game 4 Recap
thepunsarestartingtoboreme.com - 6/12/2009
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thepunsarestartingtoboreme.com —
The thrill of victory and the agony of
defeat. First the thrill of victory. The Magic are...
up by 3 with 11 seconds left and Dwight Howard is fouled. Knowing he has been pretty darn good in late game free throw situations I think to myself we only need one. Magic up by at least 4 and we are on ...
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Game 4 Reaction
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First Cup: Thursday
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Jeff Miller of The Orange County Register: "There's only one way to get Pau Gasol to stop talking about it, and that's for us to stop asking about it. So, entering tonight and Game 4, here's the deal Lakers: If he's allowed to put up, the rest of us will shut up. Got it? These are the NBA Finals and no way should the Lakers' other All-Star, easily the most polished big man in this series, be shooting only 11 times in almost 40 minutes. Not when he's making nine of those 11 attempts. Not when teammate Kobe Bryant is struggling with his shot. Not when the Lakers ...
Stop us if you've heard this before, but...
Lakers Blog —
... . And as always, this isn't simply a matter of bumping his point tally, but rather forging a better, cleaner offense. Kelly Dwyer over at Ball Don't Lie offers ...
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sports.yahoo.com 6/8/2009 — LOS ANGELES The stateside resistance to the European player has been vast and vicious. The American basketball culture has had a bad habit of dismissing Pau Gasol (notes) with its tired and twisted refrain: The Spaniard is soft. This foolishness has ...
