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Gasol expect to play Wednesday
Published 4/2/2008 by The Nugget at The Lakers Nation
... L.A. Times: The Lakers expect to have forward/center Pau Gasol return to their lineup Wednesday when they host the Portland Trail Blazers at Staples Center. ...

Big Men Getting Healthy for Lakers
Published 4/2/2008 at Real Sports Bloggers
The Lakers’ woes appear to be in the rear-view mirror. I say appear , because we all know how crazy this season has been thus far and there’s always the propensity for it to get crazier. If things go as planned, the Lakers will have both of their big men on the floor in a matter of games. Not weeks, not months. GAMES. [image] First order of business–Jonathan Abrams at The LA Times is reporting:"The Lakers received their most upbeat medical report in weeks after practice on Tuesday: Pau Gasol is expected to play tonight when the Lakers play host to the Portland Trail ...

On the way back
Published 4/2/2008 by kambrothers at Lakers Blog
... How long Gasol will play is an open question, but just getting on the floor is a major step. Andrew Bynum was off his space age treadmill and running on the court Tuesday , and will make next week's trip to Sacramento and Portland, a sign that he is, as they say, "getting there." Phil Jackson acknowledged the difficulties that can come with integrating players back into the lineup in a short period of time- there's Gasol, Bynum, Mihm, and hopefully down the road, Trevor Ariza- ...

Game-day links
Published 4/2/2008 by Sean Meagher, OregonLive.com at Blazers Blog - OregonLive.com
It seems like a year since Portland last played. The Lakers and Blazers are both 5-5 in their last 10 games. Each head into tonight's game (7 p.m. CSN KGW ) needing wins for different reasons. L.A. is looking to grab the top seed in the West, and Portland is still pushing for its winning season in 5 years. Looks like Pau Gasol will make his first return to the Lakers tonight since spraining his ankle a couple of weeks back. On the surface this would appear to be a bad thing. But in fact it is a good thing, good for LaMarcus Aldridge. In four games this season Aldridge is ...