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PostHeaderIcon Pau Gasol slows the Thunder to base closures in a new ‘double-double’

Kobe Bryant went to 40 points with fright included· For the Lakers had trouble reacting to a Thunder that made life difficult for the reigning champions Great game based · Russell Westbrook

Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant

The Lakers are unstoppable and the Thunder could not stop the winning streak the Lakers, which is five in a row, and keeps them with the best record of wins in the NBA.

In a new night stratospheric Kobe Bryant, who went up 40 points, Pau Gasol sparkled with a new double-double (15 points and 11 rebounds) and was particularly high on the side plug with 6 ‘caps’.

Since the return of Pau Gasol to the court, the Lakers accumulated fifteen wins by a single defeat. It featured a great rival Kevin Durant, scoring his with 30 points, supported by Russell Westbrook base, with 21 goals and 13 assists.

Westbrook set the pace
Bryant came off the top with piles on, but ran across the impudence of the young Westbrook, eager to please because of his past at UCLA, the University of California at Los Angeles.
Pau Gasol Stats

Opponent: Oklahoma City
T2 T3 T1 Asis. Punt R.T Min.
5-10 0-0 5-6 1 11 37:45 15

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The speed and pace that won the point guard of the Thunder surprised the Lakers, who nevertheless benefited from the two quick personal Durant committed to Ecuador the first quarter.

Phil Jackson raised his voice his own field goal for 34.8 percent of what they threw in the first quarter, but locals slow to react. It was not until well into the second period saw the Staples version of your team to which they are accustomed.

Californians did not stop in the second half. Tied the game thanks to Ron Artest and went ahead (66-65) with a new foreign launch Fisher reasoned after the show hosted by Westbrook to start.

But Oklahoma resisted and clung to Durant. Forward visitors, a whole class prodigy, foundations and energy, staggered everyone with some of their actions, many of them run by Westbrook, with whom he forms a lethal tandem this great and glorious future.

The shock of Kobe
Then Bryant starred in the fright of the night to fall into bad position and left knee doblársele strangely, which was suggestive of serious injury for a few seconds what it took to return to track and record two free throws.

Everything was resolved in a tight end. Oklahoma struggled to the last breath (107-106, in the absence of 24 seconds), but Bryant hit two free throws. The Thunder opted for a quick move and James Harden scored off penetration. Fisher then made no mistake from the personal (111-108) and Westbrook, who could put the finishing touch to his performance, brown the final three.

PostHeaderIcon Spain returns to impose its authority

Juan Carlos Navarro did not want to be less than their peers, scoring two triple that put the mail with an enlightening 29-17

The Spanish team won with ease in the United Kingdom in its first match of the International Trophy MARK, which serves as preparation for the Eurobasket in Poland, thanks to excellent defense and good game in attack Navarro and Marc Gasol. Sergio Scariolo’s team, despite the absence of the injured Pau Gasol and Felipe Reyes, took off without too many problems willfully combined island, which was disturbed only during the first minutes of the match.

Nevertheless, the British began sending combined (4-8, 4 minutes), but men Scariolo react quickly after the entry ramp of Ricky Rubio and Garbajosa (16-10, 7 minutes). Thanks to them and a acertadísimo Marc Gasol, Spain finished the first quarter with 9 points more than their opponent (23-14).

Ricky Rubio

Ricky Rubio

Juan Carlos Navarro did not want to be less than their peers, scoring two triple that put the mail with an enlightening 29-17. Spain is liked and did enjoy the respect, clapped and rage that every action of yours. At rest, 44-31 and defending without making too many minutes in an area, leaving Spain with the game still sentenced 20 minutes ahead.

More of the same after the break
After the break, more of the same. Marc Gasol both controlled areas and Raul Lopez went to an orchestra nothing Desafinado (51-34, 23 minutes). Neither the ‘Spaniards’ Betts and Archibald could do anything about the obvious superiority of the combined local, which ended the third quarter by playing only half gas after scoring 17 points (61-44).

In the final, Spain fattening his locker in threes (68-49, 33 minutes). Minutes were the best throughout the night and Ricky Rubio Sergio Llull (both theoretical as escorts) in offensive tasks. Still determined, Spain achieved the maximum income shock (82-60, 38 minutes). Least one of which showed the light at the end of hostilities (84-63).

PostHeaderIcon Pau Gasol is in emergency surgery and could miss the Eurobasket.

Pau Gasol was emergency surgery of the index finger of his left hand a blow received during the training partidillo be 20 days with a splint on his finger at the Eurobasket Their participation is in the air

The bad luck wanted primed this time with Pau Gasol. Only you know what you are going through your head when one is injured during a training partidillo when one year has endured the hack of all pivots in the NBA.

A guy who can stand up to Shaq, Yao Ming or Howard to just try to plug a blow to a colleague during training.

The story has a lot more bread if you take into account what he had to do their part in Sant Boi to reach the Eurobasket. After a season-cargadísima party is what has won the NBA ring, decided to go a little more weight to the back to play with your selection.

Pau Gasol

Pau Gasol

Fourth day since he joined the merger, first contact with the ball fairly serious, try to put a stopper Felipe Reyes, is a blow to the index finger of his left hand and just watching the stars.

And seeing the stars is not an exaggeration. The impact was so strong that eventually Pau dizzy and had to lie on the floor to recover. After the initial shock, everyone was confident that it is simply the moment of impact. In the case we had to go to hospital.

They confirmed that the matter was serious and was operated on urgently. As explained the communiqué of the ELF is not a serious injury – a ligament injury in interphalangeal “- but it requires the player to wait” between twelve and fourteen days to take away from the points and a total of twenty with a splint so that the area is immobilized.

20 days to start playing ball for 28 missing when you start the competition. FEB Ni, or select or doctors want to risk making a prognosis. They prefer to wait and see how events occur. Things look difficult but not impossible, can not forget we’re talking about Pau Gasol.