Broderick Turner of the Los Angeles Times reports:
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It probably could be argued that Pau Gasol has been the best Laker in the postseason.
He had been averaging a double-double in the first two games, 22 points and 12.5 rebounds. He had been making 53.6% of his shots.
And yet, the Lakers went away from Gasol in the fourth quarter of their 101-96 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder Thursday night in Game 3 of the Western Conference first-round opener at the Ford Center.
“We tend to settle sometimes a little too much,” Gasol said. “We have to create penetration. We have to take advantage of our size.
