... until Game 6 of the conference finals. Los Angeles believes those days are over. "We're playing tougher," forward Pau Gasol said. "We understand what it takes to go get the championship." This is a franchise closing in on its 15th title ...

... trophy have stuck with them. The Lakers want to make them go away. "We're upset about losing in the finals," forward Pau Gasol said. "We should have given it a better shot than we did. It didn't happen, and now we're here again and we can ...

... a nightclub for a magazine cover photo, the Lakers' forwards and centers were everywhere he turned. Andrew Bynum, Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom pushed him, prodded him, poked him. Superman's cape got torn to shreds. The league's dunk leader ...

... caught up to him. The Lakers aren't used to Kobe not being Kobe with the game on the line. "Am I surprised?" center Pau Gasol said. "I guess you could say that because most of the time he is effective and does finish well. "That's why everybody ...

... LOS ANGELES All is well again in La-La Land. The real Los Angeles Lakers showed up, and in a Game 7, no less. With Pau Gasol dominating on both ends of the court, the Lakers emphatically silenced the doubters and the Houston Rockets, winning ...

... arena and went 6-0 on a road trip that also included stops in Minnesota, Memphis, New York, Toronto and Boston. Pau Gasol added 18 points with 12 rebounds for Los Angeles, which played a solid all-around game and made just six turnovers ...

... respond, I guarantee you we respond." The Lakers' big men will be looking to make a stand, something 7-footers Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum didn't accomplish in Game 1. They were outscored 29-19 by the shorter duo of Martin and Nene. Bynum ...

... There's no doubt," said Lakers coach Phil Jackson, who doesn't just have Bryant to worry about, but Spain's Pau Gasol as well. "He took an extended period of time off after the Olympics and rejuvenated himself, then started over again ...

... rough play that turned testy in Game 2 until the final minute, when Houston's Ron Artest was ejected for a hard foul on Pau Gasol. Artest was ejected from Game 2 for a verbal altercation with Bryant following Bryant's elbow to Artest's upper chest ...

SAN ANTONIO Lamar Odom had a sleepless night after the Lakers' Game 3 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. Pau Gasol said it's always hard to get shut eye after a tough loss and Derek Fisher said he slept "decent enough." Los Angeles coach ...