Tribute to Paul Gasol, live: removal of his ’16’ shirt | Lakers – Grizzlies, NBA live

And it was the fifth time that they reached the seventh and final game, the first in which they were the Lakers those who ended up standing. For hunger, for the pain of 2008, for the pride of the reigning champion. because they were some Lakers different, much harder. And though Kobe was the MVPlargely for a Pau Gasol Herculean: 19 points, 18 rebounds, 4 assists in a fight of sticks and stones (83-79). 9+6+2 in the last quarter, to which the Lakers they came at a disadvantage. From that crossroads, leaning over the precipice, emerged a Gasol wild. Flammable material, the heart of a champion and a number 16 that there, almost thirteen years ago, began to rise towards the sky of the pavilion, towards the mystique of the Lakers. The trip – unique, wonderful, unforgettable – is completed today. On the night of the 16th, the entrance of Pau Gasolborn in Sant’Boi 42 years ago, in the royalty of the great franchise. For those who followed the NBA Before his arrival, almost in the mother ship in 2001, it was a milestone that simply seemed unattainable for Spanish basketball. But for those who lived their stage in L.A. from there, it’s something that just had to happen. And it’s already here. The 16th, forever