Gasol, Lakers outlast Nuggets in thrilling Game 7
By BILL PLASCHKE — Los Angeles Times The Los Angeles Lakers pulled a city off a ledge and themselves back into the NBA championship contention Saturday with an energizing, exasperating 96-87 victory over the Denver Nuggets in Game 7 of a first round
The writing seemed to be on the wall after the Los Angeles Lakers edged the Denver Nuggets, 92-88, in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series to take a 3-1 lead. That writing seemed to say that the Lakers were moving on.
The Lakers issued a statement publicly backing Mike Brown on Saturday after Magic Johnson declared the first-year head coach would be fired if Los Angeles lost Game 7 of its first-round playoff series with Denver.
In a Western Conference quarterfinal Game 7, Pau Gasol had 23 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 96-87 victory over the Denver Nuggets. The Lakers begin their best-of-seven conference semifinal series against the Oklahoma City
By BILL PLASCHKE — Los Angeles Times The Los Angeles Lakers pulled a city off a ledge and themselves back into the NBA championship contention Saturday with an energizing, exasperating 96-87 victory over the Denver Nuggets in Game 7 of a first round
