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LOS ANGELES -- Pau Gasol finished his team's disastrous Christmas Day loss to the Miami Heat with a statistical performance that, had you not watched the game, would appear to have been just fine. Yes, 17 points (on 8-of-17 shooting) to go along with eight rebounds and three assists is an adequate line for an NBA big in any game, much less one the magnitude of the nationally televised showdown between the two-time defending champs and the team that many anointed in the offseason as the next in line to steal their crown.
The only problem is, we were watching.
While Gasol's numbers were more than serviceable for many, his performance was well below average for what we've come to expect the last couple of seasons, and even what we began to get used to at the beginning of this one.
Something's not quite right with Pau Gasol. And until he can fix whatever the issue is, the Lakers are going to continue to struggle.
Phil Jackson afterward claimed to know what's going on, but decided at this time to keep it to himself.
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Source: http://nba.fanhouse.com/2010/12/26/lakers-need-pau-gasol-to-get-his-groove-back/
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