Gasol dealing w/ upper respiratory infection
Pau Gasol - F/C - Los Angeles Lakers
April 23, 2011 - 12:45 AM ET
Pau Gasol is taking antibiotics to combat an upper respiratory infection, which may explain away some of his recent poor play, but he managed to get on track on Friday with 17 points on 7-of-13 shooting (including a rare three) with 10 rebounds, four assists, and one block in 33 minutes.
He still only made it to the foul line twice, and probably gets way too much criticism for being soft than he actually deserves, but he is definitely adversely impacted by New Orleans' stout interior. Look for him to pick things up as the Lakers look to knock away the pesky Hornets.
Source: Madelyn Burke on Twitter
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