The Regime Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 Lakers coach Phil Jackson believes the key to the NBA Finals will be the matchup between Kevin Garnett and Pau Gasol. "I'm intrigued by the [Kevin] Garnett-Pau Gasol matchup. I think that's a really good one," Jackson said Wednesday. "Kevin is like the force of [boston's] defense, he's really the glue that kind of holds their defense together with his activity level, his ability to help and recover on guys," Jackson added. "Pau is the guy we have to have be a part of the scoring combo with Kobe. So he has to provide some of that for us in this series against probably one of the top defenders in the game." Gasol's performance in the 2008 NBA Finals against Boston was largely viewed as disappointing, even though he averaged 14.7 points, 10.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists in six games. http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/66968/20100603/jackson_sees_garnett_gasol_as_key/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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