Don’t Tell Gasol He’s Not an All-Star

Amidst the “Greatest Laker Debate”, the Los Angeles Lakers get their second road win on their six-game roadie last night in overtime against their arch nemesis, the Boston Celtics 88-87. With the relevance of this rivalry being questioned for the first time in four years, the all-star snubs became the hot bed topic of the evening. And one individual, in particular, took it upon himself to show that he is still made of ”All-Star Metal.”  After hearing that he didn’t make his 5th all-star team, Pau Gasol put on an all-star like performance, scoring 25 points and grabbing 14 rebounds. Whether they were jump shots or tip in dunks from missed shots, The Spaniard looked like the Gasol of old. The two biggest plays of the evening came from Gasol. The first, was a tip in off of a Kobe Bryant miss that tied the game up at 82-82, and eventually would send the game into overtime. The second, was his blocked shot of a Ray Allen put back attempt as time expired in o...