NBA Trade Rumors: Lakers May Trade Gasol For Rockets’ Scola,Martin

Pau Gasol of the Los Angeles Lakers got something you don’t see to often, a game winning block and in overtime at that. That’s right a game winning block. The Lakers were up 88-87 in overtime when Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce missed a jumper. Ray Allen caught the ball in the air and tried to put it back up for an easy basket but Gasol came out of no where to...

BOSTON (AP) -- Pau Gasol blocked Ray Allen's putback attempt at the buzzer in overtime and the Los Angeles Lakers held on to beat the Boston Celtics 88-87 on Thursday night. Gasol finished with 25 points and 14 rebounds, and Andrew Bynum had 16 points and 17 rebounds to help the Lakers snap a two-game losing streak. Allen scored 22 points and Kevin Garnett had 12 points and...

During the Boston Celtics 2007-08 championship season, Rajon Rondo was merely a wide-eyed youngster trying to help three future Hall of Famers achieve their NBA dreams. Flash forward four years, Rondo has transformed into a perennial all-star and at this point may even be more important to the Celtics than any of the Big 3 -- although Paul Pierce's recent resurgence would suggest...

The Rajon Rondo trade rumors are still swirling. After an offseason in which Rondo was linked to a number of potential deals, most notably in connection with Chris Paul, a new rumor has surfaced involving the young point guard heading to the Celtics' West Coast rival. There's a chance that the Celtics and Lakers could do a Rondo-for-Pau Gasol swap, according to HoopsWorld...

Pau Gasol didn’t make the All-Star team, but he played like an All-Star last night (25 points, 14 boards), blocking Ray Allen at the buzzer for a tough Laker win in Beantown. (H/T: blazersedge)

While the Rockets would be willing to trade Kevin Martin and Luis Scola for Pau Gasol, an alternative package including Kyle Lowry won't happen.

Getty Images | Stephen DunnThe Lakers and the Celtics may be rivals. They may hate each other for as long as the NBA has existed, to eons into the future. This season, however, they have more in common than any two adversaries in the league could be. Their records are almost identical, with the Lakers at 15-11 and the Celtics with14-11. They both dominate the league in unsexier categories...

Pau Gasol blocked Ray Allen's putback attempt at the buzzer in overtime and the Los Angeles Lakers held on to beat the Boston Celtics 88-87 on Thursday night.

Pau Gasol blocked Ray Allen's putback attempt at the buzzer in overtime and the Los Angeles Lakers held on to beat the Boston Celtics 88-87 on Thursday night.

If “those who are late do not get fruitcup” then the baksetball equivalent would be “those who do not rebound do not get wins”. The Los Angeles Lakers annihilated the Boston Celtics on the boards (55-45) in a classic overtime game and came away with an 88-87 victory. Kobe Bryant led all scorers with 27 points but it was the inside play of the Lakers bigs...