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NBA Finals Redemption Close for LA's Gasol, Odom

Jun. 13, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- One more victory in the NBA finals and maybe Pau Gasol can finally shed the 'soft' label.
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ORLANDO, Fla., June 10 (UPI) -- Dwight Howard and Rashard Lewis scored 21 points apiece Tuesday, leading Orlando to a 108-104 win over the LA Lakers in Game 3 of the NBA Finals.

NBA: LA Lakers 101, Orlando 96 (OT)

LOS ANGELES, June 7 (UPI) -- Pau Gasol scored seven of his 24 points in overtime Sunday to help the Los Angeles Lakers beat Orlando 101-96 and take a 2-0 lead in the NBA Finals.

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NBA: Los Angeles Lakers 119, Denver 92

NBA: Los Angeles Lakers 119, Denver 92

DENVER, May 29 (UPI) -- Kobe Bryant led Los Angeles to a complete performance Friday, resulting in a 119-92 thrashing of Denver that vaulted the Lakers into the NBA finals.

NBA: Orlando 101, Boston 82

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Gasol again an NBA player of the week

Gasol again an NBA player of the week

NEW YORK, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol won his second consecutive NBA Western Conference player of the week award, the league said Monday.

NBA: LA Lakers 103, Boston 98

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NBA: LA Lakers 87, Boston 81

NBA: LA Lakers 87, Boston 81

LOS ANGELES, June 11 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles Lakers, led by Kobe Bryant's 36 points, climbed back into the NBA Finals series with an 87-81 win over the Boston Celtics in Game 3 Tuesday.

NBA: LA Lakers 93, San Antonio 91

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NBA: LA Lakers 101, San Antonio 71

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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler