Pau Gasol the Key to Lakers' Dominance

="/new-orleans-hornets">New Orleans team that featured a shorter frontcourt?

Clearly, it's Pau Gasol that needs to be more consistent to provide the Lakers the "one-two punch combination" that Shaquille O'Neil was so proud of during his three-peat with Bryant. It was Shaq looking at Kobe as the "two" in his boxing analogy and claiming the Lakers to be "his team" that ended their run.

The Lakers are already dominant with Kobe Bryant, probably the best player of this generation. But it takes more than one great player to make a championship team.

If you still don't believe that, ask LeBron James and Dirk Nowitzki, who both went to the NBA Finals but lost to better teams featuring more than one great player.

Miami's one-two punch of Wade and O'Neal vs. Nowitzki's Mavericks in 2006 NBA Finals...

And San Antonio's big three of Duncan-Parker-Ginobili vs. James' Cavaliers in 2007...

It both instances, one is less than two or three...

 

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