Pau Gasol had a game-high 36 points and 16 rebounds, and 8 assists as the Los Angeles Lakers had a powerful second half to beat the Denver Nuggets, 128-114, in Game 1 of their Western Conference quarterfinal.
Kobe Bryant had 32 points, 18 in the fourth quarter, with another game on Wednesday at the staples center. Lamar Odom had an aggressive 17 points and 14 rebounds, where he took advantage of the many mismatches posed by the Denver lineup.
Luke Walton also stepped up with 16 points and 4 rebounds, when he was called upon early by Phil Jackson due to Vladimir Radmanovic being in early foul trouble. This is good news to lakerscore readers, who thought Luke Walton was the Laker who needed to step up by a landslide amongst the other players in a recent poll.
Here are Laker Game 1 Photos, click to enlarge:
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