Marc Gasol shone in the resounding victory of Los Angeles Lakers over Minnesota Timberwolves (127-91) and, after the game, he received praise from Lebron James, who especially praised the Spaniard’s passing skill.
“There are some players who see the plays before they happen. They do it with their mind, they do it with their passes … And Marc is one of them.” assured the star of the Los Angeles team in the press conference after the game.
“He sees this sport in a way very similar to how I see it,” he added, praising Gasol’s “intelligence in basketball.”
The pivot achieved 12 points (without shooting failures and with 3 of 3 in triples), 8 assists, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks in the 20 minutes he played in front of some lazy Wolves of his compatriots Ricky Rubio (9 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in 18 minutes) and Juancho Hernangómez (6 points and 5 rebounds in 13 minutes).
Gasol stroked the triple-doubleHe came out again in the Lakers’ starting quintet and gave a recital of passing from the high post, an aspect of his game highly appreciated by the Los Angeles team when they decided to sign him.
Just at the end of the game, the Spaniard was interviewed by US television on the Staples Center court in Los Angeles (USA) and summarized his first impressions after three NBA games with James.
“He is a very unique player,” Gasol said with a smile. “He has great intelligence. He sees everything on both sides of the court. He is very generous and is a great teammate,” he said.
The Lakers coach, Frank Vogel, also joined the compliments to Gasol, that in the two previous encounters he had not had much fortune in the offensive field. “With Marc in the high post, we finally saw (today) how we can be when we play with him with his pass from there,” he said.
“Tonight was fantastic (…). We talked about this: we didn’t do enough (to play with Gasol) in the first two games (…). And all of our players know that when the ball reaches Marc Gasol, the movement is activated, “he added.
The Lakers, who won the NBA title in the “bubble” of Orlando (USA), They added their second victory of the season and will face the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday.
