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``It was rewarding. We never won in my first three years here, so it felt
really good to pull a win out of here,'' Pao Gasol said. ``That team
without
Shaquille is different because he was a big presence inside. But they had
issues with him, and it was their decision to trade him. It's their loss,
because he's one of the most dominating players in the league.
``They have a lot of good players who can produce and are playing well,
but
I don't think they are at that champion****p level right now,'' Gasol said.
``They have to have a bigger presence inside, I think.''
``They played great defensively,'' Bryant said. ``They just sagged in and
turned us into an all-perimeter team. They just kept me out on the
perimeter. Most of my shots were bail-out shots with the clock winding
down,
or shots with a hand in my face.''
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