The Spurs take on Kobe, Gasol and two-time defending champions Los Angeles Lakers. How have Duncan and Gasol historically fared when defending each other?

This is it. Tonight is the ultimate measuring stick, although previous results lead us to believe this team is still coming up short. Every move made over the last season and a half was done with the Los Angeles Lakers in mind. Last season, the Spurs were able to take the first game against the [...]

Tonight when the Spurs and Lakers renew their decade long rivalry, the defending champions will likely be without the services of their star center/power forward. But even as the Lakers are expected to miss Pau Gasol for a fifth straight game since suffering a hamstring injury, his impact still reverberates through both franchises. When the [...]