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Mike Dunleavy: Lakers’ Gasol led the way

Pau Gasol’s play down the stretch was the key reason the Lakers were able to defeat the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. Mike Dunleavy, former coach and general manager of the Clippers, is The Times’ guest analyst on the NBA Finals. Dunleavy has coached four NBA teams — the Clippers, Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks and Portland Trail Blazers. He was NBA coach of the year in 1999 with Portland.

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Mike Dunleavy: Lakers’ Gasol led the way

In the end, Lakers beat Celtics at their own grinding game

‘It was exactly the type of game we wanted,’ Boston Coach Doc Rivers says — except for the final score. Ugly, brutish basketball favored the boys from Boston.

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In the end, Lakers beat Celtics at their own grinding game