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Marc Gasol dislikes speaking about himself, but the Spaniard is the talk of the NBA Finals for how well he's playing only four months after joining the Toronto Raptors. The 34-year-old center, whose older brother Pau won two NBA titles with the Los Angeles LaGasol adjusts quickly to make big impact for NBA Raptors
Marc Gasol dislikes speaking about himself, but the Spaniard is the talk of the NBA Finals for how well he's playing only four months after joining the Toronto Raptors. The 34-year-old center, whose older brother Pau won two NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers, scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds in Toronto's 118-109 victory over Golden State in the best-of-seven opener. «There's always a sort of kind of comfort when he's on the floor,» Raptors forward Pascal Siakam said. «He's so smart and reads the defense and he's able to protect the rim for us. It's definitely great to have him, a vet that's been through it.» Gasol went 6-of-10 from the floor, 2-of-4 from 3-point range when the Warriors «gave him a couple of dare shots and he knocked them down» in Golden State coach Steve Kerr's words. «He turned himself into a very good 3-point shooter,» Warriors guard Klay Thompson said. «Great passer. Very good defender at the rim. That pickup turned out to be huge for them.» The Raptors swung a February trade deadline deal to obtain Gasol, a two-time Olympic silver medalist and 2013 NBA Defensive Player of the Year, after he spent a decade in Memphis. Ask about the excitement... Read more
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