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Real Lakers show up, rout Rockets 89-70 in Game 7

Ashly Elam

Story Created: May 17, 2009 at 8:25 PM CST

Story Updated: May 17, 2009 at 10:18 PM CST

By BERNIE WILSON
AP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and the Los Angeles
Lakers emphatically silenced the doubters and the Houston Rockets,
winning Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals 89-70 on
Sunday.
With Gasol scoring 21 points and grabbing 18 rebounds, the
Lakers looked like the conference's top-seeded team, not the
maddeningly inconsistent one that was pushed to the decisive final
game by the undermanned Rockets.
The Lakers dominated the paint on both ends, forcing the Rockets
into turnovers and bad shots, and owning the backboards. They had
an 8-0 lead a few minutes in and widened it to 25 points on Gasol's
jump hook shortly before halftime.
The Lakers, trying to reach the NBA finals for the second
straight year, host the opener of the conference finals against the
Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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