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  • Suicide lines: Strong return for Gasol; Bogut, Ginobili sidelined

    Each weekday morning, BDL serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your poached pears in honey, ginger and cinnamon syrup.

    Bill Plaschke, L.A. Times: "Making his season's first appearance after sitting out the first 11 games because of a hamstring injury, Pau Gasol took the Staples Center floor against the Chicago Bulls to an ovation that was less than standing. Folks cheered, but only slightly louder than if he'd been here all along. Gasol scored the game's first basket, and the clapping was polite. He scored the third and fourth points on free throws, and the yawns were evident. He then scored the second basket on a fast break layup placed in the rim with the gentleness of a guard, and finally there was some recognition that this was somebody special returning to something special. Those cheers lasted only as long as it took folks to serenade Kobe Bryant with, 'M-V-P.' Even now, it seems, folks just don't appreciate the value of a guy for whom those same letters could be chanted."

    Charles F. Gardner, Journal Sentinel: "Andrew Bogut's value to the Milwaukee Bucks is evident every time he goes out of the lineup. Now the team will have to cope for two to four weeks without the 7-foot center after he suffered a left leg strain and contusion late in the Bucks' 99-85 victory over New Jersey on Wednesday night. The Bucks are off to a surprising 6-3 start behind the steady play of Bogut and rookie point guard Brandon Jennings, and they've been successful despite the absence of injured shooting guard Michael Redd. Just as they are about ready to get Redd back in the starting five, they will be missing their fifth-year big man. 'It's disappointing,' Bucks general manager John Hammond said after results of Bogut's magnetic resonance imaging exam came back on Thursday afternoon. 'Andrew did get off to a very good start. We want him on the floor and we need him on the floor. Obviously it's a concern. But it's our job not to dwell on it, to move forward and find a way to compete.' Veteran centers Dan Gadzuric and Kurt Thomas should play increased minutes in Bogut's absence, and Hammond said, 'It's those players' responsibility now to step up.'"

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  • Game to pay attention to: Bulls vs. Lakers



    Chicago at Los Angeles Lakers

    I can't believe Utah against San Antonio is the passed over, third game for this evening. Two marquee teams featuring some bankable players? Can't possibly pick it, though. Not with both teams playing last night. Not with all those injuries.

    And the Suns against the Hornets usually would warm us over, but with Chris Paul(notes) (two words) on the shelf, this could be something nasty. Then again, with the way the Suns can come and go defensively, New Orleans could make a game out of it.

    Still, Chicago and Los Angeles. The Lakers could welcome back Pau Gasol(notes) tonight, while the Bulls might finally welcome the struggling Derrick Rose(notes) back to the status he enjoyed as a rookie last season. Any bit of improvement from Rose - and fellow backcourt mates Kirk Hinrich(notes) and John Salmons(notes) - would help. Especially with Kobe looming.

    Comment away down below, watchers.

    Los Angeles Lakers: 8-3, 94.4 possessions per game (ninth-most in the NBA), 105.4 points scored per 100 possessions (16th), 102.3 points allowed per 100 possessions (10th).

    Chicago Bulls: 6-4, 92.3 possessions per game (16th), 98 points scored per 100 possessions (27th), 99.5 points allowed per 100 possessions (4th).  

    All statistics courtesy basketball-reference.com.

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