It's the battle of the big men, the throwodwn in the front court, banging bodies and locking horns between Spain's favorite basketball son, Pau Gasol, and the Big Ticket, Kevin Garnett.
What makes this match up so intriguing is that this is a first of sorts. While Pau and KG have matched up as members of the Grizzlies and Wolves respectively, they have never met as Laker and Celtic yet.
Pau Gasol is a silky smooth and talented inside operator, a finesse center who still bangs around as much as he can inside the paint. Garnett isn't muscular either, using lithe quickness and intensity to overpower bigger opponents.
But just like the Kobe-Pierce match up, one of these guys can do everything the other guy can...only so much better. And that guy is KG.
Pau Gasol is a franchise player for a bad team (see: Grizz), a possible All Star for the East and a great second option for a good team. KG, on the other hand, is a franchise player who makes a team great, an All Star no matter the conference and is a second option by unselfish choice.
Having said that, the gap between Gasol and Garnett as big as one between Kobe and Pierce, but the gap is there.
KG over Pau, 10-9.
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