Frank Hughes: Lakers' experience, toughness pays off in series-clinching win

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It was Pau Gasol, not Kobe Bryant, who sent the Los Angeles Lakers to the second round of the playoffs. Gasol snuck inside in the final second and put back Bryant's missed jumper to give the Lakers a 95-94 victory over the upstart Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night, concluding what turned out to be a scintillating first-round series. The Lakers move on to play the winner of the Utah-Denver series, their second step in what they hope is a return to the NBA Finals.

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