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Bresnahan’s Takes: Attack of the little people is over

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Mike Bresnahan covers the Lakers for The Times and ties up loose ends before all their playoff games. The Lakers lead the Denver Nuggets, 2-1, heading into Sunday evening’s Game 4.

Looks like the Lakers are tired of getting outrebounded by the small-ball Nuggets.

“You’ve got to put bodies on people,” Pau Gasol said, and he couldn’t stop talking about bodies.

“If our bigs for some reason are not able to put bodies on their bigs, then the smalls have to come in there and get their nose in there and start hitting people to keep them off the boards. It’s a collective effort as far as all getting in the lane, all putting bodies on people and all going after the ball.”

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Gasol had a good reason to sound tough. Point guard Ramon Sessions had two more rebounds than him in Game 3.

Q&A of the day

Question: Could you keep your job as a writer if two guys were holding your hands and another covered your mouth to preclude speech to text? Tell the real story…

—Jess Laney

Answer: I’m not even sure what that means but I don’t think it’s a compliment.

Don’t worry, Jess. You’re not alone in your anger after Game 3. The Lakers were that bad. It looked like they tried to play with two guys holding their hands and another covering their mouths.

Final thought The Nuggets had their fun. The attack of the little people won’t happen again in Game 4. Just ask Gasol.

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The pick: Lakers.

Bresnahan’s record: 3-0.

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Bresnahan’s Takes: Attack of the little people is over

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