Pau's positive step
Pau Gasol practiced with his teammates and said his sprained left ankle was improved. He participated in all aspects of the workout and it sounded like he might play Wednesday against Portland.
Here are the highlights of his post-practice comments:
"It went better than the last couple of days. Took a nice step forward. Right now, I'm a little sore but I'm feeling pretty good. I'm pretty confident. I'm feeling better and better."
A reporter wondered about how tough it might be for Gasol to fit in with his teammates after sitting out since he was injured March 14 against New Orleans.
Gasol responded: "It's going to take a little bit of a struggle individually and, I guess, team-wise also because we're all going to be out there. Hopefully, we're going to overcome those little adjustments and those little struggles we're going to face and still be effective and productive."