Pau's points ... and rebounds

OAKLAND -- Pau Gasol scored his points (33) on the court and then made some more good ones (see below) in the locker room after the Lakers' 114-106 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday. Gasol made it clear that he needs more shots than the eight he got in Tuesday's loss to the New Orleans Hornets.

"You've got to find balance in your game as a team," Gasol said after matching his career high with 18 rebounds and falling one point shy of his season best for points.
"You've got to take advantage of your strengths. Some nights it's going to work out better than others, but you've got to use your weapons.

"I was disappointed because if we would have been more aggressive (Tuesday), we could have attacked their big guys. David West was having a big night (scoring 40 points), but he was resting on defense.

"When a guy is attacking me and I can't retaliate, that's upsetting. It wasn't the only thing, but it was a big reason we weren't successful (Tuesday). ... We're finding (balance) some nights, but we get away from it on other nights.

"The nights we find it, we're very effective and very successful as a team. When we get everybody involved, we move the ball and things work out well. ... We have to make sure we continue to do that and grow as a team."