"Pau Gasol thinks an inside job would help his game and Lakers

Pau Gasol didn't have to go far to make his first campaign stop.

Wearing a charcoal sport coat over dark jeans and black dress shoes, the Lakers forward stood before a semicircle of reporters at his locker Sunday night to discuss his platform: playing closer to the basket.

"I would like to get a little more inside, myself," Gasol said after scoring only eight points in a 98-96 loss to the Indiana Pacers. "I always like to have different looks and be able to attack from different angles, and in the second half I didn't have one chance to attack from the post.""