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Video: Grizzlies' Gasol puts Thunder's Perkins in the torture chamber

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fI9AhQYhqU&feature=youtu.be By Rob Mahoney Fundamentally sound post play doesn't tend to animate crowds in the same way that a

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fI9AhQYhqU&feature=youtu.be

By Rob Mahoney

Fundamentally sound post play doesn't tend to animate crowds in the same way that a dunk or a three-pointer might, but on select occasions an interior defender is so thoroughly dominated by a post player's technique that fans everywhere can revel fully in the moment. That was the case on Wednesday night, when Marc Gasol embarrassed Kendrick Perkins from the left block and managed to create a short, uncontested jumper out of thin air.


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Rob Mahoney
ROB MAHONEY

Rob Mahoney is an NBA writer dedicated to the minutiae of the game of basketball, its overarching themes and everything in between. He joined the Sports Illustrated staff in 2012.