Raptors veteran Gasol ready for challenge of first NBA Finals
TORONTO — Marc Gasol didn’t give himself much time to celebrate winning the NBA’s Eastern Conference title on Saturday night.
He has bigger goals in mind.
“I’m not in that mode to analyze what (winning the East) means to me,” the Toronto Raptors centre said as his team prepared for Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday against the visiting Golden State Warriors. “To me we have a job to do, a challenge that we’re facing right now and I’m going to enjoy the challenge, without question.
“Preparing for it, all the things you need to do to get ready for Game 1, and after that there’s more games coming up. … You have to dial in and do your job.”