Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl
Pau Gasol had 25 points, 14 rebounds and a key block of Allen’s putback attempt at the overtime buzzer Thursday night and the Lakers held on to beat the Celtics 88-87. Kobe Bryant scored 27 points and Andrew Bynum had 16 points and 17 boards for Los Angeles, which snapped a two-game losing streak.
The AFC champion New England Patriots were well represented: Vince Wilfork, Rob Gronkowski and owner Robert Kraft were all at the game, fresh off Sunday’s Super Bowl loss to the New York Giants.  Check out Gronk’s pic with Kobe after the jump…
These days, who doesn’t want a piece of Rob Gronkowski? The second-year tight end had a breakout year under Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots and quickly emerged as one of the best, if not the top, tight ends in the game.
Kobe Bryant made it clear that he wants Gronk too, telling the Patriots tight end — who was in attendance as Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers took on the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on Thursday night — that he should join his favorite football team.
“I said the Eagles need a tight end, that’s what I told him. I’m recruiting,” Bryant said following Thursdays’ 88-87 overtime victory. “He’s a phenomenally talented player, just a freak athlete.”
