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By MIKE VOTTA, STATS Senior Writer

Thanks in part to Pau Gasol, the Los Angeles Lakers’ current road trip couldn’t be going much better.

The Lakers and their new center will wrap up a nine-game trip on Wednesday when they visit the stumbling Minnesota Timberwolves.

Los Angeles (34-17) beat Charlotte 106-97 on Monday, going 6-2 against Eastern Conference teams on its trek. The win was the Lakers’ third straight, and fourth in five games with Gasol in the lineup.

The Lakers have not played at home since a 120-109 win over New York on Jan. 29, and are 17-10 on the road.

“We have one more game before we can say anything about this trip,” coach Phil Jackson said. “Fortunately, we have gotten a few under our belt, and now we are down to one game and we want to get that one to go home on.”

Gasol, acquired Feb. 1 in a trade with Memphis, has averaged 20.8 points and 8.2 rebounds in his five games with the Lakers. He had 26 points against the Bobcats, his second-best scoring effort with his new team behind a 30-point performance in a 117-113 win at Orlando on Friday.

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