NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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LA LAKERS 21 23 26 21 91
PHOENIX 20 18 33 19 90 FINAL
Extended Box
LA LAKERS (91) AT PHOENIX (90)
LA LAKERS
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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RICE F 33 10-16 0-0 1 2 3 1 4 1 0 23
RODMAN F 44 0-2 2-2 4 11 15 1 3 1 4 2
ONEAL C 34 8-14 5-9 2 6 8 1 3 0 2 21
BRYANT G 41 7-20 4-4 0 3 3 4 3 2 4 18
HARPER G 31 1-5 0-0 0 1 1 10 1 2 0 3
FISHER 17 1-3 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 3
FOX 6 1-1 1-1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 3
HORRY 17 2-4 0-0 3 2 5 3 3 2 0 4
REID 14 6-9 2-4 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 14
ROOKS 3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
KNIGHT DNP - COACH'S DECISION
PATTERSON DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 36-75 14-20 11 29 40 21 22 8 12 91
(.480) (.700) TEAM REBS: 11 TOTAL TO: 12(13 PTS)
PHOENIX
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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GUGLIOTTA F 31 3-12 4-4 2 7 9 5 1 1 1 10
ROBINSON F 39 10-14 8-8 0 0 0 3 2 2 4 30
LONGLEY C 22 0-2 0-0 0 4 4 0 4 0 0 0
BAILEY G 8 0-3 0-0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0
KIDD G 43 9-16 3-5 1 5 6 9 1 1 1 23
BROWN 10 2-3 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4
GARRITY 5 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
KLEINE 12 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
MANNING 26 3-5 1-2 2 2 4 4 4 0 1 7
MCCLOUD 29 3-10 4-4 1 2 3 2 2 1 0 13
MORRIS 13 1-3 0-0 1 4 5 1 2 0 1 3
OLIVER 2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 240 31-73 20-23 9 24 33 28 18 5 9 90
(.425) (.870) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 9(13 PTS)
LA LAKERS 21 23 26 21 - 91
PHOENIX 20 18 33 19 - 90
BLOCKED SHOTS: LA LAKERS - BRYANT 2, RICE. PHOENIX - ROBINSON 2, MORRIS,
LONGLEY.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: LA LAKERS 5-11 (.455), RICE 3-6, HARPER 1-4, FISHER
1-1. PHOENIX 8-15 (.533), ROBINSON 2-3, KIDD 2-4, MCCLOUD 3-7, MORRIS 1-1.
TECHNICALS: LA LAKERS - FOX 2 (EJECTED), PHOENIX - MORRIS 2 (EJECTED).
OFFICIALS: TED BERNHARDT, JOE CRAWFORD, TOMMIE WOOD.
A - 19,023. T - 2:18.
Box Score
LA LAKERS (91)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Rice 33 10-16 0-0 1-3 1 4 23
Rodman 44 0-2 2-2 4-15 1 3 2
Oneal 34 8-14 5-9 2-8 1 3 21
Bryant 41 7-20 4-4 0-3 4 3 18
Harper 31 1-5 0-0 0-1 10 1 3
Fisher 17 1-3 0-0 1-2 1 0 3
Fox 6 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 3 3
Horry 17 2-4 0-0 3-5 3 3 4
Reid 14 6-9 2-4 0-3 0 2 14
Rooks 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Knight DNP - coach's decision
Patterson DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 36-75 14-20 11-40 21 22 91
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Percentages: FG-.480, FT-.700. 3-Point Goals:
5-11, .455 (Rice 3-6, Harper 1-4, Fisher 1-1).
Team rebounds: 11. Blocked shots: 3 (Bryant 2,
Rice). Turnovers: 12 (Bryant 4, Rodman 4, Oneal
2, Fisher, Fox). Steals: 8 (Bryant 2, Harper 2,
Horry 2, Rice, Rodman).
PHOENIX (90)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Gugliotta 31 3-12 4-4 2-9 5 1 10
Robinson 39 10-14 8-8 0-0 3 2 30
Longley 22 0-2 0-0 0-4 0 4 0
Bailey 8 0-3 0-0 1-1 2 0 0
Kidd 43 9-16 3-5 1-6 9 1 23
Brown 10 2-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 4
Garrity 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
Kleine 12 0-2 0-0 1-1 0 1 0
Manning 26 3-5 1-2 2-4 4 4 7
Mccloud 29 3-10 4-4 1-3 2 2 13
Morris 13 1-3 0-0 1-5 1 2 3
Oliver 2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
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TOTALS 240 31-73 20-23 9-33 28 18 90
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Percentages: FG-.425, FT-.870. 3-Point Goals:
8-15, .533 (Robinson 2-3, Kidd 2-4, Mccloud 3-7,
Morris 1-1). Team rebounds: 6. Blocked shots: 4
(Robinson 2, Morris, Longley). Turnovers: 9
(Robinson 4, Bailey, Gugliotta, Kidd, Manning,
Morris). Steals: 5 (Robinson 2, Gugliotta, Kidd,
Mccloud).
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La Lakers 21 23 26 21 - 91
Phoenix 20 18 33 19 - 90
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Technical fouls: La Lakers 2 (Fox 2 (ejected),
0:19 3rd). Phoenix 2 (Morris 2 (ejected), 1:13
3rd, 11:23 4th). Flagrant fouls: None. A:
19,023. T: 2:18. Officials: Ted Bernhardt, Joe
Crawford, Tommie Wood.
Game Story
PHOENIX (Ticker) -- As if the Los Angeles Lakers don't have
enough stars, Marv Albert is now announcing their games.
Glen Rice, the most recent big-name acquisition, sank a 17-foot
jumper with 7.1 seconds remaining as the Lakers extended the
home woes of the Phoenix Suns with a 91-90 victory in Albert's
first national broadcast in nearly two years.
All-Star Kobe Bryant sank a pair of free throws with 48 seconds
left that gave the Lakers an 89-85 advantage. Tom Gugliotta hit
a pair of foul shots 11 seconds later to draw Phoenix within
two.
Bryant missed inside on the ensuing possession and Danny Manning
grabbed the rebound and found Jason Kidd with an outlet pass.
Kidd drove the length of the court for a layup, drawing a foul
on Derek Harper. After a timeout, Kidd calmly sank the free
throw to give the Suns a 90-89 lead with 11 seconds left.
The Lakers called timeout and went to Rice, another All-Star who
was acquired last month in a five-player deal with the Charlotte
Hornets for these situations. He converted the winning shot
from along the right wing.
"What happened was that we had two guys curling off the top of
the key," said Rice of the winning play. "I saw a little
daylight, went to get the ball and when I saw it was Manning, I
went to give a quick show to the baseline and pulled up on him
and just rose up over him. I knew it was in. It was a
wide-open shot and I have to hit that."
"It was a play to get the ball in the hands of either Kobe or
Glen in case of a foul," Los Angeles coach Kurt Rambis said.
"They were our best free throw shooters and they are obviously
very good creators, too."
Phoenix had one last chance and went to George McCloud, who
threw up an airball from the top of the key as time expired.
"It was designed to go into Danny (Manning)," Kidd said. "He
came out very high because of their defense. George had to put
up a tough shot based on the defense that they played on us.
They played good defense all night but we fought back. That's a
key to give ourselves a chance to win at the end. But we have
to execute at the end."
Rice scored 23 points and superstar center Shaquille O'Neal, who
was on the bench in the final minute, added 21 for the Lakers,
who have won three straight and five of their last seven games.
"We found a way to win," O'Neal said. "We played pretty good in
spurts and then there were times where we didn't play defense at
all. We kept it close there and our shooters saved the day. I'm
glad we got a deadly shooter like Glen Rice."
Cliff Robinson scored a season-high 30 points and Kidd collected
23 and nine assists for Phoenix, which concluded a 1-3
homestand. The Suns are 7-10 at home after going 30-11 at
America West Arena last season.
The game marked the return to the national spotlight for Albert,
who announced the game for the TNT cable network. It was his
first NBA telecast since Game Six of the 1997 Finals. He has
been the radio voice for the New York Knicks this season.
Considered among the best play-by-play men, Albert was fired by
NBC in 1997 when he pleaded guilty to a charge of misdemeanor
assault and battery. He signed a multi-year deal with Turner
Sports in February and tonight's game was the first of six the
sportscaster will work for TNT and TBS this season.
"I took nothing for granted at all," Albert said of his return
to broadcasting. "I'm thrilled with the way things have begun
to get back into place. I think back to a year-and-a-half ago
and had no idea what the future would hold."
Trailing 71-70 after three quarters, the Lakers scored the first
eight points of the fourth, capped by Derek Fisher's 3-pointer
to take a 78-71 lead with 9:36 to play.
Phoenix regained its composure and scored the next five points
on McCloud's shot from beyond the arc and Robinson's layup,
closing to 78-76 with 6 1/2 minutes left.
McCloud went 3-of-10 from the floor and scored 13 points to lead
the Phoenix reserves.
Rick Fox sank a 16-footer to give the Lakers a 67-60 advantage
with 2:42 left in the third quarter. But the Suns closed an
explosive final two minutes on a 11-3 surge to take a one-point
lead into the final period.
Fox was ejected with 18 seconds left in the third quarter after
picking up a pair of technical fouls for arguing a foul call.
Suns forward Chris Morris, who earned a technical just over a
minute earlier, was sent to the locker room with 11:23 left in
the fourth quarter after a second technical.
Los Angeles took its biggest lead at 38-24 with 4:39 left in the
first half after J.R. Reid nailed an 18-footer. He scored 14
points.
But fueled by Robinson's 21 points in the first half, the Suns
were able to close to 44-38 at intermission. Robinson finished
10-of-14 from the floor as Phoenix shot 43 percent (31-of-73).
Rice connected on 10-of-16 shots and O'Neal was 8-of-14 from the
floor for Los Angeles, which shot 48 percent (36-of-75) and held
a 40-33 rebounding edge.
Dennis Rodman led the Lakers with 15 boards.
