NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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LA LAKERS 14 24 19 23 80
HOUSTON 28 23 26 25 102 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: LAL - SHAQUILLE ONEAL 19, GLEN RICE 16, RICK FOX 12
HOU - SCOTTIE PIPPEN 26, CHARLES BARKLEY 20, CUTTINO
MOBLEY 15
HIGH REBOUND: LAL - SHAQUILLE ONEAL 12, ROBERT HORRY 7
HOU - CHARLES BARKLEY 16, HAKEEM OLAJUWON 8
HIGH ASSISTS: LAL - DEREK FISHER 7, TWO PLAYERS WITH 4
HOU - CHARLES BARKLEY 6, TWO PLAYERS WITH 4
ATT: 16,285
Extended Box
LA LAKERS (80) AT HOUSTON (102)
LA LAKERS
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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REID F 20 1-3 0-0 1 3 4 0 1 0 2 2
RICE F 38 7-15 0-0 1 1 2 0 3 2 2 16
ONEAL C 36 9-14 1-2 1 11 12 4 2 1 6 19
BRYANT G 35 3-14 2-2 1 4 5 2 2 1 1 9
FISHER G 26 4-8 1-2 0 1 1 7 3 1 3 9
FOX 21 5-9 2-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12
HARPER 12 1-2 0-0 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 2
HORRY 27 1-3 2-2 2 5 7 0 2 2 2 4
KNIGHT 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
LUE 9 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 5
PATTERSON 3 0-1 2-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 2
ROOKS 10 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 240 33-74 10-12 9 27 36 20 16 10 18 80
(.446) (.833) TEAM REBS: 4 TOTAL TO: 18(17 PTS)
HOUSTON
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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BARKLEY F 39 7-9 6-7 4 12 16 6 1 0 3 20
PIPPEN F 45 8-15 5-6 1 4 5 4 2 6 4 26
OLAJUWON C 34 4-10 6-7 1 7 8 2 1 2 2 14
DICKERSON G 18 3-7 1-2 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 8
MOBLEY G 36 6-16 1-2 1 3 4 3 2 3 0 15
BULLARD 9 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3
CARR 13 1-2 0-0 2 1 3 0 3 0 0 2
DREW 2 2-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5
MACK 28 4-11 1-1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 9
MALONEY 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MILLER 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
PRICE 12 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 4 2 1 2 0
TOTALS 240 36-78 20-25 10 32 42 22 14 14 13 102
(.462) (.800) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 14(18 PTS)
LA LAKERS 14 24 19 23 - 80
HOUSTON 28 23 26 25 - 102
BLOCKED SHOTS: LA LAKERS - HORRY 3, ONEAL. HOUSTON - OLAJUWON 2, MACK,
CARR.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: LA LAKERS 4-12 (.333), RICE 2-5, BRYANT 1-3, FISHER
0-2, LUE 1-2. HOUSTON 10-31 (.323), PIPPEN 5-9, DICKERSON 1-2, MOBLEY 2-9,
BULLARD 1-2, DREW 1-1, MACK 0-6, PRICE 0-2.
TECHNICALS: LA LAKERS - ILLEGAL DEFENSE.
OFFICIALS: JOE CRAWFORD, GARY BENSON, BILL SPOONER.
A - 16,285. T - 1:57.
Box Score
LA LAKERS (80)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Reid 20 1-3 0-0 1-4 0 1 2
Rice 38 7-15 0-0 1-2 0 3 16
Oneal 36 9-14 1-2 1-12 4 2 19
Bryant 35 3-14 2-2 1-5 2 2 9
Fisher 26 4-8 1-2 0-1 7 3 9
Fox 21 5-9 2-2 0-0 1 0 12
Harper 12 1-2 0-0 1-1 4 1 2
Horry 27 1-3 2-2 2-7 0 2 4
Knight 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
Lue 9 2-4 0-0 0-0 2 0 5
Patterson 3 0-1 2-2 1-1 0 0 2
Rooks 10 0-1 0-0 1-3 0 1 0
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TOTALS 240 33-74 10-12 9-36 20 16 80
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Percentages: FG-.446, FT-.833. 3-Point Goals:
4-12, .333 (Rice 2-5, Bryant 1-3, Fisher 0-2, Lue
1-2). Team rebounds: 4. Blocked shots: 4 (Horry
3, Oneal). Turnovers: 18 (Oneal 6, Fisher 3,
Horry 2, Reid 2, Rice 2, Bryant, Lue, Patterson).
Steals: 10 (Horry 2, Patterson 2, Rice 2, Bryant,
Fisher, Lue, Oneal).
HOUSTON (102)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Barkley 39 7-9 6-7 4-16 6 1 20
Pippen 45 8-15 5-6 1-5 4 2 26
Olajuwon 34 4-10 6-7 1-8 2 1 14
Dickerson 18 3-7 1-2 1-1 2 1 8
Mobley 36 6-16 1-2 1-4 3 2 15
Bullard 9 1-3 0-0 0-1 0 0 3
Carr 13 1-2 0-0 2-3 0 3 2
Drew 2 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 5
Mack 28 4-11 1-1 0-3 0 0 9
Maloney 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Miller 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0
Price 12 0-2 0-0 0-1 4 2 0
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TOTALS 240 36-78 20-25 10-42 22 14 102
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Percentages: FG-.462, FT-.800. 3-Point Goals:
10-31, .323 (Pippen 5-9, Dickerson 1-2, Mobley
2-9, Bullard 1-2, Drew 1-1, Mack 0-6, Price 0-2).
Team rebounds: 8. Blocked shots: 4 (Olajuwon 2,
Mack, Carr). Turnovers: 14 (Pippen 4, Barkley 3,
Maloney 2, Olajuwon 2, Price 2). Steals: 14
(Pippen 6, Mobley 3, Olajuwon 2, Dickerson, Drew,
Price).
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La Lakers 14 24 19 23 - 80
Houston 28 23 26 25 - 102
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Technical fouls: La Lakers 1 (Illegal Defense,
3:22 1st). Flagrant fouls: None. A: 16,285. T:
1:57. Officials: Joe Crawford, Gary Benson, Bill
Spooner.
Game Story
HOUSTON (Ticker) -- Scottie Pippen scored 26 points and Charles
Barkley added 20 and 16 rebounds as the Houston Rockets routed
the Los Angeles Lakers, 102-80, in what was likely first-round
playoff preview.
Cuttino Mobley scored 15 points and Hakeem Olajuwon added 14 and
eight rebounds for Houston, which snapped a season-high
three-game losing streak and moved 1 1/2 games ahead of Los
Angeles for fourth place in the Western Conference. Pippen also
contributed six steals, five rebounds and four assists.
"I never have any doubts about myself," Barkley said. "We just
played well tonight. They are a better team if you let them get
going. Tonight we were ready. We just came off three games
where we didn't play well. We've got to concentrate on keeping
the home court."
Shaquille O'Neal had 19 points and 12 rebounds and Glen Rice
added 16 for Los Angeles, which has lost three straight and six
of its last eight games.
"Obviously I'm not happy with our performance tonight," said Los
Angeles coach Kurt Rambis. "Our defensive intensity was not
there. I was very disappointed. There were flashes of us being
able to do what we're capable of doing but it wasn't nearly
enough."
Rick Fox scored 12 points off the bench for the Lakers and Kobe
Bryant added nine points and five rebounds. Bryant shot just
3-of-14 from the field.
"I was throwing up brick after brick. It seemed like I was
building a project out there," Bryant said.
The Lakers won two of three games from the Rockets this season,
giving them a tiebreaker edge. Houston has five games remaining
and Los Angeles four.
The Rockets took the lead for good at 8-6 when Pippen hit a
3-pointer from the left sideline with 8:31 remaining in the
first quarter. The basket triggered a 12-2 burst that pushed
the advantage to 17-8 when Mobley hit a 21-footer with 5:06 to
go.
"Tonight's game just shows how good of a team we can be. I
definitely feel like we're still a championship-caliber team if
we come out and play well, play hard and not try and preserve
anything for tomorrow," Pippen said. "I don't think the
monkey's off our back yet. But we came today and completed a
game. It's a great feeling, especially against a team we may be
facing in the playoffs."
Houston scored the final nine points of the first quarter to
take a 26-14 lead when Mobley made a layup with 51 seconds
remaining.
Pippen, who made 5-of-9 shots from behind the arc, made a
3-pointer to give the Rockets a 41-20 bulge with 8:04 remaining
in the second. J.R. Reid made a jumper from the left sideline,
his only basket of the game, to cap a 15-5 run and pull the
Lakers within 46-35 with 3:53 left in the first half. But
Pippen answered with a dunk 49 seconds later.
Pippen had 15 points in the first half and Houston built a 51-38
lead.
The Rockets used a 7-0 burst to increase the cushion to 70-47 on
a six-footer by Barkley with 4:52 left in the third and took a
77-57 lead into the final period. The Lakers came no closer
than 17 points in the fourth and the Rockets took their biggest
lead when Pippen hit a 3-pointer to make it 95-70 with 4:30
left.
