Clippers-Lakers Preview

By JEFF MEZYDLO
Posted Oct 27 2009 1:35AM

The Los Angeles Lakers might be more talented now than they were four months ago when they won the NBA title. That's if they can stay healthy.

The in-town rival Clippers hope the addition of No. 1 overall draft pick Blake Griffin will help them join the Lakers as playoff contenders again - but they'll have to wait a while to see what impact their rookie will have.

Moments after the franchise's 15th NBA championship banner is raised, the Lakers look to open their 50th anniversary season with a ninth straight victory over the Griffin-less Clippers on Tuesday night at Staples Center.

After going 65-17, the Lakers advanced to the finals for the second consecutive season and beat Orlando in five games for their first championship since 2002.

Kobe Bryant, who averaged 26.8 points during the regular season and earned Finals MVP honors, won his fourth title and first without Shaquille O'Neal. It was also coach Phil Jackson's fourth with Los Angeles and record-10th overall.

At 64 years old, Jackson feels fit enough to return for the final year of his contract and guide a team that could be better than the one that averaged 106.9 points a game - third-best in the league - last season.

"On paper we certainly are a better team,'' Jackson said, "but sometimes it's chemistry that counts between players and how they work together.''

The Lakers signed volatile free-agent Ron Artest to a five-year deal worth about $33 million. He switched places with playoff star Trevor Ariza, who left Los Angeles to take Artest's spot in Houston.

Artest, who averaged 17.1 points and 5.2 rebounds in 69 games last season for the Rockets, joins Andrew Bynum (14.3 ppg, 8.0 rpg), Pau Gasol (18.9 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 3.5 apg) and Lamar Odom (11.3 ppg, 8.2 rpg) to provide support for Bryant.

"We have the talent to win another one,'' said Bryant, who begins his 14th season in Los Angeles. "If we don't, it's because of our lack of focus or something else or an injury here or there.''

The key could be staying healthy, something they were able to do for the most part in 2008-09, but not in the preseason.

Gasol sat out the Lakers' final six preseason games because of a strained right hamstring, and seems unlikely to play in the opener. Odom, who married reality TV starlet Khloe Kardashian on the eve of training camp and then missed time because of a leg injury, could start in his place.

Bynum, who missed 32 games after tearing his MCL last season and was basically ineffective when he returned for the playoffs, averaged 20.8 points in his previous 12 contests before being injured Jan. 31.

"He's talking about wearing two (knee) braces this year,'' Jackson said of Bynum, who expects to play in the opener despite missing two preseason games because of a strained right rotator cuff and sore left hamstring. "He's talking about hopefully making the All-Star team and that's a good goal.''

Key reserve Luke Walton also sat out during training camp with a sore back.

"We understand the challenge of winning another one. We have to be lucky, making sure guys stay healthy and stay strong,'' Bryant said.

Coming off a 19-63 season, the Clippers - believe they have a strong enough roster to make the playoffs for the first time since 2006.

Before they worry about the postseason, however, the Clippers must worry about Griffin's health. The team confirmed late Monday night that the top draft pick has a broken left kneecap that could sideline him for six weeks.

The Clippers, who ranked near the bottom of the NBA averaging 95.1 points a game last season, had been banking on the potential of the 6-foot-10 Griffin. He led the Big 12 with 22.7 points per game for Oklahoma last season while ranking first in the nation with 14.4 rebounds per game.

Despite straining his shoulder during the NBA Summer League, Griffin averaged 19.2 points and 10.8 rebounds in those games.

"He looks like he has a world of talent,'' said Bryant, who's averaged 24.6 points in his career against the Clippers but has been held under 20 in six of the last seven meetings. "He seems very polished. I think all he has to do is get used to the NBA game."

Griffin feels comfortable despite knowing the Clippers have recorded two winning seasons in the last 30 years.

"I don't feel like a lot of individual pressure to go out and do this or that,'' Griffin said. "We have guys that can do all this stuff. I just need to come in and contribute.''

Once healthy, he may need to do more if veterans Baron Davis and Chris Kaman can't bounce back from disappointing seasons.

After averaging 21.8 points for Golden State in 2007-08, Davis put up 14.9 in 65 games for the Clippers last season.

Kaman, meanwhile, was a coming off a season where he set career highs with 15.7 points and 12.7 rebounds per game, but a foot injury limited him to 31 games in 2008-09.

Despite some subpar performances from veteran players, the Clippers are encouraged by the play of their young talent. Guard Eric Gordon, the seventh overall pick in 2008, averaged 16.1 points as a rookie, and second-year forward Al Thornton averaged 16.8 points and 5.2 boards in 2008-09.

The Clippers also traded for veteran Rasual Butler, who averaged a career-high 11.2 points last season for New Orleans.

The Lakers are 31-9 against the Clippers at Staples Center, which has been home to both teams since 1999-2000. They haven't lost in this series since a 118-110 defeat April 12, 2007.

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Lakers beat Clippers 99-92 in season opener

By BETH HARRIS, for NBA.com Posted Oct 28 2009 2:39AM

LOS ANGELES(AP) Kobe Bryant slipped the ring on in the locker room, his finger weighed down by the 14 brilliant white diamonds set in yellow and white gold.

Then he took it off and returned it to the custom box that would soon end up stored for years to come in a vault at home.

``I never wear them except for the night that I get them,'' he said Tuesday after the Lakers opened defense of their NBA championship with a 99-92 victory over the Clippers. ``It's on to the next one.''

Bryant scored 33 points and Andrew Bynum added 26 on his 22nd birthday for the Lakers, who began the evening with a ceremony unveiling the franchise's 15th gold-and-purple championship banner, earned four months ago after defeating Orlando in the finals.

Commissioner David Stern handed out rings to almost everyone except for Ron Artest, who joined the Lakers in the offseason from Houston with the sole purpose of winning a gaudy bauble for himself. He traded places with Trevor Ariza, who replaced him with the Rockets.

``It's always tough to play games after those kind of ceremonies,'' said Lakers coach Phil Jackson, who added a record-breaking 10th ring to his collection. ``Some of the energy is always difficult to maintain because there is a lot of energy that's kind of dissipated when you go out and have that kind of ceremony. You're not ready to step up and march to the tune of this season right yet.''

The last time the Lakers opened the season with a ring ceremony was 2002-03, when they lost 87-82 to San Antonio.

Hoping to erase the memories of last season's 19-63 record, the Clippers got a jolt of bad news a day before the season began when they learned No. 1 overall draft pick Blake Griffin will be out for up to six weeks with a broken left kneecap. Dressed in a suit and tie, he watched from a seat behind the bench.

``We've got a good, deep team and we'll win a bunch of ballgames while Blake is out,'' guard Baron Davis said. ``We really felt we could've won this game. If you take away a lot of mistakes that we made at the end of the first quarter and all the turnovers we had, it would've been a different ballgame. That's just what happens when you play against a championship-caliber team.''

Eric Gordon scored 21 points for the Clippers, who lost their ninth in a row to the Lakers. Chris Kaman added 18 points and 16 rebounds, Marcus Camby had 14 points, and reserve Craig Smith 12. Davis was held to two points on 1 of 10 shooting while hampered by a bruised right foot that he soaked in ice afterward.

``I just couldn't find the explosiveness I needed. I didn't have the practice time, and this is the first time I've played on the foot,'' he said. ``It didn't allow me to get to the bucket the way I wanted to. I didn't have that pop. I was missing that last 20 percent.''

The Clippers kept it close at times, even if their only lead was by one early in the game. They trailed by 12 early in the third and closed to 76-75 on Camby's alley-oop dunk at the end of the period.

``You just play with a sense of enjoyment. That carried us for the first half,'' Bryant said. ``The second half we just had to get to the grind a little bit more and tough this one out.''

The Lakers opened the fourth with an 10-2 run and soon pushed their lead to 89-79 on Lamar Odom's 3-pointer, energizing a mostly blase crowd that included David Beckham, Jack Nicholson, Charlize Theron and Odom's new wife, reality starlet Khloe Kardashian.

Bryant was 11 of 12 from the line and had eight rebounds, while Bynum was 8 of 10 on free throws and had 13 rebounds.

``I felt like we had control of the game, even when it was a one-point game,'' Bryant said.

Artest scored 10 points in his debut in the starting lineup. Pau Gasol sat out with a strained right hamstring and was replaced by Odom, who had 16 points and 13 rebounds.

``Artest and Odom, they're quick for the big guys and big for the small guys,'' Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy said. ``That's the one area where we really do miss Blake. He's our guy who can guard the quick big guys.''

The Clippers committed nine of their 20 turnovers in the first quarter when they trailed by 10, the same margin they were behind by at halftime.

Notes: Former Lakers GM Jerry West, along with Magic Johnson, James Worthy, Norm Nixon, Michael Cooper, Jamaal Wilkes, A.C. Green, Rick Fox and Robert Horry, all of whom starred on the club's title teams of the 1980s and earlier this decade, greeted the current team on the court during the pregame ring presentation. ... Jackson said Gasol could return Friday against Dallas. ... The Lakers improved to 13-4 in season openers at home since moving to Los Angeles. ... The Clippers fell to 0-4 opening the season against the Lakers, with losses last year when they were the home team, in 1992, and 1979, when they played in San Diego. ... Longtime Lakers consultant Tex Winter returned to visit and appeared in good form after recovering from a stroke in April.

• Clippers: Collins, Griffin, Skinner
• Lakers: Gasol

• Clippers: --
• Lakers: --

• Lead Changes: 2
• Times Tied: 1

• Arena: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
• Officials: #22 Bill Spooner, #55 Bill Kennedy, #51 Leroy Richardson
• Attendance: 18997
• Duration: 2:30

Los Angeles Clippers (15-19)		Los Angeles Lakers (28-6)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Bynum vs Camby (Artest gains possession)
	11:44 [LAL 2-0]	Bynum Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Thornton Jump Shot: Missed	11:26
	11:25	Bynum Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:19	Odom Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Kaman (1 ST)
Davis Pullup Jump shot: Missed	11:11
	11:08	Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:00	Bryant Layup Shot: Missed
	10:59	Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:59 [LAL 4-0]	Bryant Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Camby Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:59
	10:59 [LAL 5-0]	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
	10:50	Bynum Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Gordon 3pt Shot: Missed	10:45
Team Rebound	10:45
Camby Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Gordon (1 AST)	10:41 [LAC 2-5]
	10:31	Fisher Layup Shot: Missed Block: Davis (1 BLK)
	10:31	Team Rebound
	10:22 [LAL 7-2]	Bryant Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (5 PTS)
Kaman Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Gordon (2 AST)	10:05 [LAC 4-7]
	09:53	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Kaman Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:52
Fisher Violation:Kicked Ball	09:45
Kaman Jump Shot: Missed	09:39
	09:37	Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:34	Bynum Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)
Kaman Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Camby (1 AST)	09:17 [LAC 6-7]
	09:04	Artest Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Kaman Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:03
Gordon Layup Shot: Missed	08:57
	08:56	Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:54	Bryant Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Davis (1 ST)
	08:52	Fisher Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Kaman Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	08:52 [LAC 7-7]
Kaman Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	08:52 [LAC 8-7]
	08:41	Artest Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	08:41	Artest Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Camby Layup Shot: Missed	08:27
	08:25	Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	08:18 [LAL 9-8]	Odom Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	08:05	Bryant Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Kaman Layup Shot: Missed	07:59
	07:57	Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	07:43	Bryant Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Gordon (1 ST)
Thornton Jump Shot: Missed	07:28
	07:26	Bynum Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:20	Artest 3pt Shot: Missed
Davis Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:16
Davis Jump Shot: Missed	07:13
	07:13	Team Rebound
Camby Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	07:13
	07:01 [LAL 12-8]	Odom 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Bynum (1 AST)
Gordon 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Davis (1 AST)	06:46 [LAC 11-12]
Gordon Foul : Personal (1 PF)	06:43
Camby Substitution replaced by Butler	06:43
	06:29	Odom Hook Shot: Missed
Kaman Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:27
Davis Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Odom (1 ST)	06:20
	06:15 [LAL 14-11]	Bryant Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Odom (1 AST)
Gordon Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed	06:02
Thornton Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	05:58
Thornton Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	05:58 [LAC 13-14]
	05:41 [LAL 16-13]	Bryant Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Artest (1 AST)
Kaman Jump Shot: Missed	05:27
	05:25	Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	05:19 [LAL 18-13]	Bynum Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Bryant (1 AST)
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	05:03
	04:58	Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	04:46	Fisher Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Davis (2 ST)
Thornton Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Davis (2 AST)	04:40 [LAC 15-18]
	04:29	Team Timeout : Regular
Gordon Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	04:21
	04:21	Odom Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:21	Team Rebound
Gordon Substitution replaced by Davis	04:21
	04:21 [LAL 19-15]	Odom Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Butler Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	04:04 [LAC 17-19]
	03:52	Davis Violation:Kicked Ball
	03:40	Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:40	Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Thornton Foul : Personal (1 PF)	03:40
	03:40 [LAL 20-17]	Bynum Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	03:40	Bynum Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Kaman Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	03:39
Kaman Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	03:37
Kaman Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:32
	03:32 [LAL 21-17]	Artest Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	03:32 [LAL 22-17]	Artest Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Butler Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Fisher (1 ST)	03:15
	03:10 [LAL 24-17]	Bryant Pullup Jump shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Fisher (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:02
Kaman Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Bryant (1 ST)	02:50
	02:43	Fisher Jump Shot: Missed
Thornton Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	02:42
Thornton Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	02:37
	02:24 [LAL 26-17]	Bynum Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Artest (2 AST)
Kaman Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Thornton (1 AST)	02:01 [LAC 19-26]
	01:41	Artest Jump Shot: Missed
	01:39	Bynum Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	01:35	Bynum Layup Shot: Missed
Davis Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:34
Davis Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	01:32
	01:32	Fisher Substitution replaced by Farmar
	01:26	Bryant Layup Shot: Missed
	01:24	Bryant Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	01:24	Bryant Tip Shot: Missed
Kaman Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	01:22
Kaman Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Bryant (2 ST)	01:07
Davis Foul : Clear Path (1 PF)	01:07
	01:07 [LAL 27-19]	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	01:07 [LAL 28-19]	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
	00:55.0	Artest Turnover : 3 Second Violation (2 TO)
Butler Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Farmar (1 ST)	00:52.8
	00:51.8 [LAL 30-19]	Farmar Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Davis Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO) Steal:Bryant (3 ST)	00:40.9
	00:34.5 [LAL 32-19]	Artest Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Odom (2 AST)
Davis 3pt Shot: Missed	00:25.9
Thornton Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	00:23.5
Davis 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Davis (3 AST)	00:21.5 [LAC 22-32]
	00:01.9	Artest 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:01.1	Bynum Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	00:00.9	Bynum Layup Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Los Angeles Clippers (15-19)		Los Angeles Lakers (28-6)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Kaman Jump Shot: Missed	11:45
	11:44	Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	11:38	Kaman Violation:Defensive Goaltending
	11:38 [LAL 34-22]	Odom Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Smith Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:38
	11:38	Odom Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
	11:36	Artest Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:20	Farmar 3pt Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:19
Butler 3pt Shot: Missed	11:02
	11:01	Artest Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	10:50 [LAL 37-22]	Artest 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Odom (3 AST)
Telfair 3pt Shot: Missed	10:24
Kaman Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	10:22
Smith Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Kaman (1 AST)	10:18 [LAC 24-37]
	10:07	Farmar Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Smith (1 ST)
Smith Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	10:03 [LAC 26-37]
	09:43 [LAL 39-26]	Farmar Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Artest (3 AST)
Gordon Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	09:27 [LAC 28-39]
	09:27	Mbenga Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Kaman Substitution replaced by Jordan	09:27
	09:27	Vujacic Substitution replaced by Brown
Gordon Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)	09:27 [LAC 29-39]
Butler Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:10
	09:10	Artest Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	09:10	Team Rebound
	09:10	Odom Substitution replaced by Powell
	09:10 [LAL 40-29]	Artest Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Jordan Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	08:58
Jordan Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	08:58
	08:58	Timeout : Official
	08:58	Artest Substitution replaced by Walton
	08:38	Mbenga Floating Jump shot: Missed
	08:34	Powell Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	08:30	Mbenga Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:29
Smith Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	08:14 [LAC 31-40]
	07:55	Mbenga Jump Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:54
Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Walton (1 ST)	07:48
Gordon Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	07:44
	07:44	Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	07:44	Team Rebound
Gordon Substitution replaced by Thornton	07:44
	07:44	Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:43
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	07:25
Jordan Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	07:24
Jordan Layup Shot: Missed	07:21
Thornton Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	07:20
Telfair Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:10 [LAC 33-40]
Telfair Foul : Personal (1 PF)	06:46
	06:36	Walton Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	06:35
Smith Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	06:21 [LAC 35-40]
	06:06	Powell Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
	06:04	Mbenga Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	06:04	Mbenga Tip Shot: Missed
Telfair Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:02
Thornton Layup Shot: Missed	05:52
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	05:49
Telfair Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)	05:43 [LAC 37-40]
	05:36	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:36	Farmar Substitution replaced by Fisher
	05:36	Mbenga Substitution replaced by Bryant
	05:36	Brown Substitution replaced by Bynum
	05:36	Walton Substitution replaced by Artest
	05:24	Powell 3pt Shot: Missed
Thornton Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	05:23
Butler 3pt Shot: Missed	05:09
	05:07	Artest Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	05:01	Fisher Jump Shot: Missed
Jordan Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:59
Telfair Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	04:53
	04:37	Bynum Hook Shot: Missed
Jordan Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:34
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	04:22
	04:21	Powell Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:06 [LAL 42-37]	Powell Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Fisher (2 AST)
Smith Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Telfair (1 AST)	03:48 [LAC 39-42]
	03:31 [LAL 44-39]	Bynum Driving Hook Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Smith Floating Jump shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Telfair (2 AST)	03:11 [LAC 41-44]
Jordan Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:58
Team Timeout : Regular	02:58
Jordan Substitution replaced by Kaman	02:58
	02:58	Powell Substitution replaced by Odom
	02:58 [LAL 45-41]	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
	02:58 [LAL 46-41]	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	02:42
	02:40	Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	02:33	Bynum Alley Oop Layup shot: Missed
	02:30	Bynum Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)
	02:29 [LAL 48-41]	Bynum Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)
	02:16	Bryant Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	02:08	Fisher Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Telfair Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	02:08 [LAC 42-48]
Telfair Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	02:08 [LAC 43-48]
	01:53 [LAL 51-43]	Fisher 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Odom (4 AST)
	01:32	Bynum Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	01:32 [LAC 44-51]
Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	01:32 [LAC 45-51]
Smith Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	01:18
	01:18 [LAL 52-45]	Bynum Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	01:18 [LAL 53-45]	Bynum Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Thornton Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)	01:01 [LAC 47-53]
Thornton Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:49.2
	00:49.2 [LAL 54-47]	Bynum Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
	00:49.2 [LAL 55-47]	Bynum Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Kaman Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Butler (1 AST)	00:35.1 [LAC 49-55]
	00:27.1 [LAL 57-49]	Bryant Driving Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Butler Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Bynum (1 ST)	00:06.9
	00:01.3 [LAL 59-49]	Bynum Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Odom (5 AST)
End of 2nd Quarter
Los Angeles Clippers (15-19)		Los Angeles Lakers (28-6)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Kaman Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	11:44
	11:42	Artest Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	11:27 [LAL 61-49]	Bryant Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Gordon Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Thornton (2 AST)	11:21 [LAC 51-61]
	10:59	Artest Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Camby (1 ST)
Davis 3pt Shot: Missed	10:50
	10:49	Team Rebound
Davis Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:34
	10:34 [LAL 62-51]	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
	10:34	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Kaman Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	10:33
Kaman Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Davis (4 AST)	10:17 [LAC 53-62]
	09:57	Odom Jump Shot: Missed
Kaman Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	09:56
Kaman Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Camby (2 AST)	09:43 [LAC 55-62]
	09:26 [LAL 64-55]	Bynum Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (19 PTS)
Gordon Jump Shot: Missed	09:11
Thornton Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)	09:10
Camby Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Davis (5 AST)	09:00 [LAC 57-64]
Davis Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	08:50
	08:50 [LAL 65-57]	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
	08:50 [LAL 66-57]	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)
Camby Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Odom (2 ST)	08:34
Davis Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	08:29
	08:29 [LAL 67-57]	Bynum Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
	08:29 [LAL 68-57]	Bynum Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
Davis Jump Shot: Missed Block: Bryant (1 BLK)	08:18
	08:16	Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	08:10	Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed
	08:09	Bryant Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	08:05	Artest 3pt Shot: Missed
Camby Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:03
Kaman Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Gordon (3 AST)	07:57 [LAC 59-68]
	07:40 [LAL 70-59]	Fisher Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Artest (4 AST)
Gordon Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Davis (6 AST)	07:25 [LAC 61-70]
	07:09	Bryant Layup Shot: Missed
	07:08	Bryant Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)
	07:08	Bryant Tip Shot: Missed
Camby Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:06
Camby Jump Shot: Missed	07:00
	06:58	Bynum Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)
	06:51	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
	06:50	Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	06:47	Odom Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gordon (1 BLK)
Camby Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:45
Davis Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Camby (3 AST)	06:30 [LAC 63-70]
	06:13	Bynum Turnover : 3 Second Violation (2 TO)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:13
Gordon Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Artest (1 ST)	05:56
	05:49	Artest Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Kaman (2 ST)
Thornton Jump Shot: Missed	05:44
	05:43	Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
	05:31	Odom Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
Camby Jump Shot: Missed	05:12
Thornton Rebound (Off:5 Def:2)	05:06
Thornton Floating Jump shot: Missed	05:06
	05:03	Bryant Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	04:53	Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:52	Bynum Rebound (Off:5 Def:3)
	04:48	Bynum Jump Shot: Missed
Camby Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	04:47
	04:47	Odom Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Kaman Layup Shot: Missed	04:24
	04:23	Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:19 [LAL 72-63]	Bynum Driving Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Fisher (3 AST)
Gordon Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	03:59
	03:57	Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)
	03:45	Bryant Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Davis Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:42
Camby Jump Shot: Missed	03:33
Thornton Rebound (Off:6 Def:2)	03:32
Camby Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Thornton (3 AST)	03:29 [LAC 65-72]
Thornton Foul : Personal (3 PF)	03:17
Thornton Substitution replaced by Butler	03:17
	03:05	Fisher Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Gordon (2 ST)
Gordon Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	03:00 [LAC 67-72]
	02:58	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:39 [LAL 74-67]	Bryant Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (24 PTS)
Davis Pullup Jump shot: Missed	02:20
	02:17	Artest Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	02:04	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Kaman Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)	02:02
Davis Layup Shot: Missed Block: Odom (1 BLK)	01:50
Davis Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	01:48
Camby Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Davis (7 AST)	01:47 [LAC 69-74]
	01:32	Odom Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Butler (1 ST)
	01:26	Bynum Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	01:26	Artest Substitution replaced by Brown
Davis Substitution replaced by Telfair	01:26
Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	01:26 [LAC 70-74]
	01:26	Fisher Substitution replaced by Farmar
Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:26
	01:24	Bynum Rebound (Off:5 Def:4)
Butler Foul : Personal (2 PF)	01:15
	01:15 [LAL 75-70]	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (25 PTS)
	01:15 [LAL 76-70]	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (26 PTS)
Gordon 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Butler (2 AST)	01:01 [LAC 73-76]
	00:49.8	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Camby Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	00:48.8
Camby Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Telfair (3 AST)	00:40.7 [LAC 75-76]
	00:26.9	Bynum Hook Shot: Missed
Kaman Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)	00:23.0
Camby 3pt Shot: Missed	00:03.0
	00:00.2	Brown Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
End of 3rd Quarter
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Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:47	Odom Layup Shot: Missed
Gordon Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:46
Gordon Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Farmar (2 ST)	11:26
Kaman Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	11:22
	11:22 [LAL 77-75]	Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	11:22	Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	11:21
Kaman Jump Shot: Missed	11:01
	11:01	Team Rebound
Smith Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	11:01
Kaman Substitution replaced by Jordan	11:01
	10:39 [LAL 79-75]	Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (28 PTS)
Gordon 3pt Shot: Missed	10:17
Jordan Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	10:16
Jordan Layup Shot: Missed	10:13
Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	10:12
Jordan Turnover : Offensive Goaltending (2 TO)	10:10
	09:56	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Jordan Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	09:55
	09:52	Brown Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)	09:52 [LAC 76-79]
Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)	09:52 [LAC 77-79]
	09:40	Bryant Floating Jump shot: Missed
	09:39	Odom Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)
	09:39 [LAL 81-77]	Odom Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Gordon Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	09:39
	09:39	Bryant Substitution replaced by Artest
Gordon Substitution replaced by Davis	09:39
	09:39 [LAL 82-77]	Odom Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)
Davis 3pt Shot: Missed	09:16
	09:15	Mbenga Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:55	Odom 3pt Shot: Missed
	08:54	Mbenga Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	08:52 [LAL 84-77]	Mbenga Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	08:36	Odom Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Timeout : Official	08:36
	08:36	Mbenga Substitution replaced by Vujacic
	08:36	Brown Substitution replaced by Bynum
Davis Substitution replaced by Thornton	08:36
Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	08:36
Team Rebound	08:36
Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	08:36
	08:35	Vujacic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:18	Farmar Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed
	08:14	Odom Rebound (Off:3 Def:9)
	08:14 [LAL 86-77]	Odom Tip Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Thornton Jump Shot: Missed	07:52
	07:51	Bynum Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)
	07:35	Farmar Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Thornton (1 ST)
Butler Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Telfair (4 AST)	07:29 [LAC 79-86]
	07:12	Telfair Violation:Kicked Ball
	06:57 [LAL 89-79]	Odom 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Vujacic (1 ST)	06:36
	06:23	Artest 3pt Shot: Missed
	06:23	Team Rebound
Jordan Substitution replaced by Kaman	06:23
	06:23	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:23	Odom Substitution replaced by Fisher
	06:23	Farmar Substitution replaced by Powell
	06:23	Vujacic Substitution replaced by Bryant
Thornton Substitution replaced by Gordon	06:23
	06:09	Artest Jump Shot: Missed Block: Butler (1 BLK)
Kaman Rebound (Off:1 Def:10)	06:04
Butler Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (4 TO)	06:02
	05:39	Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:37	Bynum Rebound (Off:6 Def:5)
	05:35 [LAL 91-79]	Bryant Driving Layup Shot: Made (30 PTS) Assist: Bynum (2 AST)
Butler Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	05:35
	05:35 [LAL 92-79]	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 1 (31 PTS)
Gordon Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Bryant (4 ST)	05:14
	05:11 [LAL 94-79]	Artest Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Bryant (2 AST)
Telfair Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	05:11
	05:11	Artest Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Kaman Rebound (Off:1 Def:11)	05:10
Telfair 3pt Shot: Missed	04:47
	04:46	Bynum Rebound (Off:6 Def:6)
Butler Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	04:39
	04:39	Artest Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:39	Team Rebound
Butler Substitution replaced by Camby	04:39
Smith Substitution replaced by Davis	04:39
Telfair Substitution replaced by Thornton	04:39
	04:39	Powell Substitution replaced by Odom
	04:39	Artest Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Kaman Rebound (Off:1 Def:12)	04:39
	04:23	Artest Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Camby Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	04:23
Team Rebound	04:23
Camby Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	04:23
	04:21	Bynum Rebound (Off:6 Def:7)
	04:16	Fisher Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
Kaman Jump Shot: Missed Block: Bynum (1 BLK)	03:51
	03:48	Odom Rebound (Off:3 Def:10)
	03:36	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Gordon Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:34
Camby Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Gordon (4 AST)	03:22 [LAC 81-94]
	03:08	Odom 3pt Shot: Missed
Kaman Rebound (Off:1 Def:13)	03:07
	02:57	Fisher Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:57
Kaman Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Camby (4 AST)	02:51 [LAC 83-94]
	02:34	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Kaman Rebound (Off:1 Def:14)	02:32
Gordon 3pt Shot: Missed	02:26
Davis Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	02:25
Davis Layup Shot: Missed Block: Odom (2 BLK)	02:23
Kaman Rebound (Off:2 Def:14)	02:21
Thornton Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Davis (8 AST)	02:13 [LAC 85-94]
	01:53 [LAL 96-85]	Bryant Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (33 PTS)
Gordon Driving Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS)	01:31 [LAC 87-96]
	01:31	Odom Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Gordon Free Throw 1 of 1 (21 PTS)	01:31 [LAC 88-96]
	01:08 [LAL 98-88]	Bynum Slam Dunk Shot: Made (25 PTS) Assist: Bryant (3 AST)
Thornton Jump Shot: Missed	00:56.9
Team Rebound	00:56.7
Team Timeout : Short	00:56.7
Instant Replay - Support Ruling	00:56.7
Kaman Jump Shot: Missed	00:50.9
Camby Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	00:50.5
Camby Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)	00:50.5 [LAC 90-98]
Kaman Foul : Personal (3 PF)	00:38.2
	00:38.2 [LAL 99-90]	Bynum Free Throw 1 of 2 (26 PTS)
Davis Substitution replaced by Telfair	00:38.2
Camby Substitution replaced by Smith	00:38.2
	00:38.2	Bynum Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Thornton Rebound (Off:6 Def:3)	00:36.9
Telfair Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	00:24.6 [LAC 92-99]
	00:00.5	Odom 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Smith (1 BLK)
Team Rebound	00:00.5
Smith 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.4
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 4th Quarter

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